Surprised there isn't a thread dedicated to NFL discussion...I will start it off:

how about that Myles Garrett helmet swinging from last night??  It's all over social media if you haven't seen it.  Can't see him playing again this season. 

15 minutes ago, JCon said:

In less than 10 years they'll have teams in Europe. It's very, very, close. 

Very successful games in Britain and now Germany. This upcoming season they will play in Spain, they are getting their ducks in a row.

2 hours ago, JCon said:

In less than 10 years they'll have teams in Europe. It's very, very, close. 

They will have their own division then So they need a few more teams still. I’m sure London is ready and Berlin but you need atleast 3 4 more to make it make sense. Spain yup. Could Mexico join this international division. Maybe. 

1 hour ago, Goalie said:

They will have their own division then So they need a few more teams still. I’m sure London is ready and Berlin but you need atleast 3 4 more to make it make sense. Spain yup. Could Mexico join this international division. Maybe. 

Mexico City will be in a US conference because of the time zone & travel distance. having a Euro Division won't be easy. I think it's a ways away from expansion.

1 hour ago, Goalie said:

They will have their own division then So they need a few more teams still. I’m sure London is ready and Berlin but you need atleast 3 4 more to make it make sense. Spain yup. Could Mexico join this international division. Maybe. 

Goodell himself openly talked about the idea of a 4 team European division.  He said he believed London could support 2 franchises so if you did that with Berlin and Madrid, there's your 4 teams.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-floats-wild-idea-of-possibly-putting-four-teams-in-europe-as-part-of-major-international-expansion/

 

3 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Goodell himself openly talked about the idea of a 4 team European division.  He said he believed London could support 2 franchises so if you did that with Berlin and Madrid, there's your 4 teams.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-floats-wild-idea-of-possibly-putting-four-teams-in-europe-as-part-of-major-international-expansion/

 

Two teams? Very interesting.

Always thought the CFL should have started something there. Euro soccer stadiums just make NFL size fields look so small.

5 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Always thought the CFL should have started something there. Euro soccer stadiums just make NFL size fields look so small.

What do you mean? That we should have played games overseas in Europe?

It's a shorter flight from Boston to London, than it is Boston to Los Angeles. 

They are also playing a game in Brazil this year. Which makes sense as it is the same time zone, just a long flight.

6 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

What do you mean? That we should have played games overseas in Europe?

We should have played some games there for sure. Better Europe plays CFL style then NFL style right

 

2 hours ago, JCon said:

It's a shorter flight from Boston to London, than it is Boston to Los Angeles. 

True but there's no border security to slow you down.

21 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

We should have played some games there for sure. Better Europe plays CFL style then NFL style right

 

True but there's no border security to slow you down.

You pre-cleae security going to US and are at a separate security when you go to Europe. 

3 minutes ago, JCon said:

You pre-clear security going to US and are at a separate security when you go to Europe. 

Still 2 vs 1 hr preflight routine.

7 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Still 2 vs 1 hr preflight routine.

🤣 You're confusing commercial for private. 

Leave it to Americans to take a day of celebration and make it real ugly, the thoughts and prayer brigade will be out soon.

1 minute ago, bustamente said:

Leave it to Americans to take a day of celebration and make it real ugly, the thoughts and prayer brigade will be out soon.

murica

 

 

San Fran DC becomes the scape goat fired today, also apparently the niners didn't know the new OT rules.

25 minutes ago, bustamente said:

San Fran DC becomes the scape goat fired today, also apparently the niners didn't know the new OT rules.

You help get your team to the Super Bowl, your team loses in OT to a  team who won it last year but get out, you're not a good fit.

Ruthless business.

1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said:

You help get your team to the Super Bowl, your team loses in OT to a  team who won it last year but get out, you're not a good fit.

Ruthless business.

And Tom Dimitroff thinks Mike O'Shea should leave the CFL for that pressure cooker???? He'd last a season, maybe. 

couldn't they have taken their dispute ELSEWHERE instead of a place where children can get hurt (all the children that were shot are expected to survive by the way)

https://people.com/kansas-city-chiefs-parade-shooting-dispute-between-several-people-not-terrorism-say-police-8583095?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=65ce51fc1ba9b10001601ea7

48th mass shooting of the year already. I thought holy crap then I went to cnn.com and the top 5 headlines were all about different shootings. Another day in America. 

NFL salary cap rises $30.6 million to record $255.4 million per team, to say business is booming would be an understatement.

On 2024-02-23 at 3:54 PM, bustamente said:

NFL salary cap rises $30.6 million to record $255.4 million per team, to say business is booming would be an understatement.

How did the CFL ever miss the Gravy Train??? As a fan, I'd take just one tenth of that growth thrown our way. .

On 2024-02-24 at 5:30 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

How did the CFL ever miss the Gravy Train??? As a fan, I'd take just one tenth of that growth thrown our way. .

Much smaller population and audience which translates into significantly smaller broadcasting deals .. limited reach (in terms of global audience and awareness) and a somewhat insignificant approach over the years to grow the game at a grassroots level.

Football is religion in the US (I know you know this well);  Hockey is Canada's.

US also kept the games on network TV. Nowadays, it doesn't mean as much, but it definitely did over the past 20 years. TSN has done the best that they were willing to do, nothing more.