Comments on: Jacksonville won’t be the only team playing a home game in the U.K.

By: mikevancouver

mikevancouver — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:33:21 +0000

I think there should be more games in Europe and even Asia

By: qj1984

qj1984 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:55:15 +0000

@jjackwagon

I wouldn’t be opposed to seeing them pack the whole NFL up and play the whole preseason over there. Those tickets are overpriced anyway. I’d be absolutely ticked if my team lost a home game .

By: unbiased8383

unbiased8383 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:49:53 +0000

I went the other night to sunlife stadium and watched a regular season soccer match between two Argentinian teams. If they can don’t mind putting regular season games in America then….oh wait…. They didn’t. It’s called a friendly. No soccer teams play their regular season games in America even though this is an untapped resource for them because they know its dumb. They take care of home first.

By: Nic

Nic — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:22:43 +0000

Tampa’s already come out on record and said they’re done with London. It seems they actually listened to the season ticket holders they screwed over the last two years when they said enough is enough.

By: gator2006

gator2006 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:12:15 +0000

They need to at least reduce the price of preseason tickets for season ticket holders to compensate them for losing a regular season game.

They suffer through 4 face-value preseason games for the right to buy 8 face-value regular season games. Not 7.

By: billsguy

billsguy — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:40:22 +0000

Why is every one saying the Bills they already sell a home game to Toronto. Looks like we will be seeing a Tampa Cleveland or Minnesota

By: Ram

Ram — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:41:18 +0000

They would have to create a new team to go with them, but if London becomes an NFL franchise, I think they should be named “Werewolves of London.”

By: kairn42

kairn42 — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:26:33 +0000

Wouldn’t (Or rather…shouldn’t) the season ticket holders or PSL holders have something to say about this as well? If I’m buying season tix for X amount of dollars for 8 home games, and all of a sudden my team has to play a ‘home’ game in London…well that would make me a might bit ticked I’d think…

By: wludford

wludford — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:20:57 +0000

Vikings are a likely candidate, as they will be playing at the U of MN stadium until their new one is finished, beginning with the 2013-14 season.

By: cdkreb

cdkreb — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:48:12 +0000

Why doosn’t the NFL just play every game in Europe?

By: mvp43

mvp43 — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:29:40 +0000

The Jags are playing in London?

I think D3 college teams are a great idea. Next up: The Bills

By: rohlo

rohlo — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:49:14 +0000

I lmao San Diego from early 2000′s till 2009had no blackouts until 2010 yet people think the fan base is small.San Diego metro is over 3 million people n the chargers fans base runs from SD to LA to vegas n Arizona down into Mexico… …..the jags had blackouts on a regular basis as the raiders do until they tarped their stadium.also until last year the 49 ears had blackouts too!! California economy and cost of living across the board has a lot to do with it.it sucks living in a state where taxes are high n they wanna raise them more while claiming the state is going broke..gas is always over $4.00 a gallong 4.25 or higher n fixer upper house built in the 60′s n70′s run 300,000$…

By: indianajet

indianajet — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:47:10 +0000

I can see the Colts doing this.

With Manning gone their season ticket wait list disappeared in less than 6 months and they still have multiple games this year not sold out.

This failure to sell out won’t change until Luck gets them back to their consistent winning ways. In the meantime, taking one less game off of the home schedule will reduce the financial burden on Colts fans, maybe allowing a few more to buy season tickets since they’ll only be paying for 7 regular season games instead of two.

Plus, with Luck, it opens a whole new opportunity to the Colts to generate international interest in the next big NFL superstar.

By: jimthebuilder27

jimthebuilder27 — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:40:56 +0000

If playing in London is such a good idea, why did NFL Europe fail?

By: onbucky96

onbucky96 — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:33:59 +0000

Roger, I’ve backed you every step until now. Do not take my Packers and put them across the Pond. The Pack is on 5 prime time slots this season, enough is enough, send someone else to generate revenue, ratings, and interest from the Queen’s subjects.

By: jb24fan

jb24fan — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:23:33 +0000

rcali – exactly right!

This is bogus. None of the fans want this, it is just a Goodell money grab that screws a team out of a home game. It is a disadvantage to two teams every year in a league otherwise obsessed with fairness.

When do Chelsea and Man U play at Giants Stadium??? Oh yeah, never.

By: deltaoracle

deltaoracle — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:23:02 +0000

Almost everyone hates this. A few guys with so much money they can’t keep track of it love the idea. Guess who wins?

By: texansdude

texansdude — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:15:41 +0000

Would love to go to London and watch the Texans play……as the visitors!

By: greeneblitz

greeneblitz — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:05:37 +0000

One Toronto game, an hour and a half up the road, once a year ain’t looking too shabby now is it Bills fans.

By: alonestartexan

alonestartexan — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:04:19 +0000

jagsfanugh,

Jacksonville may be a small market, but it’s a solid NFL city. The fanbase will return when the team starts winning again.

Same in Tampa and Miami.

I wouldn’t expect the Jags to be going anywhere soon.

Buffalo and St. Louis would be more tangible at this point.

By: londonbengal

londonbengal — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:03:51 +0000

Its simple.

If you guys in Jax, Tampa, Minny, Buffalo or wherever don’t want your team to play a home game in London or overseas someplace, you better make sure these games are sold out.

Use ‘em or lose ‘em.

By: jagsfanugh

jagsfanugh — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:56:45 +0000

How about those saying fans don’t go the Jags games look it up attendance. Jax is not last in attendance ..they are more middle of the pack so get your facts straight before saying no one goes.

By: kingdm8

kingdm8 — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:53:57 +0000

More expansion is ridiculous. If they want to REALLY increase player safety then thet shouldn’t think about putting more mediocre to bad players in the league to go against guys who will physically punish them. Goodell is a hypocrite.

By: malignantsociety

malignantsociety — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:48:47 +0000

“Why can’t this be an away game for both teams in term of schedule this helps alleviate issues with their home stadium.”

You have not thought your plan all the way through.

By: chrisvegas

chrisvegas — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:48:24 +0000

I refuse to watch any game overseas.

By: panthers34

panthers34 — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:48:02 +0000

I don’t get it. The same two teams for three years is supposed to excite people overseas?

By: stairwayto7

stairwayto7 — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:46:54 +0000

San Diego

By: rcali

rcali — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:46:17 +0000

How can Goodell support playing football games in a place where you can bet on the game just down the street from where it is being played but sue the state of New Jersey in AMERICA for trying to do the same? Wow, Hypocrisy.

By: randomfan999

randomfan999 — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:37:26 +0000

It is complete BS that a team (or teams now) has to give up a home game for this. I understand that Goodell wants to expand the NFL market to the UK. More money is good for everyone, right? The problem is he’s taking away from the fans of US-based franchises to do it.

There’s a reason for this. You aren’t going to get the same caliber of player from the UK, so you have to send over US based teams to fill the stands. The US breeds football players through high school and college programs. American football isn’t going to catch on as well over seas if the talent pool isn’t up to par.

By: jagbrew

jagbrew — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:35:24 +0000

Remember when the Pats went over there and played Peter Griffin and the London Silly Nannies. That was hilarious.