NFL 2023-24

[Stephen230]

I think it’s inevitable that London will end up with a franchise before too long. The question is will it be a brand new expansion team or a current franchise relocated ? Most likely Jacksonville.

Not sure how it would work with the fans either? It’s one thing going to one or maybe two games a season, watching teams you have no particular affinity to. But are people going to commit to expensive season tickets to watch a team, when they actually ‘support’ another team in America? Will English fans, many of whom have been following US teams for 40+ years, suddenly switch allegiance to a London team?

Expansion teams traditionally struggle in the beginning. So they’d have to be very careful there is the interest to maintain a likely struggling team in those opening years.

I’ve also read that a big factor on how quickly they’re likely to move on this is how viewing figures hold up for a Sunday morning breakfast game in America. So I don’t know how that’s going?

 

[Nethermoor]

I think it’s inevitable that London will end up with a franchise before too long. The question is will it be a brand new expansion team or a current franchise relocated ? Most likely Jacksonville.

Not sure how it would work with the fans either? It’s one thing going to one or maybe two games a season, watching teams you have no particular affinity to. But are people going to commit to expensive season tickets to watch a team, when they actually ‘support’ another team in America? Will English fans, many of whom have been following US teams for 40+ years, suddenly switch allegiance to a London team?

Expansion teams traditionally struggle in the beginning. So they’d have to be very careful there is the interest to maintain a likely struggling team in those opening years.

I’ve also read that a big factor on how quickly they’re likely to move on this is how viewing figures hold up for a Sunday morning breakfast game in America. So I don’t know how that’s going?

I get those points

It is harder to have a proper affinity to a team in another country unless you go to games.

I don't have a team I support at the minute, picking one is a minefield :D

But if we had a London team i'd support them and go to maybe 1/2 hames a year.

 

[Nethermoor]

Anyway, I'm all Seahawks from now on. Narrowed it down with some research.

 

[Gabriel]

Anyway, I'm all Seahawks from now on. Narrowed it down with some research.

A decade too late, perhaps, but an interesting selection.

 

[idahoblues]

Anyway, I'm all Seahawks from now on. Narrowed it down with some research.

Good man!

 

[yerwot?]

Anyway, I'm all Seahawks from now on. Narrowed it down with some research.

go chickens ... shame about Pete Carrol

 

[yankblue]

yeah you are absolutely right, its just dawned on me, im looking at it from the old model where each team has to give up a home game, its absolutely doable when you think about it, the travel for alot of teams would be no more difficult than travelling across the usa

Yeah problem would be the west coast teams logistically. NYC/Boston/Philly etc are 5-6 hours to London which is no big deal, but London to Seattle/LA is a different story. I think it's possible just would need some creative scheduling

 

[smevchenko]

Diggs being traded to the Texans for a 2025 2nd round pick.

I'm not very familiar with cap restrictions etc, but not sure the Bills are getting much out of this trade.

 

[willipp]

Not too many suprises in the draft but Atlanta selecting a QB is a very strange one considering the investment in Cousins they just made.

Bears look absolutely stacked on offense now with Williams and Odunze added and will be a big challenge to the Lions now i fear.

Lions traded up for more defense which can only be a good thing.

 

[Gabriel]

Not too many suprises in the draft but Atlanta selecting a QB is a very strange one considering the investment in Cousins they just made.

Bears look absolutely stacked on offense now with Williams and Odunze added and will be a big challenge to the Lions now i fear.

Lions traded up for more defense which can only be a good thing.

Hope springs eternal. All the weapons appear to be in place, but with only one winning season in the last decade, I'm not going to get too carried away just yet. Oh what the heck, New Orleans in Ferbruary...