Bears & NFL Talk LXV: Kraft's a John & Parkey is cut

[Blackhawkswincup]

Aw, got excited for the spectacle for a second. Playing in London always blows.

Still wish NFL would stop cramming London down our throats

And they should have been playing games in Germany not UK. Germany was heart of NFL Europe and had most passionate fans

 

[RayP]

Are the games in London usually in November?

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Still wish NFL would stop cramming London down our throats

And they should have been playing games in Germany not UK. Germany was heart of NFL Europe and had most passionate fans

Nobody cares about a development league from 20 years ago.

 

[HawksBeerFan]

It's too bad the NFL doesn't have relegation, Oakland really deserves it.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Nobody cares about a development league from 20 years ago.

False

Europeans who loved game were mostly in Germany which was heart of keeping that league alive

London doesn't care about NFL and never will

 

[BK]

False

Europeans who loved game were mostly in Germany which was heart of keeping that league alive

London doesn't care about NFL and never will

Do the games in London sell out?

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

Do the games in London sell out?

Not quite.

NFL is more popular than ever in London—will a franchise move to the U.K.?

 

[BK]

Interesting.

A team in London is not a crazy thought. If the rearranged the divisions correctly then travel would not be a huge deal but getting players to move to London might be.

 

[RayP]

Interesting.

A team in London is not a crazy thought. If the rearranged the divisions correctly then travel would not be a huge deal but getting players to move to London might be.

I think I read somewhere it wouldn’t make sense for them to move there and they’d have a practice facility on the east coast.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Not quite.

NFL is more popular than ever in London—will a franchise move to the U.K.?

90k is the soccer capacity - they tarp off several of the lowest rows because you wouldn't be over to see over the sidelines.

They list the football capacity at 86k.

 

[clydesdale line]

Can he? I'm not so sure to be honest.

Correct. He's not that great and I trust Belichick's assessment on that too. Hell, I thought Howard was decent at Indiana but that hasn't been the case here (although he did improve this season).

 

[IU Hawks fan]

False

Europeans who loved game were mostly in Germany which was heart of keeping that league alive

London doesn't care about NFL and never will

What does a league that averaged 19,000 paying minor league prices have to do with selling 90,000 tickets to an NFL game? It's hilarious how obsessed you are with a league that predates the internet being main stream, which created the global culture we have today.

London doesn't care about the NFL the same way that Chicagoland doesn't care about the Premier League.
IE: A shit load of people actually do care - not enough to compete with the other sports, but enough to sell tons of tickets and crazy high prices. And you're ignoring the amount of people who travel to the games from across the UK and all of Europe. London is the NYC of Europe, it's where you want to be if you're the NFL. Sorry, but Berlin and Hamburg don't have that draw.

 

[chicagoskycam]

It is pretty dirty. To be fair, when I'm thinking about my San Fran trip I'm including a few things that weren't in the actual city like Napa wineries and Muir Woods. Still, I loved Alcatraz and enjoyed the city. It was also a last hurrah so to speak. We found out we were pregnant a few weeks later, so I might be a bit nostalgic about that, lol.

The biggest thing that stood out to me is all the drug needles everywhere. Lived in Chicago all my life and never saw that stuff

 

[RayP]

The biggest thing that stood out to me is all the drug needles everywhere. Lived in Chicago all my life and never saw that stuff

That and literal trash just everywhere.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

I just wish that the NFL would get off the fence and either put a team there to fail already or give it a rest already.

That being said, if they do do it, I'd say that a division's worth of teams over there at least would be needed to remotely make things even close to reasonable for them, and have the teams go on a single road trip or two in America to cover their travel obligations over here.

 

[Idionym]

I think the NFL should be putting $ towards various development leagues in the US and also overseas. They've been getting a bit of a free pass when it comes to spending money on development because of CFB but I think they're missing out on a ton by doing so. Imagine if we just ported CFB's players into a Canadian or Euorpean league? The league gets to profit off of those players before they reach the NFL AND also get to expand viewership throughout the globe, while also making more opportunities for refs to get practice and not suck. In addition, they can move towards drafting out of high school and then having those players play in the development leagues until they're ready as a built-in attention grabber (NFL fans would tune into the games that their prized prospect is playing in). I think it makes a ton of sense and the players would be happy to get paid for their work and not have to get f***ed over by the NCAA. I think if they really want to expand the markets, they should start some D-leagues around the globe.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

If you want to get excited for 2019, read this twitter thread:

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

Matt Bryant cut by the Falcons. I know he's old but he was good last year.

 

[RayP]

Matt Bryant cut by the Falcons. I know he's old but he was good last year.

Old and has kicked in a dome forever. No thanks.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

His career at Soldier Field
8/8 FG
9/9 XP

Dec 17th , 2006 (45 yd FG + 4 XP's)
Sept 21st , 2008 (21 yd FG + 35 yd FG + 3 XP's)
Sept 11th , 2011 (25 yd FG + 48 yd)
Sept 10th , 2017 (28 yd FG + 37 yd FG + 48 yd FG + 2 XP's)

And that old kicker last year
20/21 on FG's (4/5 on 50+ , 7/7 on 40+ , 5/5 on 30-39 and 4/4 on 20-29)

43 yr old Bryant >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Crap we had kicking since Gould was dumped

 

[RayP]

His career at Soldier Field
8/8 FG
9/9 XP

Dec 17th , 2006 (45 yd FG + 4 XP's)
Sept 21st , 2008 (21 yd FG + 35 yd FG + 3 XP's)
Sept 11th , 2011 (25 yd FG + 48 yd)
Sept 10th , 2017 (28 yd FG + 37 yd FG + 48 yd FG + 2 XP's)

And that old kicker last year
20/21 on FG's (4/5 on 50+ , 7/7 on 40+ , 5/5 on 30-39 and 4/4 on 20-29)

43 yr old Bryant >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Crap we had kicking since Gould was dumped

So one game in Soldier in the last 8 years.

 

[Malagahawks]

That SB was a real snoozer.

 

[ChiHawks10]

That SB was a real snoozer.

The most boring SB I've ever seen, AINEC.

 

[Bubba88]

Do the games in London sell out?

Well I know lots of Germans making the trip to London. Germany has a football hype going, I could see it as sell out here. Not disagreeing with BWC here.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

49ers blocked the Raiders plans to play at Giants stadium for 2019

Raiders homeless again and now talking to Oakland again while they are currently being sued by Oakland

I would expect there will be some deal in which Raiders do play next year in Oakland and Oakland drops lawsuit (A suit with no merit)