Jump to content
[[Template core/front/custom/_customHeader is throwing an error. This theme may be out of date. Run the support tool in the AdminCP to restore the default theme.]]

Why is the NFL playing in London


Rebellab
 Share

Recommended Posts

I know this happens every year, but what is the purpose behind these international games? Is it TV or the NFL pushing it? I have players from both teams this weekend, and it really doesn't make sense. So I guess this is a bit of a rant, but I still would like to know everyone else's thoughts

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I know this happens every year, but what is the purpose behind these international games? Is it TV or the NFL pushing it? I have players from both teams this weekend, and it really doesn't make sense. So I guess this is a bit of a rant, but I still would like to know everyone else's thoughts

The NFL is pushing those international games in order to try and get a more worldwide audience. TV is not pushing it too much or it would be set as a national audience instead of regional coverage in the US.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

The NFL has seen that it has pretty much saturated the market about as much as it can in the US. It is looking to enhance its revenue earning ability. It has probably recognized that it is close to maximizing what it can in regard to revenue for tickets, merchandise, etc. Fans aren't going to absorb much more as far as ticket prices & costs for spamshirts. So it is looking at a largely untapped market and doing what it does best - showcasing its prime product live in front of a whole new potential revenue source.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I know this happens every year, but what is the purpose behind these international games? Is it TV or the NFL pushing it? I have players from both teams this weekend, and it really doesn't make sense. So I guess this is a bit of a rant, but I still would like to know everyone else's thoughts

 

I was in London last year during the game, and there was quite a bit of buzz. A lot of Americans seemed to make the trip, and there were people with spamshirts for a lot of teams wandering about. Keep in mind that the early games here are prime time on Sunday night there. Considering there's usually only a couple of big soccer matches during the afternoon, the featured game on in the evening is presented as kind of a big deal.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Get used to it as you are going to see more and more games abroad in coming years.

 

Posted by Mike Florio on October 20, 2008, 10:34 a.m.

 

Charley Casserly of CBS broke out some details on Sunday regarding the looming expansion of the NFL regular-season schedule, which could be growing to 18 games as soon as 2010.

 

Per Casserly, teams would play two regular-season games, and then have two weeks off before the real games begin. The season would still get started the weekend after Labor Day. The two extra regular-season games would then push the Super Bowl to the third week in February.

 

This necessarily means that the playoffs wouldn’t get started until the second half of January, and this would make home-field advantage even more important, since it would push the outdoor games in cold-weather cities even deeper into the dead of winter.

 

Casserly also said that the playoff field wouldn’t change. And so the first-round byes for two teams in each conference would be even more important, given the two extra regular-season games.

 

The Pro Bowl would be held the week before the Super Bowl, presumably in the city in which the Super Bowl will be played.

 

The expanded regular season would allow more games to be played in other countries. Casserly mentioned that neutral-site games also could be played in Los Angeles , a feature for which we’ve been lobbying for months.

 

The plan is tied to the negotiation of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. And we’ve long believed that, despite claims that the players should be receiving less than 59 cents of each dollar generated, the NFL will allow the players to keep their current share if the players will agree to these various strategies for expanding the number of dollars from which the 59 cents can be funneled to the players.

 

More games mean more money for everyone, and while the owners can’t implement this change without the union agreeing to it, there’s no obvious reason not to.

 

Except for the potential effect of playing 18 regular-season games on the players’ long-term health. But, by then, they’ll no longer be in the union. (We’re kidding. We think.)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information