sc49erfan15 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 The plane of the goal line and imaginary uprights extend vertically all the way to the heavens, y'know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colortv Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Back on topic..Joe Montana says Canada is a prime area for expansion given how little indoctrination would be needed. Trying to post the link but for some reason the board won't let me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRicSlick Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Back on topic..Joe Montana says Canada is a prime area for expansion given how little indoctrination would be needed. Trying to post the link but for some reason the board won't let me.If the NFL goes to Canada, say goodbye to the CFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 32 is just right and can be achieved by dropping St. Louis and adding Los Angeles. The revenue sharing that will come from an improved footprint should be enough to help out the stragglers like Jacksonville and Tampa Bay or feel-good loss leaders like Buffalo and Oakland. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 All this Moon Football talk makes me want to play NFL Blitz.Anyway, attendance wise, you could have 36 NFL teams and be ok. Couple of blackouts here and there, but nothing drastic that couldn't be saved with a few good drafts. However, there's only so many Fortune 500 companies around that'll be willing to sign sponsorship deals and buy luxury suites, and if you don't have a few of them in your metro area, there'll be no NFL for you. So, honestly, 34's my number. You can have an NFL team in LA and maybe Toronto, San Antonio, or another city who could get a nice population and economical boom in the next decade or two and work their way into the conversation, and that's it. http://www.wizardsxtra.com Is it the shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needschat Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 The NFL can have as many franchises as the market allows, and right now, it appears that there are more than 32. Los Angeles is open. San Antonio. London. Toronto. Oh what could have been.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 The NFL can have as many franchises as the market allows, and right now, it appears that there are more than 32. Los Angeles is open. San Antonio. London. Toronto. Maybe, but they may want to think about how sustainable that is, particularly if London is a necessity to expand to whatever even number of teams they want. I don't know that a 36-team league would thin out the talent too much next season, but what about 10 years from now when a significant portion of the predominant age group was not allowed to play football because parents watched League of Denial. Honestly, I think the NFL's focus should be on sustaining itself and not on continued world take over. All the over-exposure has not yet diminished the popularity but I wonder whether there is a tipping point. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." Â BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Could you imagine someone like Shaun Hill or Tavaris Jackson being your full time starter? Maybe it's a bit of an exaggeration that I used those 2 names, but I can't think of 4 backups that should be starters for 4 expansion teams. The talent pool is shrinking each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 32 sounds good for now, but if the league goes to 36, they would have to bring back the pre-2002 divisions with six teams each.Incidentally, if the NFL was serious about a London franchise, they should have not folded NFL Europe, and instead brought back the Monarchs plus another expansion team to have an even number of teams. The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 32 is the perfect number. 4 teams in the N, S, E and W for both conferences is a perfect set-up.However, we need to fix a few of the venues.Jacksonville and Oakland are the two candidates to move in my opinion. LA is the ideal destination for the Raiders. The Jags could go somewhere like San Antonio, Omaha or Las Vegas. Perhaps even Orlando would be a better host for a team than Jacksonville, but they would probably suffer because of fewer local, loyal fans. Most inhabitants are likely transplants and fans of other teams already.Could you imagine someone like Shaun Hill or Tavaris Jackson being your full time starter? Maybe it's a bit of an exaggeration that I used those 2 names, but I can't think of 4 backups that should be starters for 4 expansion teams. The talent pool is shrinking each year.Great point, there are not enough legitimate starting QBs in the league as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norva Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Orlando is an hour/hour and a half away from Tampa and considered in Bucs TV territory. There will never be an NFL team in Orlando with the Bucs literally down the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewp80 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I've always wondered why pro football teams fail in Alabama. That state is football crazy. Is it just that the Tide is just too popular? Not enough of a traveling fan base? Same could almost be said about Omaha and Nebraska. Cardinals -- Rams -- Blues -- Tigers -- Liverpool Check out my music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomDreamer Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I've always wondered why pro football teams fail in Alabama. That state is football crazy. Is it just that the Tide is just too popular? Not enough of a traveling fan base? Same could almost be said about Omaha and Nebraska.What's Alabama's per capita income? What about the corporate base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewp80 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I've always wondered why pro football teams fail in Alabama. That state is football crazy. Is it just that the Tide is just too popular? Not enough of a traveling fan base? Same could almost be said about Omaha and Nebraska.What's Alabama's per capita income? What about the corporate base?They sure don't have a problem filling up Bryant-Dennehey(sp?) and purchasing all that crimson merchandise. Corporate base however, not sure, probably a different story. Cardinals -- Rams -- Blues -- Tigers -- Liverpool Check out my music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Would they have any money to buy NFL merchandise after they pay for their Crimson Tide tchotchkes? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I've always wondered why pro football teams fail in Alabama. That state is football crazy. Is it just that the Tide is just too popular? Not enough of a traveling fan base? Same could almost be said about Omaha and Nebraska.They're not football crazy. They're Crimson Tide and to a lesser extent Tiger crazy. That's a very important difference. Plus the biggest city in Alabama- Birmingham - is kind of a dump, isn't that big to begin with, and their football stadium is falling apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 To be fair. The late UFL's Omaha Nighthawks franchise was easily the most well supported team in the league. If some billionaire wanted to take a chance there it might actually work as a "small market" NFL franchise. If the NFL wanted to take a chance with a new city (relocation, not expansion) I'd personally be okay with Omaha being in consideration. Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 To be fair. The late UFL's Omaha Nighthawks franchise was easily the most well supported team in the league. If some billionaire wanted to take a chance there it might actually work as a "small market" NFL franchise. If the NFL wanted to take a chance with a new city (relocation, not expansion) I'd personally be okay with Omaha being in consideration.Kansas City is already a "small market" NFL franchise, and although they're nearly 200 miles apart and Omaha doesn't appear to be "solidly" Chiefs territory - the closest Omaha is getting to the NFL is yelled from the mouth of Peyton Manning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckymack Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Could you imagine someone like Shaun Hill or Tavaris Jackson being your full time starter? Maybe it's a bit of an exaggeration that I used those 2 names, but I can't think of 4 backups that should be starters for 4 expansion teams. The talent pool is shrinking each year.1. Kirk Cousins2. Blake Bortles3. Ryan Mallett4. Michael Vick Sigs are for sissies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Those are good names. I guess they could all be starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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