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Saintsfan

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  1. Agreed. I don't get all the hate. Thirded! Decent old style feel without copying anything. All the hate seems to be very petty, numbers too thin, bad word mark etc.
  2. I wouldn't say pullovers should be worn again, but it wouldn't be beyond someone to take design inspiration from that era.
  3. That doesn't seem such a disinsentive to field mediocre teams though. Then again their is a minimum salary level as well as a cap if I remember correctly? So the CBA kind of acknowledges that!
  4. I've a question on revenue sharing, if all merchandise profits are shared in that way, and other revenues as well, how does it encourage weaker teams to improve? What is their to encourage the Raiders or Rams or Jaguars to improve, given that it's expensive to build an effective team?
  5. I'd love to hear an explanation how playing games in London is great for the city.. I think CVC thinks it can leverage the London exposure into increased tourism from the UK. That is the job of the "Convention and Visitor?s Commission", after all. I don't think it will neccesarily do any harm. But I would have thought the major thing would be more Rams merchandise being sold in the UK. However I am still utterly convinced that the Patriots are a bad choice as first opponent if thats what the NFL and the Rams are after. If it were say the Rams against say the Vikings, Cardinals or Redskins you'd stand half a chance, but the Patriots have a following in the UK. In fairness its not the easiest of schedules to find a better home game to take to Wembley for the Rams. But the Patriots were amongst the worst in terms of drumming up some UK support for the Rams.
  6. I am not at all attacking Negro Leagues. But I think my problem is the league whose racist, segragationist policies forced those leagues to exist profitting from the use and sale of jerseys from those teams. Doesn't seem very respectful to me.
  7. This. The MLB does the same thing from time to time. And it's just as bad there, even if sometimes it's throwing back to Negro League teams. It needs to stop!!
  8. Haha, I love this. A man noone would vote for in a uniform noone would wear
  9. At least for the first few years, ticket sales aren't going to be a problem. I agree that it's not ideal for a TV audience, but TV rights is not the stumbling block. The primary issues (as I see it) are scheduling playoff games and guarateeing ticket sales over the long run. 8 games a year selling 80,000 tickets is not going to be straightforward over the long run.
  10. I think UK NFL fans are pretty used to watching games at unsociable hours. (MNF kicks off usually around 1 am). Only the two primetime US slots would be so unsociable. I don't see TV rights as an issue. There are problems with a London franchise, I don't see that as one at all.
  11. I don't see why TV rights would be such a problem? A potential London Rams home games would all be scheduled as current Wembley games are, and away games would be more open to primetime scheduling. I don't see an issue. That being said, I don't see an NFL team being able to fill Wembley 8 times a year. Once or twice, maybe, but 8 times a year over a prolonged period? Nope. (Its worth remembering that the Scottish Claymores lasted longer than the London/England WLAF (or whatever it was called lol) franchise.)
  12. This is another reason for a certain coolness to the Rams amongst London NFL fans. If you are a Tottenham Hotspur or Chelsea fan, amongst others, that's a definite black mark against the Rams.
  13. Interesting. I am not sure that the Rams are the best placed NFL team to gain a fan base in the UK, especially if the Patriots are there opponents next year. Unless of course the Rams are considering relocating to London? I know in the red vs. blue uniform argument we go back and forth over how much the history behind a name really matters, but... are fans living in England really excited about picking a team named after the American Patriots that fought against them as their team? Or does the star power and success of that squad just make the name irrelevant? Most NFL fans in England who don't already follow a particular team are going to follow a winning team. Give a casual fan Brady to cheer for and they'd be quite happy! That and the historical links between the UK and Boston.
  14. Things I've learnt from this thread- Gordie Howe has worn just about every possible hockey jersey going, at one time or another.
  15. Interesting. I am not sure that the Rams are the best placed NFL team to gain a fan base in the UK, especially if the Patriots are there opponents next year. Unless of course the Rams are considering relocating to London?
  16. If he had been given more power over personal moves he would have gone to Miami. I can't say I blame him for basically calling the Dolphins front office incompetent by demanding to have more say in the club. Nobody willingly goes to St. Louis over Miami for a high paying job like that unless they just have no faith in the Dolphins organization. Except that the Dolphins are in the same division as Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the Patriots, at least for a few years. The Rams are in a divison without much established competition. (And a better place in the 2012 draft as well).
  17. The idea is that you raise your arms in victory after a win or goal and show off your glorious armpits of triumph. One of the dumbest uniform idiosyncrasies around. Things have certainly improved in this regard in the last 30 years!
  18. Goth already addressed this, but something's bugging me. The "Market A lost Team X so they obviously don't deserve another team" is one of most ludicrous arguments trotted out in sports. It was ridiculous when people said "why should Winnipeg get an NHL team back, they obviously didn't care enough about the Jets" and it's ridiculous when people say "why should LA get another NFL team? They couldn't keep the Rams and Raiders." Teams leave markets for a variety of reasons. Most of those reasons have little to no baring on a market's ability to support a team. Sometimes the current owners want out, and the best offer to buy the team has intentions elsewhere. Sometimes the team and city can't agree on a deal to build a new arena or stadium. Sometimes *cough*North Stars*cough* the owner just needs to get out of town. Sure, lack of fan interest does factor into teams relocating in a lot of cases, but when you look at the reasons why a team might move, possibilities that have no barring on a fanbase's ability to support a team outnumber possibilities that do factor in a lack of fan support. The Rams and Raiders left LA due to stadium disputes. That has nothing to do with whether or not the market can support a team (or two). It just means that, at the time, factors arose which meant LA couldn't work in the NFL at that time. Now the city seems ready to deal with those factors and build a stadium. Which means the primary reason the Rams and Raiders left will no longer count against LA as a NFL market. Look at the Winnipeg Jets 2.0. That team's been a cash cow for the league since moving to a city that apparently couldn't support a NHL franchise. I'm sorry, but none of this makes sense. You think it's stupid for the Rams to move back? Why is it stupid? I don't see how it it's stupid. If LA can offer the Rams a better deal on a stadium then St. Louis, it makes sense to move back. Nothing stupid about it. Furthermore you think it's stupid for the Rams to go back to their previous location, but you're fine with the Raiders or Chargers moving to LA? Both of those teams used to play in LA to. As far as moving back to previous locations they're in the same boat as the Rams. Pick one. Is it ok for the Chargers, Raiders, or Rams to move back to LA or is it ok for the Chargers, Raiders, or Rams to move to LA? Finally Jacksonville has proven to be an unreliable market, at best. Saying "realignment would get screwed up" is not a valid reason to keep them in a market that just isn't working as well as LA would. You want a realignment scenario that works with the Jags in LA? Jags go to LA, and move to the NFC West. The Rams move to the NFC South. The Panthers move to the AFC South. Problem solved. So someone cannot have an opinion anymore? It would be a pretty dull board if people weren't allowed to disagree. I am not convinced that LA is a good market for pro football per se, however it is a good market for the NFL, as in the league. The marketing money and the glamor that LA brings with it is important to the NFL on the west coast. What I will say is that I am not sure they had a good stadium for pro football. A well designed stadium, built for the NFL would put an end to that.
  19. Is there any reason that both the Rams and Jags might head to LA? Set up a groundshare like in New York. Would that work, or is that too much like going back to the 80s?
  20. I like the modern, stripped back style Superbowl logos. Certainly they work better as uniform patches.
  21. I don't like the Packers road uniforms, they would be much better with green pants.
  22. I second this. I also love EVERYTHING about the current Seahawks identity--the colors, the logo, the jerseys, etc. Would be much better if the blues matched.
  23. Don't suppose Fox or CBS would go near any league that would actually do this. But it could be an interesting route for a minority league, looking to create an identity and some news coverage, to go down.
  24. Hmm. Don't you think that would ruin regional rivalries (and rivalries in general) then? I kind of like having the same teams in each division each season. Well I dunno, depends on the scrupples of each 'commisioner'. But if it were say the NFL doing this (and like I say I am not actually recommending this for a big 4 sport) then if someone drafted say the New York Jets early, then the other commisioner might have to make a decision about say drafting the Patriots in order to scupper that rivalry or leaving the Patriots in order to pack his own league with rivalries. It would be an interesting way to build rivalry between conferences.
  25. Here is a wacky NHL all star inspired thought. Why not have a league where your draft the conferences and divisions each year? Have a commisioner for each conference and draft which teams they get each year, then they can align the divisions themselves? Actually it's all sounding a bit WWE now I write it, but for a minority sport (maybe even MSL) could it work?
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