You're already hosting the premier league, and we believe we're the premier sport in the world. I think London has shown, with the way they've handled the Olympics and every other major sporting event, that it's time for you to have your own NFL franchise, based in London.I hope Kraft was just playing to the crowd, because having an NFL franchise in London is one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard. Setting aside the discussion of whether the Brits deserve a franchise (they don't) or would support it (they wouldn't), there's one very good reason why a London team wouldn't work: logistics. Information may travel between the US and old Blighty nearly instantaneously, but it still takes a long flight to get people there. You can manage one game a year as a novelty, but doing it eight times would be a real strain. Coaches and players would hate it. The scheduling conflicts would be enormous. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I'm sure the Brits would have no idea how to do a proper tailgate.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Dumb Quote of the Day
From Bob Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, via ESPN:
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This is one thing that I've not understood the last 5 years. What is our obsession with getting a franchise over there? Does the NFL brass really think it's a good idea to schedule 8 games across the pond? Really? It has never made any sense other than like you said, the novelty. Just like Michigan playing a night game at the Big House. It shouldn't be every game, maybe not even every year.
I have to agree I think both sides would hate it. Players/coaches from a US franchise and the London side.
I get the NFL is all about branding and marketing and going global. Don't do it.
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