Goodell is going to screw up this league.

[Highlandfire]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-london-goodell&prov=ap&type=lgns

Franchise in London? WTF? I am sure they want the Bills in Toronto when Ralph Wilson kicks the bucket. WTF is next....China?

[AKPantherFan]

yeap- Goodell doesnt understand that some times you dont mess with a good thing.

Like Kispy Kreme, they we doing great when they were tri-regional, damn near went bankrupt when they went nation wide.

Goodell is a money hungry fool.

[AKPantherFan]

if they every play a superbowl in london i will boycot it.

[Squirrel]

Actually London is as close as Seattle is to the east coast.

[PowerlessDan]

From the West coast to London. Ouch!

[jramsey4]

Didn't the NFL Europe go under because a lack of fan interest. Great idea Goddell. Oh yeah thanks for letting what Tagliabue, the CBA, run out. You probably just assured a strike in the immediate future. Tagliabue's last act to was to make sure he left you with one and now we probably will never again have a salary cap which is the sole reason this league has taken off the last 15 years. It lends to parity in the league. Every year your team can go from 1-15 to 11-5 (or at least the Phins can). It allows each team to have a more balanced chance at both players and wins. This is the reason I hate MLB. Teams like the Yankees can just buy championships.

[Squirrel]

London would need to be in a East coast conference but it is doable. But that would only be the start. Would have to just from a conference in Europe so the teams wouldnt get jet lagged.

[Brooklyn Bully]

I understand what he WANTS to do...compete with soccer world wide. That...will not happen...ever. He needs to think about the jet lag for the London team's players mostly but also the teams that go over there each week; the money that it will cost to have a team that far away, and the cost of getting things to and fro; the fact that there is no solid proof London would be any more supportive than Jacksonville after the first few years, and also not to mention that right now, even playing in London costs one team's fans a home game. As a PSL owner, if I ever lost one of my ten games a year to London, I'd be outraged.

[jramsey4]

I think Mexico City is actually the best non-us team prospect (other then maybe a Candian one). The 49ers and Cards game had more people then any other game in NFL history and they both sucked that year. It is not a long flight and I think it would bring in a whole huge market base for advertisement. This country is fastly approving a time when Mexicans while be in the Majority of the population (and I am not being racist I am just stating fact). Money Money Money.

[Brandon]

This is quite possibly the worst idea in all of football history. I know what his aims are but a London franchise would be a logistical nightmare. When would they air the games on TV? That time shift is a pretty big one.

[PowerlessDan]

I wonder how many really think this is a good idea.

[Squirrel]

4 hours difference til nov 5 hours after that. Make them 4 oclock games over there 1pm est.

[Lumps]

Why not bring a new team(s) to the U.S. in a state whose population shows support but has no team, before moving to another country? What about Oklahoma, they have the college fans. Maybe it's just me but the NFL seemed displayed as very "American-made" to me. Would the euro's have to sing our star spangled banner before each game, or something of their own?

Personally I would leave it. It's fine as it is. I am sure all this comes down to is the amount of money they are estimating on making.

[Squirrel]

Here is what I think will go down.

Jax will move to LA.

Buffalo to Toronto

London will get a team

Mexico city will get one.

London will be a NFC team and Mexico city a AFC. This will all take place in the next five years. In ten years wouldnt be surprised if Germany and Spain picks up teams either and one other city in Europe getting another to make a conference. Schedule will go to 18 games with only 2 preseason games. Logistically it will work just schedule the London games where teams playing there will have a bye. After all the byes are gone London team travels to East Coast games.