Football NFL expansion is gonna happen - Page 4

Mecca · 03-31-2023, 12:08 PM

ICYMI: While discussions are at an early stage, an NFL owner told @FOS that creating a four-team European division via expansion is something that is under consideration. The expansion fee for each team would be in the $3B-$5B range. https://t.co/ZzKpsTQ6Dd
— A.J. Perez (@byajperez) March 30, 2023

KC_Connection · 03-31-2023, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush

This. Of course the CFL would object, but why not move into Canada too? Toronto makes perfect sense.

Locating teams in Europe is a terrible idea.

The CFL is barely surviving at all anymore as it is. They have no power to object. The NFL would certainly thrive in a city with as much money and prominence as Toronto, though I'm sure the Bills would oppose such expansion.

scho63 · 03-31-2023, 02:09 PM

If they turn the NFL into the NHL with nothing but 75% shitty teams and 80% make the playoffs, I'll be done with the NFL.

**The Franchise** · 03-31-2023, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

The issue is that yes if they do 4 Euro teams they will have to do 4 more closer because you can't have 5 divisions and 4 divisions it has to match up..that probably leads to realignment as well.

But some of these cities are gonna be non starters, the Cowboys and Texans will go apeshit about another team in Texas just like Buffalo wants nothing to do with a team in Toronto.

Mexico City though is basically a lock.

Yeah but what are you going to do?

AFC West
AFC East
AFC South
AFC North

NFC West
NFC East
NFC South
NFC North

Overseas Teams

You can't add another division stateside. You could try and have two overseas divisions but then you're shooting for 8 teams over there. That might be spreading things a little thin.

BWillie · 03-31-2023, 02:12 PM

30 is already too much. How much hope is any team going to have when there are 60 teams you have to beat?

Mecca · 03-31-2023, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by The Franchise

Yeah but what are you going to do?

AFC West
AFC East
AFC South
AFC North

NFC West
NFC East
NFC South
NFC North

Overseas Teams

You can't add another division stateside. You could try and have two overseas divisions but then you're shooting for 8 teams over there. That might be spreading things a little thin.

They can do whatever they want...it's why there'd be realignment.

**LoneWolf** · 03-31-2023, 02:19 PM

As I look at this, what the hell is Front Office Sports and why should we take this "report" at face value?

Mecca · 03-31-2023, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by LoneWolf

As I look at this, what the hell is Front Office Sports and why should we take this "report" at face value?

Basically everyone has known for awhile that the NFL is wanting expansion, it's not a new story.

Molitoth · 03-31-2023, 02:31 PM

They would surely then need to eliminate Thursday games altogether.

AND adjust Playoff spots.

BleedingRed · 03-31-2023, 02:38 PM

Again this would just mean would would win more super bowls

**LoneWolf** · 03-31-2023, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

Basically everyone has known for awhile that the NFL is wanting expansion, it's not a new story.

I'll bet you any sum of money that we don't see 40 teams in the NFL in your lifetime.

Couch-Potato · 03-31-2023, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

The end game is 40 teams and an 18 game schedule, they've been angling for this forever.

Ok, so London, Paris, Berlin, & Madrid.

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Mexico City, Toronto, San Diego, & San Antonio.

Bring back the Concorde and I don't see any problem going international, but 40 teams feels like a lot.

DJ's left nut · 03-31-2023, 02:46 PM

Yuuuuuuuuck.

Those teams would be perennial doormats. They'd struggle to retain FAs and signing them would be next to impossible. They'd just be churning through rookies and after about 5 years when the novelty wears off, their fanbases will wither away to nothing as well.

Just a terrible, terrible idea.

Eureka · 03-31-2023, 02:52 PM

Imagine a group of fanatic ~~soccer~~ football hooligans flying in to visit your stadium for the weekend.

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HEY Patrick you better run. These fans don't like you running up the score.

tyton75 · 03-31-2023, 02:53 PM

The taxes the euro players would pay would SUCK!

tk13 · 03-31-2023, 02:53 PM

This was always coming. It's the only way it makes travel sense. You can't just put one team over there, you need to create an entire division. London, Manchester, Berlin and Munich or something like that. Maybe replace one of them with Frankfurt.

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