Around the NFL: Week 8 (Dallas Week)

There is one NFL team that I know of that seems to be interested in moving to London and that is Jax. They have gone over multiple times.

There is one NFL team that I know of that seems to be interested in moving to London and that is Jax. They have gone over multiple times.

I don't know. When the previous owner sold the team he was pretty big on receiving assurances from potential buyers that the team would not be moved.

Jacksonville Jaguars owner rebuffed sales pitch from Los Angeles groups - ESPN Los Angeles (http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nfl/story/_/id/7294811/jacksonville-jaguars-owner-rebuffed-sales-pitch-los-angeles-groups)
Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver announced Tuesday he had sold the team to Shahid Khan, an Illinois-based businessman from Pakistan who unsuccessfully tried to buy the St. Louis Rams last season.

Weaver had been approached by Philip Anschutz and Ed Roski in the past but refused to sell his team to the two men spearheading the NFL's return to Los Angeles. Weaver was only willing to sell the team to someone committed to keeping the team in Jacksonville and he believes Khan is that man.


Then again it doesn't seem like there was anything in writing so who knows.

I can't see this unless there was a whole division in Europe, and no other city is that interested. West coast teams complain now about coming east through 3 time zones, imagine going through 7 or 8. And do you exclude them from Thursday Night games, or do you play it at 1 am local time?

It's bad enough that sometimes when West Coast teams come over to the East to play 1 PM games they're essentially playing a 10 AM game their time (also consider that they probably have to be at the stadium 3 or 4 hours before kickoff). Now imagine a West Coast team playing a 1 PM game in London which is 5 AM on the West Coast. Then again it would have some potential to work if the London team during the regular season was given their own day. Like Thursday Night Football would just turn into London games.

Whisenhunt says he’s going with Mettenberger and sticking with him | ProFootballTalk (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/23/whisenhunt-says-hes-going-with-mettenberger-and-sticking-with-him/)

Looks like Jake Locker about done in Tennessee.

It's bad enough that sometimes when West Coast teams come over to the East to play 1 PM games they're essentially playing a 10 AM game their time (also consider that they probably have to be at the stadium 3 or 4 hours before kickoff). Now imagine a West Coast team playing a 1 PM game in London which is 5 AM on the West Coast. Then again it would have some potential to work if the London team during the regular season was given their own day. Like Thursday Night Football would just turn into London games.

Right but like I said when would you play the games? Normally Thursday's game starts at 8pm Est, that is midnight or 1 am GMT(depending on daylight savings time). You going to sell tickets to an event that ends at 4 am local time, or do the visiting teams fans not get to see the game live because is on at noon on a work day. Plus you think teams complain about Thursday games now? Wait till they lose a whole day to travel. Eight hour flight plus eight hour time zone change. Would be heck of a home field advantage, because of jet lag alone.

The scoreboard operator in Denver is probably laying low today. I've never heard a player call out the scoreboard operator, but I love it. Crap like this happens at Skins games all the time. There should be nothing but a "be quite" sign up when the home team offense in on the field. Preach Peyton...
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/24/peyton-manning-does-not-approve-of-your-scoreboard-shenanigans/

Im just glad thursday night football is over for me til thanksgiving night. that was a dreadful first season for CBS.

Right but like I said when would you play the games? Normally Thursday's game starts at 8pm Est, that is midnight or 1 am GMT(depending on daylight savings time). You going to sell tickets to an event that ends at 4 am local time, or do the visiting teams fans not get to see the game live because is on at noon on a work day. Plus you think teams complain about Thursday games now? Wait till they lose a whole day to travel. Eight hour flight plus eight hour time zone change. Would be heck of a home field advantage, because of jet lag alone.

N...nooooo. It would totally work. Jet lag is an urban myth. I saw it on bustermyths.

So... Detroit's offense is apparently inactive for the Falcon game. CJ Bush 2 TEs all inactive.

i don't know what others think, but i'll take 9:30 am football in london over thursday night games every week of the year prior to thanksgiving.