1 hour ago, DBW said:

I’m hearing the game is in danger of cancellation due to wild fires. 🔥 anyone else seeing that?  

I'm only seeing articles mentioning fans calling for it to be canceled because of the various things happening

28 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

I'm only seeing articles mentioning fans calling for it to be canceled because of the various things happening

I’ve seen people say cancel it because of the twitter ban but this is something else I’ve see - of course all the sources are sketchy at best.  sportskeeda site was the first one I saw it on.  
 

https://www.the-sun.com/sport/12331801/brazil-wildfire-nfl-eagles-packers-international-game/amp/

8 minutes ago, DBW said:

I’ve seen people say cancel it because of the twitter ban but this is something else I’ve see - of course all the sources are sketchy at best.  sportskeeda site was the first one I saw it on.  
 

https://www.the-sun.com/sport/12331801/brazil-wildfire-nfl-eagles-packers-international-game/amp/

That says fans are calling for the cancelation. Goodell is looking at the money and doesn't care about fans wanting it canceled 

Is this game only gonna be on peacock for out of market? Like that one wild card game this past year (Chiefs dolphins iirc).

22 minutes ago, NJWolverEagle11 said:

Is this game only gonna be on peacock for out of market? Like that one wild card game this past year (Chiefs dolphins iirc).

Yes

15 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

That says fans are calling for the cancelation. Goodell is looking at the money and doesn't care about fans wanting it canceled 

 

18 hours ago, DBW said:

I’m hearing the game is in danger of cancellation due to wild fires. 🔥 anyone else seeing that?  

Hope so- it's a HOME game for the Eagles. That would solve everything. Everyone can see the NFL's greed, and it's NOT a good look. The only reason it is playing in Brazil is $$- no player wants to go.

5 minutes ago, Talonblood said:

Hope so- it's a HOME game for the Eagles. That would solve everything. Everyone can see the NFL's greed, and it's NOT a good look. The only reason it is playing in Brazil is $$- no player wants to go.

Yeah, but every player wants to be paid big $$, so they'll go.

When are the Eagles going to fly there?

2 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Yes

Criminal 

1 hour ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

When are the Eagles going to fly there?

Wed.

4 hours ago, Procus said:

Yeah, but every player wants to be paid big $$, so they'll go.

Are they making extra $$ to go there? I can't find that info on google. Probably right, though. It's all about the almighty $$- until someone gets kidnapped, shot or robbed. 🤣

15 minutes ago, Talonblood said:

Are they making extra $$ to go there? I can't find that info on google. Probably right, though. It's all about the almighty $$- until someone gets kidnapped, shot or robbed. 🤣

I mean that just literally happened in the US to a pkayer so what's the difference?

I see that some are calling for the game to be cancelled due to the situation with 'X'. I doubt they will do that at this late date, but if they did, it would put the game in Philly. So I'm all for it. 

X should be canceled because it doesn't embed on the EMB! 

1 hour ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

I mean that just literally happened in the US to a pkayer so what's the difference?

The rate and frequency in Brazil is the difference.

3 hours ago, Talonblood said:

Are they making extra $$ to go there? I can't find that info on google. Probably right, though. It's all about the almighty $$- until someone gets kidnapped, shot or robbed. 🤣

And how well are they paid compared to the average American?

I know plenty of people who have gone to Brazil, and while I have heard some hairy stories, I don't know anybody who was hurt.

On 8/31/2024 at 3:23 PM, DBW said:

I’m hearing the game is in danger of cancellation due to wild fires. 🔥 anyone else seeing that?  

I have heard the wild fires are bad. It is making people sick: asthma/breathing issues, red eyes, and runny noses. But I have not heard anyone seriously cancelling the game. Could they play in Philly instead?

15 hours ago, Talonblood said:

Are they making extra $$ to go there? I can't find that info on google. Probably right, though. It's all about the almighty $$- until someone gets kidnapped, shot or robbed. 🤣

Those players aren't going to be anywhere near the mean streets of Brazil, the rate of murder in Sao Paolo is 21.2 per 100,000, which makes it a gnats hair more dangerous than living in Nicetown-Tioga (20.54) or the really bad areas of Alleghany.

The murder rate in the restaurants and bars of the Sao Paolo Hilton and the Corinthians training facilities is as near zero as makes no odds and that's where they'll be staying the entire time they're not playing the game.

43 minutes ago, Cochis_Calhoun said:

Those players aren't going to be anywhere near the mean streets of Brazil, the rate of murder in Sao Paolo is 21.2 per 100,000, which makes it a gnats hair more dangerous than living in Nicetown-Tioga (20.54) or the really bad areas of Alleghany.

The murder rate in the restaurants and bars of the Sao Paolo Hilton and the Corinthians training facilities is as near zero as makes no odds and that's where they'll be staying the entire time they're not playing the game.

I think the murder/crime rates have been overblow....what isn't overblow is that the NFL is a short season and EVERY game matters and to make two teams travel like this is just stupid.  Making them travel to a country/city that is having major fire issues and play with poor air quality is irresponsible.  

Current live picture of Sao Paulo Airport......yeah, that air quality is definitely worth having high tuned athletes play in!!

 

3 hours ago, Cochis_Calhoun said:

Those players aren't going to be anywhere near the mean streets of Brazil, the rate of murder in Sao Paolo is 21.2 per 100,000, which makes it a gnats hair more dangerous than living in Nicetown-Tioga (20.54) or the really bad areas of Alleghany.

The murder rate in the restaurants and bars of the Sao Paolo Hilton and the Corinthians training facilities is as near zero as makes no odds and that's where they'll be staying the entire time they're not playing the game.

Good info.

From Accuweather. It looks like the weather will change in Sao Paulo on Friday.

Winds on Friday are forecast SE 10 mph gusting 24 mph. Night E 7 mph gusting 20 mph. Sao Paulo is pretty much on the eastern coast of Brazil it seems like an easterly wind would blow the smoke inland and away from Sao Paulo.

3 hours ago, NYEagle said:

I think the murder/crime rates have been overblow....what isn't overblow is that the NFL is a short season and EVERY game matters and to make two teams travel like this is just stupid.  Making them travel to a country/city that is having major fire issues and play with poor air quality is irresponsible.  

Hey you're preaching to the choir on that. It's the NFL's half assed approach to growing the game internationally.

If they want to really grow the game, they have to commit fully and long term to leagues in Europe and South America, maybe at first treat it like the MLB farm system for college prospects that need a bit more seasoning, Every team has a feeder team in either Europe or South America. Hell you could even consider funding a college system in cahoots with a couple of the big NCAA Conferences, there are Universities in the UK who would leap at another source of cashflow.