6 minutes ago, wussbasket said:

How would this even work? Are they going to put them in the AFL, or split the division across both conferences?

The league really wants it globally but I just don’t see how that’d work with the schedule 

1 minute ago, Mike030270 said:

The league really wants it globally but I just don’t see how that’d work with the schedule 

Wouldn't be easier to start in Canada?

1 hour ago, devpool said:

They can use him at FB too to really get their money's worth 

He would provide far more value at WR with that 4.3 speed.

10 minutes ago, wussbasket said:

How would this even work? Are they going to put them in the AFL, or split the division across both conferences?

The end of the golden age of the NFL is quickly drawing to a close.  

2 minutes ago, Utebird said:

Wouldn't be easier to start in Canada?

Probably 

5 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

The league really wants it globally but I just don’t see how that’d work with the schedule 

This is something I proposed when they talked about a London team. It’d make much more sense to put a team in London and Glasgow at the same time. Let’s say a team is playing at London, they stay at a neutral site in UK for the week after then they have Glasgow back-to-back. Could also be done with a full 4 team division where you spend a month over there jumping from city to city.

I think it’d only work if the NFL had an American training facility in Europe teams would go to in between games, but it’s feasible

8 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

The league really wants it globally but I just don’t see how that’d work with the schedule 

 

Only way would be to create two separate leagues that is all part of the NFL.  A North American League and a European league.  You'd have the main championship of each continent and then a world championship between those two continental leagues.  

You'd almost have to do this as a long term plan with this secondary European league allowed to grow over 1-2 decades while inspiring young athletes on that continent to choose football to pursue.  But maybe NFL Europe showed that won't work and this isn't at all possible.

4 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

This is something I proposed when they talked about a London team. It’d make much more sense to put a team in London and Glasgow at the same time. Let’s say a team is playing at London, they stay at a neutral site in UK for the week after then they have Glasgow back-to-back. Could also be done with a full 4 team division where you spend a month over there jumping from city to city.

I think it’d only work if the NFL had an American training facility in Europe teams would go to in between games, but it’s feasible

 

1 minute ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

Only way would be to create two separate leagues that is all part of the NFL.  A North American League and a European league.  You'd have the main championship of each continent and then a world championship between those two continental leagues.  

You'd almost have to do this as a long term plan with this secondary European league allowed to grow over 1-2 decades while inspiring young athletes on that continent to choose football to pursue.  But maybe NFL Europe showed that won't work and this isn't at all possible.

Both of these don't seem possible from the start though

21 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

Another issue though is with Simmons, the moment you trade for him is the moment you have to hand him that 5y/125m$ contract. We’ll be losing a Josh sweat, and/or a Haason Reddick, and/or a Landon Dickerson and/or a DeVonta Smith down the road with that on the books

That's why I said if they can afford it. I don't think Howie does it if he has to let key guys go. $15m of his 20-25m per year could be freed up if/when Kelce retires, and then you just have to make up the other 10m elsewhere. Maybe when Slay leaves. It's way too early to tell though how the future cap would shake out.

6 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

 

Both of these don't seem possible from the start though

We’re already playing games in London and Germany, I don’t see putting a team there permanently as an impossibility, and adding proximity teams will only alleviate practicality issues with it. To me the biggest hurdle is the personnel:

Let’s say you’re star SS Brian Branch out of Alabama. Congratulations! You were taken 17th overall, and have earned the right to move to Munich Germany for the next 5 years of your life. How many players is that going to fly with?

1 hour ago, EricAllenPick6 said:

Seriously, games are crazy expensive these days.  By the time gotten your ticket, parked your car, got a beer and a hot dog, you're out $100 or more.  You could go SRO or way cheap sets and only drop half that, but why?

Where are you getting tickets, parking, food and a beer for 100 bucks? Lol it's 50 bucks just for parking . 

1 minute ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

We’re already playing games in London and Germany, I don’t see putting a team there permanently as an impossibility, and adding proximity teams will only alleviate practicality issues with it. To me the biggest hurdle is the personnel:

Let’s say you’re star SS Brian Branch out of Alabama. Congratulations! You were taken 17th overall, and have earned the right to move to Munich Germany for the next 5 years of your life. How many players is that going to fly with?

All of them

This team doesn't have the cap space to trade a 1st for another 20+M player unless we trade Jalen Hurts for a QB on a rookie contract.

4 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

We’re already playing games in London and Germany, I don’t see putting a team there permanently as an impossibility, and adding proximity teams will only alleviate practicality issues with it. To me the biggest hurdle is the personnel:

Let’s say you’re star SS Brian Branch out of Alabama. Congratulations! You were taken 17th overall, and have earned the right to move to Munich Germany for the next 5 years of your life. How many players is that going to fly with?

If I had to choose between Munich or Cleveland I'm going to Munich...😉

1 minute ago, Utebird said:

If I had to choose between Munich or Cleveland I'm going to Munich...😉

Also there should be a ton of endorsement opportunities for these new guys should they have to make the move to Europe.  That said London is pricey so wouldn't want to be an UDFA there unless housing was included

I could understand getting 2 teams in Mexico and 2 more in Canada, but they are really trying to tap into a newer market that has a lot more money and a bigger potential market for a fan base. You barely have enough good teams now with the 32 team setup, there's really about 4-6 good teams a year. Does anyone actually think there are 32 starting caliber QBs in the NFL right now? Now dilute the league even further by adding 4 teams. I understand this would have a ripple effect locally with driving more interest in the NFL and Europeans start actually training to play football, but that would be 10+ years down the line until that pipeline starts getting more consistent with talent.

Any European Eagles fans want to chime in on the legalities of player contracts, trades, or if the NFL could even do a draft? I'm fairly sure there are laws in Europe protecting players against forced trades and the player has to agree to it. Would the NFL have to make it standard for no-trade clauses in every contract now?

5 minutes ago, wussbasket said:

I could understand getting 2 teams in Mexico and 2 more in Canada, but they are really trying to tap into a newer market that has a lot more money and a bigger potential market for a fan base. You barely have enough good teams now with the 32 team setup, there's really about 4-6 good teams a year. Does anyone actually think there are 32 starting caliber QBs in the NFL right now? Now dilute the league even further by adding 4 teams. I understand this would have a ripple effect locally with driving more interest in the NFL and Europeans start actually training to play football, but that would be 10+ years down the line until that pipeline starts getting more consistent with talent.

Any European Eagles fans want to chime in on the legalities of player contracts, trades, or if the NFL could even do a draft? I'm fairly sure there are laws in Europe protecting players against forced trades and the player has to agree to it. Would the NFL have to make it standard for no-trade clauses in every contract now?

I think Mexico would be tough due to crime.  You have like 7 of the top 10 most dangerous cities in the world there.  Good ole St. Louis rocking the 7 spot though

3 minutes ago, garingovt2000 said:

I think Mexico would be tough due to crime.  You have like 7 of the top 10 most dangerous cities in the world there.  Good ole St. Louis rocking the 7 spot though

By this logic, New Orleans, Baltimore, Detroit, Cleveland, etc. shouldn't have teams.

April 4th is pro day for Myles Murphy as an FYI

 

1 minute ago, RLC said:

By this logic, New Orleans, Baltimore, Detroit, Cleveland, etc. shouldn't have teams.

You mean every city?

5 minutes ago, garingovt2000 said:

I think Mexico would be tough due to crime.  You have like 7 of the top 10 most dangerous cities in the world there.  Good ole St. Louis rocking the 7 spot though

There's other cities in Mexico...

Just now, RLC said:

By this logic, New Orleans, Baltimore, Detroit, Cleveland, etc. shouldn't have teams.

Not as dangerous.  More high profile kidnapping's etc. in Mexico vs inner city gang violence in the cities you mentioned

46 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

The end of the golden age of the NFL is quickly drawing to a close.  

They don't even have enough QBs for 32 teams. This is a way to quickly ruin a great product.

1 hour ago, Mike030270 said:

What makes it a bad draft? Not long ago people were saying this was a great draft

 

Edit: I don't watch college ball so I go by what you guys say lol

This draft is very narrowly top heavy. There are ~3 prospects that are sure fire top 10 level picks that aren't QBs. Then the rest are comparable from like 10-30. I mainly have issue with the 1st round talent. I like value later on.

Also, this draft is only deep for CBs & RBs. Bad premium position draft (OT, WR, DE).

2 minutes ago, Texas Eagle said:

This draft is very narrowly top heavy. There are ~3 prospects that are sure fire 1st round picks that aren't QBs. Then the rest are comparable from like 10-30. I mainly have issue with the 1st round talent. I like value later on.

Also, this draft is only deep for CBs & RBs. Bad premium position draft (OT, WR, DE).

I would disagree on DE's..  There is a lot of talent at that position