Michael Hopcroft Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Old Man said: Mexico City needs a team... The current Mexican political climate, which is close civil war and presents the possibility of a Narco-State in the near future, is not stable enough to suggest putting a team there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 26 minutes ago, Michael Hopcroft said: The current Mexican political climate, which is close civil war and presents the possibility of a Narco-State in the near future, is not stable enough to suggest putting a team there. I think the fiasco with the turf at Azteca doesn't help. For now, we've also got all the immigration and border wall tension. Thinking what would be a good city for an NFL team is an interesting exercise. Portland? Dunno if there's support to build a stadium. Seattle might bitch, too. Oklahoma City? I wonder if the NFL can win fans. Salt Lake City? Dunno how the residents feel about it. I'd be curious to know what the Jazz players think about living in Utah. After that, seems like you're getting into cities that have failed (SD, St Lou), are too near existing franchises, or are just too small...can't see anything in Idaho, Wyo, Mont, ND, or SD, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 San Antonio is the largest city without a team but the fan base is pretty solid behind the Cowboys. Unfortunately, at 24 years old, the Alamodome is quite outdated as a stadium(in terms of luxury boxes and amenities). Also neither the Cowboys or Texans would vote for a new team in their territory. Moving an existing team with promises to split the costs of a new stadium might be possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 El Paso? Omaha? Honolulu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Honolulu* would be traveling nightmare. El Paso, see San Antonio. Omaha**, probably a little too isolated. *almost as bad as someone playing 8 in London. ** be better to give St. Louis another try. Toronto, might be a possibility, if they have interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Well, I'm sure Florida could absorb another sucky NFL team if it came to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Greyhawk, Waterdeep, Coruscant, Winterfell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 4 hours ago, Cancer said: El Paso? Omaha? Honolulu? Our stadium is even worse than the Coliseum. It’s perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 NFL-heim? Grailknight and Old Man 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 15 hours ago, Grailknight said: San Antonio is the largest city without a team but the fan base is pretty solid behind the Cowboys. Unfortunately, at 24 years old, the Alamodome is quite outdated as a stadium(in terms of luxury boxes and amenities). Also neither the Cowboys or Texans would vote for a new team in their territory. Moving an existing team with promises to split the costs of a new stadium might be possible. San Antonio is too close to 2 existing franchises. There are some rules in play there, if I remember the talk during the Charger/Raider moves. El Paso doesn't have the money or the population, or the facilities. Basically, El Paso is a pit that I try to avoid as much as possible. Omaha, the metro area is rather small. Plus, no facilities even close to good enough. I actually doubt they'd support building one, too. Honolulu is flat-out no. Travel as mentioned, INSANELY expensive, land is at an ultra-premium, I'd be VERY surprised if the fan base would be robust. Too many other things to do. Toronto, you'll get massive pushback from the CFL. Simple point: the international games have been played since 2007. NONE in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 "The disrespect has been well noted" A pity sportscasters aren't subject to the same level of scrutiny as players or coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 50 minutes ago, Cancer said: "The disrespect has been well noted" A pity sportscasters aren't subject to the same level of scrutiny as players or coaches. Sportscasters get some. In this case it was the pundits and Talking Heads, who get none. One plausible point tho is that scheduling certainly can make a big difference. This year, I think there's, what, a half dozen good teams, 4-6 struggling teams, and 4-6 pathetic dogmeat teams. The rest are middle of the pack, all with some strong points but big problems. Performances will be connected to exploiting matchup advantages (or not) and performance randomness; if many of the games could be played 100 times, you'd be looking at maybe 75-25 advantages for the better among the pack against the worst, to more commonly something like 55-45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 That was an interesting article, though none of those guys said anything half as idiotic as pretty much everything coming out of the mouth of Stephen A. Smith and/or Skip Bayless on any given day. Cygnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 9 minutes ago, unclevlad said: ... Performances will be connected to exploiting matchup advantages (or not) and performance randomness; if many of the games could be played 100 times, you'd be looking at maybe 75-25 advantages for the better among the pack against the worst, to more commonly something like 55-45. That last does include coaching, both preparations and in-game adjustments, and that is a very real component of a successful team. You don't have to play anyone a hundred times in a season (let alone week); at absolute most it's three times in a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 29 minutes ago, Pariah said: That was an interesting article, though none of those guys said anything half as idiotic as pretty much everything coming out of the mouth of Stephen A. Smith and/or Skip Bayless on any given day. If they say anything interesting, it is entirely by accident. This includes, but isn't limited to, Cowherd, Whitlock, and Kellerman. They're all completely wrapped up in their own egos. Pariah and Cygnia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Nah, they say interesting stuff, if you go in ready to do a sports version of MST3K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 "Mr. Prisco, inside that room is a pooch. You know what to do. To save time, we'll hold your pants out here for you." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 14 hours ago, Starlord said: Greyhawk, Waterdeep, Coruscant, Winterfell? Helm's Deep would make an interesting stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 I want the concessions contract for the stadium outside Hobbiton. Starlord and Pariah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 My OL will be five mountain trolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 I'll bribe the league office to schedule games against Badger's team in the daytime. Starlord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, Badger said: My OL will be five mountain trolls. My Nazgûl WR laughs at your mountain trolls on his way to the end zone on his flying pteranodon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 My free safety is a dragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Old Man said: My Nazgûl WR laughs at your mountain trolls on his way to the end zone on his flying pteranodon. Doesn't that count as 2 players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Movie Legolas is the only player I'll need on my team. ? Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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