(05-23-2023, 01:54 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(05-23-2023, 01:46 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/statu...63755?s=20

This may deserve its own thread, but it very well could have something to do with a stadium reno plan.  So, 3 games in London is on the table at the league office?  What if the plan is to have them play in London full time for two years during a stadium renovation?  The local reaction to that would be something, I'd imagine.

Then there's no reason to complete the stadium in this scenario. If you can house a team for two years in London? Why not just cement them there for the long haul?

It also begs a number of questions. What is the toll this puts on the families of the current players under contract? Do we get compensated in the event we cannot drum up additional free agents?

Are we risking Lawrence's prime years on his rookie deal to fall short of a Superbowl run by playing there for two years? Due to the logistical nightmares of flying back and forth?

How do play off games work in the event they earn homefield advantages in back to back years? I just don't see it being an option. They need to play somewhere within the state of Florida and ideally within a 2 hour transit time of Jacksonville.

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Oh I agree with all your points above, but they clearly have long term plans to put a team there.  Also, a London based team could have scheduling assistance to mitigate travel issues by having 3 or 4 game homestands between similar periods on the road or maybe even an 8-9 game homestand.  That's what this "evaluation" is about.  Should we be pulling for the Jags to come out flat and tired and get run out of the building against the Bills?  Would that be the real victory here?

I don't think the league would care in the short term if a London team hosted a playoff game and had an advantage because of it (can you imagine a west coast team having to travel to London to play a playoff game?).  They'd love to see a London team host playoff football and win a championship to generate even more European and international interest.  Just too many uncomfortable coincidences connected by an errant comment by the outgoing mayor.  I hope he was talking out of his [BLEEP] and they figure out a better solution.  And they aren't going to make another team play 3 there if it gets to that point, it would absolutely be the Jags and it would be at least a 2nd home game.  That's the immediate takeaway here is a 2nd home game is on the table at the league office, maybe worse. It's just garbage.

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