NightLink: Super Bowl in London, and Favre in Minnesota?
by Dane Noble on May 4, 2009 5:00 PM CDT
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has been ever-interested in globalizing the league, having already played games in 2007 and 2008, and scheduling one in 2009. It looks like London is looking into the possibility of bringing the Super Bowl to Wembley Stadium.
London has launched an audacious bid to stage the Super Bowl within the next eight years, a move that would see the United States' biggest sporting event played overseas for the first time, the Sunday Telegraph has reported.
According to the newspaper, representatives from the Mayor of London's office and Visit London, the city's official visitor organization, have received assurances from the National Football League of a commitment to hold the event in London.
Apparently, London is looking at 2014, 2015, or 2017 for trying to host the event, although Goodell said last week that he is not interested in moving the game overseas, and NFL vice president of corporate communications Brian McCarthy has also denied the possibility.
And more fuel for the Brett Favre fire, one writer at Fox Sports has listed the key developments that have emerged in the ongoing saga.
Favre was granted his release request by the New York Jets rather than remaining on the team's reserve/retired list. He issued a statement claiming "nothing has changed" and "at this time, I am retired and have no intention of returning to football." So why ask for your release? Plus, with his history of retirement flip-flopping, the use of "at this time" is particularly intriguing.
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported that Favre has recently spoken with Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, a good friend from their days together in Green Bay.
The Pioneer Press reported that Favre has hired a personal trainer (tending to his farm apparently isn't providing enough manual labor).
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Favre has become a habitual liar.
"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus
did you see the gregg doyel column?
I haven’t read it… but the headline caught my attention on RealClearSports. I don’t like Doyel. I think hes a d-bag.
That's great
I love this paragraph in the said article.
But he’s not that smart. And his agent, some character named Bus Cook, isn’t that smart either. Because if either of them had the intelligence they apparently believe they have, they wouldn’t have allowed Favre to spend consecutive offseasons — this is the third — publicly urinating on his name.
His legacy is being tarnished because of his massive indecisions and inflated ego.
"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus
He started buying into his press clippings
about being the “best ever”…
Really. I hope this story dies a quick death. Blah.
One way or another
I don’t care if he goes to Minny. I don’t believe they’ll be any better with him than without him; He’s a turnover machine and has a bum arm.
"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus
I disagree
We’re gonna have to come to the realization that even an old frail Brett Favre can still make the vikings the most dangerous team in the NFL.
Ask yourself this: What was the biggest reason getting Jay Cutler?
Because he stretches the field, allowing Matt Forte room to run.
Last season Thomas Jones led the AFC in rushing yards after a horrid 2007 season. Coincidence? And no, Faneca was not a factor at all.
Now put Brett Favre Behind the Vikings O-line, which is heads and shoulders above the Jets, and give him the best Runningback in the league to hand the ball off to. Then give him two Deep threats and one blossoming tight end.
Finally, let him compete against the NFC, the weaker of the two conferences. Oh and let’s not forget the Vikings have one of the top defenses in the league.
Favre may be a turnover machine, but he’s still Brett Favre and defenses will respect him.
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on May 5, 2009 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions
But I don't think he IS favre anymore
he has a torn bicep. he’s going to lose some of that zip on the fastball.
and the fastball made him able to squeeze the ball in those tight windows. if he doesn’t have that, he’s Sage Rosenfels with a more famous name.
The superbowl in London would be significant
think about it, not a regular season game, not a preseason game, not even a playoff game. It’s the biggest game in professional football set on a world stage. People from across the face of the earth who have never seen a football game before will get to see the glitz, the glamour, and the emotion of the superbowl. If there were ever a way to globalize this sport, this would be one.
But I still believe that Globalization will happen only when the league gets foreign talent on all 32 teams. Roberto Clemente was a staple for the injection of hispanic baseball players in the MLB, Jack Johnson for african americans in Boxing and Babe Ruth did the same for Jewish american athletes as well.
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
i'm good for globaliztion and all...
but i call BS!!!! since it’s inception, the superbowl has been played in either domes, or warm weather climates. there are alot of diehard football teams, along with diehard football fans who will never get to experience a superbowl played in their cities… why would we give the first one to london??? it’s not fully retractable, not to mention the fact that the avg temp is 40 degrees. i’m sorry but i’m not buying!!!
It's the NFL for a reason.
NATIONAL Football League. If Roger Goddell wants to push a sport into countries who doesn’t love football (not futbol) half as much as they love tea parties and soccer then they should just propose to change the NFL to the IFL. The International Football League. This is absolute B.S. I am seriously outraged by this idea. Does London have a team? No! Then they shouldn’t get a Super Bowl. They shouldn’t get a Freaking pre-season game either. Football is American. If they wanted football to be around NFL Europe would have thrived a little bit more. Having Bills games in Toronto is bad enough, but being like an hour away from Buffalo I guess its understandable.
Agreed, World League wasnt a hit
why take the biggest most profit generating game of the season to another country. The Super Bowl generates soo much more money for the city its in other then just the items purchased in the stadium that it would be a shame for one of our US cities to miss out on that. Especially with the current state of the economy. Its like saying we should bring the championship game of the English Premier Soccer League over here. Lets just take away their biggest sporting event of the year. STUPID.
"Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. "---George S. Halas
by Halas is God!!!!! on May 4, 2009 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
if they want it
they can make there own damn football teams and have one in london…it is the NFL not the WFL.. keep it in america and they can play there fooseball
Let me guess...
Arkansas or Mississippi?
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Tisk Tisk Geaux
At least you didn’t throw ’Bama in there.
"The phone's for you, I think it's the Devil."
Hey, I'm born and raised in LA,
so I can go there. And I had Bama in there too, alond with Texas and Georgia, but I kept thinking about it and decided it had to be either AR or MS.
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No...
Louisiana.
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Super Bowl in London?
Sure, the Bears don’t mind being the first team to win a Super Bowl outside of the US.
I don’t care if we win them in London or Louisiana or Miami… in fact, I would prefer all of the above.
The only thing I'd like about the SB in London
is that the game would probably be Saturday night instead and make it a little easier to watch. 4th quarter at 10pm on Sunday night gets old. Its a pain int he ass to go anywhere and Monday morning always feels so early.
Monday aftert the SuperBowl
Should be a National Holiday. And it is kinda ccepted as one, like the first Thursday and Friday of the NCAA tourney.
If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms.- Mike Ditka
by Hurricanes becoming Bears on May 5, 2009 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions
London?
Eh, not an awful idea. Not many regular fans get tickets to the Super Bowl any way, so many are given away as a part of promotions or sweepstakes and so many sponsors and corporate people get the tickets for clients and them selves, etc that most regular die hard fans don’t get a shot to go any way so I say, let ’em go.
The only Europeans who would buy tickets would not read “American” in front of football or think it was a new version of Cricket.
by Sam Householder on May 5, 2009 12:38 AM CDT reply actions
Outrage
This is disgusting. So many points were do i start. The economic boost it provides to the city its held in would go to a foreign economy.
They hate football and we hate futbal- I personally would do fine if if I never had to here the words Beckham, Premier league, world cup, whatever the other one is euro cup maybe? arsenal, they hate football and we hate futbal the reason they sell out is b/c there’s millions of Americans living in Europe and we don’t have problems selling out games do we? the bears entire season sells out in less than five minutes. If u like soccer sorry but its a stupid sport and it will NEVER matter here just like football will never matter there
why is the nfl trying to grow an international following? there is a 800 pound gorilla in the room roger, you want a super bowl in london and there is no nfl franchise in l.a.
get your priorities straight, as a matter of fact grow this league here. get 4 or 6 more teams in the league expand the playoffs, there are a million things you should be doing before putting a super bowl in london.
Whens the world series gonna be in Glasgow and the cricket championship can be in dallas, the nba championship in europe, that one kinda makes sense but you get the idea. stick with what ya know and what your good at. there are too many variables to fathom how this could get screwed up. Christ have it in new orleans until they rebuild the rest of the city. no ways this money goes over seas.
If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms.- Mike Ditka
by Hurricanes becoming Bears on May 5, 2009 12:49 AM CDT reply actions
I live in Germany at the moment
But the weather in Europe is pretty much the same across the board. It sucks. It is always cloudy, always raining, always mucky and in the first week of February it gets pretty chilly too. Why would you ever want to play a Super Bowl in such crappy weather. I am shocked Europe’s suicide rate isn’t astronomical.
I am already mad that Chicago will never host a Super Bowl cause it’s too cold but i will be highly upset if London or anywhere in Europe for that matter gets one before us.
I am shocked Europe’s suicide rate isn’t astronomical.
That’s where the legal marijuana comes into play.
Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!
by ifuwannacrownem on May 5, 2009 7:03 AM CDT up reply actions
That and also..
All of the beer they drink. I mean it’s not uncommon for them to drink beer or wine on their lunch break..at least in Germany, don’t know about England.
by Chitownproduct on May 5, 2009 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions
MMMMMMMM
German beer. Love it. As far as the super bowl in London all i can say is meh. they don’t deserve it. It’s an American sport that should be played in America. You want global football add it to the Olympics.
Because as far as we're concerned, there is still no team in the history of the NFL that could beat the '85 Bears.
by Ditkavsworld on May 5, 2009 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
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