When will this European games madness stop?!

[RichardLee]

Fans hate it.  Players hate it.  Coaches hate it.  

But the NFL makes money out of it.  So there, take that fans, players, and coaches. Put that in your pipe and smoke it while we fill our pockets with money.

It is plainly obvious that jetlag is a major issue to the game, and that it even puts players' wellness at risk.  

When will this madness stop?  Never if we don't do anything about it.

Edited October 8, 2023 by RichardLee

[JJGauna]

Completely unfair to have a team play back to back overseas.

[Lionel Hutz]

The bigger problem is astroturf. Why does the NFLPA not demand real grass for outdoor stadiums?

[DaggersEOD]

We should just take the L and the extra bye and either not show, or if the “Bills” contractually obligated, don’t dress the starters until this BS ends.  
 

Soccer fields are maintained differently than Football fields too.
 

Soccer wants as much grip as possible as it’s not heavy bodies flying around. 
 

NFL fields need a bit of slip. All those injuries seemed to be because a limb got caught and rolled. 

Edited October 8, 2023 by DaggersEOD

[SUNTANBILLS FAN]

Never the NFL is money drunk

[QLBillsFan]

4 minutes ago, RichardLee said:

Fans hate it.  Players hate it.  Coaches hate it.  

But the NFL makes money out of it.  So there, take that fans, players, and coaches. Put that in your pipe and smoke it while we fill our pockets with money.

It is plainly obvious that jetlag is a major issue to the game, and that it even puts players' wellness at risk.  

When will this madness stop?  Never if we don't do anything about it.

Goodell wanted to experiment and see if it gave Jags an advantage! Wow and it did. Bills didn’t help by traveling Thursday .. poor preparation!

[SCBills]

It’s one thing when both teams face the same issues.  
 

It’s obvious to anyone who watched, and echoed during the broadcast, that one team looked like they just traveled and one team looked acclimated. 
 

Prior, the Euro games have just been boring and sloppy.   But on both sides.  
 

The travel edge was wildly noticeable.  
 

Any team put in our position next year has every right to raise hell on the league. 

[Aussie Joe]

It’s all about the $$$$$…

 

 

[Lionel Hutz]

Just now, SCBills said:

It’s one thing when both teams face the same issues.  
 

It’s obvious to anyone who watched, and echoed during the broadcast, that one team looked like they just traveled and one team looked acclimated. 
 

Prior, the Euro games have just been boring and sloppy.   But on both sides.  
 

The travel edge was wildly noticeable.  
 

Any team put in our position next year has every right to raise hell on the league. 

Why did the Bills wait until Friday to get there? They should have gone ASAP after the game on Sunday.

[SCBills]

1 minute ago, Lionel Hutz said:

Why did the Bills wait until Friday to get there? They should have gone ASAP after the game on Sunday.

In hindsight, I think the Bills would admit in private that they made a mistake. 
 

In fairness, that is what teams have been doing. 
 

However, no one has had to play a team already there. 

[aristocrat]

Players don’t hate it they get half that money 

[Chandler#81]

It will never stop. It’s call $$$.

[stevestojan]

50% of the teams leaving international games leave happy. If we want to blame “jet lag” (give me a ***** break on that, by the way) then McD needs to fly the team out there Monday morning last week. We got outplayed and injuries killed us. 

[Dr.Sack]

Bills looked out of sync and not crisp. 

[peterpan]

If they keep these European games I think they must become voluntary.

 

also, I heard on the radio that the field was a turf that was rolled out over the grass!?!? Is there any truth to this??

 

I’ve heard the soccer players complain about the field being destroyed by the nfl, so this is plausible 

Edited October 8, 2023 by peterpan

[Big Turk]

It won't. The NFL is working to build their brand globally which will lead to more money, bigger salary caps and bigger TV contracts and possibly international TV contracts at some point.

 

Which will all benefit the players who will rail against it but happily accept the larger paychecks every week.

 

[The Frankish Reich]

2 minutes ago, peterpan said:

If they keep these European games I think they must become voluntary.

 

also, I heard on the radio that the field was a turf that was rolled out over the grass!?!? Is there any truth to this??

 

I’ve heard the soccer players complain about the field being destroyed by the nfl, so this is plausible 

True. EPL requires real grass, but they won't let secondary events like concerts and NFL games ruin it. So they roll out an artificial turf field in Tottenham.

[Bferra13]

Would this thread exist if we won? Not a chance. But players and owners agreed on it. It ain't going away. Adapt and overcome. Maybe fly out immediately after the Dolphins game acclimate these players a bit more next time so they're not sleepwalking during the first half.

[Johnnycage46]

It's never stopping.  If the NFL smells money anywhere they will try to squeeze it out.  We'd have games on the moon if the NFL thought they could squeeze a nickel out of it.

Just now, Bferra13 said:

Would this thread exist if we won? Not a chance. But players and owners agreed on it. It ain't going away. Adapt and overcome. Maybe fly out immediately after the Dolphins game acclimate these players a bit more next time so they're not sleepwalking during the first half.

Stop making sense!  Sports Science yadda yadda yadda.

[Big Turk]

2 minutes ago, Bferra13 said:

Would this thread exist if we won? Not a chance. But players and owners agreed on it. It ain't going away. Adapt and overcome. Maybe fly out immediately after the Dolphins game acclimate these players a bit more next time so they're not sleepwalking during the first half.

 

Actually it would have because the Bills should have blown this Jags team based on what I saw.

Edited October 8, 2023 by Big Turk