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Though all logic screams no, Goodell's bloodhungry, ambitious thirst for fame goes on

Cat'sGrowl

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Just like any other business, sustainable growth is what it is all about. A company has to continue to grow. The growth potential in the US has to be limited especially with football since it is already immensely popular. All other sports (and businesses) do it, and football should as well. I am not saying I like it anymore than you do, but I will go back to my original statement that not exploring an overseas marketplace would be foolish.

I do NOT see how the growth potential here in the U.S is limited.

There is PLENTY of room to expand financially.

Heck, add more teams...Los Angeles...San Antonio...all cities that have been pining for teams for years.

Plus, if the issue was pure expansion, then we could easily strike a deal with the Mounties north of the border.

American football is already much more popular up there than it is across the pond, plus, if the League wants to put a team in another country-Canada would be the only viable option where the team playing in the foreign country wouldn't have a massive homefield advantage-so if he feels the need to expand, why isn't he doing it there?

With that said...there's still plenty of room for expansion here in the States.

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If people would actually read the article they might realize it is a smart business move. They are just exploring the possibility of playing Superbowl in England (and possibly a bit more) over a decade from now which is smart business.

Some good points in the article:

At some point, if the NFL is going to sustain its growth in terms on the quality of the product on the field and success of its business model, then adopting more of a world-wide appeal will be imperative. As parochial as many of us are about America's game, and understandably so -- as football is decidedly of our culture -- sharing it with the rest of the world is the next step.

Football might not always be just our sport. Embrace the concept now, because in a global economy competition extends beyond just Major League Baseball and the NBA. And the more rewards the NFL can reap from international consumers -- to say nothing of merchandising, marketing and television rights -- the less of a burden is placed on the American fan to sustain the football economy. That's where someone like Mawhinney has unparalleled expertise.

Seems to me, there is much synergy that could be gained by greater networking and cooperation between the EPL and NFL. The U.S. model -- with a salary cap and more widespread revenue sharing -- could save some English soccer clubs. Conversely, the way in which the EPL has tapped into far-flung markets, and sold its brand worldwide would have unearthed some cherished information about those consumers as far as their habits and desires. As much as both of these leagues are in essence, competing for someone shopping for sports merchandise -- whether he or she be in Toledo or Glasgow -- there is also much they could share so that both gain.

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I do NOT see how the growth potential here in the U.S is limited.

There is PLENTY of room to expand financially.

Heck, add more teams...Los Angeles...San Antonio...all cities that have been pining for teams for years.

Plus, if the issue was pure expansion, then we could easily strike a deal with the Mounties north of the border.

American football is already much more popular up there than it is across the pond, plus, if the League wants to put a team in another country-Canada would be the only viable option where the team playing in the foreign country wouldn't have a massive homefield advantage-so if he feels the need to expand, why isn't he doing it there?

With that said...there's still plenty of room for expansion here in the States.

The growth isn't in expanding teams, but in finding new fans. In that case, the US fan base for the NFL doesn't have much room to grow. We all already know about it, and are either fans or not. Growth in the US will be very slow. If the NFL wants to grow it's fanbase, it has to start looking outside the US. Canada would be the first logical choice, but they already have a league. Europe or Central America is the next option, and it looks like they are going with Europe. I don't live in Charlotte, so I watch all of the games on TV anyway. The only real problem is the time zone difference. 3 hours is bad enough...imagine 8 hours for a W coast team travelling to London.

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the popularity of the NFL has come pretty close to peaking. there really isn't anywhere else to go. adding a couple more teams isn't going to help a whole lot more, nothing like what would happen if we opened it up to international markets. growth here in the states really is limited. internationally it isn't.

the NFL is a business. pure and simple. goodell didn't make it like that. it's been that way for decades. goodell is a business man, just like the commishes that came before him. all of them have been charged with helping the NFL grow both as a sport and a business. this is what he is doing or trying to do.

the sooner you start grasping this the sooner you will start finding something REALLY important to get your panties in a wad over. all the crap that goes on in the world around you and this is the thing you get pissed over. sad.

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