01-14-2018, 03:22 PM
I think that the whole European thing is really about the league wanting to establish another viable league separate from the league in the US. Perhaps it'll work someday, perhaps not, but having our teams travel there and back every season is just a stepping stone.
You gotta have a product to sell and the previous experiment with nfleurope was a smashing flop..
A few thoughts though..football in Europe isn't American style football as we all know so if they are ever going to be successful in Europe or anywhere else for that matter they probably ought to find a different name.. Just think about the name alone. National.. That conjures up something unique to each nations culture..Football is already taken. League? Ok.that's fine, but it needs a major rebranding to succeed elsewhere.. International Tackle Ball League? Nah.. But the term NFL probably isn't ever going to fly in different countries..
You gotta have a product to sell and the previous experiment with nfleurope was a smashing flop..
A few thoughts though..football in Europe isn't American style football as we all know so if they are ever going to be successful in Europe or anywhere else for that matter they probably ought to find a different name.. Just think about the name alone. National.. That conjures up something unique to each nations culture..Football is already taken. League? Ok.that's fine, but it needs a major rebranding to succeed elsewhere.. International Tackle Ball League? Nah.. But the term NFL probably isn't ever going to fly in different countries..
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