05-01-2018, 06:28 PM
(05-01-2018, 04:13 PM)fredtoast Wrote: It is a chance for him to get advanced training that he usually would not get. The hope is that thes international players will then take this advanced knowledge back to their home countries.
30% of the NBA is foreign born players. 27% of MLB players are foreign born. There are tons of physical freaks all over the world that have football bodies but have never played advanced football. So instead they become wrestlers, or shot putters, or power forwards, or "strongmen".
The NFL is just doing this to try and spread advanced football around the world.
As a fan in the UK I think the NFL needs to continue to do this type of stuff for the development of the game overseas...if they're serious about that as an objective of course.
a few showpiece games at Wembley or the Azteca stadium in mexico city is great for existing fans in the country to see an live nfl game and generates some publicity as an alternative to premier league soccer etc, but if they want more of a grassroots movement then they need to find more sustainable ways of developing the talent and knowledge base within countries.
not saying having a few players on practice squads will solve that but its along more of the right lines then just giving the jags another regular season game in London...
