The OFFICIAL NFL 2014 Thread

[halbpro]

Refreshingly no one is prepared to admit to being a Cowboys fan.

I assume they're all in hiding after the weekend.

 

[AZ Gull]

No mention of the mighty Cardinals anywhere? Shameful!

Very good comeback win. Think they might have a strong season this year.

Incidentally, it was the wettest day EVER in Phoenix yesterday (well, since they started recording these things). Over 5 inches in Chandler in about 7 hours. Absolute craziness.

 

[piersa]

colts fan myself

 

[Phat Baz 68]

[SUB][/SUB]Miami Dolphins fan since I was about 13/14.
Simply the Seaside aquatic link with Albion that is all.
My Mum bless her got me a Dan Marino no 13 Dolphins shirt for my birthday.
Go Dolphins !!!!!!!!!
I believe they are playing Oakland at Wembley this month, tickets are mentally expensive some
over £300.

 

[halbpro]

Reports today suggest the Buffalo Bills' new owners are likely to be Terry and Kim Pegula, who also own the Buffalo Sabres. This would almost certainly mean they stay in Buffalo rather than move to Toronto as was speculated would happen if Bon Jovi had got the team.

It was always going to be a pain to move the Bills from what I understand, particularly with the terms of their stadium lease. Also, given the amount it seems Terry Pegula has available in oil fields and the like, he was pretty much the only possible winner, as long as he wanted it enough.

Personally I'm glad they're staying in Buffalo, although a move to Toronto, given the distances involved, wouldn't have been that much of a big deal when compared to some of the ridiculous relocations in the past. Moving the team two hours away, even if it is in another country, doesn't seem like much of a distance even by UK standards, let alone US standards.

 

[AZ Gull]

Right, we seem to have quite a mixture of teams going on, how many have we got covered?

Jacksonville Jaguars - DarrenFreemansPerm, WillyFantastic
Arizona Cardinals - Gullyflyinghigh
Buffalo Bills - Herne Hill Seagull
Cincinatti Bengals - Lemming Stomper, Bladders
Washington Redskins - Stat Brother
Minnesota Vikings - Ali_rrr
NY Jets - SeagullTim
Cleveland Browns - Wattos Left Peg
Greenbay Packers - lola
Seattle Seahawks - Reinelt12
Baltimore Ravens -
NY Giants -
Tennessee Titans -
Houston Texans -
San Diego Chargers -
Carolina Panthers -
Detroit Lions -
San Francisco 49ers -
Dallas Cownoys -
Oakland Raiders -
Miami Dolphins -
Indianapolis Colts -
Philadelphia Eagles -
St Louis Rams -
Chicago Bears-
Denver Broncos -
Pittsburgh Steelers - spring hall convert
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Da Man Clay
New England Patriots -
New Orleans Saints -
Atlanta Falcons -
Kansas City Chiefs -
Anymore for anymore?

Another Cardinals fan here.

 

[Juan Albion]

It was always going to be a pain to move the Bills from what I understand, particularly with the terms of their stadium lease. Also, given the amount it seems Terry Pegula has available in oil fields and the like, he was pretty much the only possible winner, as long as he wanted it enough.

Personally I'm glad they're staying in Buffalo, although a move to Toronto, given the distances involved, wouldn't have been that much of a big deal when compared to some of the ridiculous relocations in the past. Moving the team two hours away, even if it is in another country, doesn't seem like much of a distance even by UK standards, let alone US standards.

They've been playing games in Toronto for several years now. Given that Donald Trump was also a bidder, I doubt the money was a key factor.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

[SUB][/SUB]Miami Dolphins fan since I was about 13/14.
Simply the Seaside aquatic link with Albion that is all.
My Mum bless her got me a Dan Marino no 13 Dolphins shirt for my birthday.
Go Dolphins !!!!!!!!!
I believe they are playing Oakland at Wembley this month, tickets are mentally expensive some
over £300.

http://www.stubhub.co.uk/nfl-london-tickets/oakland-london-wembley-stadium-28-9-2014-4420444/

Starting on Stubhub at £65 for the seats at the top of Wembley. I bought my seats in the upper tier for £37.50 for the Falcons/Lions game, just for the record.

If i recall correctly, on the day there were some face value cheap tickets going as well.

 

[halbpro]

They've been playing games in Toronto for several years now. Given that Donald Trump was also a bidder, I doubt the money was a key factor.

While Trump is worth approx $600m more than Pegula (based on Wikipedia's figures), I imagine much of Trump's worth is tied up in real estate and not particularly liquid. Pegula, on the other hand, sold some oil drilling rights earlier in the year for $1.75b (at the same time announcing he had plenty more holdings he'd be willing to sell if needed), giving him plenty of cash on hand to bid for the Bills. I also think Pegula just wanted it more, and he's also clearly the best owner for the team's long term stability.

 

[Juan Albion]

While Trump is worth approx $600m more than Pegula (based on Wikipedia's figures), I imagine much of Trump's worth is tied up in real estate and not particularly liquid. Pegula, on the other hand, sold some oil drilling rights earlier in the year for $1.75b (at the same time announcing he had plenty more holdings he'd be willing to sell if needed), giving him plenty of cash on hand to bid for the Bills. I also think Pegula just wanted it more, and he's also clearly the best owner for the team's long term stability.

Absolutely they are. I just don't think money was an issue.

 

[Lower West Stander]

Giants fan here. Not optimistic after last night - Manning looked like he was throwing with his eyes closed.

 

[Beach Hut]

Oakland Raiders fan ever since when the were LA Raiders and beat the Redskins which was the first Superbowl I watched on TV.

Serial underachievers these days but hey ho you makes your choice

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Right, we seem to have quite a mixture of teams going on, how many have we got covered?


Jacksonville Jaguars - DFP, WillyFantastic
Arizona Cardinals - Gullyflyinghigh, AZ Gull
Buffalo Bills - Herne Hill Seagull
Cincinatti Bengals - Lemming Stomper, Bladders
Washington Redskins - Hotchillidog
Minnesota Vikings - Ali_rrr, Eggman
NY Jets - SeagullTim
Cleveland Browns - Wattos Left Peg
Greenbay Packers - lola, Stat Brother, Juan Albion
Seattle Seahawks - Reinelt12, Hawk the Seagull
Baltimore Ravens -
NY Giants - Lower West Stand
Tennessee Titans - The Tassie Seagull
Houston Texans -
San Diego Chargers -
Carolina Panthers -
Detroit Lions -
San Francisco 49ers -
Dallas Cownoys -
Oakland Raiders - M20gull, Beach Hut
Miami Dolphins - Miami Seagull (just a hunch), Phat Baz
Indianapolis Colts - Piersa
Philadelphia Eagles -
St Louis Rams -
Chicago Bears-
Denver Broncos -
Pittsburgh Steelers - spring hall convert
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Da Man Clay
New England Patriots - Halbpro
New Orleans Saints -
Atlanta Falcons -
Kansas City Chiefs -
Anymore for anymore?

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

Very good comeback win. Think they might have a strong season this year.

Incidentally, it was the wettest day EVER in Phoenix yesterday (well, since they started recording these things). Over 5 inches in Chandler in about 7 hours. Absolute craziness.

Really was...from what I could tell blearily watching an update on my phone anyway. Curse being in the UK!

That's really quite a lot of rain, clearly a sign of...well...something!

 

[Raphael Meade]

SoCal checking in... Chargers for me!

 

[patchamalbion]

Another BUCS fan here unfortunately! We decided to get going in the 4th quarter Sunday!

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Jacksonville Jaguars - DFP, WillyFantastic
Arizona Cardinals - Gullyflyinghigh, AZ Gull
Buffalo Bills - Herne Hill Seagull
Cincinatti Bengals - Lemming Stomper, Bladders
Washington Redskins - Hotchillidog
Minnesota Vikings - Ali_rrr, Eggman
NY Jets - SeagullTim
Cleveland Browns - Wattos Left Peg
Greenbay Packers - lola, Stat Brother, Juan Albion
Seattle Seahawks - Reinelt12, Hawk the Seagull
Baltimore Ravens -
NY Giants - Lower West Stand
Tennessee Titans - The Tassie Seagull
Houston Texans -
San Diego Chargers - Raphael Meade
Carolina Panthers -
Detroit Lions -
San Francisco 49ers -
Dallas Cownoys -
Oakland Raiders - M20gull, Beach Hut
Miami Dolphins - Miami Seagull (just a hunch), Phat Baz
Indianapolis Colts - Piersa
Philadelphia Eagles -
St Louis Rams -
Chicago Bears-
Denver Broncos -
Pittsburgh Steelers - spring hall convert
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Da Man Clay, Patchamalbion
New England Patriots - Halbpro
New Orleans Saints -
Atlanta Falcons -
Kansas City Chiefs -
Anymore for anymore?

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

Reports today suggest the Buffalo Bills' new owners are likely to be Terry and Kim Pegula, who also own the Buffalo Sabres. This would almost certainly mean they stay in Buffalo rather than move to Toronto as was speculated would happen if Bon Jovi had got the team.

I should bloody well think so too. I've never understood the rationale behind moving even for the two games per season they do currently - all the Bills need to fill the Ralph Wilson, as has been shown in the past, is a half-decent team. They're not a 'big name' like, say, Denver or Dallas, so I don't see why they'd be a big draw in Canada just because they happen to be close to the border. If they ever moved to Toronto I'd have to find somebody else to follow - I can't abide the idea of moving 'franchises'; you end up with the abominable situation that Baltimore went through, for example, with the Colts.

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

I think you've got a future star in Watkins. I know he started off a little slow but he was carrying an injury.

I think the Bills drafted pretty well generally. They traded up the draft just to get him, so there's pressure, but he was widely touted as the best WR in the draft bar none. High hopes for him.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

My eldest (half) brother was the first English guy to get a scholarship playing American Football in the US. Random.