(11-09-2014 12:54 AM)adcorbett Wrote:  

(11-07-2014 02:02 PM)1845 Bear Wrote:  

(11-07-2014 01:07 PM)adcorbett Wrote:  

(11-07-2014 11:07 AM)1845 Bear Wrote:  It's clearly a high value market expansion. The NFL has pretty much every US market covered so adding the biggest one in Europe and one without a language barrier would make sense if they can pull it off.

I think logistically, Mexico City would be a better international expansion option. This presumes Toronto is off the table unless the Buffalo team moves (or is the one that moves there).

1- Mexico has other issues that would prove to be difficult if we are being honest. The country has much more unchecked corruption, violence, and other issues.

2- Secondly Europe is the logical next step whereas Mexico City leads you where as another step? If London takes off big I could see Dublin or a major city in Germany have a shot at further expansion. After Mexico City I don't see a market in Mexico or Central America that even allows for expansion beyond that. Honduras? Guatemala? No way. Europe is far more lucrative and if you are going to try a hail mary to get a team in a new place you want it to help leverage future growth.

Oh I realize Mexico has its own problems. I just think the logistics of Europe, namely travel (and time zones) make it close to impossible to actually be feasible. So if international is the goal, assuming Toronto is off limits, Mexico would be the next logical choice.

Now truthfully I think Mexico would be better for a baseball team. But that's anither animal.

The biggest long-term problem with having a MLB, NFL, or NBA team in Mexico is that any teams there will be, by far, the least attractive destinations for free agents, and the Mexican team(s) will have a very difficult time signing good free agents and keeping their best players from leaving.

NFL teams in Europe would have similar problems. London is a more attractive place to live than Mexico City, but it's also farther away, and has similar double/higher taxation issues among other things.

With all of those murders of tourists by cartels, I wouldn't go anywhere near it.