(04-28-2018 07:21 PM)goofus Wrote: I believe if the NFL does put a permanent team in London, it will be probably be time for the NFL to realign into east- coast conferences
I don’t know if that’s really necessary, and it could be highly problematic:
“AFC”
Pacific - LA Rams, San Francisco, Arizona, Seattle
West - LA Chargers, Las Vegas, Denver, Kansas City
Central - Houston, Tennessee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati
North - Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay
“IFC”
Atlantic - London, NY Jets, New England, Miami
East - Philadelphia, Washington, Dallas, NY Giants
South - New Orleans, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Carolina
North - Cleveland, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Dallas will want to stay with the bug Eastern market teams, even tbough they would logically be in a Western conference. New Orleans wants to stay with Atlanta. Atlanta wants to stay with Carolina. Cincinnati wants to stay with Cleveland.
You also have the issue that most of the TV contracts are currently done by conference, so whoever has the “AFC” contract would have not have as many attractive options for the early window.
Keep in mind London would be a no-go for any prime time games, and even the “Big Game” could be an issue should London make it that far.