Jaguars to play 4 home games in London

[shakedownstreet]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars are going to be England's team. The NFL and the Jags announced Tuesday the team will play one home game in London for four years in a row.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/jaguars-play-4-home-games-182759094--nfl.html

[Dan]

Woohoo. Looks like I get four years of Gabbert.

[Gavin]

Does that affect home games for them or are those treated as actual away games? I never paid attention to that, Logic says they are treated as away games for both

[shakedownstreet]

Does that affect home games for them or are those treated as actual away games? I never paid attention to that, Logic says they are treated as away games for both

no the jags are the home team 7 they will only have seven games in jacksonville

[21isSuperman]

What are the chances one of those games is against Indy?

[FireJimCaldwell]

I detest games like this.

I understand the expanding the business model, but I detest them.

[shakedownstreet]

What are the chances one of those games is against Indy?

bloody good, i'd say, dear chap. unless we suck, which i doubt (hope not)

[FireJimCaldwell]

What are the chances one of those games is against Indy?

I doubt they would do that. That would throw the competitive balance off too much.

Even if they did Indy in 13, Houston 14, & Tennessee in 15 and Team x in 16, I think it throws the competitive balance off too much within the division.

Not to mention what seems to be a 2nd rate field, or on par with what Chicago has towards the middle of the season.

[shakedownstreet]

I detest games like this.

I understand the expanding the business model, but I detest them.

i don't mind seeing it happen to the jags. wouldn't even mind the colts going over there for a road game. JUST DON'T TAKE OUR HOME GAME

[FireJimCaldwell]

i don't mind seeing it happen to the jags. wouldn't even mind the colts going over there for a road game. JUST DON'T TAKE OUR HOME GAME

Well,personally, it's easier to go to the Jacksonville game as opposed to Indy, but that is beside the point. I just think it would throw off the competitive balance within the division if a division foe had to go overseas.

[shakedownstreet]

Well,personally, it's easier to go to the Jacksonville game as opposed to Indy, but that is beside the point. I just think it would throw off the competitive balance within the division if a division foe had to go overseas.

you might be right about that. i'd have to go look at the precedent that has been set, but i'm too lazy

[shakedownstreet]

btw: i can barely get on the jags board. i'm sure it's flooded with irate fans

[Nadine]

btw: i can barely get on the jags board. i'm sure it's flooded with irate fans

I was wondering how they'd react. That doesn't seem right to me. Sounds like the owner has given up on the fans.

[FireJimCaldwell]

you might be right about that. i'd have to go look at the precedent that has been set, but i'm too lazy

I'm fairly certain each of the previous matchups have been afc vs. nfc.

I just looked.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_International_Series

Each of them were AFC vs. NFC, but the 49ers & Cardinals played in Mexico City in 2005 and the Bills have played a few games in Canada

btw: i can barely get on the jags board. i'm sure it's flooded with irate fans

I'm sure they are...

[Dan]

Ooh it'd be very nice if one of them was against Colts.

I love the idea, even more so because it upsets everyone over there

[Qwiz]

The NFL is trying to get the Jaguars used to playing on their future homefield.

[grmasterb]

Get ready for tarps at Wembley.

[Gavin]

Ok lets see if I got this right, The Jags dont have an equal amount of home games as away games now?

[ReMeDy]

With this and the Jags owner speaking out on Maurice Jones Drew and now Jones Drew requesting a trade, I have to say I hate the Jags owner more than any owner in the league (yes, including Jerry Jones). I just don't think Shad Kahn connects with the fans at all and lacks football sense.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000052675/article/jags-owner-on-mjd-train-is-leaving-the-station