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[I-10east]

^^^Perhaps they're the Rock Hill/Fort Mill Panthers LOL, Hilarious.

www.espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9483519/nike-pulls-carolina-panthers-t-shirt-south-carolina-outline

[BridgeTroll]

At age 56, Lambeau Field continues to grow

Lost in the shuffle of the Packers' glowing financial report on Tuesday, in which the team reported making record profits, was the expanded capacity of Lambeau Field.

The venerable stadium will seat a whopping 80,750 fans this season, making it the third-largest stadium in the NFL. FedEx Field in Washington D.C. (85,000), home of the Redskins, has the largest seating capacity. MetLife Stadium (82,566) in New Jersey, home of the Giants and Jets, ranks No. 2.

Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, ranks No. 4 and officially holds 80,000, although with standing room and expanded seating possibilities, it allegedly could hold 105,121.

Lambeau opened in 1957 and holds the distinction of being the longest active homefield site of any NFL team. In pro sports, only Fenway Park (1912) and Wrigley Field (1914) have longer tenures.

What makes Lambeau unique is how its seating capacity has expanded over the past 56 years. Here is a list of Lambeau's seating growth:

1957: 32,500
1961: 38,669
1963: 42,327
1965: 50,852
1970: 56,263
1985: 56,926
1990: 59,543
1995: 60,890
2003: 73,128
2013: 80,750

[JayBird]

^ ah, if only Jax had adopted that mindset of growth ...

[Wacca Pilatka]

Yes, but consider what an established brand and following the Packers have compared to the Jaguars.  The Packers are a heritage team in existence since 1920, with a national following stemming from their run of 1960s dominance over the NFL.  Yet as late as the 1990s, their stadium had fewer than 60,000 seats and they played a couple of home games per year in Milwaukee.

[Gators312]

Even the idiot commenters at the end of these stories have even begun to acknowledge that the Jags are NOT one of the two teams.  A year ago this story would have come out and it would have been LA Jags, LA, Jags, LA Jags. So if the most uninformed people are realizing that the Jags aren't going anywhere, maybe the somewhat informed media will let the notion of the Jags moving finally die. 

I've been to the Oakland Alameda Coliseum in recent years and it's a total dump, I would be surprised if they don't go on down to LA, especially with Al Davis gone.


http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000220639/article/jerry-jones-two-nfl-teams-could-move-to-los-angeles

"The owners don't mess much up ... but we haven't gotten this one right. There's people, there's locations, there are people that are interested, a lot of people that can help us put this thing together. And as it turns out that we have at least two teams ... that could move to this area."

Jones was asked where a prospective team (or two!) would come from.

"There won't be any expansion," he said. "So it will be teams that move."

[KenFSU]

^ Good luck with that, Los Angeles

I think Oakland's eventually going to pony up for that new 57,000 seat stadium.

With the NFL seemingly having such a hard on for both Los Angeles and London, the most logical outcome would be an expansion to 34 teams. Sure, owners would have to split the pie 34 ways instead of 32, but adding those two markets might make it worth their while, especially when you throw in whatever catastrophic expansion fee the league decides to charge.

[duvaldude08]

What do yall think about the changes to the pro bowl? To me, Ive always thought the pro bowl was pointless and nothing but a popularity contest. Now, it seems to be even more pointless.

NFL, NFLPA announce significant changes to Pro Bowl
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By Dan Hanzus
Around the League Writer
Published: July 31, 2013 at 02:04 p.m. Updated: July 31, 2013 at 04:01 p.m.

The NFL is starting over with the Pro Bowl.

The NFL and NFL Players Association announced radical changes to the format of the beleaguered All-Star game on Wednesday, eliminating the traditional AFC vs. NFC matchup in favor of a fantasy draft-like roster selection.

Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders will serve as alumni captains, choosing two rosters with the help of two NFL.com fantasy users.

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The NFL and NFLPA distributed a joint press release Wednesday, explaining that the changes are designed to make the Pro Bowl "the ultimate fan-friendly celebration of the game."

"As players, we wanted to keep the Pro Bowl to honor excellence in individual performance and connect with the fans in a different environment," said NFLPA President Domonique Foxworth, who proposed the changes to the game. "To do that, I worked with a group of players to map out new ideas."

Under the new format, players will be selected without regard to conference in voting by fans, coaches and players. Players will be assigned to teams through the Pro Bowl Draft, which will air on Wednesday, Jan. 22, on NFL Network. The 2014 Pro Bowl will be held on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.


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Some other notable changes to the game, per the NFL and NFLPA press release:

» Game within the Game: A two-minute warning will be added to the first and third quarters and the ball will change hands after each quarter. This will increase the opportunities for quarterbacks to direct "two-minute drills," which are especially exciting for fans.

» No Kickoffs: The coin toss will determine which team is awarded possession first. The ball will be placed on the 25-yard line at the start of each quarter and after scoring plays.

» Rosters: The rosters will continue to consist of 43 players per squad. The kick return specialist will be replaced by an additional defensive back.

» Cover Two and Press Coverage: The defense will be permitted to play "cover two" and "press" coverage. In previous years, only "man" coverage was permitted, except for goal-line situations.

» Stopping of the Game Clock: Beginning at the two-minute mark of every quarter, if the offense does not gain at least one yard, the clock will stop as if the play were an incomplete pass. This rule will make the team with the ball attempt to gain yardage toward the end of each quarter.


»Game Timing: The game clock will start after an incomplete pass on the signal of the referee, except inside the last two minutes of the first half and the last five minutes of the second half.

» Play Clock: A 35-second/25-second play clock will be adopted instead of the typical 40-second/25-second clock.

» Sacks: The game clock will not stop on quarterback sacks outside of the final two minutes of the game. Currently, the game clock stops in these situations outside of two minutes of the second and fourth quarters.

[I-10east]

Whatta idiot Hugh Douglas is! He got fired from his ESPN gig LOL. I continue to wish him the worst.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/13/hugh-douglas-out-at-espn/

[duvaldude08]

Whatta idiot Hugh Douglas is! He got fired from his ESPN gig LOL. I continue to wish him the worst.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/13/hugh-douglas-out-at-espn/

I agree totally! I wish him the worse until day hes rotting in the grave 

[I-10east]

I don't understand why the Niners is building a stadium way down in Santa Clara, an urban sprawled suburb with no major highways. What a disaster! That would be like if the Jags played in St Augustine, but less accessible (no direct major hwy, and heavier traffic) I take it that around Candlestick Point is rough, but I would've considered in tearing down Candlestick, and rebuilding a stadium there in the core before basically moving the team to San Jose. 

[slide]

It would be more like the Jags playing on Blount Island..

[I-10east]

^^^Last time I checked, Blount Island isn't 40+ miles away from DT Jax.

[duvaldude08]

^^^Last time I checked, Blount Island isn't 40+ miles away from DT Jax.

But it is quite a trip. My dad works out there and even trying to blount island from my parents house off main street is quite a long trip.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Saw this on FB this morning and had to share....  I know it's beating the already dead horse even 'deader', but I still find it funny.

[I-10east]

^^^LMAO!!!