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[bullrun2024bro]

The German press agency dpa reports that 3 million tickets could have been sold for the NFL game in Munich on November 13 (Buccaneers vs. Seahawks).

There were 3 million (!) ticket applications for Munich's NFL game between Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks on November 13.

NFL boss in Germany Alexander Steinforth: "Three million tickets could have been sold if the stadium had enough capacity"

Source: https://twitter.com/iMiaSanMia/status/1587948347800838145

No wonder I ended up in the queue at the online ticket sale at place 250000 and after 5 minutes everything was sold out. 

Has anyone here in the community been able to get tickets for the game?

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[suchmoon]

The German press agency dpa reports that 3 million tickets could have been sold for the NFL game in Munich on November 13 (Buccaneers vs. Seahawks).

Looks like you guys need a bigger stadium. Unless you can invent some contraption, maybe some box connected somehow to the stadium, that would allow you to see the action remotely. Might be worth a try.

Kidding aside, I know there is a lot of interest in NFL in Europe, just don't get why every attempt to expand there is doomed to fail eventually.

[ChiBitCTy]

The German press agency dpa reports that 3 million tickets could have been sold for the NFL game in Munich on November 13 (Buccaneers vs. Seahawks).

Looks like you guys need a bigger stadium. Unless you can invent some contraption, maybe some box connected somehow to the stadium, that would allow you to see the action remotely. Might be worth a try.

Kidding aside, I know there is a lot of interest in NFL in Europe, just don't get why every attempt to expand there is doomed to fail eventually.

I love seeing the interest in Europe growing! I know we've got at least 2 Euro's in our fantasy league, maybe even more?  The problem with putting a team there is the travel.  If they were going to put a team, it will be in the UK / England first.  But when you've got to travel over seas like that, it would be a pretty sizable disadvantage for the away team.  Plus when the home team has to travel over seas for their away games, same deal.  Not to mention it'll then have to be factored in for Thursday and Monday games, due to not getting a full weeks rest when you play on Thursday games then having to travel over seas...just a travel issue.

@suchmoon. Do not give him Goedert hehhehehe.

LOL, I think he's more worried about you than me.

However, I am most worried about you for week 9 because I do not have McCaffrey and if you get Goedert, I lose hehehe.

Meh, I may just run without a TE.

You should check and consider again hehe. The projections for week 9 has increased for my team and for your team, it has a small projection dump.

@ChiBitCTy. You made a good choice in getting Nyheim Hines from the waiver wire! I also tried to get him after seeing that he was traded to the Bills. He might be more favored to get more touches?

Well I've got to do something to try and replace Najee who's been my worst pick of the year for all leagues I'm in.  I'm not sure if Hines will take over the backfield.  Singletary is obviously very familiar with the offense and they will almost certainly ease Hines in at first too.  We shall see though, up to him I suppose.




TRADE REQUEST:
Najee Harris- Requesting- half eaten bag of cheetos (I'll take full un-opened bag if you're feeling generous).


Seriously though, Burrow and Tua are on the market.  I'm very willing to trade them and one of my receivers for a WR or RB upgrade.  Both could really improve your team if you think you are in it to make a run in the playoffs (I'm almost eliminated so I need to try and shake things up to go on a run and willing to trade to do so).

[Hueristic]

Goedert...Lol

[bbc.reporter]

Goedert...Lol

Yes, shaking my head. I should have offered Tyler Lockett immediately when @suchmoon opened the trade. I was afraid to use Antonio Gibson for my W/R/T because your team's performance has been very good for 4 weeks.

He presently might not accept Lockett for Goedert anymore unless Lockett also creates 20 fantasy points or more for my team on week 9 hehehe.

It also appears the year's concussion issue might not stop.



Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Sam Shields has said he regrets playing in the NFL, pointing to the effects concussions and head injuries had on his career and his later life.

Source https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/03/sport/sam-shields-nfl-concussion-spt-intl/index.html

[bullrun2024bro]

Kidding aside, I know there is a lot of interest in NFL in Europe, just don't get why every attempt to expand there is doomed to fail eventually.

We European fans would of course be happy to see more games in Europe. Especially the German NFL community is huge and I'm not sure if that is known in the US. There are various fan clubs for different teams and almost all NFL games are broadcasted on free TV every weekend.

If you guys are interested in the German NFL community, take a look at these Twitter hashtags: #ranNFL or #ranNFLsuechtig. You will find thousands of photos of German fans watching the NFL with their friends every game day.


Some people even build their own snack stadiums. 

https://twitter.com/luca_khne/status/1493013189067485185

[suchmoon]

Goedert...Lol

~15 points in one drive... I mean that's not necessarily a good thing but I'll take it.

Yes, shaking my head. I should have offered Tyler Lockett immediately when @suchmoon opened the trade. I was afraid to use Antonio Gibson for my W/R/T because your team's performance has been very good for 4 weeks.

He presently might not accept Lockett for Goedert anymore unless Lockett also creates 20 fantasy points or more for my team on week 9 hehehe.

Well, as every investment advisor will tell you - "past performance is no guarantee of future results". I don't know yet what I will do. Keeping Goedert for flex might be an option.

[ChiBitCTy]

Goedert...Lol

It also appears the year's concussion issue might not stop.



Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Sam Shields has said he regrets playing in the NFL, pointing to the effects concussions and head injuries had on his career and his later life.

Source https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/03/sport/sam-shields-nfl-concussion-spt-intl/index.html

I don’t see this changing any time soon. The NFL is trying to implement certain things to try and improve upon the situation (thanks to the Dr who discovered CTE and the move Concussion forcing them to do so) but there’s still room for a lot of improvement. Not sure there’s much they can do to really make a big difference. I guess it also comes down to the willingness of what they signed up to do. Just like a boxer for example. However that’s why I’m against youth football, even at earlier ages brain issues can and are caused by football and these kids mostly don’t know better. I know I got mini-concussions ( “getting my bell rung” ) all the time. Kind of scary thinking about it now, having played several years and getting those many times.

Kidding aside, I know there is a lot of interest in NFL in Europe, just don't get why every attempt to expand there is doomed to fail eventually.

We European fans would of course be happy to see more games in Europe. Especially the German NFL community is huge and I'm not sure if that is known in the US. There are various fan clubs for different teams and almost all NFL games are broadcasted on free TV every weekend.

If you guys are interested in the German NFL community, take a look at these Twitter hashtags: #ranNFL or #ranNFLsuechtig. You will find thousands of photos of German fans watching the NFL with their friends every game day.


Some people even build their own snack stadiums. 

https://twitter.com/luca_khne/status/1493013189067485185

I will check out the twitter links, thanks for sharing. So Germany as a whole is the biggest fans of the NFL in Europe? I would have thought it would be the UK. We (Americans) really weren’t aware that it was so big over there (we were aware of David Hassellhoff being a big music star there at one point lol).  Is there rugby in Germany? Curious why it’s so big there and not other Euro nations.

[bbc.reporter]

Yes, shaking my head. I should have offered Tyler Lockett immediately when @suchmoon opened the trade. I was afraid to use Antonio Gibson for my W/R/T because your team's performance has been very good for 4 weeks.

He presently might not accept Lockett for Goedert anymore unless Lockett also creates 20 fantasy points or more for my team on week 9 hehehe.

Well, as every investment advisor will tell you - "past performance is no guarantee of future results". I don't know yet what I will do. Keeping Goedert for flex might be an option.

Agreed! You want to trade him for Tyler Lockett now? I want to get him out of your team before his future results begin to diminish hehehe.

There is also something investors call momentum hehehe. The Eagles are playing okay and appear to have a good schedule versus not very difficult opponents except the Titans until week 18.

[suchmoon]

Agreed! You want to trade him for Tyler Lockett now? I want to get him out of your team before his future results begin to diminish hehehe.

Yeah let's do it. I figured that even in flex Lockett might be a slightly better option for me.

Keep in mind that if you accept the trade now you won't be able to use Goedert this week since he already played. I might be able to use Lockett, not sure. Or you can wait to accept after the weekend.

I sent you a trade offer through Yahoo.

[morvillz7z]

Agreed! You want to trade him for Tyler Lockett now?

I sent you a trade offer through Yahoo.

Is that the first trade agreed on in our league? Wow, yay, congrats on you two! 

I think we had more trades completed last year, i guess people really like their players this season, huh, or maybe they just overvalue theirs?...idk.

In the four leagues that i'm currently playing, in three (including this one) no trades, no trade offers, nothing. And that other league we've had like 15 trades already, it's actually kinda fun, i've never been in a league with that many transactions before. I'm curious if it would help if we didn't have the trade veto/waiting period in place?

Looking at my team, i like my starting backs and receivers, and you can't trade someone like Kelce or Andrews, so who should i trade, Sutton or J. Wilson Jr.? These guys have no or very little trade value right now, for better or worse i'm stuck with what i've got.

Anyways, the trade deadline is in two weeks' time Nov 19th...

[Hueristic]

I think we had more trades completed last year, i guess people really like their players this season, huh, or maybe they just overvalue theirs?...idk.

I think we would have more trades if we had another IR slot.

I've had to cut a ton of guys because of injuries that I really wanted to hold on to.


In other news this is hilarious.

[bbc.reporter]

Agreed! You want to trade him for Tyler Lockett now? I want to get him out of your team before his future results begin to diminish hehehe.

Yeah let's do it. I figured that even in flex Lockett might be a slightly better option for me.

Keep in mind that if you accept the trade now you won't be able to use Goedert this week since he already played. I might be able to use Lockett, not sure. Or you can wait to accept after the weekend.

I sent you a trade offer through Yahoo.

I accepted the trade. Yahoo message was Note: This trade will be processed on Tuesday, Nov 8 for Week 10. If the traded players have already played in Week 10 and were in a starting lineup, then the trade will be processed for Week 11 instead. If you've set your lineup for future dates, those changes will be reset to match your lineup for the day players are added.

Also, there might be a voting process if the other players in the league votes for or against the trade.

[suchmoon]

I accepted the trade. Yahoo message was Note: This trade will be processed on Tuesday, Nov 8 for Week 10. If the traded players have already played in Week 10 and were in a starting lineup, then the trade will be processed for Week 11 instead. If you've set your lineup for future dates, those changes will be reset to match your lineup for the day players are added.

Also, there might be a voting process if the other players in the league votes for or against the trade.

Yeah it gives two days for other teams to veto the trade. I thought it's quicker than that but whatever. Two (or three?) vetos would cancel the trade.

[Hueristic]

Messaged @Hhampuz that he has a player that is out in his lineup.

@Suchmoon, Harris out dammit facing Stevenson.

[South Park]

Agreed! You want to trade him for Tyler Lockett now?

I sent you a trade offer through Yahoo.

Is that the first trade agreed on in our league? Wow, yay, congrats on you two!  

I think we had more trades completed last year, i guess people really like their players this season, huh, or maybe they just overvalue theirs?...idk.

In the four leagues that i'm currently playing, in three (including this one) no trades, no trade offers, nothing. And that other league we've had like 15 trades already, it's actually kinda fun, i've never been in a league with that many transactions before. I'm curious if it would help if we didn't have the trade veto/waiting period in place?

Looking at my team, i like my starting backs and receivers, and you can't trade someone like Kelce or Andrews, so who should i trade, Sutton or J. Wilson Jr.? These guys have no or very little trade value right now, for better or worse i'm stuck with what i've got.

Anyways, the trade deadline is in two weeks' time Nov 19th...

Last year I think I was the one that made the most trades but I am in a similar situation during this year, my 3 starting RBs are great so I cannot complain there and my main WRs are not as bad as I thought they could be, the TE position has been decent as well, in fact the only complain would be Brady which has not lived up to his potential, so I have been tempted by @ChiBitCty offer several times, however I do not think I have enough to offer for a trade with him.

[suchmoon]

@Suchmoon, Harris out dammit facing Stevenson.

Yeah unfortunately I had to step out and missed that, although I should have seen it coming. But probably still would have lost even if got some free agent to replace Harris.

[Hueristic]

@Suchmoon, Harris out dammit facing Stevenson.

Yeah unfortunately I had to step out and missed that, although I should have seen it coming. But probably still would have lost even if got some free agent to replace Harris.

w0w, Davante Adams tore it up!

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@Suchmoon, Harris out dammit facing Stevenson.

Yeah unfortunately I had to step out and missed that, although I should have seen it coming. But probably still would have lost even if got some free agent to replace Harris.

w0w, Davante Adams tore it up!

Yeah he did.  Who has Joe Mixon he went bananas too!  My team is straight garbage this year, almost an automatic win for whoever is going up against me lol.

Can't believe the jets beat Buffalo, looks like peoe are going to have to take them seriously.  Sauce Gardner looking like the real deal, wishy giants got to pick him up, keyvon thibs who they picked right after sauce not really showing up on the field.  Hopefully he isn't a bust.

[Hueristic]

@Suchmoon, Harris out dammit facing Stevenson.

Yeah unfortunately I had to step out and missed that, although I should have seen it coming. But probably still would have lost even if got some free agent to replace Harris.

w0w, Davante Adams tore it up!

Yeah he did.  Who has Joe Mixon he went bananas too!  My team is straight garbage this year, almost an automatic win for whoever is going up against me lol.

Can't believe the jets beat Buffalo, looks like peoe are going to have to take them seriously.  Sauce Gardner looking like the real deal, wishy giants got to pick him up, keyvon thibs who they picked right after sauce not really showing up on the field.  Hopefully he isn't a bust.

Yeah it was nice to see Mixon kick some ass after listening to the retard pundants all month saying to sell him high before he crashed and burned.


Holy shit just checked and you ran into a freight train with Fields.

Friggin bills got their ass handed to them, wasn't sure who the "sauce" you mentioned was until I looked him up.