Preseason Week 1 : The Eagles· Page 2

TheKanataThrilla
Veteran Member

8 years ago

Even though many of the starters are out I still do get excited. Some surprising people make some great plays that get you pretty excited whether they can crack the lineup. We've seen a bunch of guys play great and then go away, but for a few weeks Packer fans knew their names and had hopes for them to succeed.

I am interested in seeing if Hundley will excite me as he did two seasons ago.

I hate to say it, but there is always an injury or two which will open up spots to newbies.

I wish they get rid of 1 of the pre-season games, but I guess they like even numbers for season ticket holders. Maybe hold 1 game at a neutral site would be sweet.

Smokey
Veteran Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

#12

One neutral site Preseason game for each team could be a great thing. It could be played for profit as usual, but the game's city could use it to promote whatever they want to promote.

Example :
The Washington Redskins could play in Norfolk,Va. as the Children's Hospital is promoted .
or
Kansas City could play a game in St. Louis to promote Tourism .
or
Seattle could play a game in Portland, Oregon as Regional Agriculture is promoted .

The teams would play a game in their general area and strengthen their fan base as the local communities benefit from the Restaurant/Hotel business . It would be considered a home game for that team and would not affect the home/away schedule .

As for the upcoming Eagles preseason game , Coach Pederson has demonstrated that he will be fielding quality not seen in Philly in many a year. We will be lucky to see much of 2nd yr QB Carson Wentz , Darren Sproles , or many of their other 1st team starters, but former GB QB (now Head Coach) Doug Pederson will be in greatest focus of all .

DarkaneRules
Veteran Member

8 years ago

#13

Such a great idea for the fans. I'd love to be able to see an NFL game near me in Hampton Roads, for damn sure.

Circular Arguments: They are a heck of an annoyance

Smokey
Veteran Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

#14

Such a great idea for the fans. I'd love to be able to see an NFL game near me in Hampton Roads, for damn sure.

Originally Posted by: DarkaneRules

I live in Richmond , but I was raised in Chesapeake . Back in the 60's , the Redskins used to play a game at Foreman Field (ODU) for charity called the Oyster Bowl Game . The Shriner's sponsored a Parade followed by the game. It raised money for the Children's Hospital and was a smashing big deal. Later on , Collages continued the event, but it somehow stopped happening each fall .

Come to Richmond sometime and join me at a sports bar to watch a Packer game . PM me if you like the idea .

beast
Select Member

8 years ago

#15

Such a great idea for the fans. I'd love to be able to see an NFL game near me in Hampton Roads, for damn sure.

Originally Posted by: DarkaneRules

I live in Richmond , but I was raised in Chesapeake . Back in the 60's , the Redskins used to play a game at Foreman Field (ODU) for charity called the Oyster Bowl Game.

Originally Posted by: Smokey

I wasn't around in the 60s, but as a child, I was in Virginia Beach a number of years.

It's nice to hear about the Hampton Roads area.

wpr
Preferred Member

8 years ago

#16

Originally Posted by: Smokey

Both GB preseason games have ties to charities. The "Green" package game is the Bishop's Charity Game.

Since 1961, the Packers have designated one preseason game as the Bishop’s Charities Game, with a donation being made to the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. More than $3.7 million has been donated to the diocese over the past 53 years.

The "Gold package game is the Midwest Shrine Game

For 65 years, the Packers have designated one preseason game as the Midwest Shrine Game. At the game, the Packers present a donation to the Shrine Tripoli Temple, which operates Shriners Hospitals for Children. The total donated to the organization over the years currently stands in excess of $3.5 million.

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I can't imagine the Packers Inc wanting to take one of their games to a neutral site.

First would one of the charities come up short in the process?
Second it is a logistic nightmare for any team the sells out all their games. (3 teams are at 100% OR MORE.) One of the benefits of being the NFL is there are only 8 home games so you can force the STHs to buy the preseason games too. Often at full price. In addition, none of the seats will match up.
Third very few venues has as many seats as Lambeau.
Fourth a neutral site means a more even splitting of the revenue.

It's possible some teams will be willing to play at a neutral site. Most of those teams do not sell out. But even the worst team the LA Chargers are at 80% capacity. The Rams are a part of the 5 teams that fall below 90%.

Smokey
Veteran Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

#17

GB , like many other teams , already promotes some great charities in their home preseason games. No one wants to disrupt that . The idea is to give other parts of a teams State/Area a game to promote . Some University Stadiums are as large or larger than some NFL team stadiums. seating/season tickets would need to be worked out years in advance of such an event . [biggrin]

wpr
Preferred Member

8 years ago

#18

Originally Posted by: Smokey

There are a few. Lambeau has the 19th largest seating capacity. A few of them like LA Coliseum and Dallas Cotton Bowl are in pretty rough shape. So my statement that there are very few stadiums larger still holds true.

Let other teams do neutral site games if they want. Not GB.

Smokey
Veteran Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

#19

Returning to GB's 1st preseason game , The Eagles will field a lot of rookies as will The Packers. It is not unheard of to see a player from one of the teams emerge into the spotlight. That player could be a WR or a CB or a RB or a LB . A ST Kick Returner might light up the game with a great performance .

nerdmann
Premier Member

8 years ago

#20

Originally Posted by: Smokey

Kind of excited to see Jamal Williams and the other new RBs.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

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