Lol nice Eric. Want to try one before the game this time?

Heh, I think I made those on Saturday or Friday, I can skip editing it from now on.

Im going with the Lions although everyone seems to think the Bears have it in the bag already. Im just curious with the Lions struggles on special teams the first couple games of the season if Hestner will take one to the house for the Bears? Always fun to watch him break one.

I have a very simplistic understanding of both teams that basically equates to: Bears D is good / Lions D is mediocre / Lions O is better, but it's less than you'd think

Wow, well that doesnt leave much room for analyisis, guess you've just about covered it all.

Not bad Eric.

Whats your guess on tonights game Fred?

31-21 DA BEARS. I like the homefield advantage and that Bears defense has been pretty good. Up to Cutler to stay away from picks and keep the offense rolling, but I see it happening.

I am English therefore I know absolutely fuck all about American football although I do enjoy it. I've previously only caught the Superbowl and maybe a couple of games a season but I've been watching a lot of this year. Basically I enjoy it but I wouldn't come in here because I wouldn't really know what I was talking about.

Anyway, what I wanted to ask for was perspective. The profile of the NFL in the UK has been building for years and is rather healthy right now. Sky Sports still carry a lot of it and the coverage on free to air TV here this season is better than it has ever been, with Channel 4 getting the rights back to a weekly show and live game and even the BBC picking it up for a live game a week. Also, for the first time, a second game played at Wembley stadium has been added in 2013 meaning we have two in that year instead of one.

I've noticed in the media coverage, interviews with NFL reporters and so on that they are talking this up and even going as far as to say that the fans ( I think he was talking about Jacksonville at the time) are all really excited and happy to see their team come here and impress and boost their support etc. Basically I cant and don't believe that. It is great for us and the profile of the sport in this country but I find it very hard to believe that Americans, and especially fans of the teams who are sacrificing a home advantage to come and play here, would speak so positively of the decision to play regular games in London?

It's basically a minor annoyance for us fans at large, but I don't remember a significant game ever occurring over there (which is unfortunate for you chaps). I would probably be against a team moving there full time (down the road); the team based in the UK would have to travel so much.

The real beef probably comes from the actual teams and coaches.