[Only The Lonely..]

Originally Posted by tovan

Finally, although many claim there is enough interest in the NFL game in Toronto to bring a team there, there simply isn't. The NFL as a league is built on hype, though the Bills Series may provide a poor indication of how successful a 'local' team may be, the fact is that poor attendance and limited fan excitement will do nothing to help the appeal of bringing a team to Toronto. The NFL isn't looking for the type of quiet corporate environment Toronto will bring, let alone less than packed houses, and expensive tickets. They want to be able to market the hype: crazy screaming fans, sold out stadiums, tailgate parties, etc. Judging by the Bills Series and Leaf games, that's something Toronto can't and won't bring to the NFL. Toronto is supposedly hockey crazy and support for the Leafs is the highest out of all the teams in the NHL. If the Leafs can't muster up fanatical fan support in Toronto, what makes anyone think that the NFL can? The NFL wants nothing more than to be the biggest player in town, in Toronto, it would have to settle for being #2 behind hockey.

Originally Posted by thurmas

How do you know it would be a success the Bills series had Jay Cutler, Peyton Manning and Mark Sanchez come to town, some of the biggest names in the NFL and they couldn't sell out! I know the Bills wouldn't draw much but the visiting teams should have. Also the tickets were priced more because Skydome seats much less than typical NFL stadiums. Look at the fan bases of the Raiders, Steelers, Giants ect.. and how loyal and fanatical they are and then look at Toronto sports fans other than the leafs it's a joke. They are so quiet, bland, fair weather that they simply don't deserve an NFL team.

I have to agree.

Tailgate culture just doesn't exist in Toronto; hence it isn't a very good football town.

I have a hard time imagining people in the Big Smoke getting drunk in their cars hours ahead of a game.

Now if any of Canada's prairie cities had Toronto's population I could see it, but not otherwise.