Today’s Big Winner: England

Every year, we send our friends across the pond several abysmal NFL games to take in at Wembley Stadium, which is a field reserved only for the most historic occasions and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Some of the mediocrity on display is unavoidable. But there is one way to make certain British fans will see a few quality teams each fall.

Send the the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to London. Permanently.

No, I didn’t misspell Jacksonville. Keep the Jags in Florida. Send the team void of Schiano men and rife with MRSA. No one seems to notice that Tampa Bay is also winless this season and is drawing fewer fans to games than Jacksonville. Since November 18 of the last year, the Bucs have one win. This is the seventh time Tampa Bay has lost its first seven games in a season in franchise history.

Be honest, would you miss them if they were gone?

Tampa Bay’s ownership has already proven capable of navigating the English sporting world. The Glazer family owns Manchester United, the second-most valuable sports team in the world and worth over $3 billion.

Things are disastrous in Tampa Bay. The team is beyond repair. A move to London would spark international excitement, a reinvigorated fanbase, and effectively close one of the saddest chapters of a franchise who has written the book on saddest chapters.

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More of today’s winners …

Jim Irsay: The Colts owner just had to take a final swing at Peyton Manning.

Tony Romo: A Dallas exec thinks he’s just like LeBron. Neat!

David Ortiz: Big Papi hit his 17th career World Series home run on Thursday.

Craig Sager and Gregg Popovich: These two deserve their own podcast.

Louis Delmas: The Detroit Lions safety had to give away his pet alligator. Cue the sadz.

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