Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints will not be playing in New Orleans next week. Instead, they will be playing the game in Jacksonville. The Saints are without a home for a while now. Sean Payton noted the other day that his team might be displaced for several weeks. It could be up to four weeks before the Saints have a true home again. Jacksonville felt like a weird spot for this game. It’s going to be hot in Jacksonville with the temperatures expected to be in the high 80s or low 90s. They could have chosen Arizona, Miami, or Tampa Bay. But they landed on Jacksonville. The reason seems to be to keep Packers fans out. There are a few things wrong with this.

❗️❗️❗️ “The Saints had a staffer look up Green Bay flights on Expedia and compare the difference in costs and itineraries between Jacksonville, Miami and Tampa. Predictably, Jacksonville was the most difficult and costly destination for Packers fans.” #GBatNOinJAX https://t.co/yePoDw6oky

— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) September 1, 2021

Here’s the thing. There are Packers fans in Jacksonville. There are Packers fans everywhere. There is a Packers bar in Jacksonville. The panhandle is easy to drive to if someone would want to go that far in going to a regular season. New Orleans thinks that Duval is in the middle of fucking nowhere. Trust me, there will be a good amount of Packers fans at this game. It is ignorant to think otherwise.

Charlie.