BillsFan130 Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said: I still think spring ball can work. Make it a spring league and he's got a chance. Don't you think it's a crazy idea though, especially with all the research on CTE? Football alone has tons of problems with that, and XFL from what I remember is even more violent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 1 hour ago, JinxedBill1 said: All good points here. I'd also run it as a spring league, air when the NFL is not in season to give fans of football someone to watch yet not compete with the cash cow that is the NFL. streaming services certainly change the network landscape of revenues streams. Only problem I see here is the initial push to have fans watch. Problem with Spring league football is most of the players are trying to make rosters being drafted, in mini-camps, etc. Maybe you get some players not drafted who cannot find UDFA deals and players cut and not signed looking to show skills one last time but I do not think there is enough players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Start it in March, end the season in June/July so players still have time to make an NFL team if they’re good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 4 hours ago, Kmart128 said: I mean there is no better time to do this with NFL fans dwindling. I would be a fan of this if it is used as a minor league for NFL. NFL needs a minor league. Every other sport has one. Haha. Dwindling. Only 13.2 million people watched last Sunday night's game!!! The league is in free fall. Hopefully, they don't cancel the SB. the NFL is dying truthers are funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 4 hours ago, billsfan11 said: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/12/16/is-the-xfl-coming-back/ Vince Mcmahon must have completely lost his mind Would be better off doing MMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 trumps gotta be behind this somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Hope it happens. I’ll watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulles Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 4 hours ago, billsfan11 said: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/12/16/is-the-xfl-coming-back/ Vince Mcmahon must have completely lost his mind Wait, are we talking about McMahon's sanity or the XFL? He certainly knows how to run a business and make a few bucks! Could we be assured of a roster spot for He Hate Me Jr.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 3 hours ago, row_33 said: start watching the CFL, it's a step up from college, an option QB game, and nowhere near the NFL's power or talent levels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Kmart128 said: I mean there is no better time to do this with NFL fans dwindling. I would be a fan of this if it is used as a minor league for NFL. NFL needs a minor league. Every other sport has one. Where to start? "dwindling"? not quite. And forget the ill-logic that, if the fans of real pro football are "dwindling", the rating of a circus league filled with nobodies would be a rating s bonanza. And the NFL does fine with the NCAA as it's minor league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 59 minutes ago, dulles said: Wait, are we talking about McMahon's sanity or the XFL? He certainly knows how to run a business and make a few bucks! Could we be assured of a roster spot for He Hate Me Jr.? Sanity haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 5 hours ago, billsfan11 said: It just seems pretty extreme especially with the CTE issue going on Coupled with the fact that the XFL prides itself on hard knockout hits.. like doing away with the fair catch. Yes, this is what we need back in action! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 4 hours ago, C.Biscuit97 said: A reality tv host is our president. Anything is possible in stupid America. honestly, I would love a really good minor league pro football league in the summer. It would be great for Qbs to develop. Better than a community organizer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I don’t understand the minor league point. The NFL already has a minor league, it’s called the NCAA. They aren’t going away any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 (edited) The XFL isn't and never would be coming back as a minor league to the NFL. McMahon wouldn't sink money into it if it wasn't as a competition. Seeing as how he is buddies with Trump, and the current belief by the friend that the NFL is in serious trouble losung ratings cause they wont stand for the anthem, its time to start some competition for those who quit the NFL. I guarantee they will install a rule requiring all players stand for the anthems (maybe while Hulk Hogan comes out playing air guitar to his music dressed in the flag) and forget the fake news and their CTE worries, the harder the hits the better, players will just shake it off and get back in the game instead of the NFLs girlie concussion protocol stuff. Real men shake off concussions while standing for the Anthem....... The NCAA is not a minor league system for the NFL, the NFL teams cant t Send a player down to develop or play there until they are ready. If they don't make the NFL team or PS, they are out of a job unless someone else picks them up. There's no place for them to develop and then get called up like other leagues Edited December 17, 2017 by apuszczalowski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmart128 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 (edited) 58 minutes ago, DriveFor1Outta5 said: I don’t understand the minor league point. The NFL already has a minor league, it’s called the NCAA. They aren’t going away any time soon. Well. Basketball also have NCAA and they have the D league and G league and all the summer leagues. And of course there is college hockey and college baseball. Not as popular as basketball or football but point being that all these kids that come out of college can make a living playing and have a chance to prove themselves further. All the UDFAs will get much more of a shot. And teams would get the ability to develop players at a professional level. Gotta remember. Without the Europe Football league that Fred Jackson went to which was affliate of the Bills... Fred may never have played a single down in the NFL. I'd like to see every football team have a minor league affiliate. Designate 20 guys off the 53 man minor league roster than can't be touched and have the undesignated guys be able to be signed to any of the NFL teams Edited December 17, 2017 by Kmart128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTbills Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 What, did he not lose enough money the first time? Hey Vince, feel free to give me some of that cash instead of throwing it down the drain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I think there would be decent demand for: 1. A spring league 2. That functions at least to some degree as a minor league system for the NFL -- that is, teams with some kind of NFL player development affiliation, at least for a bunch of players on each team. Or perhaps with some draft rules that encourage college feeder regionalization. Think a team in Birmingham Alabama with draft rights over Alabama and Auburn players. 3. That, unlike the old XFL, experiments with rules to create a wider open, higher scoring, less hard hitting game (with an eye toward not injuring those NFL minor leaguers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsGospel Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I agree with many, I think a spring league would be an excellent idea, when people still have football in their blood but have nothing to watch. There are a ton of players who just need a chance to showcase talents, for every Kurt Warner there must be 1,000's of others who just don't have a 2nd outlet to showcase, this would be an excellent way to do that. Like many have said, if McMahon doesn't make it into a mockery having guys named "he hate me" and what not and they take it serious but don't go up against the NFL, heck maybe they can even come up with rules that reduce blows to the head or a new helmet, should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykidsdad Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I would love a football league that ran in the off (NFL/NCAAF) season! A developmental league for the NFL would be ideal, but I'd be happy just to have football year round. I think two basic styles might work. Either NFL teams assign prospects (maybe practice squads) to the teams (I'm assuming a small league of 4-8 teams would be the only way to do it, or NFL teams are required to draft players from the league, maybe there's a developmental draft separate from the normal college draft. I think it could be a lot of fun, and maybe give a shot to some people who just can't go the college route, including foreign players who need a place to convert from other sports, like rugby, but just can't make US college work. Anyways, I'd love any kind of "real" football to be year round. Arena just doesn't cut it for me, and the offseason is always the longest 6 months of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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