That's No Moon Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 23 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: The players are employees of the team, not the NFLPA. If if they wanted son of their members to go to the AAF (clearly they do not), they can no more dictate where players play than any union can tell which assembly plant they have to go work at. the AAF players have their medical insurance covered by their league. The AAF has nothing to offer the NFL, except a money pit for NFL owner dollars to be tossed into. Obviously they will watch yet another pro league come and go. The market has AGAIN spoken on the issue of non-NFL leagues. They are doomed for lack of interest. A football crazed nation has decided this is one type of football it won’t watch. I'm aware of who they are employees of but they have a collectively bargained labor agreement that, amongst other things, dictates working rules. Nothing in the current CBA provides for players to be loaned, by their club, to another league. I'm also aware the the AAF has it's own medical for it's own players. What about a player on loan who has an NFL contract? Does the player still have access to his NFL team's doctors in case of injury? Does that insurance carry over or do they then have AAF coverage and doctors? Are those things the same? if not, again, why would the NFLPA agree to this change to the CBA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 1 hour ago, That's No Moon said: I'm aware of who they are employees of but they have a collectively bargained labor agreement that, amongst other things, dictates working rules. Nothing in the current CBA provides for players to be loaned, by their club, to another league. I'm also aware the the AAF has it's own medical for it's own players. What about a player on loan who has an NFL contract? Does the player still have access to his NFL team's doctors in case of injury? Does that insurance carry over or do they then have AAF coverage and doctors? Are those things the same? if not, again, why would the NFLPA agree to this change to the CBA? It gets even more complicated when you consider the potential liability the NFL could bring in itself if it's tied to the AAF for injuries incurred there. If you've watched some games you might have seen some wicked hits like that helmet-flying sack on a QB in week 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: It gets even more complicated when you consider the potential liability the NFL could bring in itself if it's tied to the AAF for injuries incurred there. If you've watched some games you might have seen some wicked hits like that helmet-flying sack on a QB in week 1. Exactly. There are a LOT of issues in play and I think the AAF was a little presumptuous regarding everyone else's buy in. Their goal was clearly to be first to market but getting into the market with an unsustainable business plan is a recipe for big losses and ultimate disaster. I think they talked themselves into this belief that the NFL and the players would hurriedly jump on board with some of the NFL name cache they threw around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 In the midst of all the draft talk, just a reminder that tonight would have been the AAF Championship game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 37 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 34 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Good Times, Bad Times .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Gugny said: Good Times, Bad Times .... Good times, bad timesYou know I had my shareWhen my woman left homeWith a brown eyed manWell, I still don't seem to care 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 This thread far outlasted that predictable disaster of a football league. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PromoTheRobot Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 https://xfl2k.com/news/aafs-original-investor-charged-with-bank-fraud-by-fbi-irs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) AAF = “Aw! Aw! F***!” * Uttered by creditors and players alike. * Please pardon my being agonizingly slow on the obvious uptake. Edited May 4, 2019 by Ridgewaycynic2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsfaninChicago Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 The league would have survived if they had adopted the old XFL rule of the first player that doesn’t brake their collar bone on the opening mid-field football wrestling match gets to decide possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Who thought someone could make Vince McMahon look like a sensible business person. Say what you will about the original XFL but they made the full season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Fun while it lasted. Hopefully the new XFL in 2020 will do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 6 hours ago, reddogblitz said: Fun while it lasted. Hopefully the new XFL in 2020 will do better. XFL will last at least one year- Vince will ensure that but the long range viability will depend on better tv situation which i doubt he can much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) ....McMahon next up??....stay tuned........HeHateMe cometh........... Edited May 5, 2019 by OldTimeAFLGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 On 5/1/2019 at 3:40 PM, PromoTheRobot said: I think they fed people much better then at Fyre Fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Boca BIlls said: I think they fed people much better then at Fyre Fest. There must be more to this story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said: There must be more to this story. I doubt it. It was far fetched and doomed because of that from the moment it was launched. Anyone who paid any attention at all could have seen this coming. No real interest from the NFL. No TV contract (it’s rumored they paid for their telecasts. The usual D list rosters. Little local appeal for the chosen cities. All teams owned by the league. A real shocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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