nucci Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 The other league that recently failed was like watching 4th qtr of preseason games. The talent level is just not there to get me to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, jletha said: Some of the logos are alright (Roughnecks, Renegades) but the names are awful. IMO teams should try to make connection to the city somehow. The Wildcats, Dragons, Vipers? Those are so stupidly generic awful names. I agree. When you look at the names in the NFL, they're not jokey or overly aggressive sounding. Names like Renegades and Roughnecks sound like they're connected to WWE. It's like they're picked to be 'cool' but like you say, they just come off as lame. But yeah, some of the actual logos are pretty cool. I remember the World League which became NFL Europe. They had some great names and logos when they started, New Jersey Knights, London Monarchs, Raleigh Durham Skyhawks, San Antonio Riders, Barcelona Dragons. There were some bad ones too, but on the whole I think they did a good job with that, and some of the uniforms were actually to the standard of the NFL IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 35 minutes ago, teef said: Is this thing going to be another colossal waste of time or what? Vince McMahon's ego is always good for some lulz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 17 minutes ago, Starr Almighty said: cant wait to draft my fantasy team for this ....Manziel I presume.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, nucci said: The other league that recently failed was like watching 4th qtr of preseason games. The talent level is just not there to get me to watch QB play is/was the biggest issue. They need to get some halfway competent QBs to play there. Not Mike Bercovici. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeAndy Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 When does XFL 2k20 come out? 5 minutes ago, That's No Moon said: QB play is/was the biggest issue. They need to get some halfway competent QBs to play there. Not Mike Bercovici. Doesn't help when being a 3rd string QB in the NFL likely pays more than the XFL starter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I just looked up the old WLAF uniforms to see if my memory was right. There are definitely some good ones I think. Some awful ones too, like the cloud, but looks like they went with a less is more approach (sorry, this was the best image I could find) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 18 minutes ago, That's No Moon said: QB play is/was the biggest issue. They need to get some halfway competent QBs to play there. Not Mike Bercovici. agree but if you're halfway competent, you're on an NFL roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 minute ago, nucci said: agree but if you're halfway competent, you're on an NFL roster Landry Jones is better than some current NFL QBs, current as in on a preseason roster. They need 7 more. Honestly, they only really need 3 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 29 minutes ago, nucci said: The other league that recently failed was like watching 4th qtr of preseason games. The talent level is just not there to get me to watch For the Alliance and, I suspect, the XFL, the viewership will end up being die hard football fans. The casual NFL fan that pretty much watches their team only, or some NFL games in a season, is simply not wasting their time watching other football leagues. The XFL probably thinks (hopes) they can pul some of these fans, but they likely cannot. I watch football nearly every night during the fall. I will watch any college game and any NFL game. Come spring, I will watch any XFL game that gets televised. I suspect I am the rare fan though. Who knows, the USFL would have succeeded if Trump hadn’t blown it up. Anything is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bills2ref said: For the Alliance and, I suspect, the XFL, the viewership will end up being die hard football fans. The casual NFL fan that pretty much watches their team only, or some NFL games in a season, is simply not wasting their time watching other football leagues. The XFL probably thinks (hopes) they can pul some of these fans, but they likely cannot. I watch football nearly every night during the fall. I will watch any college game and any NFL game. Come spring, I will watch any XFL game that gets televised. I suspect I am the rare fan though. Who knows, the USFL would have succeeded if Trump hadn’t blown it up. Anything is possible. The USFL had talented , big names players...probably would have succeeded if they stayed in the Spring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codyny13 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Would be nice to see teams in cities that don’t have NFL franchises already, but I’m sure they did their due diligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 those are like generic names that a video game would name imaginary teams as a placeholder until the user names the teams themself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabel Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 He Hate Me FTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co_springs_billsfan Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, RobbRiddick said: I just looked up the old WLAF uniforms to see if my memory was right. There are definitely some good ones I think. Some awful ones too, like the cloud, but looks like they went with a less is more approach (sorry, this was the best image I could find) I attended a couple Barcelona Dragons games back in the day. I was in middle school then so I don't remember much. They played at a stadium that had track and field stuff so you were pretty far away from the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jletha Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, MR8 said: Yes because the "Bills" make a solid connection to Buffalo..... ? Well honestly I always thought the Bills was a lame name. But Im sure that youve heard of Buffalo Bill Cody, where the name came from. Also the logo is a Buffalo, which is pretty well connected to the city, since its name is Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Nails Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Long live the Memphis Maniax! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Los Angeles Wildcats. Finally, an LA team I can get behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Defenders?? Is this like the Justice League or the Defenders of the Universe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR8 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, jletha said: Well honestly I always thought the Bills was a lame name. But Im sure that youve heard of Buffalo Bill Cody, where the name came from. Also the logo is a Buffalo, which is pretty well connected to the city, since its name is Buffalo. Yes but William "Buffalo Bill" Cody had nothing to do with the City of Buffalo... so the name has nothing to do with the city, just a silly connection based on similar name. ? I'm just saying most teams names have nothing to do with the city.... Colts? Chargers? Titans? Redskins? Raiders? Rams? Lions?... Just a silly thing to be rubbed about with these names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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