Delusional.
There are not enough high quality players and coaches to staff the 32 team NFL, even at the beginning of the season.
Specifically, at the most important position, there might be 12 NFL quarterbacks who play at a consistently high level. At least three will get knocked out for the season, and another three will miss substantial game time because of injuries.
When you combine injuries, brief careers, and a talent shortage, a competitive second league is impossible.
It’s not delusional. Some of us would rather watch Pee-Wee football than the NFL.
College, indeed, high school football is exciting stuff. It does not require a stable of athletic geniuses to make the game interesting. McMahon knows precisely how to use available talent to put on a great show.
It’s not delusional at all. Some of us will never watch another NFL game again, so I think a new league has a chance.
By that standard, minor-league baseball is impossible. But it seems to be pretty well-attended. :)
The XFL will be a minor league, no matter what happens. But people will give it a chance.
Respectfully, I disagree. There are thousands of good players in college. Only a couple hundred or so make it into the NFL. I see three things going for an XFL restart. One, there are plenty of good players. Two, the players that go into the NFL are they ones that can excel in that rule-bound environment. They are not necessarily the best physically. Three, a more raw, less scripted game, where mistakes are made on both sides of the ball makes for a more exciting, anything can happen on any play environment. I like his chances.
Specifically, at the most important position, there might be 12 NFL quarterbacks who play at a consistently high level. At least three will get knocked out for the season, and another three will miss substantial game time because of injuries.
When you combine injuries, brief careers, and a talent shortage, a competitive second league is impossible.
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True enough. Here is where your analysis breaks down. The NFL locker rooms are now divided between the social activist revolutionaries and the guys who just want to play football. The Oakland Raiders black linemen refused to block for the white “star” QB because he refused to support the protests. The QB was out for the season with rib injuries. Many talented players will be forced out of the NFL because they will be viewed by the thugs now running the league as SCABS, I remember the AFL was laughed at until Joe Namath jumped to the league for $400,000 a year and brought instant respectability to the league. The hard core football fan will put up with less talent in favor of more entertaining games. college football has a great following even though National Champ Alabama couldn’t beat the worst team in the NFL. McMahon is a marketing genius and many fans will jump to XFLjust to stick it up the NFL’s sanctimonious ass!
“Delusional.
There are not enough high quality players and coaches to staff the 32 team NFL, even at the beginning of the season..”
Not really.
I would rather watch two teams of lesser quality athletes play with every bit of their ability EVERY PLAY than watch overpaid “top quality” athletes only use half their ability.
Give me players who play for love of the game and I will watch.
Until they start kneeling.