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3 Reasons Why The NFL Should Fear The XFL
Return of Kings ^ | February 15, 2018 | Brian F. Lockard

Posted on 02/18/2018 2:31:15 AM PST by vannrox

If you haven’t heard, Vince McMahon is resurrecting the XFL in 2020, and if I was Roger Goodell, I would be very, very afraid. McMahon is somebody who has been in and around sports and sports entertainment for a very long time. He took the reins of the WWE in 1982, and it is still a very strong brand with high viewership and decent ratings. The WWE has been thriving for decades now. Not as long as the NFL, but… you see my point.

Vince is a calculating businessman, and a highly successful one. The original XFL was a failure because it didn’t take itself too seriously. But that was a different time.

Now, the NFL has made the mistake of taking itself too seriously. It has annoyingly embedded itself in political and social issues, rather than remaining neutral and impartial. We don’t care what Colin Kaepernick says about racial prejudice, or anything that Al Michaels says about anything. Their condescending ignorance is painfully hollow. We don’t care about their politics. We just want football!

So here are three reasons why the NFL should fear McMahon’s potential gridiron messiah…

1. NFL Games Are Simply Dull

Honestly, we just want to see these idiots (the players) kill each other (on the field, of course, though some of them have taken their work home with them), and we’re not even allowed that! A whole bevy of slanted rules of contact favoring quarterbacks, halfbacks, and wide receivers (the owners’ hottest commodities) have taken away a lot of the defensive spectacle that old football had.

Even the kickoff is ruined for the sake of mitigating violence. Imagine the most adrenaline-packed playoff game, the hype leading up to it, the crowd—the mob is primed and ready and drunk since 9AM—and the very first thing that happens is a disappointing sequence of inaction. A touchback! O holy blue balls!

Soon, it might all very well be flag football exclusively. Never say never when it comes to greed and the protection of the owners’ prized stallions.

Another malady the No Fun League refuses to treat is the pace of games, which have become nauseatingly sluggish. With the over-analyzing of replays and incessant penalties, which are reportedly up 20 percent since 2009, a sport that was once teeming with exciting moments and memorable displays of physical feats has been reduced to a time drag, a slow crawl to the next commercial break. When the Little League World Series is more exciting than the Super Bowl, you know you’re in trouble.

The maudlin, inebriated ballads of the disgruntled Browns fan in the corner of the pub are far more interesting. And in these ballads, you hear voices. Through the slurring of adjectives and expletives, the mob is in a confused, delirious state of discontent.

2. Its Stars Are Detestable

The mob is growing tired of prima donna athletes, who chew and spit out the hands that elevated them from street thug to penthouse thug. What image is the league presenting by jumping on the “progressive” bandwagon, yet handing out slaps on the wrist and second chances to convicted felons and ultimately glorifying this behavior? The mob has had enough of the double standards.

And finally, the mob is growing tired of the unpatriotic atmosphere these ignoramuses perpetuate, even if it’s all at the behest of their overlords. They simply do what they’re told. But they’ve forgotten that they exist for our entertainment. For our amusement. And nobody is forcing them to do it. You assume the risk of bodily injury by putting on the pads. Don’t like it? Don’t play. Simple as that.

With ratings hitting all-time lows (down 9% in week 15), merchandise sales plummeting, and attendance deteriorating faster than Dak Prescott’s intangibles, fans are hungry for a new medium to sate their inherent thirst for blood, for contemporary gladiatorial games to commence once again. They just don’t know it yet. The desire has been laying dormant as of now. People have come to terms with the NFL monopoly. At least it’s something, right?

As a result, the NFL has been getting away with mediocrity for years, except now they’ve exposed their flaws for the world to see, and Janet Jackson’s nip slip may be more prophetic than we initially realized. There are cracks in the foundation. And the XFL might just find enough room to squeeze in.

3. Market Potential

Yes, there’s a market for new football. Gritty, spectacular, testosterone-fueled blood sport. And Vince McMahon is no doubt salivating at the chance of redeeming himself in this market. McMahon understands that football should be entertainment primarily, because that is exactly what it is and should be treated as.

Just imagine a Roman gladiator, a person barely higher than the level of slave, screaming up from the pit instead of battling tigers, attempting to dictate what the Senate should do. Nobody would listen. There’s a time and place for everything, and politics do not belong in sport.

McMahon believes this and is making it a selling point. A shrewd, tactical approach in the wake of a season that will be remembered more for tabloid headlines instead of what really matters: the football itself. He also believes that players with criminal records will not enjoy the eventual fruits this rebooted league will bear.

With standards so low in our society as it pertains to culture for what degeneracy, the new XFL will be a deep, crisp breath of fresh air. A clean inhale, free from the smog of politics and pop culture brain-rot.

Ironically, this competition may be good for the NFL, who will no doubt be forced to improve their own image and the quality of their product if the XFL becomes more popular. Only time will tell.

But if McMahon has learned anything from his friend Trump, playing to the mob and giving the people what they truly want is a model to be emulated and repeated, something the NFL has forgotten.

Read More: 4 Reasons Why Americans Will Never Fully Embrace Soccer



TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: football; money; nfl; xfl
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1 posted on 02/18/2018 2:31:16 AM PST by vannrox
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The only way to beat the NFL is when the best players start going to the XFL instead

Pay the players more than the NFL is doing but the NFL is a moneymaking juggernaut so I don't see that happening

Maybe if you were Jeff Bezos with $115 Billion but not Vince with only $1.73 billion

2 posted on 02/18/2018 2:37:10 AM PST by KavMan
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To: vannrox

Love it! Bttt!!!


3 posted on 02/18/2018 2:37:37 AM PST by EliRoom8
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To: vannrox

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.


4 posted on 02/18/2018 3:09:03 AM PST by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

It’s not delusional. Some of us would rather watch Pee-Wee football than the NFL.


5 posted on 02/18/2018 3:19:12 AM PST by EliRoom8
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To: zeestephen

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.


6 posted on 02/18/2018 3:27:33 AM PST by Louis Foxwell (Islam is Satans finest work.)
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To: zeestephen

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.


7 posted on 02/18/2018 3:30:30 AM PST by dinodino
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To: KavMan
From the perspective of a spectator, football is more than just getting the best of the best players on a field in uniform to play

It's about seeing players you care about as a fan winning or losing

In the NFL, these days you want to cheer for most of the scumbag players to lose so what is the point in winning or watching

Was watching a few high school games in pre season played in stadiums and televised with NFL broadcast tech but without the NFL BS

It was more fun to watch than an NFL game

There has been a weird shift in football over the years

High school ball has been elevated to the level college ball was at in the 1960s and 1970s

College ball is at the level the pros were in the 60s and 70s

Pro ball has degenerated into a freak show played by over paid, moronic thugs who you love to hate.

Because of the big money in the NFL and pretentious players and management, the stakes have gotten higher and more rules have been put in place that make the game a farce. The next step in the evolution of the NFL is establishing an appeals court to litigate referee decisions in real time - with an all star team of lawyers

At some point getting the best of the best together does make the game better - NFL All Star games have always been a bust. And who can forget cheering against the first US Olympic basket ball team made up of arrogant NBA stars when they got their butts kicked by bunch of Olympic amateurs

8 posted on 02/18/2018 3:34:10 AM PST by rdcbn
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To: vannrox

I cannot wait for the XFL. There’s plenty enough talent out there to support it. FUNFL.


9 posted on 02/18/2018 3:37:26 AM PST by Living Free in NH
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To: vannrox

I predict the new XFL will last about as long as the old XFL.


10 posted on 02/18/2018 3:51:34 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

What are your predictions for the prospects of an NFL resurgence?


11 posted on 02/18/2018 4:02:58 AM PST by EliRoom8
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To: EliRoom8
What are your predictions for the prospects of an NFL resurgence?

Better than an XFL ascendance. Reports of the NFL demise are greatly exaggerated.

12 posted on 02/18/2018 4:06:48 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

To each their own. I’d rather watch PeeWees than NFL excrement.


13 posted on 02/18/2018 4:10:13 AM PST by EliRoom8
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To: vannrox

Count me in. I’d rather watch college football, premier leagu soccer, or any xfl game over the NFL. I didn’t watch a singe nfl game last season and don’t plan on doing so in the future. Just like the Winter Olympics (it should be called the gay, Trump hating olympics), I don’t care for a bunch is social justice assholes force feeding me PC and leftist ideology. I’d rather just turn it off.


14 posted on 02/18/2018 4:31:06 AM PST by Nicojones
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To: vannrox

Vince McMahon might be spreading himself too thin, with his purchase of MMA for $4 billion.


15 posted on 02/18/2018 4:34:21 AM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: vannrox

I think Rugby might do better. It’s a much rougher game than the NFL and more fun to watch.


16 posted on 02/18/2018 4:36:46 AM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Jonty30

Uh, that was WME, not WWE that purchased the UFC...


17 posted on 02/18/2018 5:00:23 AM PST by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: EliRoom8
It is delusional. Just because you wish it so, doesn't make it true. First, the article is untrue. It was a great football season and a great Super Bowl. Sluggish games? Haha.

Second, the marketing power of the NFL is phenomenal.

Third, the product. As the previous posters have the ability to critically think, correctly noted the good players are with the NFL and that is not going to change, which means the XFL will put out a terrible product that no one wants to see.

Fourth, I think it's great you watching Pee-Wee football instead. It's a big country and there are plenty of options for everyone.

Fifth, I am sure you are aware FOX purchased the Thursday night football rights for the next season, at $550 million more than was paid to the NFL this season by CBS and NBC (they shared broadcasting the Thurs night games). Their ratings may be down some, but the NFL attracts young males to the TV set. Young males watch little TV, so when a program attracts them, advertisers pay a premium.

Conclusion, the NFL is doing just fine, thank you.

18 posted on 02/18/2018 5:24:11 AM PST by Dave W
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To: vannrox

Ironically, ten years ago I wrote a letter to Roger Goodell and predicted that he would ruin the NFL... He seems determined to prove me right. One of the most maddening things is that this behavior that has offended the fans HAS BEEN AGAINST THE RULES since the beginning - Goodell just refuses to enforce those rules. The Dallas Cowboys could not wear anything to honor their murdered policemen... but it is OK to dishonor the flag.


19 posted on 02/18/2018 5:48:36 AM PST by Bob Ireland (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise)
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To: vannrox

I predict McMahon and his family will be successful in SELLING the XFL to America.


20 posted on 02/18/2018 5:59:06 AM PST by VideoDoctor
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