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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: 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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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

The last time around, Vince set up the XFL salary structure as follows: Quarterbacks made $35K per season, all other players made $30K. I don't see Vinnie Mac paying out any big salaries this time around, either.What are the players going to do? Since Vince owns all of the franchises, they can't become free agents and sign for more money with another XFL team. Most of the players will sign on with the XFL hoping to stand out enough to attract the attention of one of the NFL teams.

22 posted on 02/18/2018 6:38:03 AM PST by GreenHornet
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