COMING SOON: FXFL

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by JCBRAVE, Aug 21, 2014.

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  1. JCBRAVE

    JCBRAVE goTitans 2019 Survivor Champion

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    They do and dont. maybe The Hammer can tell us more on the CFL.
     
  2. Dee

    Dee Pro Bowler

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    I would do it if I didn't have a kid or a wife or Obamacare...
     
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  3. Fry

    Fry Welcome to the land of tomorrow!

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    This will never be as successful as it could be until each team is affiliated with their own minor league team. Cultivating players that fit your own scheme selected by the organization.

    Seventh round pick that needs more experience, but don't want to risk putting him on waivers to assign him to the PS? Send him to your minor league team. Let him learn the system he'll be executing on Sundays and see what he can do.
     
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  4. Thaddeus43

    Thaddeus43 Sunshiner President

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    For some reason I have my doubts that this will ever take off (UFL, XFL, NFLeurope ...) But I would like to see a developmental league for the NFL.

    Heck, we may even see Palmer get another HC gig
     
  5. Thaddeus43

    Thaddeus43 Sunshiner President

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    Yeah I agree ... if the players were actually learning from the same playbook as the team they were developing for then that would be great. We could definitely see players move up from FXFL to NFL in a week due to injuries.

    The way it stands now, I don't think we would see a player on Wed, then again on the following Sunday as the story suggested. If anything this would be used as a way to develop a guy and bring him back in to next years TC to compete.
     
  6. Thaddeus43

    Thaddeus43 Sunshiner President

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    Really though, if this was done right (which I doubt it ever will) ... you could have a similar level of play as we see in NCAA today overall. I mean most of the players that even get invites to NFL TC were pretty good college ball players. Now I know we would be missing all the 'elite' college players, so its not like you will be watching an SEC or national title type of game, but just comparing to your average college team, it could be a pretty similar level of play.
     
  7. JCBRAVE

    JCBRAVE goTitans 2019 Survivor Champion

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    The problem with NFL Europe was it wasn't in line with the NFL season. And the XFL was a gimmick.
     
  8. Thaddeus43

    Thaddeus43 Sunshiner President

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    yeah that is true about NFL Europe ... that and it was in Europe.

    (wishfully thinking but ...) I think each team should get their own development team, and it should be in close proximity to it's parent team. For instance mini-Titans could be based in Memphis or Chattanooga or something. Would make it easier to call a player up. I also think fans would be much more likely to follow the minor league (since they would likely already be fans of the NFL parent team)

    Basically just put everyone you cut from TC on that team. They would have the same (or similar) playbook to the parent team (which they would already have a head start of learning by being in the parent team's TC just a few weeks earlier)

    If anyone stands out, then they would get an invite to camp again the next year, but with a lot more time in the playbook, and a lot more reps ... bubble players would come into camp MUCH more prepared.

    It would be like watching 3rd/4th Q of preseason games all game long lol (except once they got more familiar with the playbooks and more reps, then I think we would see much better level of comp)
     
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  9. Aqutis30

    Aqutis30 Do you mind - NOT being a Motaur?

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    You're on to something here.
     
  10. Titans Eternal

    Titans Eternal Got the swagger of a cripple

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    I will watch the this.


    YES. I. WILL.


    THE RETURN OF VY.

    IT'S HAPPENING.
     
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