United Football League

[Lint]

10 hours ago, GhostMachine said:

Obviously, you've never watched any Canadian football. The backfield being in motion doesn't really give the offense quite that much of an advantage. 

 

 

Sorry...you get a guy like JJ Nelson, who ran a 4.28 40, and give him a running start so he can be at/near full speed when the ball is snapped?  NO way someone going from a standstill is going to catch him

[TCO]

10 hours ago, MexicoJack said:

Presumably so will the guys playing in the XFL?

I was more talking about the application of the rule in the NFL but yes, the XFL guys will almost definitely suck!  

[Noah]

10 hours ago, Meacxico said:

They'll likely suck much harder. 

On an unrelated note, I am now planning on getting into shape so I can play in the XFL.

[Lineker]

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The fledgling Alliance of American Football is set to pay players $250,000
each on three-year, non-guaranteed contracts, league co-founder Bill Polian
told ESPN.
              The salaries will be in line with the XFL, which intends to pay players
$75,000 a season upon launching in 2020.
              The AAF inaugural season is set to begin Feb. 9 and last 10 weeks.
              Polian told ESPN, where he works as an NFL analyst, that AAF contracts will
include health insurance and an education stipend for players who complete a
year in the league. Players will be allowed to leave the league for the NFL,
though Polian said it is unclear whether AAF teams will still hold the rights
to that player until the three-year period expires.
              Players will be allocated to AAF rosters based primarily on the proximity
where they played college, according to ESPN. For players whose college team
doesn't provide a clear fit, they will be allocated based on their most recent
NFL or CFL team. If the player doesn't have a college fit and hasn't played in
the NFL or CFL, they will be eligible to sign with any team.
              Teams can only take one former college quarterback from their region.
              AAF team locations include Birmingham, Orlando, Atlanta, Memphis, San Diego,
San Antonio, Phoenix and Salt Lake City.
              Combines will be held next month in Los Angeles, Houston and Atlanta,
according to ESPN, with the fee to participate being $175.
              --Field Level Media

 

[Meacon Keaton]

Players going to AAF teams based on where they went to college seems like an odd choice. Birmingham and Atlanta franchises are going to dominate, what with them getting the SEC talent that doesn't go to the NFL. San Antonio should do well too. Teams like Phoenix and Salt Lake City could be yearly bottom-feeders assuming this lasts multiple years. 

They really should either let players sign wherever they want, or have an inaugural draft where every team has an even chance to build their squads. Birmingham getting all Alabama and Auburn kids, Atlanta getting all Georgia kids, San Antonio getting all the Texas, A&M, and Oklahoma kids, and Orlando getting the Florida, Florida State, and Miami kids just doesn't seem right.

[GhostMachine]

I've been thinking, and here's how I'd a new football league:

No coin toss. Visiting team gets to decide if they want to receive or kick. 

Backfield is allowed in motion just like in the CFL.

To make things more interesting, touchbacks = ball on the 10, not the 20. 

Second unsportsmanlike conduct or unneccesary roughness call = auto ejection. (For purposes of this, one of each would also equal ejection.)

QB = Touch football rules if the QB is throwing. They're overprotected already, so why not take it to the extreme? If the QB is scambling/running, they can be hit like any other player.

Helmet to Helmet hits: If a hit occurs due to a defender lowering their head at the last possible second, that player is benched for the rest of the drive, and if the play resulted in a first down or score, the play is negated. (Do-over.)

Overtime rules (Regular season only): Each possession the visiting team starts with the ball on the 50 yard line, while the home team starts with it on the visiting team's 40. Must go for 2 pt conversions on every TD. During the playoffs and championship game, both teams start with the ball on the 50. During the championship game ONLY, a field goal cannot win the game.

No white jerseys, unless it's actually a team's main color. 

 

 

 

 

[MDK]

Can someone explain XFL to me?

[The Lusophone]

4 minutes ago, PolaMDK said:

Can someone explain XFL to me?

It's the TNA of Eggball.

[Meacon Keaton]

Except the XFL is likely going to die twice before TNA even dies once. But otherwise yeah pretty much.

[MDK]

7 minutes ago, MexicoJack said:

It's the TNA of Eggball.

I know less than when I started.

[Colly]

1 hour ago, GhostMachine said:

I've been thinking, and here's how I'd a new football league:

No coin toss. Visiting team gets to decide if they want to receive or kick. 

Backfield is allowed in motion just like in the CFL.

To make things more interesting, touchbacks = ball on the 10, not the 20. 

Second unsportsmanlike conduct or unneccesary roughness call = auto ejection. (For purposes of this, one of each would also equal ejection.)

QB = Touch football rules if the QB is throwing. They're overprotected already, so why not take it to the extreme? If the QB is scambling/running, they can be hit like any other player.

Helmet to Helmet hits: If a hit occurs due to a defender lowering their head at the last possible second, that player is benched for the rest of the drive, and if the play resulted in a first down or score, the play is negated. (Do-over.)

Overtime rules (Regular season only): Each possession the visiting team starts with the ball on the 50 yard line, while the home team starts with it on the visiting team's 40. Must go for 2 pt conversions on every TD. During the playoffs and championship game, both teams start with the ball on the 50. During the championship game ONLY, a field goal cannot win the game.

No white jerseys, unless it's actually a team's main color. 

 

 

 

 

EXTRA TIME MULTIBALL. 

[Meacon Keaton]

GhostMachine wants a bunch of whacky ass changes just for the sake of changes. 

My suggestion is that when no one is playing XFL, everybody on TV should be looking around asking "Where is XFL?"

[Gazz]

1 hour ago, PolaMDK said:

Can someone explain XFL to me?

It's an American Football league but there are no fixtures released at the start of the season. Instead 'XFL Friday Night Football' will start from a random stadium somewhere in America. One team will take the field and start warming up, then a second team will run out and interupt their practice. Then the XFL Commissioner will come out onto the field and make them play each other. Then they play each other again the next week, with the team that lost in week one winning in week two. Then after eight weeks of playing each other, they play each other again for the XFL Superb Owl trophy.

[Meacon Keaton]

Also they don’t keep score because wins and losses don’t matter.

[Szumi]

And the team called The Big Dog(s) always have to look strong, no matter what.

[KJE]

Allegedly from reddit ....

Apparently cities will be announced on December 5th with Houston, New York, and St. Louis expected to be among the final eight.

Also, grain of salt etc., they will announce their tv deal on December 13th with Fox and NBC both negotiating. 

[RoHitman Reigns]

St Louis is announced as the first city to get a team.

[Lowerdeck]

Coming up next: San Diego and Oakland

[Maxx]

I mean I'm all for Oakland getting to have football, but people really need to stop using the Coliseum so they will finally tear it down. 

[LL!]

What are the odds that Vince will try to cut off the NFL by having the first team in London?

And I'd bet money on Canada getting a team too.