XFL - Discussion
I found myself watching the 2nd half of a game last week with genuine interest. And I watched a little of last night's game. I agree that some of the rules changes are positive. In general, I think it has legs, but time will tell.
It is something between NFL and college ball, and I watch both and accept their differences.
It's entertaining.
In general, the QBs are pretty bad.
The way they do kickoffs is cool. The NFL should consider it.
yahooyahoo said:
In general, the QBs are pretty bad.
The way they do kickoffs is cool. The NFL should consider it.
Agreed.
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Is anyone watching this?
I started watching so I could explain why it was terrible. Then it wasn't really terrible, and some of the rule changes are interesting. E.G. I saw a QB catch his first pass after defense batted it back to him, and he was able to successfully throw a second pass!
But tonight the commentators' origin stories of the players and coaches kind of reached a tipping point, and I recognized that they each have an NFL "almost made it" history. One player was a top draft pick, but had a car accident right before the draft. The coach who had promising career prospects was de-railed by an unexpected family crisis.
XFL was designed to be a football league with even MORE bread and circus than the NFL. But, if you are paying attention, it has an understory about second chances.
Watching its third week, I got a twinge of the same note "Field of Dreams" hit. They are all underdogs getting a second chance..
I'm rooting for them.