What would be the reason for no shotgun?
Interesting format. I guess its viability would depend on the quality of the players participating.
It still doesn't do anything to address the problem of the NFL's stupid three years out of high school rule, but it gives players a little more leverage if they want to take on the risk. All it takes is one five star recruit to decide they don't want to deal with the NCAA to give this thing some legitimacy.
Just like Brandon Jennings going to Europe for a year to play basketball instead of playing college ball did to that idea? Or Emmanuel Mudiay going to China?
No way this happens4 team minor league for guys out of HS that don't want to deal with college.
$50k/season salary plus community college tuition
6 season games + 2 playoff games
all practices open to scouts
guys placed on any team
league owns all teams, not individuals
every player plays
all snaps under center - no shotgun
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/could-...ix-a-nagging-nfl-draft-problem-100508944.html
Over/Under on this folding faster than the XFL
No...Different sport and different continent, for starters.
Same concept though. Skipping college to play professionally before they are able to be drafted by the top tier professional league in their chosen sport.
One 5* recruit choosing that league over college football before the NFL doesn't legitimize it any more than either of those 2 players going overseas for a year legitimized that route to the NBA.
Over/Under on this folding faster than the XFL
The article says the NFL is open to this because it will give teams better scouting reports and better feedback about athlete's attitude and disciplinary actions.
In college "student privacy" laws shield teams from knowing if someone is hurt more than they say they are, if they have attitude or discipline problems, etc. It also says everyone knows most players don't go to school to get an education - they go to school to get drafted - and for upper-middle class kids nothing will change because the 50k/year isn't really enticing to not go to school if they know they won't go pro. this league is for the "typical" player who may need money now and has no interest in education. college practices also aren't always open so scouts can't see players except for highlight tapes and a few games. the no-shotgun rule is to prepare QBs for the NFL snap as most teams do not use shotgun. College QBs using shotgun doesn't always translate to under-center that most NFL teams use.
finally, d-league basketball hasn't impacted the college game. college football will always be popular because there are built-in fan bases.
Just curious, how popular/successful is the NBA-D league? The NBA, like the NFL, drafts primarily through the NCAA. Fans follow their NCAA school a lot more than the NBA-D league. If the NFL wants to create a minor league, they'll need to monitor the NBA-D league's origins and current state.