XFL Thread 2023

[PromoTheRobot]

13 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said:

What is completely idiotic is that these leagues are going to cannabalize each other for the completely mediocre talent they have to choose from in the first place. I don’t know if one of these leagues could have ever succeeded. But TWO competing leagues? Not a snowballs chance. 

 

Except they don't compete directly, though the two leagues will overlap by a couple of weeks. Does that mean players could play in both leagues? We'll find out.

 

In the meantime here's a primer on the upcoming XFL season.

https://www.cbssports.com/xfl/news/xfl-2023-primer-schedule-players-coaches-rules-everything-you-need-to-know-about-rebooted-league/

Edited February 15, 2023 by PromoTheRobot

[PromoTheRobot]

Another good story on the XFL from the Athletic. (Paywall)

https://theathletic.com/4206986/2023/02/16/xfl-dwayne-johnson-spring-football?source=user-shared-article

[PromoTheRobot]

14 ex-Bills on XFL rosters. (I only remember about half the names.)

https://billswire.usatoday.com/lists/buffalo-bills-shot-xfl-aj-mccarron-nfl/

 

[LeGOATski]

On 2/15/2023 at 6:09 AM, PetermansRedemption said:

What is completely idiotic is that these leagues are going to cannabalize each other for the completely mediocre talent they have to choose from in the first place. I don’t know if one of these leagues could have ever succeeded. But TWO competing leagues? Not a snowballs chance. 

Yeah, that makes it tough. There's definitely a TV audience for these leagues. It'd be better if they merged.

[PetermansRedemption]

16 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

14 ex-Bills on XFL rosters. (I only remember about half the names.)

https://billswire.usatoday.com/lists/buffalo-bills-shot-xfl-aj-mccarron-nfl/

 

You have a better memory than I do. I’m at remembering about two or three from that list. 

[PromoTheRobot]

So I'm watching Vegas/Arlington and the O/U is 35.5. So what's the score? 22-14 Arlington.  😂  Final: 22-20. 

Edited February 18, 2023 by PromoTheRobot

[PromoTheRobot]

Game 2: Orlando @ Houston.  Terrell Buckley makes his head coaching debut versus the all-timer Wade Phillips. On ESPN.

 

Crazy simultaneous possession replay right off the bat.

 

Edited February 19, 2023 by PromoTheRobot

[davefan66]

35 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Game 2: Orlando @ Houston.  Terrell Buckley makes his head coaching debut versus the all-timer Wade Phillips. On ESPN.

 

Crazy simultaneous possession replay right off the bat.

 

Thought there may have been a little bit of a bobble.  Blandino said couldn’t overturn the call, a TD or an INT.

 

Need to look up the kicking rules. That KO that resulted in the ball not going past the 20 and ending up at the kicking teams 45.  Weird.

 

Also, the Houston helmets are distracting for sure.  Dark one side, white the other with a swoosh of red at the bottom.

Edited February 19, 2023 by davefan66

[PromoTheRobot]

Just now, davefan66 said:

Thought there may have been a little bit of a bobble.  Blandino said couldn’t overturn the call, a TD or an INT.

 

Need to look up the kicking rules. That KO that resulted in the ball not going past the 20 and ending up at the kicking teams 45.  Weird.

 

Announcers to try explain the rules wrinkles as they go. This is the same KO rule as the last XFL from 2020.

[davefan66]

2 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

Announcers to try explain the rules wrinkles as they go. This is the same KO rule as the last XFL from 2020.

Missed what they said.

 

Looked it up. They must kick the ball between the end zone and 20.  If not, goes to the kicking teams 45.  Severe penalty for not kicking in that 20 yard zone.  Meant to increase KO returns.  Also they line up and can’t get a running start to help decrease injuries.  Found a good link.

 

Kicking rules

[PromoTheRobot]

4 minutes ago, davefan66 said:

Missed what they said.

 

Looked it up. They must kick the ball between the end zone and 20.  If not, goes to the kicking teams 45.  Severe penalty for not kicking in that 20 yard zone.  Meant to increase KO returns.  Also they line up and can’t get a running start to help decrease injuries.  Found a good link.

 

Kicking rules

 

Only one XP has been converted today. I'd be going for 3 every time.

[davefan66]

7 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

Only one XP has been converted today. I'd be going for 3 every time.

Exactly, why not? 1 point extra points are going nowhere so far.

 

 

[Luka]

Better off trying from the 10 than the 2 honestly. Opens up the playbook but maybe none of the coaching staffs have enough confidence in their QBs currently.

 

[davefan66]

Kinda like this Borghi kid.

[PromoTheRobot]

Wade's Roughnecks are kicking a**.

 

Paxton Lynch still sucks, even in the XFL.

Edited February 19, 2023 by PromoTheRobot

[Luka]

I'm still not sold on the media access. Every start up league has tried it and it's just uninteresting. Yes, the guy that scored the touchdown is happy he scored the touchdown. Don't really need an interview to know that.

 

[major]

I went to the xfl game today in Arlington. It was surprisingly entertaining. It reminded me of an nfl game from the early or mid 1980’s. 

[Luka]

5 minutes ago, major said:

I went to the xfl game today in Arlington. It was surprisingly entertaining. It reminded me of an nfl game from the early or mid 1980’s. 

Aside from all the weird special teams stuff going on.

[major]

1 minute ago, Luka said:

Aside from all the weird special teams stuff going on.

Yes, that was weird. Along with the choice of having 4th and 15 or onside kick

[davefan66]

36 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Wade's Roughnecks are kicking a**.

 

Paxton Lynch still sucks, even in the XFL.

Lynch is not good.