Originally posted by tjd808185:
Originally posted by GolittaCamper:
Sure, but imagine last season, with relegation to the NFL's "JV" staring us in the face. How much more the last few games of the season would have mattered. Cleveland would have been playing their asses off, and so would we. Teams like Seattle gunning to send us down, man that would make for some tense moments.
Also, I would think that teams would not stay down long, pressure from fans would make teams in the relegation division work harder, not just scrape by and pocket the savings of being under the cap. Imagine the interest in the relegation division, as teams like Cleveland struggle to get out, it would make for compelling TV.
What I think would happen is Clv would get sent down, their attendance would drop 50%, and they'd be forced to cut cap to survive. Which is fine because no free agent would go there anyways knowing they could spend 3 years in the minors. From there once they win the d league title they're still the 28th to 32th best team and a mile behind everyone else. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't the Premier league go an entire decade with the same 4 teams at top? You're actually creating a system that creates a bigger gap of uncompetitive games because there's going to be 2nd class franchises everyone is avoiding. I'll give you it works in Europe but I don't see it working here. Soccer fans are the most passionate in the world. They'll watch the non premiere league. Football is more of a casual sport. I don't see much interest in the plight of bottom dwellers the same way minor league football just doesn't work.
Teams would receive equal shares of the revenue split, so money and cap would not be an issue.
Like the relegation league in Premier League Soccer, they would get the first 8 picks in the draft.
As a developmental division of the NFL they would be allowed 64 players, and champion would have to make cuts before the draft. All these players would be free agents, or perhaps draft eligible.
Unlike all the other failed alternate leagues, this is an NFL product with a real prize at stake, elevation, this would be enough to attract fans.
With teams in cities like Saint Louis, Portland, London, Vancouver BC, Mexico City, and others it would give the NFL a product in other countries to spread the sport.
Larger rosters could accommodate players coming from High School, or JCs.
Teams would not tank of higher picks, all games all season would matter.
Sure, lots of bugs, and kinks to work out, but in all I think with some positive input, it would be a better option than this guys league, it would get more viewers, and be better funded.
Like I aid earlier, if the NFL, NBA, and NCAA, want better products, the pro leagues have to make a rule saying all players entering the league need a two year degree in "Handling your s**t, and not going broke...oh, and some history of your game" This could be accomplished a number of ways.
The NFL could simply say, the degree is a job requirement.
The Players Association could establish a two their wage scale, with players who enter the league with less than two, or four years college experience singing 4 year, or two year contracts for significantly less then their college attending center parts, maybe a cap of 2 million a year for players without two years of college.
[ Edited by GolittaCamper on Jun 10, 2017 at 9:07 AM ]
