USFL / XFL (merged official thread)

[colobuck79]

I think this xfl is pretty fun

 

[Jake]

I like the transparency of the replay review process. Would've loved to have seen/heard that in the Clemson game.

 

[buckeyemania11]

Just tuned in for a my first viewing. The way I see it, the problem with these leagues is and will be QB play. Sorry but I’m not going to watch Aaron Murray and Matt McGloin struggle to move an offense long term.

DC Buckeyes may be worth a watch. And it is football, of some kind. But I don’t know.

Minus those 2 I think the quality of play has been at least watchable and the presentation is entertaining . A step up from past attempts at a second somewhat major pro league.

 

[ScriptOhio]

• One last thing on the XFL weekend (and our own Conor Orr did a good job breaking it down): The league has been well-received by NFL scouting types. It’s great for the development of guys who play positions where backups rarely get into games (quarterbacks, offensive linemen), and it’s good place to evaluate players who are on the fringes of the league. And it can also be a place where guys who may have entered the pros before they were ready can go develop. Fair to say, that’s enough for NFL folks to root for the survival of Vince McMahon’s fledgling league, which has a better chance to survive than the AAF did on funding alone. Now, we’ll all see how much the ratings drop from Week 1 to 2, because that will probably be indicative of where this is going next.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/02/10/inside-philip-rivers-chargers-divorce-what-nfl-likes-about-xfl

 

[Jake]

Week Two's first score is a 13 yard TD pass (on 3rd and 11) by Cardale Jones.

 

[Dryden]

Matt McGloin is still awful.

 

[Jake]

McGloin and Cardale have both thrown TD passes for the DC Defenders.

 

[buckeyeintn]

After complaining about the game plan right before the half, McMuffin promptly throws a pick 6 in the first drive of the 2nd half. Looks like they implemented the changes he suggested. Dipstick.

 

[Jake]

DC goes up 27-0 in the final 2 minutes and they go for THREE!

Woody would approve.

(They failed)

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

You can take the douchebag out of Pick Six U, but you can't take the Pick Six U out of the douchebag.

 

[Dryden]

 

[Jake]

Tampa Bay was favored in both of their first 2 games, both on the road, and their offense produced 3 points in each game.

Those point spreads were based on virtually nothing. Sucker bets.

 

[Dryden]

 

[Dryden]

McGloin and Cardale have both thrown TD passes for the DC Defenders.

And that was Tracy Sprinkle that forced him into that throw.

 

[mattynokes]

I like the transparency of the replay review process. Would've loved to have seen/heard that in the Clemson game.

Shit, this would give Ohio State all the momentum. We gotta keep the narrative alive! So, we gotta reverse it. Say something about football moves and can't use slo-mo here.