Google exec to form rival to NFL (1 Viewer)

[Bojang0301]

Honestly, all they have to do to compete is give players guarenteed contracts on the same pay scale. The NFL would be screwed.

 

[larry_boy_44]

they only have 8 teams...

so unless they go home-and-home with everyone, they aren't going to have a ton of games...

probably a 10-game schedule...

the NFL is mid-September to early-January as far as the regular season goes...

why not run thier regular season from mid-November to the end of January??? Then have thier playoffs in February? (or even mid-December to end of February)

that way they are playing during the NFL playoffs when there aren't many games being played... college & high school is over, and the NFL is on a 4 game/week schedule....

 

[Bojang0301]

The only way this has a chance to work is by offering a better product than the NFL... Is it easy to do? far from it... Is it possible? maybe... They would have to exploit the few flaws the NFL has - and the major point I would think is guaranteed contracts to players... You could certainly attract Matt Hasselbeck, Tom Brady or else if you offer them 20M$ per year for 5 years - guaranteed... And you would have to do this for every team, for every position... in fact 'stealing' the NFL talent pool...How can you afford to do this? You have to have unlimited funds for one... and Google might be a good suitor... if they where able to buy Youtbue for 1.8B$... they could certainly have 8 teams with a 200M$ payroll each - a 4M$ annual salary per player... higher than the NFL... This is all speculation on my part obviously, but that's the only way I think it can be done - not only stealing Steve Young and/or Jim Kelly... but the complete talent pool...

It would force the NFL's hands and would generally help all the players in both leagues who right now are getting dicked compared to every other sport.

 

[Mungo Burrows]

Honestly, all they have to do to compete is give players guarenteed contracts on the same pay scale. The NFL would be screwed.

The NFL Salary cap is well over $100million per year. Even at just 8 teams, if they give multi-year deals you're looking at someone ponying up $3-4 Billion in guaranteed salary when they don't have any consistent source of revenue like the NFL's TV deals.

 

[roadkill1292]

Good luck to them

If you're being genuine, then . I'm pulling for them. The NFL could use a little dose of humility that some competition could bring. Let's see the NFL continue to suspend every player whose behavior they don't like with another pro league lurking around the corner waiting to throw the same contract at him. Personally, I'd like to see guys like Ricky Williams playing in the states again. What do I care if he likes to smoke a little weed between games?:channelingcapella:

 

[3nOut]

Do Americans really love football or do they just love the NFL?

They love gambling.

 

[TitusIII]

I'll watch. But I think they are making a mistake if they plan on simply taking the talent the NFL disregards. They have to steal a few top prospects and/or make college freshmen/sophomores fair game. The Toronto/Mexico City franshices are a great idea, and I think both cities will have a NFL team before I die.

 

[roadkill1292]

I'll watch. But I think they are making a mistake if they plan on simply taking the talent the NFL disregards. They have to steal a few top prospects and/or make college freshmen/sophomores fair game. The Toronto/Mexico City franshices are a great idea, and I think both cities will have a NFL team before I die.

While the NFL keeps the Maurice Claretts of the world out, the UFL can go ahead and sign him. He may have turned into a turd but he would have made a PR splash in the new league. Plus there're lots of guys who have the talent to play but don't fit the NFL's rigid "character" guidelines. Most of us watching really don't care about that stuff -- let the civil authorities deal with it -- we just want to see skilled play.

 

[GreenNGold]

I actually hope this league is successful. I think the NFL (not the teams or players but the actual league) is way too greedy and overly-protective of their brand (such as suing churches who have a superbowl party).

However, if it becomes successful it could really mess with fantasy football... especially if talent starts getting split between both leagues. That i don't want.