Thread 150350917

Watching the preseason got me thinking, wouldn't the NFL benefit from a G-League style developmental league, where minor league affiliates play meaningful games using the same offensive and defensive systems to help develop the practice squad and other young players?
You could play on Fridays, Saturdays, and/or Mondays with players you know didn't/won't dress/play on Sunday
This seems a lot better developmentally than trying to play in a spring league

>>150350917 (OP)
Didn't read your post, just letting you know we no longer use ableist slurs here

>>150350917 (OP)
>train your precious prospects
>invest time and money
>finally ready for the big league
>first play suffer career ending injury
I can see why teams might hesitate to implement minor league style farming system

>>150351153
That risk is exactly the same on the practice field

>>150350917 (OP)
Imagine NFL with relegations, and play off like cl, with final a superb owl
Also connect NCAA with NFL, so NFL is premier league and NCAA is 3rd/4th

>>150350917 (OP)
>wouldn't the NFL benefit from a G-League style developmental league
you mean like
> THE WORLD LEAGUE?
you fucking dipshit

>>150350917 (OP)
>a lot better developmentally than trying to play in a spring league
you want a NFL JV schedule?
you haven't thought this through.
NFL is governed by the NFLPA
> Reps are extremely limited
> Player availability is limited
> contracts are geared toward a 18 game regular season. If you add more "labor" to players expectation you'll have to fight the CBA
the practice squad is 16 players not enough to field a team, so to play a game you would have to pull in veterans from your roster

>>150350917 (OP)
They already have that. Its called college football

>>150353845
And like Jannies, they do it for free.
Why would the NFL want to pay for a development league when college does a far better and more extensive job than the NFL ever could?

You don't need more games to develop in handegg
Only QBs, linebackers and runningbacks need actual real game rep
In every other position you just need to practice positional drills and 1v1s to get good. If you compete well in the 1v1 you will be good enough to play. Handegg positions are so specialized and one dimensional that you can practice like that

>>150353923
The counter argument to that is you train guys with meaningful game reps in your system and your way of doing things. But NFL coaches typically don't last long enough for that to be worthwhile.
>>150353933
Wide Receivers and QB's need meaningful reps together to understand tendencies, depth, timing, etc. DB's need reps if you're running anything more complicated that straight man so they know their assignments and you can throw curve balls at them. OL need reps with each other so they know how to handle different blocking assignments and how to handle stunts/handoffs. The guys that actually don't really need the reps as much linebackers and runningbacks.

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>>150354007
See, there's this thing called PRACTICE, where they do all of the things you are suggesting.

>>150350917 (OP)
Like NFL Europe?
They already have the practice squad and very few of those players become much more than special teams players. If you have enough talent you are already on the active 53 man roster and most of those players are expected to play at least special teams.

>>150350917 (OP)
Does Vegas want this innovation?