The NFL will have a spring league starting in the spring of 2017

soxhop411

news aggravator
SoSH Member
Dec 4, 2009
46,278
“@SiriusXMNFL: BREAKING: The NFL will have a spring league starting in the spring of 2017, structured around four squads of veteran free agent players”
 

Ed Hillel

Wants to be startin somethin
SoSH Member
Dec 12, 2007
43,593
Here
Oh boy, sounds exciting!

Which NFL free agents would actually even want to participate? Over the hill guys and the Matthew Mulligans of the world? Who are the QBs?
 

joe dokes

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 18, 2005
30,247
Three of the teams have been announced:

One team will have players coming off injury.
One will have players coming off suspension.
One will have players who are just old.
 

John Marzano Olympic Hero

has fancy plans, and pants to match
Dope
SoSH Member
Apr 12, 2001
24,548
This is what people have been clamoring for, more NFL.

The NFL is perhaps the most tone deaf league of the big four.
 

OnWisc

Microcosmic
SoSH Member
Apr 16, 2006
6,844
Chicago, IL
“@SiriusXMNFL: BREAKING: The NFL will have a spring league starting in the spring of 2017, structured around four squads of veteran free agent players”
This is smart. I think one of the reasons ratings have been down most of this season is that televised games (and NFL related media in general) is frankly kind of hard to find. I think adding more content through this spring foray will really raise the profile of the league. Depending on when this proposed league wraps up, it might be able to maintain interest heading through the summer and put the start of training camp and the regular season on everyone's radar. I only hope that the NFL takes the opportunity that this new league presents to experiment with innovative new ways of delivering their product so that we can access it through more channels than are available now.
 

kelpapa

Costanza's Hero
SoSH Member
Feb 15, 2010
4,639

TFP

Moderator
Moderator
SoSH Member
Dec 10, 2007
20,380
PFT Commenter continues his reign as the funniest and cleverest person on the sports internet.
 

OCST

Sunny von Bulow
SoSH Member
Jan 10, 2004
24,483
The 718
There needs to be a team for bartenders and construction workers who suddenly realize their dream of playing in the NFL, to be played by a B-list actor in a two-star movie that will play mostly on airplanes and cable channels requiring triple digits on your remote
 

staz

Intangible
Lifetime Member
SoSH Member
Dec 2, 2004
20,671
The cradle of the game.
Spring League alignment suggestion:

East
Mercury Morris and Friends
Rustbelt Retreads
Deep South Diabetes
Louisiana Mannings

West
Manziel Abusers
Compton Turf
Leavenworth Riot
San Francisco 49ers
 

allstonite

Member
SoSH Member
Oct 27, 2010
2,472
Gruden should coach a team made up entirely of players he discovers and works out while driving his motorcycle across the country
 

joe dokes

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 18, 2005
30,247
Spring League alignment suggestion:
East
Mercury Morris and Friends
Rustbelt Retreads
Deep South Diabetes
Louisiana Mannings

West
Manziel Abusers
Compton Turf
Leavenworth Riot
San Francisco 49ers
There has to be room for The Kromartie Kidz.



There needs to be a team for bartenders and construction workers who suddenly realize their dream of playing in the NFL, to be played by a B-list actor in a two-star movie that will play mostly on airplanes and cable channels requiring triple digits on your remote
You just described the replacement games in '87.
 

OCST

Sunny von Bulow
SoSH Member
Jan 10, 2004
24,483
The 718
Spring League alignment suggestion:

East
Mercury Morris and Friends
Rustbelt Retreads
Deep South Diabetes
Louisiana Mannings

West
Manziel Abusers
Compton Turf
Leavenworth Riot
San Francisco 49ers
This is the best post ever.
 

Eddie Jurak

canderson-lite
Lifetime Member
SoSH Member
Dec 12, 2002
44,480
Melrose, MA
Spring League alignment suggestion:

East
Mercury Morris and Friends
Rustbelt Retreads
Deep South Diabetes
Louisiana Mannings

West
Manziel Abusers
Compton Turf
Leavenworth Riot
San Francisco 49ers
Jamarcus Russell comeback time
 

dbn

Member
SoSH Member
Feb 10, 2007
7,785
La Mancha.
I just bought 2 box-seat season tickets on e-Bay for the Parsippany Peacocks. It set me back $1800 but, heck, box seats!
 

Moog

New Member
Oct 10, 2016
50
The line between hilariously terrible and boringly terrible is often exceedingly fine.