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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by burningmetal How are they hoping to fill a niche, as opposed to trying to create a football league that people might enjoy? Because you say so? Are you that threatened that someone might consider making a run ...

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Old 03-03-2020, 03:10 PM   #8
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Re: N/S Your take on the XFL

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How are they hoping to fill a niche, as opposed to trying to create a football league that people might enjoy? Because you say so? Are you that threatened that someone might consider making a run at the league that you evidently worship, that you can't accept any other reality?

You clearly did not grasp the concept of what I said before. The object is not to compete in season with the NFL and take it down. It's to create a league that people will enjoy and give them a reprieve from wussball. And that appeals to a lot more people than you seem to realize. Of course it takes time for it to build it's brand. I said as much, and I am also not predicting that it will definitely succeed. I'm telling you what the goal is.

You don't start a new league in the middle of an established league. That's why they started after the Super Bowl. It's not about riding coattails. And of course their commissioner is going to say they aren't competing with the NFL. It's not a head to head match, it's a process. And these guys aren't dumb enough to come out and say "we're going to war with the NFL". It's incredible to me that you would expect otherwise.

If they don't try to separate themselves from the NFL, they won't last. And they might NOT last. But it's been proven that being a "lapdog" for the NFL doesn't interest people. And Vince McMahon, regardless of what you think of him, is nothing if not a ruthless business competitor. It's not in his personality to just get by. We'll see how it works.
Backing off the "competition" claims a bit, huh? So you claim they are giving a reprieve from wussball. Sorry to inform you that the XFL rules have wussed it down even more than the NFL with all of their kickoff and punt rules. Don't get me wrong, I have really enjoyed the XFL thus far. Not because it is in any way superior to the NFL, but because it is professional football. I understand, even if by some miracle it lasts, that it is not and never will be as high a quality product as the NFL.

And it is absolutely a niche product geared toward giving rabid NFL fans a little off-season snack to get them by. Understanding and embracing that niche gives the league its best, and most likely, its only chance of surviving more than a season or two.

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