XFL 2020 - Week 1

[drd23]

The one glaring thing i noticed was how poor the O-Line play across the entire XFL was.

Thats the one position where the talent between NFL and XFL is night and day.

Doesn't help that OL is the position group most reliant on playing alongside the same guys consistently

 

[drd23]

Did lol at them using an xbox controller to control the review film

 

[Eternal Schism]

On the Battlehawks train. Got a team shirt, probably pretty obscure to anyone in Melbourne.

Liked what I saw so far. The kickoff rule is really good, I've enjoyed to rushed pace of the game, feels somewhat like watching a condensed NFL game. O Line play has been awful but it's only round 1, things will get ironed out a bit over time.

Anyone looking for replays should search XFL on YouTube and sort for uploaded this week and duration over 20 minutes. Can get full games there.

 

[Exe Gesis]

On the Battlehawks train. Got a team shirt, probably pretty obscure to anyone in Melbourne.

Liked what I saw so far. The kickoff rule is really good, I've enjoyed to rushed pace of the game, feels somewhat like watching a condensed NFL game. O Line play has been awful but it's only round 1, things will get ironed out a bit over time.

Anyone looking for replays should search XFL on YouTube and sort for uploaded this week and duration over 20 minutes. Can get full games there.

xfl is awesome, all new teams, no history, fun to get into

 

[drd23]

On the Battlehawks train. Got a team shirt, probably pretty obscure to anyone in Melbourne.

Probably pretty obscure in the US outside of the 8 cities with teams

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Kickoffs are good in that they could implement it into NFL kickoffs to make onside kicks more realistic

The extra points suck. So gimmicky. Please never bring that to the NFL

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

I dont like that the play call goes to most/all of the offense. NFL needs to keep the QB play call/huddle alive

 

[Exe Gesis]

I dont like the PATs idea, but I can see the cool strategizing behind it, also the logic...from 10 yards out its bound to be a pass play, so the D will be very prepared against a pass. Even 2 fron the five is almost certainly a pass too, but not always. And at the 2 it can easily be run or pass 50:50, hence only 1.

The kickoff is silly imo, but I can see the NFL adopt it. However, I do like the idea of a reward-vs-punishment for kickoffs...bounce infield then out the endzone = offense starts from the 15 -- I'd actually make it the 10. and...kick out of bounds = offense starts from opponents 45 -- I'd make it halfway.

My simple solution to onside kicks is just make the kicker able to kick it straight up into the air, have players run under the ball and try to bat it back. Only for onside kicks there is no "fair catch".

And so, do NOT implement the 4th and 15 idea.

Agree about not losing the huddle, and in fact I hate that rule in the XFL, the coach can be constantly in the ear of the skill players and defenders... I'd rather allow a certain cut off point like the NFL does, and have the players actually figure stuff out themselves, don't be over-coached.

The punt rule is fine.

The rule I love the most is the one we haven't seen yet -- the double forward pass behind the LOS.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

The 4th & 15 idea is horrendous. Probably the worst thing Denver has done

 

[Exe Gesis]

Normal PATs are gimmes, they add nothing to the game and are useless. The XFL makes the PATs interesting

 

[Exe Gesis]

 

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[Exe Gesis]

The Vipers have more Ejections in franchise history than wins and touchdowns combined.

 

[Exe Gesis]

fans at the game are really getting into the XFL in the US.

saw tons of crowd shots the last two days with fans all cosplaying

 

[Exe Gesis]

including birthday suit...

 

[Exe Gesis]

 

[Exe Gesis]

western division rivalry

 

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[Exe Gesis]

oops...

 

[Exe Gesis]

merch sales at the defenders was booming, this was all that was left

 

[Exe Gesis]

one interesting tho, from that video i posted in the main XFL thread....the opening week attendances for the AAF were sognificantly better than the XFL.

Multiple AAF games got 20k, and as high as 27k.

Still, i think given the much better entertainment value that the XFL has already shown, that the crowd numbers will consistently hit 25k or 30k as the season wears on.

 

[Exe Gesis]

One thing that stood out from monitoring XFL on social media this weekend is the respect high school and college players have for the league

 

[Exe Gesis]