indaslums Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 A friend and I were talking and we think they should switch NFL Europe rules up a bit to make it more of a minor league farm system for the nfl. Like each team in NFL Europe would have 2 or 3 NFL teams' players on it. An example, the Galaxy would only have players from the Redskins, Jets, and Cardinals. Instead of having a guy here and there on a few different teams. This would give a chance for redskins players to gel and play together and work in similar systems as they would if they got moved to the big team. I feel like it would be much more competetive and then we could see our practice squad guys and our draft picks play more. Any opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thr0xx Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 i think the system is fine...cause even if the redskin players play together in europe, its still going to be a different system, different coaches etc.... they only need to "gel" when they are back in the US trying to win roster spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browncl Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 indaslums - Not a bad idea. I agree that a true farm system would be really cool. It would produce a little more loyalty - using your example fans of the galaxy would naturally become at least minor fans of the Cardinals, Skins and Jets. It is easier to become a fan when you can actually learn to follow and learn the players. I hate baseball, I can't deny a minor interest in the Atlanta Braves because their farm team is here in Richmond. It is neat to hear when a player needs rehab they come here. It is all over the news that "Smoltz will be pitching in Richmond tonight" etc. It gets all the fans excited when a pro comes down to the farm team, and it is even cooler when you see a farm team player get pulled up to the big leagues. It would also be cool if players could develop "chemistry". Say a QB and WR or more likely a center and a guard learning to work together - then they both get called up. That would be great. One downside to limiting the teams though is say the skins, cards, and jets all wanted to send a few Defensive linemen each... there would be a glut at one position, and the playing time they would be looking for would never come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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