Ron78 Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 18 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said: Those rules sound... Awesome? The idea is to minimize flags and delays and make the game safer for players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) The 1-2-3 pt play seems ****ing ingenious. Allows for more strategy and drama.  Right now it's either anticlimactic or an abject disaster if its missed. Vinnie Mac might have something here. Just need one totally unexpected signing from the pros that no one saw coming, or an uber talented collegiate cat that maybe wants to play two sports, or practice law in his downtime or something, and he may really have a league that can stay afloat Edited January 7, 2020 by Mr. Sinister 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron78 Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said: The 1-2-3 pt play seems ****ing ingenious. Allows for more strategy and drama.  Right now it's either anticlimactic or an abject disaster if its missed. Vinnie Mac might have something here. Just need one totally unexpected signing that no one saw coming, or an uber talented collegiate cat that maybe wants to play two sports, or practice law in his downtime or something, and he may really have a league that can stay afloat Budgeting is important for a Spring start up league though. The USFL paid big money for "star players" and ended up about $300 million in the red.  Cardale Jones is our quarterback, and he is probably the most talented quarterback in the league. Cardale will continue to build his own brand in the XFL. Edited January 7, 2020 by Ron78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just now, Ron78 said: Budgeting is important for a Spring start up league though. The USFL paid big money for "star player" and ended up about $300 million in the red.  Cardale Jones is our quarterback, and he is probably the most talented quarterback in the league. Cardale will continue to build his own brand in the XFL.  Yeah good point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Those rules are certainly interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 But are the rules more of a gimmick or no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron78 Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 6 hours ago, Springfield said: But are the rules more of a gimmick or no? For the most part, no. They are mostly designed to reduce flags and referee judgement calls, speed up the game, and make plays a little less dangerous for the players. The rules are definitely offense-friendly though and will probably lead to higher scoring games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I think the rules are intriguing without being too gimmicky (besides the two forward pass rule as long as the first is backward...little weird)  Instead of avoiding returns (NFL) or eliminating them (AAF) they're going to try to make them safer than old school NFL.  The 1-2-3 extra point adds strategy and means that a 9 point lead it still a "one possession" game.  I'm going to check it out. Spring football in DC is a little dicey with the weather but we'll see.   1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 On 1/7/2020 at 12:45 PM, Mr. Sinister said: The 1-2-3 pt play seems ****ing ingenious. Allows for more strategy and drama.  Yeah, those PAT options are going to make the football square pools a helluva lot more exciting. A 5 & 8 square won't be such a horrible option to have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Those punt rules make having a good returner a real premium. Devin Hester might come out of retirement at 37. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Wish they added some Navy Blue to those team colors and unis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 18 minutes ago, @SkinsGoldPants said: Wish they added some Navy Blue to those team colors and unis. Â NO Â NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said:  NO  NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo  Go Chiefs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 44 minutes ago, @SkinsGoldPants said:  Go Chiefs?  Ay man, better than " 3 Cheers for Good ol' US of A, eat your wheaties and defend Freedom for Sammy! *Shotgun blast*"  There's got to be more to life than every team in DC being named after some colonial/military-ism, clad in red white & blue.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said:  Ay man, better than " 3 Cheers for Good ol' US of A, eat your wheaties and defend Freedom for Sammy! *Shotgun blast*"  There's got to be more to life than every team in DC being named after some colonial/military-ism, clad in red white & blue.   I like that idea. Pittsburgh does it pretty well with Black/Gold.  Not saying they all looks the same. I think the Defenders Unis with either a Blue Helmet or Blue Pants (not both) would be cool. USA USA USA  p.s. I get just Red/White. DC Flag, Washington Family Crest. Edited January 8, 2020 by @SkinsGoldPants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said:  There's got to be more to life than every team in DC being named after some colonial/military-ism, clad in red white & blue.    You communist heathen.  2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I always thought that Pittsburgh stuff was weird af.. Â Gotta be a mid Atlantic original colony thing. Between DC, Philly, NY-NJ and Boston, we get routinely blasted with red, white and blue color schemes. It's like the meatloaf for dinner of uni ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron78 Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, TheDoyler23 said: I think the rules are intriguing without being too gimmicky (besides the two forward pass rule as long as the first is backward...little weird)  Instead of avoiding returns (NFL) or eliminating them (AAF) they're going to try to make them safer than old school NFL.  The 1-2-3 extra point adds strategy and means that a 9 point lead it still a "one possession" game.  I'm going to check it out. Spring football in DC is a little dicey with the weather but we'll see.   I think you misunderstood the double-forward pass rule somewhat. The first pass can go forward, it just has to be behind the line of scrimmage. The purpose of this rule is to eliminate flags. In the NFL, two forward passes is illegal, so the ref has to make a judgement call about whether or not the first pass went lateral or went forward. The XFL's double pass rule makes the ref's job easier and makes gadget plays less risky for the offense. So, the main point of it is to reduce flags that stop the game and to increase offensive production. It's not a bad rule once you fully understand it. Edited January 9, 2020 by Ron78 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 5 hours ago, Ron78 said: I think you misunderstood the double-forward pass rule somewhat. The first pass can go forward, it just has to be behind the line of scrimmage. The purpose of this rule is to eliminate flags. In the NFL, two forward passes is illegal, so the ref has to make a judgement call about whether or not the first pass went lateral or went forward. The XFL's double pass rule makes the ref's job easier and makes gadget plays less risky for the offense. So, the main point of it is to reduce flags that stop the game and increase offensive production. It's not a bad rule once you fully understand it.  Imagine a standard screen pass.  Defense can’t all-out pursue the running back because he now has the option to pass to a wide out or tight end left open.  That in turn leaves him with more running room as d-backs have to stay with other receivers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I support this league in general, but I don't think I'll support the DC team this time around. Just to mix it up.  I've been living in LA for over 5 years now and don't support a single one of the teams here. Dodgers? Lakers? Rams? **** em. But maybe I'll join in and support the most LA kind of team there is. It probably won't exist in five years, just like the league itself. No real commitment.  Who are we? The Wildcats!  Who are we gonna beat? The Wildcats!   Josh Johnson is going to be our QB maybe?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron78 Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 The first promotional commercial for the XFL aired during the NFL playoffs: Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron78 Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) The DC Defenders have finalized their final 52-man roster: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/xfl-rosters-2020-here-are-the-52-man-rosters-for-all-eight-teams/gdlifutwxnsv1x41iejvex9h1 Â D.C. Defenders roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. College 1 Thompkins, DeAndre WR 5'11" 187 Penn State 2 Rausa, Ty K 5'9" 189 Boise State 3 Jackson, Tyree QB 6'7" 250 Buffalo 4 Rogers, Eli WR 5'11" 176 Louisville 7 Niswander, Hunter P 6'5" 230 Northwestern 9 Rowell, Jalen WR 6'4" Â Air Force 10 Cobbs, Simmie WR 6'3" 220 Indiana 12 Jones, Cardale QB 6'5" 264 Ohio State 15 Ross, Rashad WR 6'0" 180 Arizona State 16 Palka, Tyler WR 6'0" 197 Gannon 19 Dupre, Malachi WR 6'4" 195 LSU 20 Merritt, Carlos S 6'0" 190 Campbell 21 Grant, Doran CB 5'10" 195 Ohio State 22 Elam, Matt S 5'10" 205 Florida 23 Myrick, Jalen CB 5'10" 201 Minnesota 24 Pumphrey, Donnel RB 5'8" 178 San Diego State 25 Lawrence, Desmond CB 5'11" 187 North Carolina 26 Pressley, Jhurell RB 5'10" 209 New Mexico 28 Campbell, Elijah CB 5'11" 192 Northern Iowa 29 Kinnel, Tyree S 5'11" 210 Michigan 30 Sylve, Bradley CB 6'0" 172 Alabama 31 Brossette, Nick RB 5'11" 210 LSU 32 Abdullah, Khalid RB 5'9" 226 James Madison 38 Thomas, Shamarko S 5'9" 205 Syracuse 42 Khoury, Brian DE 6'3" 238 Carnegie Mellon 51 Johnson, Dorian OG 6'5" 291 Pittsburgh 52 Celestin, Jonathan LB 6'0" 227 Minnesota 53 Thurman, Jameer LB 6'0" 223 Indiana State 54 Massaquoi, Jonathan LB 6'2" 265 Troy 55 Williams, Antwione LB 6'3" 245 Georgia Southern 56 Freeman, KeShun DE 6'2" 259 Georgia Tech 58 Wright, Scooby LB 6'0" 228 Arizona 59 Tarpley, A.J. LB 6'2" 225 Stanford 64 Toth, Jon OC 6'5" 298 Kentucky 69 Boozer, Cole OT 6'5" 306 Temple 72 Tuley-Tillman, Logan OT 6'6" 308 Texas-El Paso 74 Cook, Rishard OG 6'3" 364 UAB 75 Brown, Chris OG 6'4" 315 Southern California 77 O'Hagan, James OC 6'2" 299 Buffalo 78 Bunche, Malcolm OT 6'6" 326 UCLA 79 Wesley, De'Ondre OT 6'6" 320 Brigham Young 80 Ernsberger, Donnie TE 6'3" 241 Western Michigan 85 Hayward, Derrick TE 6'5" 260 Maryland 86 Lee, Khari TE 6'4" 255 Bowie State 90 Anau, Siupeli DT 6'2" 286 Northern Arizona 91 Barnes, Tavaris DE 6'4" 267 Clemson 92 Qualls, Elijah DT 6'1" 337 Washington 93 Sprinkle, Tracy DT 6'2" 287 Ohio State 94 Vakameilalo, Kalani DT 6'3" 322 Oregon State 95 Bigelow, Kenny DT 6'3" 308 West Virginia 96 Bromley, Jay DT 6'3" 297 Syracuse 99 Montgomery, Sam DE 6'3" 248 LSU Edited January 27, 2020 by Ron78 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytoAli Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) On 1/8/2020 at 5:30 PM, Mr. Sinister said: There's got to be more to life than every team in DC being named after some colonial/military-ism, clad in red white & blue. says you  Edited January 27, 2020 by ClaytoAli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron78 Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, ClaytoAli said: says you   You can find gifs that make absolutely anyone look foolish (even if they're not really relevant to the subject matter).   Edited January 27, 2020 by Ron78 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Relevant and foolish?    1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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