- The NFL needs growth (dolla dolla bills), and international ain't workin (why did it take them this long to figure that out?), so their next brilliant fail of an idea is to add two games to the season, despite the oncoming tsunami of liability for players' braindeadness by 50.
- College football as amateur athletics is a joke, and nobody can figure out how to balance "student" and "nonprofessional" with "athlete," when whackos will pay a gazillion dollars to see them play, even though said whackos have no official relationship with the (vocational) "school" that the players represent.
The NFL should start a developmental league for players who are 18-22. Each current franchise can field a club. You have to finish high school to qualify, and you are eligible to be signed by your own team after whatever age college players are allowed to enter the NFL draft. There will be two drafts henceforth: the NFLD-league draft, for high schoolers (or junior college guys who finish their GED or certificate in welding or whatever), and the college draft. Anyone in the NFLD-league who's not signed by their own team at 22 can enter the college draft. Season starts in April and runs through June. Ten game regular season. Four teams make the playoffs, play two rounds, and a champion is declared in the "Mediocre Bowl," or something.
Why is this not on the table? I just thought of it while doing a different job, and since this is a blog, I am forced to assume that the idea is brilliant and should be published without consideration of the cons. Your thoughts, readers???
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