CrazyCarl40 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Wow. That's intriguing. Wonder what's the impetus behind this? Well. Besides money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Wow, pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleckineau Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Fitz is gonna light it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Harumph ..... don't like this as a CFL fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoTownsell1 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I think Jets could win that division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 About 3 guys that should be in that league burnt Revis for tds this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Great News the NFL needs a development League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 It's about time they do this. Every other major sport has a minor league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 it's about time, but why not wouldn't they have something for the rookies, you know, the future of the league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAR I Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I have been lobbying for this for years. Same owners, same stadiums, same uniforms. Season starts in March, ends in August. The Summer Jets might actually win something. Will feel just as good. SAR I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 33 minutes ago, BurnleyJet said: Great News the NFL needs a development League. its an old man league. I doubt they will ever risk injury to the young guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetster Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 They're doing it because the league is losing viewership because the game is sloppy. They're not allowed to practice enough, young players start finally getting better when their contract is up. The owners know the game itself has sucked this year, TNF has been a complete disaster, most prime time games sans a few have been abject failures & blowouts. I've never turned off more football games at halftime than this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 this will be fringe guys not on any rosters trying to impress and get a look, this is not for rookies or a developmental league its a money grab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 What is the format of the league is it clinics, skills contests or will it be actual games. Will there be admission fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers9 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Love to see a team on Long Island?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Namath Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Spring Jets top priority has to be Christian Ponder at qb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers9 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Love to see a team on Long Island?. Ps not affiliated with the NFL. Being run by the guy who founded the FXFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Mostro Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Beerfish said: Harumph ..... don't like this as a CFL fan. Unless they institute the Rouge, you have nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 NFL to discuss developmental spring league in the offseason 4 Both a spring league and an in-season academy are expected to be formally proposed in the offseason. by Adam Stites Nov 27, 2016, 10:34am EST TWEET SHARE PIN REC Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The NFL could be inching closer to a developmental league that would allow young players additional time to work with coaches in the spring. According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, NFL executive Troy Vincent has spent years researching and studying the possibility of the matter and is ready to present proposals in the offseason. "We have some viable potential options that are ready to share with the Competition Committee, the Coaches Subcommittee and with some of our active and former players," Vincent said, according to La Canfora. "Our goal is to create a platform that addresses the entire football community -- coaches, officials, front office personnel and players -- is essential to the long-term sustainability of our game." Vincent, the head of the NFL’s football operations, has worked with current NFL general managers Ryan Grigson and John Schneider, as well as former head coach Tom Coughlin, to design the proposals. While Vincent did not offer specifics, La Canfora says the possibilities include “a spring league that would consist of players likely with three years' or less experience” and “an in-season academy that would train a valuable talent base -- players not under contract who get workouts and jobs through the season -- that would run from final cuts until November.” Unlike in the NBA, MLB, and NHL, there is no affiliated developmental or minor league for the NFL. With a chance to develop young talent and provide officials more time to work in the offseason, there’s reason to believe that the product on the field could improve for the NFL with a spring league. The NFL previously invested time and money in NFL Europe, a spring league that operated between 1991 and 2007 but folded due to costs. “We've reached a point where we really should be looking more at a developmental league, and I really expect that to begin here in the next year or so,” Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told La Canfora last year. “We lost a lot of money on the NFL Europe, but there were a lot of things the league did well and for all of those reasons -- coaches, officiating, players, quarterbacks in particular -- it's something we really do need to be looking at and studying.” However, there still are hurdles that stand between the league and implementing the idea. Per La Canfora, “a considerable per-team investment may be necessary” as would “substantial negotiations with the NFLPA.” The NFLPA has pushed for limiting practice time and offseason work, so it will be difficult to convince the players’ union that more work in the spring is beneficial. The current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) expires in 2020, so it’s possible that developmental ideas raised by Vincent could be part of the offseason negotiations for a new agreement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH1962 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Not true. The NFL has had a "spring league" team in the AFC East since September, they wear green and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxgreen Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I would love if there was a developmental team based in Portland, or like an Academy team affiliated with the Seahawks. The Blazers are never going anywhere being unable to draw decent free agents. And the MLS level of play is spotty at best. It makes perfect sense on a town with a crappy sports scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetPotato Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Maybe Bowles can go learn how to coach too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4jets Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 6 hours ago, August said: It's about time they do this. Every other major sport has a minor league. We had NFL Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsplayer21 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Wonder if Christian hackenberg will be ready for this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Jetsplayer21 said: Wonder if Christian hackenberg will be ready for this.. Knowing the Jets, they'll red-shirt Hack this year and "rebuild his mechanics" in the spring league offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 11 hours ago, pdxgreen said: I would love if there was a developmental team based in Portland, or like an Academy team affiliated with the Seahawks. The Blazers are never going anywhere being unable to draw decent free agents. And the MLS level of play is spotty at best. It makes perfect sense on a town with a crappy sports scene. As long as they call the team the "Portlandia ____". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 12 hours ago, Beerfish said: Harumph ..... don't like this as a CFL fan. When does the CFL season take place? I thought it mostly overlapped the NFL. Are the games streamed online btw? I might actually check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetFanWithNOPSL2017 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Wonder if Christian hackenberg will be ready for this.. With Jet "fans" like this, we don't need Cheaters fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 14 hours ago, Il Mostro said: Unless they institute the Rouge, you have nothing to worry about. We need more rouges and more cow bell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 3 hours ago, TuscanyTile2 said: When does the CFL season take place? I thought it mostly overlapped the NFL. Are the games streamed online btw? I might actually check it out. Starts earlier, 1st ex games are around the 1st week in June. Ends near mid to the end of November. Pretty sure they are streamed but not sure where, probably best to check out the CFL.CA web site or TSN.CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 16 hours ago, Kleckineau said: Fitz is gonna light it up. Right up until he fails to make the new league's playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 They will probably have better attendance than the real Jets games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 4 hours ago, Jetsplayer21 said: Wonder if Christian hackenberg will be ready for this.. I know you meant this a a little poke, but Hack is exactly the type player who could benefit from a spring league. if the Jets let him play in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 5 hours ago, Jetsplayer21 said: Wonder if Christian hackenberg will be ready for this.. Not according to Mcc and Bowles. By their reasoning, Hack needs at least two more years of "clipboard management" before going into the developmental league. That way, Hack will be ready as our third string backup by the 2020 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSteve Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 16 hours ago, CrazyCarl40 said: Wow. That's intriguing. Wonder what's the impetus behind this? Well. Besides money. IF this is done right, it could be very good for the sport, especially in the development of QB's. There are many that could be good NFL QB's if they actually got time to develop by playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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