Former Broncos go UFL

Both Nate Jackson and David Kircus were drafted by the UFL's Las Vegas franchise.

4 months ago jaffe28 8 comments 0 recs |

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cecil sapp was also drafted, by the New York team

best luck to these guys. im actually gonna try to watch some UFL this year. i think their games are on thursday and friday nights. i wish HE HATE ME was playing UFL. LOL

"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win"-Brandon Marshall

GET TO CAMP BRANDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by broncoboy on Jun 19, 2009 1:59 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Seriously . . .

can we reasonably expect this league to make it to kickoff?

There’s NO buzz. It’s WORSE than the XFL.

I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t expect this league to ever play one game.

"The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive." -- W.C. Fields

by Donut King on Jun 19, 2009 10:35 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, you've got to be kidding me

The season is actually being played during the NFL season with the championship game during Thanksgiving weekend.

I can’t see anyone actually getting interesting in this. This looks like a joke. Although if it somehow succeeds, it may help revive some NFL careers.

GO BRONCOS IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!

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by weazel on Jun 19, 2009 11:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah dude. atleast the XFL had hot cheerleaders and nicknames on the jerseys

if i was running the UFL, i would have it in the spring. especially with the arena football league canceled for now

"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win"-Brandon Marshall

GET TO CAMP BRANDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by broncoboy on Jun 19, 2009 11:46 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

The UFL has a lot of rich folks behind it,

so they can weather the storm early. Also, unlike the USFL or the XFL, the UFL is not setting out to compete with the NFL. They are looking to use the pro-caliber players that could be interchanged with the bottom third of NFL rosters to create decent football. Their best bet is to sell themselves as an unofficial minor league. One smart thing they’ve done is make UFL contracts non-exclusive so that their players can be “called-up” to NFL rosters during the season. Playing during the NFL season means that their guys will be in shape and ready to go if they make an NFL roster.

Honestly, I really want a good minor league pro-football system to develop. There are so many guys that either couldn’t make the grades in college, got in some trouble, or are simply late bloomers that could make it in the NFL given alternatives to the NCAA. The AFL has played this role a little bit, but it isn’t an accurate gauge for for outdoor football because the scales are so different.

by jaffe28 on Jun 20, 2009 12:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't think about it that way . . .

but it IS setting up to be the football equivalent to a double- or triple-A baseball league.

That being said, though . . . if there’s going to be interest in the product, shouldn’t they at least hype it up a bit more than they’re doing? Oh, to be a marketing guru for these folks . . . the ones they currently have are failing – or at least not earning their money.

"The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive." -- W.C. Fields

by Donut King on Jun 20, 2009 4:04 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

If they are going to be the "farm teams"

How come they have teams in Los Angeles and Las Vegas? I know minor league baseball teams are all over as well. Who knows…money is money and there’s lots of it to be made in Vegas, that’s for sure.

Peyton Hillis is also referred to in early Greek mythology by his other names such as Zeus or Poseidon.

by Joe Medina on Jun 20, 2009 6:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Las Vegas has a triple A team for the Blue Jays.

Makes sense to go to a more open market for a couple teams. The NFL (stupidly) won’t touch Las Vegas. We aren’t even allowed to call Superbowl parties Superbowl parties in this city.

Anyway, I think NFL scouts can find their way to either Vegas or L.A. They aren’t exactly the backwoods.

Can’t really compare the type of minor league that the UFL might become because they’re teams are not associated with specific NFL teams.

by jaffe28 on Jun 20, 2009 10:45 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs