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Restrictions on defensive formations:

(1) no more than five players may rush on passing plays; 

(2) any player who aligns on the line of scrimmage either prior to or at the snap is designated as one of the five players regardless of whether he rushes; 

(3) no defensive player may rush from a position more than two yards outside the widest offensive lineman and more than five yards from the line of scrimmage (they’ll call it the “defensive pressure box”); 

(4) a player is deemed eligible to rush if he has both feet inside the box at the snap; (5) no more than four players may rush from the same side of the ball; 

(6) adjacent linebackers may not rush from the same side of the ball; and 

(7) two or more linebackers aligned between the offensive guards may not rush.

So, basically, up to five players can rush the passer and each of those five players must be aligned within two yards of the widest offensive lineman and five yards of the line of scrimmage. This means that there will be no corner blitzes. There will be no delayed blitzes from linebackers and safeties. There will be no double-A gap blitzes.

👁‍🗨 These restrictions are supposed to save QBs..the lifeline of any team, but holy geez, talk about borderline confusion for the refs. 

Edited March 12, 20196 yr by Mr Dee

15 minutes ago, Mark F said:

CFL fans are always excited when our league gets shown and watched in the US. 

Who are we kidding? We get excited when it shows up in the background on a TV show or movie we're watching.

3 hours ago, JCon said:

Who are we kidding? We get excited when it shows up in the background on a TV show or movie we're watching.

this is true!  Whenever there's football on in the background of a scene that's a rewind-and-frame-by-frame advance scenario for me. 

Luckily I have a patient spouse...

Edited March 25, 20196 yr by johnzo

Isnt the AAF paying the NFL network to air games? They aren't behind it at all.. They just make money from it. 

 

2 hours ago, Mr Dee said:

 

And he hasn't done much for anyone anywhere, either.

The final countdown

 

 

5 minutes ago, Goalie said:

The final countdown

 

 

Wow...that didnt last long. I hope Vince has his stockbroker on speed dial.

I think Dundon has to consult with Johnny Football first...

Based on what we know I venture a guess that this league is both way below the margin it needs to make ends meet on operations and severely under capitalized ($$$) to start with.  Dundon said he is willing to kick in $250 million but that’s $250 million cash.  I don’t think he’s interested in watching that money go away for good.

Dundon is cutting his losses long before 250 million goes up in smoke. Plain and simple and also very wise. Create a bad guy in the narrative so that his stock holders don't question how he could make such a reckless investment in the first place.

Edited March 27, 20196 yr by gcn11

11 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Based on what we know I venture a guess that this league is both way below the margin it needs to make ends meet on operations and severely under capitalized ($$$) to start with.  Dundon said he is willing to kick in $250 million but that’s $250 million cash.  I don’t think he’s interested in watching that money go away for good.

This league was founded on the assumption/hope that the NFL owners would help keep it afloat. Polian is a 2x loser when it comes to the business side of football.

2 hours ago, Mr Dee said:

I think Dundon has to consult with Johnny Football first...

Johnny's timing is impeccable.

Well, this really came out of left field...

https://www.tsn.ca/dundon-aaf-considering-discontinuing-1.1280574

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League majority owner Tom Dundon told USA Today on Wednesday that a lack of cooperation from the NFLPA to allow young players to play in both leagues could cause the AAF to fold.

 "If the players union is not going to give us young players, we can't be a development league," Dundon said. "We are looking at our options, one of which is discontinuing the league."

USA Today reports the AAF has hoped to use practice squad players from NFL rosters in their league, specifically quarterbacks and offensive linemen.

Dundon, who owns the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, said he expects to make a decision in the next two days. He invested $250 million into the start-up league last month.

 

2 hours ago, gcn11 said:

Dundon is cutting his losses long before 250 million goes up in smoke. Plain and simple and also very wise. Create a bad guy in the narrative so that his stock holders don't question how he could make such a reckless investment in the first place.

Maybe Diaper Donald Trump could be persuaded to step in and buy the league.

 

I guess Wide Lefty thinks Dundon just cut a 1/4 billion dollar cheque willy-nilly...? What a mimbo.

It could be a bluff and it could be a last gasp effort..  The league is already losing 10 million dollars a week and that's only going to get worse once they have competition from the XFL.  Wouldn't be surprised if he cut his losses.  I don't see the NFLPA loaning players to the league with such an emphasis on reducing the amount of contact players endure. 

35 minutes ago, Colin Unger said:

It could be a bluff and it could be a last gasp effort..  The league is already losing 10 million dollars a week and that's only going to get worse once they have competition from the XFL.  Wouldn't be surprised if he cut his losses.  I don't see the NFLPA loaning players to the league with such an emphasis on reducing the amount of contact players endure. 

The league is going pretty much the way most knowledgeable pundits predicted it would- just a bit sooner. No one is going to mourn much.

Westwood is a former player and there’s cfl bargaining negotiations going on right now. Players stand together and abviously want to see more job opportunities. 

Wow.  It seems that there might not be an appetite in the States for what amounts to minor league football.  Colour me surprised...  or not.

The appetite is probably there, but these leagues I think get too big for the britches and aim too high too soon. They figure they can start big, but they really need to start small and actually grown a fanbase before they try and get a deal with the NFL. 

I wonder if they weren’t reacting to the xfl by paying too much too soon thinking they would lock in a bunch of talent before the xfl could do anything about it. May have sealed their fate though.

17 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:

 

I guess Wide Lefty thinks Dundon just cut a 1/4 billion dollar cheque willy-nilly...? What a mimbo.

Someone corrected him on twitter he wasn't aware ...

XFL will also fail,  but at least they'll make it to two seasons...

I cannot help but think that this bodes poorly for the "new" XFL. The skepticism that accompanied the AAF will be transferred and probably intensified with the reincarnated XFL.

 

AAF announced it would start and then BAM it did. XFl announced 2020 and have been slowly promoting it since then with some coaching announcements made already. XFL could work if Vince actually does what hes been doing.. Don't rush it.. Promote it hard and go from there. 

AAF was kinda like.. We are starting a new league and then a few months later they started playing. No much promo time or hype at all.