http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/...g-out-for-ful/
The article also mentions that the league is going to make the teams using a system of geography to place the players for the first year rather than an initial draft.
I think that the smartest thing this league is doing is making the teams up of players from certain states rather than initially doing a draft. Realistically this league has a very small shot of making itself a fixture for more than one year.
As we all know these leagues tend to go bust in their first year and this league was floated to investors during a time of massive economic boom, now the economy has crapped itself the market for the league has definitely shrunk.
Making the teams have some form of state origin in their make up may find a way for the league to expand their fanbases beyond the city the team is based in and expand their chances of lasting.
I'm surprised to see Jermaine Wiggins trying out, he's 34 years old has an AFC and NFC title and a superbowl ring and a pretty bad case of concussion when he last played in the NFL.
David Boston and Travis Taylor I can understand, Taylor had no luck in carolina getting on the field even when Hackett and Robinson went down with injuries so I didn't expect him to ever be an NFL receiver again after bouncing from team to team for years, but he could be a pretty decent receiver facing nobodies at cornerback in a league which will be likely made up with rules designed for big plays and lots of scoring.
Boston is 30 but has no knee ligaments and a busted foot, so it should be interesting to see what he's capable of given he was a talented receiver before he went nuts and got injured constantly.
Thoughts on the new league?
With former NFL coach Dennis Green overseeing the workout, former Baltimore Ravens
first-round pick Travis Taylor and former Arizona Cardinals first-round selection David Boston were a few of the players in attendance, UFL spokeswoman Rachel Gary told us in a telephone interview today.
Besides Taylor, other ex-NFL players on hand included: tight end Jermaine Wiggins, quarterback Quinn Gray, wide receiver Reche Caldwell and running back LaBrandon Toefield and wide receiver/defensive back Bobby Sippio.
first-round pick Travis Taylor and former Arizona Cardinals first-round selection David Boston were a few of the players in attendance, UFL spokeswoman Rachel Gary told us in a telephone interview today.Besides Taylor, other ex-NFL players on hand included: tight end Jermaine Wiggins, quarterback Quinn Gray, wide receiver Reche Caldwell and running back LaBrandon Toefield
and wide receiver/defensive back Bobby Sippio.
I think that the smartest thing this league is doing is making the teams up of players from certain states rather than initially doing a draft. Realistically this league has a very small shot of making itself a fixture for more than one year.
As we all know these leagues tend to go bust in their first year and this league was floated to investors during a time of massive economic boom, now the economy has crapped itself the market for the league has definitely shrunk.
Making the teams have some form of state origin in their make up may find a way for the league to expand their fanbases beyond the city the team is based in and expand their chances of lasting.
I'm surprised to see Jermaine Wiggins trying out, he's 34 years old has an AFC and NFC title and a superbowl ring and a pretty bad case of concussion when he last played in the NFL.
David Boston and Travis Taylor I can understand, Taylor had no luck in carolina getting on the field even when Hackett and Robinson went down with injuries so I didn't expect him to ever be an NFL receiver again after bouncing from team to team for years, but he could be a pretty decent receiver facing nobodies at cornerback in a league which will be likely made up with rules designed for big plays and lots of scoring.
Boston is 30 but has no knee ligaments and a busted foot, so it should be interesting to see what he's capable of given he was a talented receiver before he went nuts and got injured constantly.
Thoughts on the new league?
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