Jim Monos podcast drops XFL nuggets
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:47 pm
https://xflnewshub.com/xfl-news/xfl-sd- ... ules-more/
For those who may not be aware, XFL Senior Director of Football Operations Jim Monos has a podcast. In it, he has dropped some hints/news about the directions the XFL may be going in certain areas. Here's a synopsis of some of the more interesting things he's said, c/o the above XFL News Hub link:
-Monos used the word "aggressive" to describe the XFL's attitude toward on-field rules and talent procurement.
-It looks like the XFL will keep the rule of having college eligible players come into the XFL, combined with the USFL's idea of offering college credit through the league. This was a rule I thought may not be carried over from XFL2.0 simply because the adoption of NIL for college athletes took away one of the main driving forces for players to forego college and play in the XFL, that being the ability to get paid.
-"Some head coaches you're going to be surprised about," said Monos. I take that as a good sign as I wasn't really looking forward to the potential of secondary league retreads in those positions.
-In terms of a potential relationship with the NFL, Monos suggested the XFL could be a testing ground for new rules or technology the NFL would want to try out. Sounds almost like the relationship MLB has with minor league baseball, where MiLB tinkered with a lot of rules to see what worked and thus could be implemented at the major league level.
-Rule changes: Monos suggested forcing teams to go for two if they score in the first or second quarter. He conceded the league may just fall back on what XFL2.0 had as far as choosing to go for one, two, or three points after a TD. Sounds like no extra points for sure. On first blush, I don't really care for Monos's suggestion there.
-Monos still talked about the XFL being on the "ground level" in terms of preparing to start up.
-As Dany Garcia has mentioned, the all-access aspect of the league is something Monos emphasized. Coaches mic'd, fans getting to see players and coaches in meetings, etc. Of course, you need an outlet to put all of this stuff on, which is the hard part.
Would be interested to hear people's thoughts on some of the stuff Monos talked about.
For those who may not be aware, XFL Senior Director of Football Operations Jim Monos has a podcast. In it, he has dropped some hints/news about the directions the XFL may be going in certain areas. Here's a synopsis of some of the more interesting things he's said, c/o the above XFL News Hub link:
-Monos used the word "aggressive" to describe the XFL's attitude toward on-field rules and talent procurement.
-It looks like the XFL will keep the rule of having college eligible players come into the XFL, combined with the USFL's idea of offering college credit through the league. This was a rule I thought may not be carried over from XFL2.0 simply because the adoption of NIL for college athletes took away one of the main driving forces for players to forego college and play in the XFL, that being the ability to get paid.
-"Some head coaches you're going to be surprised about," said Monos. I take that as a good sign as I wasn't really looking forward to the potential of secondary league retreads in those positions.
-In terms of a potential relationship with the NFL, Monos suggested the XFL could be a testing ground for new rules or technology the NFL would want to try out. Sounds almost like the relationship MLB has with minor league baseball, where MiLB tinkered with a lot of rules to see what worked and thus could be implemented at the major league level.
-Rule changes: Monos suggested forcing teams to go for two if they score in the first or second quarter. He conceded the league may just fall back on what XFL2.0 had as far as choosing to go for one, two, or three points after a TD. Sounds like no extra points for sure. On first blush, I don't really care for Monos's suggestion there.
-Monos still talked about the XFL being on the "ground level" in terms of preparing to start up.
-As Dany Garcia has mentioned, the all-access aspect of the league is something Monos emphasized. Coaches mic'd, fans getting to see players and coaches in meetings, etc. Of course, you need an outlet to put all of this stuff on, which is the hard part.
Would be interested to hear people's thoughts on some of the stuff Monos talked about.