Would this make the AFL more excitind than the NFL . Keep in mind MLB does it and the NBA used to. How would this affect college football, and also remember there less money in going out of high shcool straight to the AFL than spending the time in college to go to the NFL where the BIG bucks are?
2007-06-13 20:09:33 · 8 answers · asked by forthaladys2000 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
there are currently 21 players in the AFL with high school football experience. and do remember that the AFL has a developmental league for players the AFL2 and the nfl sends its players to the european football league
2007-06-14 10:29:02 · update #1
You make the common assumption that the AFL is full of a bunch of chumps. There's a lot of talented players in the AFL... guys who have some NFL experience, very good DI college players who aren't quite good enough for the NFL, and outstanding DII athletes who are fighting to get their shot at the NFL. Tons of talent! So besides the talent level, here's the real problem... the AFL is a different game from outdoor football. Some things are the same and the basic skills are similar, but it's still a very different game. As a development league, a player wouldn't get the same coaching to prepare for the NFL as they would in college ball, because they would be learning Arena football and not outdoor football.
2007-06-13 20:22:10 · answer #1 · answered by Zloar 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Zolar. Yes, i do believe that high school kids should be able to apply for the AFL. It may also be an alternate route to the NFL where the have the BIG bucks. College football is, of course the primary way to the NFL. Yet the AFL can filter out the "not as good" players and send the better players to the NFL
2007-06-13 22:32:47 · answer #2 · answered by j c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sending children to play professional football with adults? Are you kidding me? How well will a 17-year old 160lb running perform against a 22-year old 260lb linebacker? Do not you remember what happened to Shaun Livingston back in February? When he tore every ligament in his knee? Having high school players face grown NFL-rejects is a lopsided battle that will just ruin many young lives. Furthermore, college helps refine and polish talent. The extra years help young players mature, both mentally and physically, into true professional caliber athletes.
Also, logically speaking, what's so good about paying $15-$30 dollars just to see a bunch of high school kids run and play Arena football, when you can just go to a local high school, and watch them play normal football for no more than $5.
2007-06-13 21:58:24 · answer #3 · answered by Joe F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MLB can get away with because they send them to the minors for development. NBA could get away because kids of out of high school are physically able to compete with older, more experience players.
But for any football league to do it is, well... homicide. The 17 and 18 year olds kids would get hurt all day long against physically superior 20-somethings.
2007-06-13 23:07:29 · answer #4 · answered by CalFan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big-time college football is where most folks hone the skills necessary to play in the NFL. AFL is a bunch of NFL castoffs.
2007-06-13 22:19:49 · answer #5 · answered by HL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about life after football? Where would these kids get the knowledge for something other than football.Life is very expensive,and knowledge is power.Never stop learning.
2007-06-17 11:33:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
look at amobi okoye hes only 19 and about to be playing with 20somethings but he also went to 4 years of college so i dont think its fair to call him a normal 19 year old man
2007-06-14 03:21:48 · answer #7 · answered by pmalcolm1983 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your old enuff to die in a war then your old enuff to play
2007-06-16 06:00:48 · answer #8 · answered by wheelhog1966 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋