Post by callmeclemens on Oct 2, 2014 9:44:16 GMT -5
I think people on social media have unrealistic expectations for the FXFL. I know from working in my field, the hiring strategy for young talent is to often transport a bunch of young recruits to a training facility, train, and test their abilities over the course of a few weeks, all while providing basic care for them, and hey if your not good enough you go home, and if your good enough you stay and start building a career. Somewhere in between the companies have to find the balance of how much investing should really be put into each individual, such is the nature of Developmental Sports leagues.
I've seen individuals on social media bash the FXFL for things ranging from keeping players at economy hotels, and busing them to training facilities on rented yellow school buses, to espn 3 and local sports networks not impressive enough, but all this seems to me the successful formula for financially responsible sustainable developmental football. I once read about the outlandish amount of money the UFL spent of player travel in an attempt to create the "pro experience" in a single season and I think it's prudent the FXFL establish adequate yet economic standards for housing and transportation and stick with it. At the end of the day not only is the FXFL providing a service to players by using their resources to develop them, but housing them, feeding them, and paying them a highly competitive wage (for football leagues outside the NFL,CFL).
As far as TV goes and the idea that FXFL should eventually move to a prime slot on the main espn channel or a major network seems a bit silly to me. Weren't people arguing weeks ago that nobody would want to watch a developmental league in the first place, but now were saying that they networks hosting the games aren't prestigious, or "major enough".
Anyway I life what FXFL is doing, I wish I knew more about their financial situation and how much they actually have outside the initial filing, that seems to be a big variable for success going forward.
I've seen individuals on social media bash the FXFL for things ranging from keeping players at economy hotels, and busing them to training facilities on rented yellow school buses, to espn 3 and local sports networks not impressive enough, but all this seems to me the successful formula for financially responsible sustainable developmental football. I once read about the outlandish amount of money the UFL spent of player travel in an attempt to create the "pro experience" in a single season and I think it's prudent the FXFL establish adequate yet economic standards for housing and transportation and stick with it. At the end of the day not only is the FXFL providing a service to players by using their resources to develop them, but housing them, feeding them, and paying them a highly competitive wage (for football leagues outside the NFL,CFL).
As far as TV goes and the idea that FXFL should eventually move to a prime slot on the main espn channel or a major network seems a bit silly to me. Weren't people arguing weeks ago that nobody would want to watch a developmental league in the first place, but now were saying that they networks hosting the games aren't prestigious, or "major enough".
Anyway I life what FXFL is doing, I wish I knew more about their financial situation and how much they actually have outside the initial filing, that seems to be a big variable for success going forward.