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Old 03-27-2019, 07:46 PM   #52
bbgunn
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Originally Posted by bhlloy View Post
There’s no danger of the NFL paying anything for a development league while it is getting a completely free one in college football. Especially as many of the most recent changes to college football love it away from being student athlete focused and more towards just being a giant prep exercise for players who want to go to the NFL.

There's definitely some truth to that, but what about those players that blossom after college? It's like, if you haven't developed the necessary skills to make it to the NFL when you're 22, you're done. You saw what happened with Kurt Warner. He got reps in the Arena League and NFL Europe and blossomed late. Having some sort of farm system for guys in their mid 20s seems like a good way for a team to get some talent, even if it means for five years instead of ten.
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