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    2019 AAF Season Talk

    Alright, so football kicked off this past weekend in the Alliance of American Football. I gotta admit, it was actually really damn entertaining. The players can lay out big hits, the QBs aren't protected pansies like Pretty Boy Brady, and the refs actually let the teams player and don't throw a flag every 30 seconds like in the No Fun League.

    There are rule differences.

    There's a 35 second play clock as opposed to a 40 second clock in the NFL.

    There are no television timeouts and any commercial breaks are usually only a single 30 second commercial taken during team timeouts before returning to live action (they do a split screen, showing the commercial on the right half and showing a camera feed of what's happening on the field or sidelines on the left half during the commercial).

    There are no kickoffs, instead teams start from their offensive drives from their 25 yard line. Instead of having an onside kick, a team will face a 4th and 12 situation from their 35 yard line. If they convert and get a first down, they keep the ball.

    There are no PATs, all teams MUST attempt a two point conversion after every touchdown.

    Overtime: There is a single overtime session. Each team will start their offensive possession from the 10 yard line and two-point tries are still required like in regulation. Games can end in a tie.

    There are currently 8 teams in the league. In the East there are the Atlanta Legends, the Birmingham Iron, the Memphis Express and the Orlando Apollos. In the West, there are the Arizona Hotshots, the Salt Lake Stallions, the San Antonio Commanders and the San Diego Fleet.

    The coaches are Rick Neuheisel (Arizona), Kevin Coyle (Atlanta), Tim Lewis (Birmingham), Mike Singletary (Memphis), Steve Spurrier (Orlando), Dennis Erickson (Salt Lake), Mike Riley (San Antonio) and Mike Martz (San Diego).

    Notable players include QB Trevor Knight (Arizona), QB Aaron Murray, RB Denard Robinson and WR Stephen Hill (Atlanta), QB Blake Sims, QB Scott Tolzien, RB Trent Richardson and K Nick Novak (Birmingham), QB Christian Hackenberg, QB Zach Mettenburger and RB Zac Stacy (Memphis) and more that I don't have time to list.

    Games are broadcast on CBS, CBS Sports, TNT and NFL Network (the NFL Network airs live games every Saturday night and Sunday night), with games played on both Saturday and Sunday.

    The first week, this past Saturday and Sunday, saw San Antonio defeat San Diego 15-6, Orlando rout Atlanta 40-6, Birmingham shutout Memphis 26-0 and Arizona down Salt Lake 38-22.




    And Shaan Washington brought the HAMMER on Saturday night as he blasted San Diego QB Mike Bercovici. And there was NO flag on the play.


    Last edited by SmoothPancakes; 02-12-2019 at 03:41 PM.

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