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John Elway Wants Arena Football to Become the Official Minor League of the NFL
Closed Published July 2nd, 2007 on FanHouse - BroncosFiled under: Broncos, NFL Gossip, Denver, Arena Football
According to Pro Football Talk, the demise of NFL Europa has given Colorado Crush owner John Elway some big ideas for the Arena Football League.
Specifically, Elway wants to work out an arrangement where the Arena league would become an official minor league of the NFL. In order to do so, Elway might attempt to force out the Arena league’s commissioner, David Baker, who has always taken pride in making Arena football its own entity, not just the NFL’s little brother.
As I see it, a couple of big obstacles would have to be overcome before this idea could be implemented. First, the Arena game would need to tweak some of its rules to make it more like the NFL. I’m not sure exactly what those rules tweaks would be, and I’m not sure if rules changes would turn off the league’s fans, but as it’s currently constituted, the Arena league would have a hard time developing any offensive linemen, defensive linemen or running backs.
Secondly, NFL coaches would have to be convinced that players would benefit from a minor league. The NFL’s owners likely wouldn’t buy into a minor league if their coaches were telling them that the minor league wouldn’t be an effective way of developing players.
But those obstacles can be overcome. This idea could definitely work, and having a front man like Elway would go a long way toward making it work.
Filed under: Broncos, NFL Gossip, Denver
Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler is in a tough spot: He could make it to multiple Pro Bowls, lead his team to multiple Super Bowls, and still retire as just the second best quarterback they’ve had in Denver recently.
Writing in the Denver Post, Woody Paige has an interesting idea about how the best quarterback they’ve had in Denver should help Cutler.
Cutler should become John Elway’s protégé at this year’s training camp and exhibition games….
This is not to suggest that Elway be a permanent coach or replace assistant head coach Mike Heimerdinger, who is in charge of quarterbacks with wide receivers assistant Jeremy Bates, or interfere with Shanahan’s authority.
But Elway can provide Cutler with information, insight and intangibles they can’t.
It’s not a bad idea, especially considering that the Broncos still run the same offense they ran when Elway was there. And yet it strikes me as the type of idea that works a lot better in a newspaper column than it does on the football field. It would be hard to have Elway tutoring Cutler without him undermining assistant head coach Mike Heimerdinger, the coach who works most closely with Cutler on a daily basis. It would also be hard for Elway to go to practice without being a distraction. If Elway and Cutler chat every now and then, that’s probably a good thing, but giving Elway a formal role at Broncos practices probably wouldn’t work.
Fast Cars, Superstars and A 4-Hour Long Gillette Commercial
Closed Published June 7th, 2007 on FanHouse - BroncosFiled under: Broncos, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch, Jamie McMurray, Nextel Cup, Sponsors, Tennis, Women’s Sports
Sports Blog - The FanHouse: Serena Williams serves up some fast times with a tennis racket and some yellow felt, but can she get up to speed in a race car?We’ll find out tonight when she and 11 fellow celebrities dreaming of life in the fast lane join six NASCAR drivers in the… Read more
Broncos Will Open Up Playbook for Cutler
Closed Published May 17th, 2007 on The FanHouse - Denver BroncosFiled under: Broncos, AFC West, NFL Rumors
Sports Blog - The FanHouse: I’ve mentioned before that I thought Denver head coach Mike Shanahan panicked when he benched Jake Plummer for Jay Cutler last year. It’s not that I think Plummer is John Elway — or that Cutler is Kyle Boller — just that he was the best guy for the… Read more
Filed under: Broncos, AFC West, NFL Rumors
Sports Blog - The FanHouse: I’ve mentioned before that I thought Denver head coach Mike Shanahan panicked when he benched Jake Plummer for Jay Cutler last year. It’s not that I think Plummer is John Elway — or that Cutler is Kyle Boller — just that he was the best guy for the… Read more