03-28-2021, 12:51 PM
(03-27-2021, 10:34 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: The G League serves a unique purpose in that high schoolers can play in the G League during their senior year, skipping college. The NBA sees incredibly young talents come into the league, so having a developmental league makes more sense due to the physicality differences. For instance, the Thunder drafted a guy who was 18 years old and 7' tall, 190 pounds, in the first round and who had played in a minor league in Greece. He hadn't played any top basketball talent and was drastically undersized.
With the NFL, you have to be three years removed from high school, which is generally spent in a collegiate strength and conditioning program. There are also roster size differences. NFL rosters are absolutely massive, so the return from a developmental league is going to be minimal. Chances are if you can't crack the 53 or NFL practice squad, you aren't cut out for it. There are exceptions, but not enough to justify creating another league.
The G league is for developing players, coaches, and refs. Yes they do have guys that come out of high school but there very few of them.
Go back and look at NFL Europe it was very meaningful for developing players and giving them opportunities that are not currently there. Particularly for third and 4th string QBs.
