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AAF Devils Advocate: Interesting Playoff Scenario

AAF Devils Advocate: Interesting Playoff Scenario
By
Darrin Sheffer

For the most part Week 1 of the first AAF season was a success.  By reading most of your Twitter posts about the AAF there seems to be a positive reception.  Well today I'd like to play Devils Advocate with a future scenario that might make the AAF even more interesting.  

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https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/betting/gamblers-bet-on-aaf-football-games-despite-no-history-1596331/

As of right now I believe that the key to Expanding the AAF is to officially partner with the NFL and make the AAF a "Minor League".  I may go into more detail with this in a future post, but for today's conversation lets just assume that this is a possibility.  I could see a potential for a playoff system like the one in the GFL or German Football League https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Football_League . 

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https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/german-football-league-kicks-off-2018-season/

The GFL has 2 divisions, GFL and GFL 2.  In the post season, the worst team from the GFL will play the best team from GFL 2.  If the GFL team loses to the GFL 2 team they will be relegated down to GFL 2 while the winner moves up a division.  This is grossly oversimplified and if you want full details check out the link above.  

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https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/live-stream-german-football-league-dusseldorf-panther-vs-1-new-yorker-lions/

Now imagine a situation where you have the NFL (Division 1) and the AAF (Division 2).  When the season is over the worst NFL team will play the best AAF team.  If the NFL Team wins nothing special happens.  If the AAF team wins, that team gets the rights to the 1st overall draft pick and the NFL team gets relegated down to the AAF.  Imagine the Cleveland Browns playing the other AAF teams.  

Now I am in no way saying that something like this would have to happen to make the AAF interesting, I already plan on watching as many games as possible.  All I'm saying is: Imagine the Chaos this would cause!

What are your initial thoughts?

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  1. AnonymousDecember 25, 2022 at 12:56 AM

    Example GFL and GFL 2 is good. But that standard model here in Europe cross sports (football, backetball, ice hockey). Only small of numbers league are locked. Back to GFL example. American football in Germany has circa 7 levels. That is mean thet you can play highest level (GFL) and if you will be really bad then you will playe 7th league in 2030. That model has pluses and minuses...

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