(10-17-2019 08:00 AM)doubleduke2016 Wrote:  If you consider that none of the players in the XFL would be starters or likely 2nd string in the NFL it is tough to imagine an XFL team beating a NFL. I think a few players could be 3rd string and with some experience move up into a 2nd string or starting role but the big question is how much of a difference is there between a 2nd string NFL guy and a practice squad guy (which is what a lot of XFL players are)? Is the NFL guy a 8.5 and the XFL guy a 8.3 or are they 8.5 and 5.0 (made up numbers that mean nothing) I would guess the biggest difference between NFL and XFL will be the measurable difference between the stars but I would guess the difference between the middle of the pack is not too far off.

I think these are below current practice squad players as I'm guessing anyone that is currently on a practice squad will be signed to a futures contract once the NFL regular seasons ends, meaning they cannot play in XFL. I think the majority of the league will be from practice squad last year or the year before (i.e. Rashad Davis), or a "vet" that wasn't worth/capable to demand a vet minimum on an NFL teams (i.e. Trent Richardson / Jacoby Ford), or a practice squad caliber person that has been up in Canada. None of which are going to beat* any NFL team, especially given the drop off in QB play from a NFL starter to a non-practice squad guy. To make up some more numbers, Tom Brady is 10, Roethlisberger is 8.5, Mason Rudolph is 7.5, Devlin Hodges is 6, NFL practice squad is 5 and XFL QB is 4. Other positions will have more parity in the middle of the pack as you noted but any NFL QB starter would shred the XFL defenses.

*You would have some upset at some point but I have to think even Miami or Redskins are a 2-3+TD favorite over any XFL team.