The XFL is back and will definitely fill the void of people missing the NFL.
For the most part, football is football, but the XFL has a lot of differences from the NFL that make the product entertaining.
The game’s rules are a big reason why it’s so entertaining, from the onside kick alternative where instead of an onside kick, a team can opt to convert a 4th and 15 to the tiered PAT rules.
Another reason is they have coaches throwing players under the bus during in-game interviews. It came from former NFL-winning CB Terrell Buckley, the Orlando Guardians’ head coach. His team was down a lot after being outscored 38-0 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters, and he didn’t hold back on the reasons why.
Terrell Buckley was a hell of an NFL player.
Buckley is one of only two players (The other being Ken Riley) with 50+ interceptions to never make a Pro Bowl. In a game against Cincinnati in 1992, his rookie season, Buckley set what remains a current record as the youngest player to return a punt for a touchdown in NFL history (21 years, 105 days). That was his only punt return for a touchdown of his career. He responded to criticism of the veracity of his tackling by giving himself the nickname “The Vaccinator”. The nickname would stay with him over the years if only in an ironic sense. On April 3, 1995, the Packers traded Buckley to the Miami Dolphins for “past considerations.” In 1996, he led the league in interception return yards with 164.
He had at least one interception in 13 consecutive seasons. While playing for the New England Patriots, in the 2001 AFC Championship Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buckley had an interception in the 24–17 win. He won a Super Bowl ring one week later in the win over the St. Louis Rams.
Lots of fans loved the honesty.
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