Listening to the DA show this morning. He made some points about the AAF - all three positives.
1) He likes the transparency in officiating. I agree. Maybe the transparency still doesnt show that every call made is correct. But look at the way the NFL just ran and hid after the NFC championship. It was annoying. Roger Coward Goodell. I think the NFL could learn something from the AAF, and I like the 9th official that can stop the game and review any play.
2) He likes the pace of he game. College games especially are long. AAF shows that you can play a game in a lot less time. The problem though is the money, the M-O-N-E-Y. The NFL and college ball have gotten so much money from the networks to televise the game, that they have to stop routinely to squeeze in commercials to make the money. For me, I dont usually mind a long game. I'm good with the length of football. I prefer the pace of the AAF but not especially the game length. (Now dont get me started on the ends of close basketball games - drives me crazy.)
3) He likes the hits. I've got to agree. Some of these hits they are putting on QBs and such - would not be allowed in the NFL. Sacks are so bleh anymore. You really want somebody to feel a hit. I guess you have to balance with safety though. Its certainly fun to watch. Part of the NFL's problem is that it is seen as unnecessarily dangerous and part of its problem is that it is seen as unnecessarily powderpuff. Hard to reconcile those two. Especially for Roger C. Goodell.