My 6 year old is fascinated with football so i became a bit of an XFL expert over the weekend while watching the majority of all 4 games.
Observations:
- Love the in-game audio of the conversations between players and coaches.
- Instant reaction on sidelines after positive (TD's, etc.) and negative (missed FG) plays is cool, if a little uncomfortable.
- Cool that turnover takers get to keep the other team's ball as a trophy.
- QB play is rough.
- More punting than I expected, Dallas punted on 4th and less than a foot from their own 40 in a scoreless or 3-0 game in the first half.
- Kickoff solution is really good.
- Curious about ticket sales. Large areas of the best seats don't show any availability. I'd be shocked if those are really all sold (especially in the $100+ / seat range). Wondering if they sell those to walk-up buyers to minimize the empty seats close to the field.
- All four stadiums, announced official attendance was approximately 17,500 (suspicious)
- Hearing the communication between refs and replay official was interesting, process moved along quickly for the most part.
- Like the 1, 2 and 3 point conversion options. Wouldn't mind having a separate 1 point PAT option that is a 40-45 yard kick. Also would like a 4 point field goal (Not PAT) from 55 and beyond.
- Bob Stoops still sucks.
- Never saw the much heralded "double forward pass" play. Maybe I missed it, but was disappointed it didn't play a more prominent role.
- Wondered if the in-stadium fans have any option to hear any of the coach/player, player / sideline reporter , or referee / replay official communication. If not, they need to figure out a way to include the fans in the stands on that as it enhances the watching experience in my opinion. (similar to scanners at car races)
Overall, entertaining enough. Hopefully they will build some momentum, avoid the urge to play conservative football and understand that pushing the envelope on offense is what people want to see.