Look, if successfully starting a developmental football league with the potential to become a feeder system to the NFL were easy then it would have been done a hell of a long time ago. Therefore, I don't want to be too harsh on the AAF, because putting out even a mildly competent product with some relatively redeemable qualities on their debut weekend was a huge win. That being said, having their finances in enough order to fund the modest salaries of those that certainly weren't taking hits like these solely for the glory probably should have been a top priority...
As definitively as I can say so without an MBA hanging up on my wall, crossing their fingers and hoping someone basically showed up with a blank check seems like a pretty good case of bad business. If my reading comprehension is serving me well then, until they got bailed out, it certainly seems as though the AAF was being run with the foresight, efficiency, and precision of the following offense...
Now, people gambling more than they can afford on the alluring unknown of a start-up of a secondary sports' league is probably what's going to keep the AAF's proverbial lights on, but perhaps it shouldn't be such a direct correlation. Like, maybe save the irresponsible betting on borderline-to-bad football for the desperate degenerates scouring at rock bottom for something to scratch an itch that's gotten progressively worse since the Super Bowl ended, as opposed to those wagers being placed by the executives at the top. I'm glad Tom Dundon came to the rescue, but it's no wonder the NFL operates as though their ass is untouchable when the next best football league can't even inaugurate without ending up in debt.
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