Kansas City Chiefs: Pros and Cons of Having D-Leagues in NFL
By trevb
NFL D-Leagues: The Cons
The Health Factor
Let’s face it. Football is a rough sport. Games take a toll on the body, which is why NFL teams only play around sixteen games a season, excluding the postseason.
This means that a D-League would cause even more injuries to potential prospects trying to develop. What’s worst than trying to figure out potential game time players when they just set themselves back with injury?
Maybe put a few of these running back options in the developmental leagues and let them play for their spot.
Then again, it could show how injury prone prospects truly are before they’re thrown in the mix.
Jamaal Charles is a great running back. There is no doubt about that, but say he injured himself in a D-league season. Would the Chiefs have maybe traded him away earlier if they had not had to rely on him so much since he was in a D-league?
It’s hard to say.
Right now, it seems as if Charcandrick West is losing the muster he had last season. Knile Davis showed the same decline when he earned the starting job. Spencer Ware is showing signs of it as well.
Maybe put a few of these running back options in the developmental leagues and let them play for their spot. It would definitely show them what is expected of them in games.
Injuries or not that sounds pretty useful to me.