The AAF

The AAF kicked off on Saturday, but since our chosen team plays in the final of the four games of the league's opening weekend, I could take my time doing the preview for the Arizona Hotshots and wait for some sort of depth chart to become available. (Of this writing, it hasn't)

Why the Hotshots? Well, when a new league begins and you go through the process of picking a team, there are usually three factors-Location, Coach/Players and Color/Logo/Uniforms.
The location in the AAF was not going to be a factor as the closest team to me is Atlanta, so that was not going to matter (It could possibly be a factor with next year's XFL arrival with a team in Washington) and without a team in Ohio, the AAF territorial draft was not going to place a bunch of Buckeyes (and Bowling Green Falcons) on one team, although San Antonio had a mild edge with the assignment of Houston with Arizona being assigned Texas Tech since Lubbock is of similar distance to Phoenix as San Antonio.
With those considerations off the table, that left the coach and the "accessories" to decide from.

Of the coaches, two especially stood out- Chicago Bear Hall of Famer and former San Francisco 49er head coach Mike Singletary and former college head coach (UCLA, Washington, and Colorado) and football analyst Rick Neuheisel had the edge on the field.
In color scheme, I liked the Gold/Green of Arizona and the Metallic Blue/Silver of Salt Lake and I liked both teams helmets and Arizona's touch with a logo on one side and the player's number on the other.
In the end, Arizona stood out as being the one franchise that managed to check all of the boxes and they won out.

The funny thing about new leagues is that sometimes the team that you pick isn't always the team you end with.
Watching games can change things and by the end of the season, who knows?
In the USFL, I stayed with the Blitz/Wranglers, but as the season played out, I was also rooting for the Breakers, Showboats, and Gunslingers in their games as well.
We'll see how the season plays out.

It'll be interesting to see what I think of the rule experiments that would differ from the rules of the NFL.

Two Point Conversion- Each team always goes for two, no extra points-
I'm fine with this

No Onside Kicks- If a team is losing by 17 or more, they may go for possession by converting a one play-4th down and 12.
I'm fine with this

No Kickoffs- Ball placed at the 25.
Kickoff returns are exciting, but most kickoffs are downed in the end zone anyway,
I'm fine with this

Play Clock at 35 seconds rather than 40
I'm fine with this

Overtime- One possession for each team from the ten, must go for the two-point conversion.
if game still tied- Game ends in a tie.
Not sure I like this, but with teams forced to try for two, This shouldn't come into play often

Eye in the sky- An official with a camera view that shows all 22 men on the field can throw a flag at any time. No Review, No Huddle. Penalty called, Game Moves On.
I'm more than fine with this.

Only Five Rushers to rush the passer.
I'm not sure about this one, if you line up on the line, you are considered one of the five eligible rushers.
You can be called for a fifteen yard penalty for Illegal Defense, if more than five on the line.