I think the "year-round fatigue" would be on the part of the coaching staff and front office, not the fans. Of course, they only have themselves to blame when coaches sleep on cots in the office until 4 a.m. blearily going over the same videotape for any evidence that a CB might be tipping their defense or a RB might be favoring a muscle pull. It's a workaholic league and when training camp isn't enough they have mini-camps and when mini-camps aren't enough they have those pre-minis and mandatory "volunteer" workouts. They have no off-season anymore.
That's the problem. Everyone's afraid somebody else will outwork them so nobody's allowed to get some time off.
I'd love to have the USFL back to tie up the spring months but they killed that goose a quarter-century ago when the egos decided they had to go head-to-head with the NFL to be legit. Arena League football is like the NFL the way putt-putt tournaments are like the PGA.
I'm sad for Mobile if they lose the Senior Bowl. That would be like taking the Rose Bowl out of Pasadena. A lot of history they would trample on if they do that.
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