Is it easier to get into the CFL vs. the NFL?

[Annuvin]

Originally Posted by thatbrutha

The CFL has sent more first round NFL players packing then fedex.

Uhhh, yeah. There's plenty of first-round talent that leaves the NFL to make considerably less money in the CFL. Seriously.... Where do people come up with this stuff?

The only reason a 1st round NFL pick doesn't make the roster is either due to being unable to adjust to the advanced speed of the NFL or due to serious character issues. The jump from UCAA level football where there may be one or two superstars on a team to the pro league where everyone on the team is a superstar is enormous. Many of the players that have a difficult time adjusting come to the CFL where there isn't as much competition for players with their advanced skill sets. Some, like the Toronto Argonauts Chad Owens take very well to the Canadian game and stay here. Others like Joe Thiesmann and Doug Flutie head back down south the first chance they get. Still others like Ricky Williams come up here to keep their skill set up while under NFL suspension with the understanding they'll return to the NFL once their suspension is lifted.

The United States has created a system that starts in peewee leagues, continues into high school and then college to produce the most specialized football players in the world. Here in Canada, we do something similar with hockey. To insinuate that Canada produces (and subsequently manages to keep) the best professional football players in the world is as ludicrous as thinking that the southern states of the the US produce the world's best hockey players.

[Acajack]

Generally speaking, I will usually choose to watch a CFL game over an NFL game because I prefer the type of play that Canadian rules tend to favour.

That said, to suggest that the talent level in the CFL is superior in the NFL is totally ridiculous.

But equally ridiculous is the claim by CFL detractors that the players in the CFL suck because they couldn't make the NFL.

There are thousands of players who play competitive NCAA football in the U.S. and only a small number of spots on NFL rosters. The CFL is basically the only other place in the world that they can play pro.

So honestly, there are many, many excellent football players in the CFL. They may not be as good as those in the NFL but they are certainly very talented and worth watching.

[Footy97]

I played in the cfl for 7 years as a running back for the Saskatchewan roughriders and made 75 grand a year, I made theme work jets practice roster for 1year and got 200 grand a year witch isa huge difference but I couldn't stay in the nfl as there was way less room o maneuver and defensive players were just way to skilled, from personal experience the nfl is way harder to play in

[mikmaq32]

The fact is although the CFL is pro, it`s caliber of play isn`t any higher than most state level college football.