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EXCITING NEWS!The New XFL is due to return in the Spring of 2023, under new ownership. The XFL's return in Spring 2020 was cut short due to Covid-19 lockdowns, but it showed tremendous promise for the return of spring football.
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[ Las Vegas Outlaws
Timeline ]
Welcome to the Las Vegas Outlaws Memorial Website. The
Outlaws were one of the premier teams of the XFL in its only
season, but sadly they finished the season at 4-6. They
had a ferocious defense, nicknamed the "Dealers of Doom",
and at one point in the season the defense scored more points
than the offense did! The offense suffered throughout
the season from a lack of stability at quarterback; Chuck
Clements was injured in the preseason, and was replaced by
former Miami Hurricane Ryan Clement. Clement suffered
a separated shoulder in their second game against the Memphis
Maniax, and was replaced by Mike Cawley. Cawley was
erratic and inconsistent, and was cut after their loss to
the Los Angeles Xtreme in Week 3. Former Arena League
standout Mark Grieb was signed and played several games until
Clement was able to return. Much debate ensued about
leaving Grieb in in place of Clement, but Clement was the
No.1 QB of the Outlaws. The offensive line was
inconsistent all season long and failed to establish an effective
running attack. Running back Rod
Smart (#30) made national headlines in Week 1 when he
debuted his nickname "He Hate Me" on the back of
his game jerseys, and all eyes were on the Outlaws.
In an effort to get the team motivated after two disappointing
losses in a row, head coach Jim Criner had the team wear all
black uniforms (black home jersey and away black pants) in
Week 7 against the Birmingham Bolts; this was the only time
this uniform combination was worn. The switch worked,
and the Outlaws steam-rolled the Bolts to go ahead at 4-3
and stay alive in the playoff hunt. But, the following
week the team lost a crucial game in Los Angeles to the Xtreme,
and went on to drop the final two games of the season.
The major downfall for the team was being defeated three straight
times by the Los Angeles Xtreme (the Xtreme defeated the Outlaws
32-29 in a closed preseason slugout); after that the team
ran out of steam and failed to qualify for the postseason
playoffs; most of the problems arose from silly mistakes by
the offense, allowing opportunities to slip away. When
I talked with defensive coordinator Mark Criner at the end
of the season, he told me that the primary focus of the coaching
staff during the draft was for defensive players, and in the
second season they would then begin drafting and building
offensive players. He admitted this came back to haunt
them, but the coaches honestly believed that they could do
well with the players they had, and could have finished much
better in Year 2 had this come about. Indeed, they should
have, as all they had to do was overcome the Los Angeles Xtreme
at least once to gain the necessary momentum to jump into
the postseason. The team enjoyed tremendous local support,
and it's a shame that Las Vegas couldn't enjoy more from this
outstanding team.
The purpose of this site is to try to preserve as much of
the original XFL and Las Vegas Outlaws websites as possible.
Much of what is here came late in the season, so some things
are lost forever if they had been deleted. As you well
know, all the original 2001 XFL websites are gone, and this may very well
be the only website network preserving the memory of the XFL
as closely as it originally appeared. The XFLShop ads
featured throughout the website memorial network are graphics
only in order to preserve the look and feel of the original
league sites; they do not link to the ads presented.
They are merely there for your enjoyment.
Much of the original players'
roster has been preserved, and includes the final game's
starters and practice squad, preseason players, team statistics,
and boxscores. Most of the original press releases have
been retained and may be viewed from the Press
Row page. The wallpapers for your computer's desktop
are available through the Tailgate
page. There are also two additional desktop wallpapers
available that were originally designed by Super-BobG, and
he has graciously allowed me to post them here. The
Multimedia
page features a limited selection of the video clips originally
featured on the league websites, and also features nearly
all of the original photos. I have attempted to use
a slideshow window as originally featured, but may appear
slightly different when viewed. The Memorabilia
page is new, and will constantly be expanded as fans send
in photos of their Outlaws memorabilia.
We
hope you enjoy your visit
throughout the XFL memorial network, and would like to hear from you
if you have any interesting sites to link or material to add.
If so,
contact me! |
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