Originally Posted by
Omega Alpha
If Wolverine is on the first team, then all the attention will inevitably turn towards him, all the comparisons,etc, as the most marketable character. You need to have the X-Men develop as characters without the big attention hog that is Logan. Without him around, they'll have a movie to develop a dynamic and personalities and have the audience see more of them.
And that without even considering that the only way a X-men team really works in this MCU is if they are just being formed, with teenagers who just got their powers or don't have them for too long. In that case, a 200 year old Logan just looks like a creep or a pervert, just like the Ultimate version. The X-men need to gain experience to be his equals.