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[bluearmy71]

Typical English arrogance. 'Football' is by far the biggest game in America, doesn't that tell you something? The hits in American Football are ten times harder than rugby and sometimes done by 4/5 players at once and coming from all angles and heights. It would be fucking ludicrous to not wear padding and helmets. Anyone who thinks it's a soft sport should try checking out the injury lists in the sport, players are regularly out for the season after just one or two games.

Take it you haven't played or watched rugby and you most definitely haven't played NFL have you so how can you know anything about it i have and depending on where you are on the field you could get 6 or 7 on you at the same time especially in rugby league as what happened this morning in the Ireland game.Please do some history on this as there has been a number of deaths in the rugby world and bad injuries i agree on it would be ludicrous not to wear padding and helmet and that is why rugby is on a totally different level you have to be so much more stronger and have a few more strings to your bow one example Johnny Wilkinson he is the "kicker" of rugby yeah he gets bashed all over the place for 80 mins still has to kick and tackle pass and make space and so many over things.And of course its the biggest game in America that's why its called American football also its not arrogance its common knowledge if you play or watch either of them.

 

[CarolinaBlue]

Anyone who thinks it's a soft sport should try checking out the injury lists in the sport, players are regularly out for the season after just one or two games.

Yeah, but when your season is only about 3 or 4 months in length then much less severe injuries can result in being "season ending".

I'm not going to say that American Football is for 'pansies', I'm going to say it's tedious. It's just stop start all the time. It might be highley tactical, but so is Chess and I wouldn't want to spend 3 hours watching a game of that either.

Americans, in the main, don't 'get' soccer so the argument that American Football is the biggest game in America doesn't necessarily mean it's a 'good' sport. They also rave over WWE and NASCAR, and both of those are absolute shite.

Absolutely right! Then add the commercials every 15 minutes, then 5 minute breaks between the 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters, the 30 minute halftime, injury timeouts, challenge reviews...it's too fucking long. And I enjoy watching it!

And what? You don't like watching cars make left turns for 4 hours straight? ;)

 

[southside blue]

"Typical English arrogance. 'Football' is by far the biggest game in America, doesn't that tell you something?"

Yes it does tell me something.
Most Yanks have learning disabilities to accompany their morbid obesity.

what an intelligent, well-articulated response. at first i wasn't convinced, but the idiotic sweeping generalization really brought the whole thing home. well done!

 

[BingoBango]

While I don't get or understand the appeal of American Football, the players get my respect: anyone who can take that kind of pounding in a game has clearly got balls of granite.

 

[Swales lives]

"Typical English arrogance. 'Football' is by far the biggest game in America, doesn't that tell you something?"

Yes it does tell me something.
Most Yanks have learning disabilities to accompany their morbid obesity.

what an intelligent, well-articulated response. at first i wasn't convinced, but the idiotic sweeping generalization really brought the whole thing home. well done!

Thank you. I'm glad you understand. I thought my response might be treated with derision.
You are clearly a man of great intelligence,

 

[maxflicity]

Get that shite off our national games turf.....was partially toblame for the crap game we had against croatia when mongy mcclaren was in charge....it will ruin the pitch ffs.

 

[basher]

I feel a need to revive this thread.

As an american I grew up watching the NFL while playing "soccer" most of my life.

I still watch it, but got sick of it a few years ago with the endless Bud Light commercials. Oh and by the way someone mentioned commercials "every 15 minutes"-- if you're lucky, try every possible chance they get to squeeze one in-- every 5 minutes would be more likely.

And the penalties-- get rid of the stupid penalties that have nothing to do with the play on the field -- over-officiating-- oh and about the officiating-- it's not really necessary Mr. Referee to stand in the middle of the field, and address the crowd to explain to me that the defense was offsides and the ball will be moved forward five yards. Just MOVE THE EFFING BALL FIVE YARDS AND GET ON WITH IT!!

And about the replay officials-- STOP taking five minutes to decide whether it was the right EFFING call when it should take 10 seconds!!!

Ok, rant over. I confess I still watch it, but I watch it in patches, I can't sit through an entire game!

 

[CarolinaBlue]

it's not really necessary Mr. Referee to stand in the middle of the field, and address the crowd to explain to me that the defense was offsides and the ball will be moved forward five yards. Just MOVE THE EFFING BALL FIVE YARDS AND GET ON WITH IT!!

I don't know when the last time you attended an American football game was, but they HAVE to tell the crowd what happened as they are all pissed up during the entire game (me included)!

 

[basher]

it's not really necessary Mr. Referee to stand in the middle of the field, and address the crowd to explain to me that the defense was offsides and the ball will be moved forward five yards. Just MOVE THE EFFING BALL FIVE YARDS AND GET ON WITH IT!!

I don't know when the last time you attended an American football game was, but they HAVE to tell the crowd what happened as they are all pissed up during the entire game (me included)!

Ah, I see your point. I've been primarily an armchair fan. I'm sure it also helps to be pissed during the commercial breaks at the stadium, would make the time pass much more seamlessly.