American Sports Thread

[snoopdog]

I wouldn't be an nfl fan but I watched it out of curiosity today and really enjoyed it. Croke pk looked magnificent.
I'd much prefer our own national finals back in the Sept dates than this but I've no issue with it. Although it was dissapointing there were no cheerleaders to entertain.

Watched  a few  minutes of build up. And a few  minutes of first quarter. Out of Curiosity  as well.

all that  player introductions with smoke machine etc  is a pain in the hole. God forbid that  shite takes on  in soccer

Anyway , I couldn't believe how stop-start it was. All line up,  restart, someone is tackled, and about 4 seconds  played. Then a load of backslapping, high fives and chest bumps, Followed by a huddle. Then they  line up again,  restart, tackle,  another 6 seconds played before clock is  stopped again.  You wouldn't need to  have a train or bus booked! Or a B&B, the door would be  locked before you got back!

left it  on in another room , came in about ten minutes later , and about 40 seconds had  been played . Christ almighty, what a  palaver!

Soccers main aim is to follow in the nfl footsteps. You complain about how long it takes. Look at soccer now. 4 minutes average hold up for a VAR decision . Cant celebrate a goal incase it's not a goal. Call game back for a suspected handball. Add 9 mins on to the end of normal time.
Soccer already there.
Sky have nmbeen trying to turn it into panto since 1993.

[thewobbler]

Comparing NFL to traditional field sports in terms of action, intensity, speed etc is the wrong way to approach enjoying the sport.

The game is closer in terms of purpose to chess than it is to e.g. soccer. That the combatants tend to be 6' 4", 18 stone monsters shouldn't overshadow the fact that it's primarily a game of strategy, coaching and adaptation more than it is of power.

It wouldn't work as a concept if everything was rushed. The decision makers need time to breathe and learn. Without this, it would just be nonsensical chaos.

[johnnycool]

Comparing NFL to traditional field sports in terms of action, intensity, speed etc is the wrong way to approach enjoying the sport.

The game is closer in terms of purpose to chess than it is to e.g. soccer. That the combatants tend to be 6' 4", 18 stone monsters shouldn't overshadow the fact that it's primarily a game of strategy, coaching and adaptation more than it is of power.

It wouldn't work as a concept if everything was rushed. The decision makers need time to breathe and learn. Without this, it would just be nonsensical chaos.

It's the chaos that some of love.

 

A sanitised sport just doesn't appeal to me.

[SaffronSports]

Comparing NFL to traditional field sports in terms of action, intensity, speed etc is the wrong way to approach enjoying the sport.

The game is closer in terms of purpose to chess than it is to e.g. soccer. That the combatants tend to be 6' 4", 18 stone monsters shouldn't overshadow the fact that it's primarily a game of strategy, coaching and adaptation more than it is of power.

It wouldn't work as a concept if everything was rushed. The decision makers need time to breathe and learn. Without this, it would just be nonsensical chaos.

Even within that, 40 seconds to basically pick yourself up after wrestling a 300 lb man, offensive, defensive coordinators calling a play, qb or defensive captain relaying that to the team and then get set to go again isn't a lot of time. If you've ever heard the QB calling the plays that stuff is insane too. He'll call maybe 15 random words that mean nothing to an onlooker but the message is in there for every player and their role on the play. Must take a lot to remember all that whilst in the intensity of a match.

[RedHand88]

Comparing NFL to traditional field sports in terms of action, intensity, speed etc is the wrong way to approach enjoying the sport.

The game is closer in terms of purpose to chess than it is to e.g. soccer. That the combatants tend to be 6' 4", 18 stone monsters shouldn't overshadow the fact that it's primarily a game of strategy, coaching and adaptation more than it is of power.

It wouldn't work as a concept if everything was rushed. The decision makers need time to breathe and learn. Without this, it would just be nonsensical chaos.

Even within that, 40 seconds to basically pick yourself up after wrestling a 300 lb man, offensive, defensive coordinators calling a play, qb or defensive captain relaying that to the team and then get set to go again isn't a lot of time. If you've ever heard the QB calling the plays that stuff is insane too. He'll call maybe 15 random words that mean nothing to an onlooker but the message is in there for every player and their role on the play. Must take a lot to remember all that whilst in the intensity of a match.

They also do 100m in 11 seconds flat.

[Wildweasel74]

See McAtamney (played Derry U20) scored a few field goals for New York there last nite.