why don't other countries like the greatest sport in the world? (football)

[nimbus]

uh, you're joking right? OF COURSE they aren't hit as hard. They aren't wearing full body armor like NFL players. Not as strong or fast I think is best accounted for by the likelihood of far less performance enhancing drug use.

you aren't actually refuting any of my points

 

[nimbus]

I love football but there are 50+ players on a team + practice roster + players on IR.

It's become overanalyzed and overspecialized.

You can't generalize and say "football players" are the most athletic. They all have their specialties.

A lineman certainly can't be considered the most athletic

this is true, i think the lineman tie more into the strategy aspect than the athleticism part. I should rephrase that football has the best athletes, but they aren't all good athletes

 

[nimbus]

I read that there's only about 12 minutes (an NBA quarter, in which every second is played) of actual playtime in an NFL football game. When that's stretched out over the course of 3 hours I'm sure many people figure they can find much better uses of their time.

the breaks are when you get to think about strategy; i really like the balance

 

[Scotsman]

I love football but there are 50+ players on a team + practice roster + players on IR.

It's become overanalyzed and overspecialized.

You can't generalize and say "football players" are the most athletic. They all have their specialties.

A lineman certainly can't be considered the most athletic

Completely depends on your definition of athletic. Yes a lineman isn't going to sprint as far or fast as a wide reciever, but lets see what happens to one of the little guys hitting another 300lb+ guy 150 times a game. Based on strength output and workload lineman are in fact the most athletic people on the field. Everyone else for the most part just runs and gets hit periodically/has to do anything remotely strength related.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[Scotsman]

uh, you're joking right? OF COURSE they aren't hit as hard. They aren't wearing full body armor like NFL players. Not as strong or fast I think is best accounted for by the likelihood of far less performance enhancing drug use.

If you think that the world class rugby players aren't just as juiced up if not more so than football players then you are just plain being naive.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[javaguru]

If you think that the world class rugby players aren't just as juiced up if not more so than football players then you are just plain being naive.

Cheers,
Scotsman

Scotsman...you're one of my favorite posters...no nonsense and ok with being politically incorrect. I have your back and I'm willing to try hagas... Even though we have come to virtual words...

 

[Scotsman]

Scotsman...you're one of my favorite posters...no nonsense and ok with being politically incorrect. I have your back and I'm willing to try hagas... Even though we have come to virtual words...

I like you too Java, always been one of my favs. Fuck being politically correct, there's no point in it. Seriously Haggis if made right is one of the best things ever, never met anyone who tried good haggis and didn't like it. Bad haggis on the other hand is an atrocity against man.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[javaguru]

I like you too Java, always been one of my favs. Fuck being politically correct, there's no point in it. Seriously Haggis if made right is one of the best things ever, never met anyone who tried good haggis and didn't like it. Bad haggis on the other hand is an atrocity against man.

Cheers,
Scotsman

Once again, I the cut of your jib...self deprecating and honest. Too many play the game as opposed to typing what they think....old school honor...

 

[shibs]

What about the comradery aspect?

Idk what kind of training camps etc rugby players go through, but football players go through a lot of shit...

I played highschool ball, and i know that during the offseason i saw all those cock suckers in the weight room, at football camp, doubles, and doing agilities nearly all year round.

 

[RottenWillow]

If you think that the world class rugby players aren't just as juiced up if not more so than football players then you are just plain being naive.

Cheers,
Scotsman

I think I'm fancy naive.