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britjeff
10-09-2015, 01:44 PM
as the title sys, just watched it, after44 years. not sure what a 10 and down is or what a quarter back does, but i loved it. caan anyone hellp a brit out ,would be great. plesase dont take the **** too much. got a feeling its like rugby but with more players.
britjeff
10-09-2015, 01:58 PM
probs should have read the post before posting. damn you drunken fingers
vdubtx
10-09-2015, 02:36 PM
This can help you out for starters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football

You are correct, it originated from Rugby.
Aslan
10-09-2015, 05:30 PM
Just know that it's far superior to soccer in virtually every way.
fortheloveofbowling
10-09-2015, 06:51 PM
Just know that it's far superior to soccer in virtually every way.

At only 12 words that is one of your best all time posts....
Aslan
10-09-2015, 07:40 PM
At only 12 words that is one of your best all time posts....

Only 474 more amazing posts...and I'll be a bowling God like Iceman.
Mike White
10-09-2015, 11:01 PM
Only 474 more amazing posts...and I'll be a bowling God like Iceman.

Does that mean you will then leave?
JasonNJ
10-10-2015, 12:45 AM
Were you at the NY Jets vs the Miami Dolphins game at Wembley?
Aslan
10-12-2015, 01:53 PM
Does that mean you will then leave?

Not me. I'm still in my prime.
Lefty651
11-26-2015, 10:41 PM
I'm a huge fan (Vikings). Who was playing in the game you watched? Do you have a favorite team yet?
goldenwave77
04-05-2016, 06:22 PM
This can help you out for starters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football

You are correct, it originated from Rugby.

Wikipedia article is really good. A lot of people who have never played the game think the game is about hitting the other guy as hard as you can....wrong...wrong. First off, there are rules about this. Secondly, if you try to do this tackling a guy, there's a decent chance you'll miss...or be faked out of your shoes by the ballcarrier. Really, the number of times you can pull this off is small, and it is not what the game is about.

I've read articles analyzing American football from an anthropological perspective----the game itself is very complex and has a myriad of players performing very specialized tasks--it kind of mirrors modern society in its complexity. Secondly, any one playing the game for the first time will spend a substantial part of time just learning the different plays---and what they are supposed to do--in each of them. A HS or college team will have a decent-sized playbook.

The slight pause between plays also makes it a great spectator sport. My son was a very good HS and club soccer player, and I have come to appreciate watching high level soccer ("proper football" you might call it), but it takes a different kind of viewing appreciation.
Mike White
04-05-2016, 06:28 PM
Wikipedia article is really good. A lot of people who have never played the game think the game is about hitting the other guy as hard as you can....wrong...wrong.

What???

I suppose next you're gonna say there is more to Soccer than Kick Boxing, with a ball, and a large amount of acting.