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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
I don't know. American football is more like ancient land combat, where lines of soldiers faced each other and fought it out. The object really seems to be to run over the other guy as hard and fast as you can. I know the Aussies do it without armor, but how long do their careers really last? You can only break so many parts before they don't work so well anymore.
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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen
It wouldn't be the same game. It would be rugby. You don't hit the same way without pads that you do with pads. Not passing judgement one way or another, but if you watch the two games, the mechanics are completely different.
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Good and fair points....different sporting cultures I guess.