NFL continues American football export drive to UK

[Jimbuna]

I wouldn't mind seeing a game played without all that protection

I wouldn't mind seeing a game played without all that protection

Have you considered importing Rugby?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I wouldn't mind seeing a game played without all that protection

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.

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I wouldn't mind seeing a game played without all that protection

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.

[BossMark]

I wonder what kind of attendance they are expecting at Wembley

[Jimbuna]

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.

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.

Good and fair points....different sporting cultures I guess.

[eddie]

Well, we had the British Invasion back in the 60's now its our turn. The NFL is taking over

[STEED]

They will send Obama over when he looses..........Oops that was hush hush.

Cough...LOOK OVER THERE A HOTDOG STAND!

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by eddie

Well, we had the British Invasion back in the 60's now its our turn. The NFL is taking over

Not really. There are some British fans, but the game is largely alien to them, not having grown up with it. I can understand that too. American football has a great deal of peculiarities that make it an acquired taste. There's a ton of people on the field, a bizarre scoring system and about 7 million rules. The action also stops about every 15 seconds.

Personally, I love the game, but I grew up with it. I also recall my earliest memories of watching football and not knowing what the hell was going on. I just thought it was exciting when they threw the ball. The way that many Europeans feel about American football is the way I feel about European football (soccer). I didn't grow up with it and I don't really get it. To the informed viewer, it is very exciting. To me, it is excruciatingly long periods where nothing is happening puncuated by the occasional goal. To me, football is the perfect television sport; giving the viewer time between plays to grab snacks, hit the head and argue with his friends. To the uninformed viewer, it is rife with breaks in the action that disrupt the continuity of the game.

It's all what you know from your environment. I don't expect the NFL to really catch on in Britian more than European football has caught on in America.

[eddie]

I agree, just having some fun with Jim,lol The Euro League started by the NFL has folded hasn't it? The Vikings will be playing the Steelers in the UK next year.