Football Comment left on British newspaper site after watching NFL game... - Page 7

|Zach| · 10-26-2009, 02:57 PM

"As far as I can see American football is a marathon of budweiser adverts occasionally interrupted by some "talented bloke" chucking a rugby-like ball to some Billy Whizz halfway up the pitch, intent on scoring points for catching it while a couple of beefcakes try to put him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life."

lol

http://deadspin.com/5389548/new-coun...rbage-football

**HemiEd** · 10-28-2009, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

It's definitely not catered to people with ADD, I'll say that much.

So, if you think soccer is boring, and looks like a disorganized free for all, that person has ADD?

Pants · 10-28-2009, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

So, you are saying that Americans don't like soccer because they have limited attention spans?

I'm saying it's a factor for some. I know it is for me. I can't just sit down and watch, say, Brazilian league soccer - I get bored a lot more easily because I don't know any of the players or the teams.

**Donger** · 10-28-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

So, if you think soccer is boring, and looks like a disorganized free for all, that person has ADD?

I wouldn't say that. But, mostly likely, a person who has such an opinion is not aware of the rules of the game, let alone the dynamics of it.

Pants · 10-28-2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

So, if you think soccer is boring, and looks like a disorganized free for all, that person has ADD?

No, thinking something is boring is totally subjective. Seeing a disorganized free for all just means you have no idea what's going on.

Pablo · 10-28-2009, 04:07 PM

Eh, the only sports I truly care to watch are football and college basketball. Soccer and ice-soccer(hockey) just don't captivate me; and never probably will. Not to say soccer players aren't tremendous athletes, I just can't appreciate the offensive dynamic of the game.

**Donger** · 10-28-2009, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by PostRockPablo

Eh, the only sports I truly care to watch are football and college basketball. Soccer and ice-soccer(hockey) just don't captivate me; and never probably will. Not to say soccer players aren't tremendous athletes, I just can't appreciate the offensive dynamic of the game.

Do you have an average-sized penis?

SDChiefs · 10-28-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

Do you know how much harder it is to receive a ball crossed to you from 20 meters out without using your hands than it is to catch one thrown to you from 50 meters out? Do you know how hard it is to put precise spins on balls when you pass/cross them so it reaches your target without being intercepted? Do you know how hard it is to control the ball on the run when a dude is trying to take it away from you? I mean, these are some ludicrous comments you guys are making.

Every professional sport takes insane amounts of skill and groomed talent, quit being ignorant. I have the same argument about baseball with foreign people who don't get it and think it's some talentless hacks hitting and catching the ball when in reality it's probably the hardest of all sports to be "pro" good at.

I have played in my life in competitive sports, Football, Baseball, Soccer, Basketball and even Bowling. Soccer is the least difficult of all the sports I mentioned. As well as most boring to play, hence the reason I quit playing and never got into watching. Its a freaking track meet with a ball. Hockey, they score ALOT more goals then soccer and the goal is one tenth the size. Why, you ask? Cause Hockey players are talented. They don't just run and kick a ball. Soccer is the Nascar of team sports. Right foot down, turn left.

Pablo · 10-28-2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

Do you have an average-sized penis?

Would you like me to e-mail you pictures?

SDChiefs · 10-28-2009, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

And a 1-1 soccer tie would also feature some very good defense. Like I said, when pressed, most Americans will acknowledge it's about the contact. Would you still watch the NFL if it was no-contact/flag?

One of the interesting dynamics of soccer is that the offense and defense is on the field at the same time, of course.

When did baseball become a contact sport?

SDChiefs · 10-28-2009, 04:12 PM

Most Americans that I know, agree with Frazod. Its boring, tedius and no one EVER scores. Has nothing to do with the contact sport. There is contact in Soccer just as much so as basketball.

Pants · 10-28-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SDChiefs

I have played in my life in competitive sports, Football, Baseball, Soccer, Basketball and even Bowling. Soccer is the least difficult of all the sports I mentioned. As well as most boring to play, hence the reason I quit playing and never got into watching. Its a freaking track meet with a ball. Hockey, they score ALOT more goals then soccer and the goal is one tenth the size. Why, you ask? Cause Hockey players are talented. They don't just run and kick a ball. Soccer is the Nascar of team sports. Right foot down, turn left.

I can tell from this post that you have never played competitive soccer. Playing during gym in junior high doesn't really count, bro.

I've played football before too! And it was a lot easier than soccer for me, because running and catching the ball is a shit ton easier than controlling a ball with my feet and placing it where I want it to go when I pass it.

**Donger** · 10-28-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PostRockPablo

Would you like me to e-mail you pictures?

**Donger** · 10-28-2009, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SDChiefs

When did baseball become a contact sport?

Huh?

**HemiEd** · 10-28-2009, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

No, thinking something is boring is totally subjective. Seeing a disorganized free for all just means you have no idea what's going on.

I can not argue with that, especially since I feel the same way about hockey.

Did you know, they have penalties for hitting that little black puck to far?

Stinger · 10-28-2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

It really has nothing to do with the above. Some Americans don't consider it good "sport" unless it is full-contact. That's pretty much it.

Not sure if it has been said or not but most people are not even aware of how much actual contact there is in the game. And in an upper level match there is a lot of contact.

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