-==QUESTION ABOUT AMERICAN FOOTBALL==-

[FILA::AUS]

OK

I've always wanted to know this:

Why do your American Football Players wear SOOO much protective shit when they play???

If it's for protection then they are all a bunch of pussies, because we play Rugby here, where players wear NOTHING except a mouthguard.

The game is very similar. In rugby one guy always gets tackled by at least 3-4 other guys, so you can't sya there is really any higher danger in American football because of the way of game.

That always puzzled me?

Oh and also, WHY does the game stop so often. I watched the Superbowl last year and they were stopping the game every 4-5 minutes. It was sooooo annoying.

? Enlighten me

[HBKid_Jr]

well tha superbowl stops every 4-5 minutes cuz its cuz of advertisements an shit.  tha reason they wear  equipment is cuz there bigger tha rugby players an them steroi...... natural herbal supplements make them stronger

[Sikotic™]

Put a American Football lineman up against a Rugby player, both without protective padding, and see who is the pussy.

Football players got way more mass so they need the protection. They break at every play because the game is as much mental as it is physical. They gotta plan their moves. Soccer is much more spontaneous.

I cant stand watching football on TV. "Soccer" is alot more exciting.

[FILA::AUS]

Put a American Football lineman up against a Rugby player, both without protective padding, and see who is the pussy.

Football players got way more mass so they need the protection. They break at every play because the game is as much mental as it is physical. They gotta plan their moves. Soccer is much more spontaneous.

I cant stand watching football on TV. "Soccer" is alot more exciting.

Soccer?? I hope you did not confuse soccer with rugby, coz thats what the reply sounded like.

And to both of ya'll...

I completely disagree that American football players are any bigger than Rugby players. Rugby players are fucking huge, and most Rugby player weighs around 100-110kg's. There is a lot of Rugby players that get offers to play American football in US so they obviosuly cannot be smaller.

Umm..Puppy Mason, stopping the game for adds??? WTF is that, what kind ofsporting game can u have with such frequent interuptions.

[HBKid_Jr]

i said tha superbowl not all games have as many frequent stopages as tha super bowl

[Sikotic™]

Nah dog. The rugby players are like the size of NFL quarterbacks. The linemen are like 250-300 pounds.

[The Big Bad Ass]

Show me a gang of 6'7 360 pound rugby players, and I'll agree with you sayin they are the same size.

[bez]

rugby players wud kick the shit outer football players. End of.

[M Dogg™]

After actually playing American  football for 6 years, and Rugby for a little bit, I can say that it's simply 'cause it's easier to have players last long. Football is faster pace, 'cause it's a straight explosion sport, Rugby is more of a paced sport. Hence a hit in Football is a lot harder than a hit in Rugby. Plus, if I'ma drop 3 million a year for a football player, I would want him to last longer than 3 games. Fuck toughness, that's for dump Austrailians and English to argue over, I want to win with the best players. Therefore, if my all-pro runningback is gonna play, I want him for the whole 16 games, not playing every game risking injury. Injurys are bad enough in the NFL with great players lasting only 5-7 years like Terell Davis, and Jamal Anderson, why risk other young players.  Some players can hang and play 18 years like Jerry Rice, Clay Mathews whos a lineback which is the toughest man on the field, and other greats. That's be fuck to end your multi-million dollar career  'cause of being tough. And all the pads have evolved from all the deaths and injuries of Footballs past. Football evolved from Rugby in 188-something, and had no pads. Rules changed as responds to situations and deaths. Keep you toughness, I prefer playing for fun instead of dying over pride.

[Jay ay Beee]

I don't care about the pads argument, pads are far more sensible like M Dogg said, it's a game safety first, and Gridiron players are generally bigger than Rugby players.

However I think it is very disturbing (and I've raised this before) that your games are often controlled by adverts. lol.  That's dumb.  The Superbowl is the biggest game in Gridiron right?  And "tha superbowl stops every 4-5 minutes cuz its cuz of advertisements an shit".  Imagine the biggest game in all of sport, the World Cup Final in football (soccer) having to stop every 5 minutes?  Isn't this capitalism gone too far?

[The Big Bad Ass]

I don't care about the pads argument, pads are far more sensible like M Dogg said, it's a game safety first, and Gridiron players are generally bigger than Rugby players.

However I think it is very disturbing (and I've raised this before) that your games are often controlled by adverts. lol.  That's dumb.  The Superbowl is the biggest game in Gridiron right?  And "tha superbowl stops every 4-5 minutes cuz its cuz of advertisements an shit".  Imagine the biggest game in all of sport, the World Cup Final in football (soccer) having to stop every 5 minutes?  Isn't this capitalism gone too far?

Altough I love American football, I agree with you on this statement. This is definitly capitalism gone too far. The only thing I like about Soccer is seeing no commercials for large periods of time.

[HBKid_Jr]

well tha thing about tha superbowl is most of tha people watchin arent even watchin for tha game but rather tha commericals

[Jay ay Beee]

Well, shouldn't it be for real fans?  

[HBKid_Jr]

Well, shouldn't it be for real fans?  

tru,  i dunno damn u brits *turns to direction of brittain an shakes fist*

[Jay ay Beee]

Tom, you never said where your dad was from.  The flag with the dragon remember?  Your mum was from Poland or is it your dad?