NFL in London?
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- jr_fartbox0
you're not following me chief.
what im trying to say is, if NFL players played the game like Rugby, there would be maimed and decapitated athletes all over the field.
- jr_fartbox0
imagine a 6-3 255 pound linebacker coming full steam at a lanky 6 foot 200 pound wide receiver. it would look like that scene in final destination where the girl steps off the sidewalk and gets plowed by a bus.
- jr_fartbox0
Bus vs. Girl
Sheldon Brown vs Reggie Bush
- detritus0
I'm no sportsfan, but looking at that video, it looks like the difference between rugby and American football is that in rugby, people have to think a little bit about what they're doing - whereas in American football, the catcher doesn't pay attention to his surroundings and the attacker just runs at him. At him. Not tackling him - just running into him.
Not having body armour probably means that rugby players have to play a little more 'intelligently'.
Either way, both sports are deathly dull - though I think I've tolerated watching rugby for at least a half or so in my time - American football, with all its timeouts and adverts is soporific.
- Llyod0
europeans always think that rugby players are bigger than football players.
look at the height and weight of these guys:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/team…
- detritus0
No, I've always thought NFL players were bigger.
I think we just believe that the whole pads'n'roids thing is a bit nancy.
REAL men lose teeth and get cauliflower ears.
(I wouldn't be first in line to categorise myself as a 'REAL man' :)
- blaw0
The fact that we sent the Dolphins is proof that, while we're polite in public, we're actually still holding pre-Revolutionary War grudges.
- blaw0
nairn:
In any sport--hockey, football, tennis, soccer.. doesn't matter--to the untrained eye it looks like random ridiculousness. Trust that there is a serious plan going on in each action.
Okay, not baseball. That pitcher/catch signal/deny/approve stuff... I'm pretty sure they're just wasting time. What else can you expect from a sport where you can't hit an animate object.
- joyride0
I'd have to side with rugby being the tougher sport. Sorry, the reason NFL hits so hard is because of the pads. Take them off and see how hard they go after each other.
- Jaline0
Nope, not really.
There are enough fans over here to justify the occasional special match, testimonial or whatever, but there's no mass interest at all.
We already have hockey and more hockey, as well as a dash of snowshoeing, to fill that particular void in people's lives.
detritus
(Oct 22 07, 18:12)
- detritus0
I always quite liked the idea of Baseball - like rounders for grown-ups, but with beer and swearing and fights.
*shrugs
*charges spastically at blaw
- tank020
@ jr,
i know they are bigger,
but is about pure power.
i played some rugby sometimes and
the power they develop is incredible.i'm a big guy, 1.90/110kg but guys a 20cm shorter dan me tackled me like there was no tomorrow...quite impressive...
- PonyBoy0
who in this thread has the biggest penis?
- blaw0
*ooophhhh...
- vwsung18t0
i'm a big guy, 1.90/110kg but guys a 20cm shorter dan me tackled me like there was no tomorrow...quite impressive...
tank02
(Oct 29 07, 00:42)shorter people will tackle better than taller people as long as they both weigh comparatively.
- TheBlueOne0
who in this thread has the biggest penis?
PonyBoy
(Oct 29 07, 00:58)*looks at ceiling. looks at shoes. whistles. points at jaline.
- Jaline0
hah
- Jaline0
By the way, it depends on how you are measuring danger or roughness.
Because if it's by individual injury, that would probably be hockey.
There are other dangerous sports too, including luge and motocross ;)
- Jaline0
Here ya go:
http://www.forbes.com/2002/08/07…
- TheBlueOne0
Here ya go:
www.forbes.com/2002/08...
Jaline
(Oct 29 07, 04:32)Check out the Big Penis sports list that Jaline found. And she knew just where to find it too...
Yup. Big penis. Mighty penis.