Explain American Football To People From The UK (country, fan)

Raine · 11-06-2006, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by oojay

offensive line is usually rather large, but thats out of necessity. but dont question their strength. theyve basically got the same job as a sumo wrestler, and no one complains about them being fat.

sumo wrestling confuses me. why would you put your health at risk for a sport?

and i don't mean to sound like a hypoocrite cause I do the same thing but ym to that extent. no way.

Laces Out Dan! · 11-06-2006, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MURDER JUNKIE

I think he is a bum, he'll last another 2 years at best

You thinking hes a bum differs hugely from him being overrated.

MURDER JUNKIE · 11-06-2006, 11:48 PM

He's no Warren Moon

~~[MERIT]~~ · 11-06-2006, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Raine

sumo wrestling confuses me. why would you put your health at risk for a sport?

and i don't mean to sound like a hypoocrite cause I do the same thing but ym to that extent. no way.

theyre just naturally fat, but they do eat massive amounts of food. but they still have tons of muscle under all the fat. probably medically healthier than you and me put together.

Laces Out Dan! · 11-06-2006, 11:51 PM

Again, him being as good as Moon..and him being overrated arent relevant to eachother.
EDIT:MJ

Raine · 11-06-2006, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by oojay

theyre just naturally fat, but they do eat massive amounts of food. but they still have tons of muscle under all the fat. probably medically healthier than you and me put together.

Speak for yourself.

my school sports coordinator put me on a restricted diet and I can't play if I don't meet certain medical standards.
Granted I don't feel veyr healthy at the moment. I ate a carton of ice cream and half a pizza earlier today.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 11-06-2006, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Raine

Speak for yourself.

my school sports coordinator put me on a restricted diet and I can't play if I don't meet certain medical standards.
Granted I don't feel veyr healthy at the moment. I ate a carton of ice cream and half a pizza earlier today.

i usually run/jog/walk 3 miles per day so id like to think im getting a little healthy.

Ma Cherie · 11-07-2006, 01:34 PM

they shold call it hand ball or something, it has very little to do with the foot and alot to do with hands

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-07-2006, 01:49 PM

I`ll be interested to know what peoples opinion of franchises.

I mean do you think that 32 professional teams to cover the whole of a country the size of the U.S. is a little small?
I mean England has 92 professional clubs just in the football league with a handful of amateur clubs turning pro outside the league with ambitions to get into the league & play at the highest level , there are about 15 clubs just in London alone

Do you think there should be more openness like there is in British football with promotion & relegation? giving smaller teams a chance to grow & be up there with the big boys? Would you like to see more cities represented?

What happens when a team loses it`s franchise? do they still play at a competative level? Do the fans of the old team follow the new team even though they could be playing their matches hundreds of miles away?

Ma Cherie · 11-07-2006, 01:54 PM

there more that 16 team i can't remeber all of them but i'll take a crack

nc panthers
salt lake
pittsburg
green bay
dallas
miami
49ers
kanas city
tampa bay
jets
oilers
bears
seatle seahawks
ravens

and some i can't recall, got stuck haveing to watch it at my first job

11-06-2006, 11:51 PM	#25 (permalink)
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11-07-2006, 01:34 PM	#28 (permalink)
Ma Cherie The Forums Sadistic Ghost Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: beyond midnight, in the abyss of time, the syren in the night Posts: 457	they shold call it hand ball or something, it has very little to do with the foot and alot to do with hands __________________ I'm not a freak on a leash, I'm just the freak holding the leash. http://www.myspace.com/yukiko_mori

11-07-2006, 01:49 PM	#29 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I`ll be interested to know what peoples opinion of franchises. I mean do you think that 32 professional teams to cover the whole of a country the size of the U.S. is a little small? I mean England has 92 professional clubs just in the football league with a handful of amateur clubs turning pro outside the league with ambitions to get into the league & play at the highest level , there are about 15 clubs just in London alone Do you think there should be more openness like there is in British football with promotion & relegation? giving smaller teams a chance to grow & be up there with the big boys? Would you like to see more cities represented? What happens when a team loses it`s franchise? do they still play at a competative level? Do the fans of the old team follow the new team even though they could be playing their matches hundreds of miles away? __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

11-07-2006, 01:54 PM	#30 (permalink)
Ma Cherie The Forums Sadistic Ghost Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: beyond midnight, in the abyss of time, the syren in the night Posts: 457	there more that 16 team i can't remeber all of them but i'll take a crack nc panthers salt lake pittsburg green bay dallas miami 49ers kanas city tampa bay jets oilers bears seatle seahawks ravens and some i can't recall, got stuck haveing to watch it at my first job __________________ I'm not a freak on a leash, I'm just the freak holding the leash. http://www.myspace.com/yukiko_mori

11-06-2006, 11:48 PM	#23 (permalink)
MURDER JUNKIE The Wetter The Better!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SH1TTY London Ontario Canada Posts: 2,504	He's no Warren Moon