Quote from: Luciana on June 01, 2015, 06:36:33 PMQuote from: DAS "كافر" B00T on June 01, 2015, 06:35:53 PMQuote from: Verbatim on June 01, 2015, 06:34:08 PMQuote from: Soʟoɴoɪᴅ on June 01, 2015, 06:20:18 PMAmerican Football?You mean Handegg.i was thinking about calling it that, but that reminds me of americans who try to use english phrases in casual conversationlike "bloodyor "take the piss"it's awkwardBloody feels natural if you don't pronounce it stupid like bongs do.Or maybe I just converse with too many of them online.I talk with Brits erryday and have still managed to avoid saying bloody like a tool.Yeah but did you talk to borderline chavs?
Quote from: DAS "كافر" B00T on June 01, 2015, 06:35:53 PMQuote from: Verbatim on June 01, 2015, 06:34:08 PMQuote from: Soʟoɴoɪᴅ on June 01, 2015, 06:20:18 PMAmerican Football?You mean Handegg.i was thinking about calling it that, but that reminds me of americans who try to use english phrases in casual conversationlike "bloodyor "take the piss"it's awkwardBloody feels natural if you don't pronounce it stupid like bongs do.Or maybe I just converse with too many of them online.I talk with Brits erryday and have still managed to avoid saying bloody like a tool.
Quote from: Verbatim on June 01, 2015, 06:34:08 PMQuote from: Soʟoɴoɪᴅ on June 01, 2015, 06:20:18 PMAmerican Football?You mean Handegg.i was thinking about calling it that, but that reminds me of americans who try to use english phrases in casual conversationlike "bloodyor "take the piss"it's awkwardBloody feels natural if you don't pronounce it stupid like bongs do.Or maybe I just converse with too many of them online.
Quote from: Soʟoɴoɪᴅ on June 01, 2015, 06:20:18 PMAmerican Football?You mean Handegg.i was thinking about calling it that, but that reminds me of americans who try to use english phrases in casual conversationlike "bloodyor "take the piss"it's awkward
American Football?You mean Handegg.
sometimes i say "fuck all", but just because i really like it
Quote from: DAS "كافر" B00T on June 01, 2015, 06:44:54 PMQuote from: Verbatim on June 01, 2015, 06:40:21 PMsometimes i say "fuck all", but just because i really like itI've used that. "There's fuck all to do" "Fuck all to see there""did fuck all all day"etc...Real Americans say "ain't shit".
Quote from: Verbatim on June 01, 2015, 06:40:21 PMsometimes i say "fuck all", but just because i really like itI've used that. "There's fuck all to do" "Fuck all to see there""did fuck all all day"etc...
Don't know the rules, objective, how to play or anything of the culture behind it.Heard it's boring to watch.
Quote from: Orion on June 01, 2015, 06:53:34 PMDon't know the rules, objective, how to play or anything of the culture behind it.Heard it's boring to watch.quite
As far as my knowledge goes, American Football is rarely ever mentioned around the British Isles. I vaugely remember someone I knew watching a Superbowl once but that's pretty much it. All I know beyond that is that it's similar to Rugby, except in American Football you have to wear protection for some reason.
Quote from: Verbatim on June 01, 2015, 07:02:59 PMQuote from: Orion on June 01, 2015, 06:53:34 PMDon't know the rules, objective, how to play or anything of the culture behind it.Heard it's boring to watch.quiteEh, I can enjoy a game, but the more I watch soccer, as I said, the more I just feel alienated for it.I don't want the game to stop every 5 seconds for a commercial break. I think I just like consistent free flowing sports like that, hockey, basketball, etc.Games like football and baseball stop every time and it's annoying.
Quote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:08:47 PMAs far as my knowledge goes, American Football is rarely ever mentioned around the British Isles. I vaugely remember someone I knew watching a Superbowl once but that's pretty much it. All I know beyond that is that it's similar to Rugby, except in American Football you have to wear protection for some reason.They wear padding and stuff in American Football because they are brutal in that game, like you wouldn't be able to survive without it
Quote from: Fruit on June 01, 2015, 07:10:50 PMQuote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:08:47 PMAs far as my knowledge goes, American Football is rarely ever mentioned around the British Isles. I vaugely remember someone I knew watching a Superbowl once but that's pretty much it. All I know beyond that is that it's similar to Rugby, except in American Football you have to wear protection for some reason.They wear padding and stuff in American Football because they are brutal in that game, like you wouldn't be able to survive without itAnd rugby is not?
Quote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:13:19 PMQuote from: Fruit on June 01, 2015, 07:10:50 PMQuote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:08:47 PMAs far as my knowledge goes, American Football is rarely ever mentioned around the British Isles. I vaugely remember someone I knew watching a Superbowl once but that's pretty much it. All I know beyond that is that it's similar to Rugby, except in American Football you have to wear protection for some reason.They wear padding and stuff in American Football because they are brutal in that game, like you wouldn't be able to survive without itAnd rugby is not?In Rugby they actually tackle like you should. So you don't, ya know, break your neck.In American Football they dive shoulder/head first off their feet like idiots because once you put the padding on, they're in the mindset to hit harder.One isn't any more manly than the other. I see Rugby as the more technical of the two and great examples of how tackling SHOULD be in American Football.
Quote from: Luciana on June 01, 2015, 07:15:21 PMQuote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:13:19 PMQuote from: Fruit on June 01, 2015, 07:10:50 PMQuote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:08:47 PMAs far as my knowledge goes, American Football is rarely ever mentioned around the British Isles. I vaugely remember someone I knew watching a Superbowl once but that's pretty much it. All I know beyond that is that it's similar to Rugby, except in American Football you have to wear protection for some reason.They wear padding and stuff in American Football because they are brutal in that game, like you wouldn't be able to survive without itAnd rugby is not?In Rugby they actually tackle like you should. So you don't, ya know, break your neck.In American Football they dive shoulder/head first off their feet like idiots because once you put the padding on, they're in the mindset to hit harder.One isn't any more manly than the other. I see Rugby as the more technical of the two and great examples of how tackling SHOULD be in American Football.Well, I've never watched a game of American Football so I'm in no position to argue which is 'better' but you seem to know a bit about both so I'll take your word for it.
Quote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:18:02 PMQuote from: Luciana on June 01, 2015, 07:15:21 PMQuote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:13:19 PMQuote from: Fruit on June 01, 2015, 07:10:50 PMQuote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:08:47 PMAs far as my knowledge goes, American Football is rarely ever mentioned around the British Isles. I vaugely remember someone I knew watching a Superbowl once but that's pretty much it. All I know beyond that is that it's similar to Rugby, except in American Football you have to wear protection for some reason.They wear padding and stuff in American Football because they are brutal in that game, like you wouldn't be able to survive without itAnd rugby is not?In Rugby they actually tackle like you should. So you don't, ya know, break your neck.In American Football they dive shoulder/head first off their feet like idiots because once you put the padding on, they're in the mindset to hit harder.One isn't any more manly than the other. I see Rugby as the more technical of the two and great examples of how tackling SHOULD be in American Football.Well, I've never watched a game of American Football so I'm in no position to argue which is 'better' but you seem to know a bit about both so I'll take your word for it.I used to love it until soccer.
Quote from: Luciana on June 01, 2015, 07:21:02 PMQuote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:18:02 PMQuote from: Luciana on June 01, 2015, 07:15:21 PMQuote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:13:19 PMQuote from: Fruit on June 01, 2015, 07:10:50 PMQuote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:08:47 PMAs far as my knowledge goes, American Football is rarely ever mentioned around the British Isles. I vaugely remember someone I knew watching a Superbowl once but that's pretty much it. All I know beyond that is that it's similar to Rugby, except in American Football you have to wear protection for some reason.They wear padding and stuff in American Football because they are brutal in that game, like you wouldn't be able to survive without itAnd rugby is not?In Rugby they actually tackle like you should. So you don't, ya know, break your neck.In American Football they dive shoulder/head first off their feet like idiots because once you put the padding on, they're in the mindset to hit harder.One isn't any more manly than the other. I see Rugby as the more technical of the two and great examples of how tackling SHOULD be in American Football.Well, I've never watched a game of American Football so I'm in no position to argue which is 'better' but you seem to know a bit about both so I'll take your word for it.I used to love it until soccer.Rugby's spoiled me, I just couldn't get into it
Quote from: Fruit on June 01, 2015, 07:21:44 PMQuote from: Luciana on June 01, 2015, 07:21:02 PMQuote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:18:02 PMQuote from: Luciana on June 01, 2015, 07:15:21 PMQuote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:13:19 PMQuote from: Fruit on June 01, 2015, 07:10:50 PMQuote from: OnionBeetle on June 01, 2015, 07:08:47 PMAs far as my knowledge goes, American Football is rarely ever mentioned around the British Isles. I vaugely remember someone I knew watching a Superbowl once but that's pretty much it. All I know beyond that is that it's similar to Rugby, except in American Football you have to wear protection for some reason.They wear padding and stuff in American Football because they are brutal in that game, like you wouldn't be able to survive without itAnd rugby is not?In Rugby they actually tackle like you should. So you don't, ya know, break your neck.In American Football they dive shoulder/head first off their feet like idiots because once you put the padding on, they're in the mindset to hit harder.One isn't any more manly than the other. I see Rugby as the more technical of the two and great examples of how tackling SHOULD be in American Football.Well, I've never watched a game of American Football so I'm in no position to argue which is 'better' but you seem to know a bit about both so I'll take your word for it.I used to love it until soccer.Rugby's spoiled me, I just couldn't get into it
Quote from: Soʟoɴoɪᴅ on June 01, 2015, 06:22:37 PMQuote from: Batch on June 01, 2015, 05:25:17 PMBunch of pansies in armour.Don't think for a second that those guys don't hit each other way fucking harder than any rugby player could stand.I don't think it would be physically possible to survive a game without some sort of padding with the way these guys move now.I'm no handegg fan, but the players are fucking steamrollers.It's because they wear pads too that it encourages them to hit harder. I remember people saying that if you ever saw a pro football game from on the sidelines, you'd never want your kids to play the sport.It's seriously dangerous. They get paid so much because they take 10 years off their life, and become brain dead 10 years after retiring.I do wish they'd look at Rugby for an example of how to tackle though. Because you see many broken tackles because people just dive at players instead of trying to actually tackle.
Quote from: Batch on June 01, 2015, 05:25:17 PMBunch of pansies in armour.Don't think for a second that those guys don't hit each other way fucking harder than any rugby player could stand.I don't think it would be physically possible to survive a game without some sort of padding with the way these guys move now.I'm no handegg fan, but the players are fucking steamrollers.
Bunch of pansies in armour.
Ugh. This thread is so disheartening
It is exceedingly dangerous. Just two years ago a kid broke his neck during an exhibition game at the local high school stadium. A few years before that, half a damn team nearly got heat stroke during another exhibition game (a Florida team came to our stadium in Georgia to play our best team, weird that they weren't prepared for that kind of heat but it's still fucked). Concussions are very common even in middle school leagues and most coaching staffs under the college level are really bad at teaching proper technique so everyone's fundamentals are out of wack and kids get injured more often as a result
Quote from: Azumarill on June 01, 2015, 07:46:22 PMIt is exceedingly dangerous. Just two years ago a kid broke his neck during an exhibition game at the local high school stadium. A few years before that, half a damn team nearly got heat stroke during another exhibition game (a Florida team came to our stadium in Georgia to play our best team, weird that they weren't prepared for that kind of heat but it's still fucked). Concussions are very common even in middle school leagues and most coaching staffs under the college level are really bad at teaching proper technique so everyone's fundamentals are out of wack and kids get injured more often as a resultSounds like they need to watch more Rugby. Yeah, only the pros know wtf to do.
what is the non-american perspective of american football
