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ugh yes NFL players fake injuries to slow up no huddle offenses. It's become an issue.
I didn't say NFL players never faked injuries. It's BEEN happening, but it's not an issue.... I'm beginning to think you're a little ignorant of NFL culture.
I didn't say NFL players never faked injuries. It's BEEN happening, but it's not an issue.... I'm beginning to think you're a little ignorant of NFL culture.
The REAL issue for NFL players is going out with concussions and all. They had to change the rules just because of it.
I'm beginning to think you fail at reading comprehension.
Andy said he calls soccer divegrass because of all the diving. I replied that, yes, diving is a problem in soccer and I wish FIFA would do more about it. But I also pointed out that other sports have similar problems. The NBA has its flopping problem and the NFL has the problem of players faking injuries to slow down no-huddle fast paced offenses.
NFL players playing through concussion injuries is an entirely different issue.
American football should be called American football. Even in America. In Australia, Austrialian Football is called either Ausie rules or Australian Football. It's not called football.
It's time for American Football fans to realize that there is already a sport called football. It's the most popular sport in the world. We shouldn't have to call it soccer. It's football.
And for you American football fans, i'm sorry. Enjoy your 11 minutes of action and 1 hour of commercials. But American football is not even a top 10 sport globally. It's a failure globally. And we live in a globalized world. So give up the name football. Call it gridiron or American football. But i don't think its fair to call it "fakeinjury" just as I don't think its fair to call football "divegrass".
American football should be called American football. Even in America. In Australia, Austrialian Football is called either Ausie rules or Australian Football. It's not called football.
It's time for American Football fans to realize that there is already a sport called football. It's the most popular sport in the world. We shouldn't have to call it soccer. It's football.
And for you American football fans, i'm sorry. Enjoy your 11 minutes of action and 1 hour of commercials. But American football is not even a top 10 sport globally. It's a failure globally. And we live in a globalized world. So give up the name football. Call it gridiron or American football. But i don't think its fair to call it "fakeinjury" just as I don't think its fair to call football "divegrass".
The problem with your statement is Americans don't care about what you are saying. We will continue to call it plain old football. We will continue to enjoy our 11 minutes of action. We will continue to not care at all where it ranks globally.
It is highly amusing though that all of this seems to bother you so much.
American football should be called American football. Even in America. In Australia, Austrialian Football is called either Ausie rules or Australian Football. It's not called football.
It's time for American Football fans to realize that there is already a sport called football. It's the most popular sport in the world. We shouldn't have to call it soccer. It's football.
And for you American football fans, i'm sorry. Enjoy your 11 minutes of action and 1 hour of commercials. But American football is not even a top 10 sport globally. It's a failure globally. And we live in a globalized world. So give up the name football. Call it gridiron or American football. But i don't think its fair to call it "fakeinjury" just as I don't think its fair to call football "divegrass".
"American" football IS football. The NFL is the most lucrative and most popular sports league in the world. The NFL has international interest. The six NFL games played at Wembley since 2007 have been sellouts. Once Europeans got a taste for the real product the demand is there for more games and talk of a future NFL franchise in London, possibly using the abandoned stadium from the Olympics.
Besides London, there is interest in other European countries and China. No need to call football "American Football."
American football should be called American football.
No it shouldn't. Don't like it? Don't care.
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It's time for American Football fans to realize that there is already a sport called football. It's the most popular sport in the world. We shouldn't have to call it soccer. It's football.
It's time for you to quit whining and moaning about it. Football fans in America are going to keep calling our sport football. There isn't a thing you can do about it, and complaining about just makes you look pathetic.
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Originally Posted by Aldous9
And for you American football fans, i'm sorry. Enjoy your 11 minutes of action and 1 hour of commercials. But American football is not even a top 10 sport globally. It's a failure globally. And we live in a globalized world. So give up the name football. Call it gridiron or American football. But i don't think its fair to call it "fakeinjury" just as I don't think its fair to call football "divegrass".
Stop your whining and go back to watching your divegrass.
To put it plainly there is very little interest in American football in the UK. They tried it on channel 4 and even the BBC, but it failed to generate any real interest. There's just not enough action in the game.
Rugby is a better game to watch and the players don't use pads or helmets, plus there's very few stoppages in the game.
"American" football IS football. The NFL is the most lucrative and most popular sports league in the world. The NFL has international interest. The six NFL games played at Wembley since 2007 have been sellouts. Once Europeans got a taste for the real product the demand is there for more games and talk of a future NFL franchise in London, possibly using the abandoned stadium from the Olympics.
Besides London, there is interest in other European countries and China. No need to call football "American Football."
By that logic Football is the most popular sport because it sold out in USA '94. You get sellouts in Dublin and London because of the fact people just go to take in a game, not because they are fans. There is very little interest in NFL outside of trying to get a team over to generate tourism money. Day after the game, 99% of the people there dont have any interest in it.
American football should be called American football. Even in America.
^And some people wonder why Americans hate soccer.....
Soccer should be called Divegrass, even in the non-English speaking world. It should also be nicknamed "the ugly game" because it certainly is not beautiful.
And for you American football fans, i'm sorry. Enjoy your 11 minutes of action and 1 hour of commercials. But American football is not even a top 10 sport globally. It's a failure globally. And we live in a globalized world.
Dude, divegrass is the 5th most popular sport in the USA, deal with it. Also, watch NFL Redzone channel if you hate commercials. Football is far and away the most popular sport. The National FOOTBALL League is the richest, most watched professional league on the entire planet.
Other countries need to join the 21st Century and play football instead of divegass. Unless you are a goalie, divegrass players are actors who are distance runners. In football there is a huge range in the diversity of athletes, body types, and skill sets. For globalized world, we should unite behind football over divegrass because of the diversity of players.
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