Is that Ian Keatley?
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Iām smiling away here mate. Iām fairly sure this is the 3rd or 4th time Iāve had this conversation with Treatystones / The Runt before.
Iām just waiting for it to play out for yourself and Kev to start disagreeing on one of the finer points of the game.
No mate, you said there is the same amout of kicking, handpassing and running as there is gaelic football.
This is clearly untrue.
Thereās fuck all kicking in gaelic football, so heās spoofing.
Em, a corner forward or a goalkeeper actually play in the game, pal, they donāt just run onto the pitch to take a free kick.
It is easily the most tactically intensive and complicated game in the world. It routinely produces incredible drama, and it has culture and folklore. The physicallity, attrition, toughness and athleticism is insane. The skill levels are elite and cannot be licked off the stones, even if many of them are specialised. If you donāt find it enjoyable, I doubt youāve ever given it a proper chance
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At least Rocko has admitted itās a game of limited skill, but that he enjoys the technical aspects of it, similar perhaps to the way a weirdo might enjoy watching chess.
@Mac and @ChocolateMice have tripped themselves up trying to describe it as a game of skill, yet are failing to provide any examples of this high skill level.
Mac has claimed there is as much kicking as Gaelic football, but hasnāt been able to back this up.
Surely in the 4 hours it takes to play a game there is a lot of kicking so he shouldnāt find it too hard to find some stats to back up his argument.
Go and have a lie down now blake you fucking idiot.
Tell us about these elite skills
There are about 5 skill positions in it, the rest are generally brutes who try to maul each other.
quarterback
running back
wide receiver
safety
cornerback
At least they call a spade a spade and label them skill positions.
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I would have thought that the skill levels (and athleticism) are very high but in an incredibly narrow and defined ways i.e. each position learns to do one thing really well without ever having to touch on executing other skills. Similarly, the stop/start nature stresses only one aspect of the athlete.
Also, for the players itās all about execution of the skill, it would seem that there is very little opportunity to express themselves. They have a very specific task they need to execute for the coach in each play and there is little opportunity to deviate from that.
Obviously, it is different for the QB ā¦
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Point out where iāve described it as a game of skill here, mate?..This is a yearly thing with you now, throwing out the same rubbish. The answers I gave you last year and the year before still standā¦ basically what @blake said but maybe not put together so eloquently
Why donāt you go have a wank over the sombre sanctity of RIP.ie you screaming Mary cunthook
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Ehhhhh
Similar to what @Tallback has said, it depends on how widely you want to define skill. Even still, Iād argue there isnāt much skill to running back - itās really about athleticism.
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Didnāt rugby star, Jared Hayne, fail miserably at trying to become a running back recently? Is it because he is not athletic enough yet? Or has to learn the skills required for the position?
Thatās a good summation. The skill levels are high but not universal across the positions. Iād disagree on the lack of expression. While a D-Lineman maybe told to rush a specific gap, he can use a variety of skill moves in an attempt to beat the block, conversly the O-Lineman can use his range of skills and techniques to contain. A defensive back may be assigned a particular coverage, but the execution of that relies on his use of his skills. Etcā¦
Ah sure God love you youāre clearly a confused lad. Enjoy your American football there no bother.
