Irish People talking about the NFL

[Steven_Naimsith]

@Blake

He only hasn’t a hope of catching it if you’re shit. Which is the same in rugby. Or hurling. Or football.

Recreational, informal american football is widely participated in in backyards across America, you’re talking out your hole.

It is in it’s hole.
Outside of two lads tossing a ball to each other in the park, and very occasionally tag football games, the OVERWHELMING majority of Americans will never ever ever engage in American football in a recreational level.
Most will have played Baseball, Basketball and Soccer in some shape or form. Shit, way more Americans have sat on a horse than have played American Football of any type or form.

[anon7035031]

Is it a Wexford thing as well? Hope ye are better at it than hurling.

[Fitzy]

More a Cork / Nordy thing I believe, haven’t seen any of it in Wexford, more’s the pity.
We’re working on the hurling thing, leave us alone.

[Steven_Naimsith]

@Horsebox

My rudimentary understanding of NFL is as follows:

• One person (white) throws the ball.
• 2 or maybe 4 people (black) run and catch the ball.
• One person (white) is brought onto kick the conversion.
• A different person (white) is brought on to kick the ball out of his hand, god forbid he would have to learn how to kick the ball over the bar as well.
• The other approximately 80 or 90 people on the team either block or tackle in some form.
• The game takes about 3.5 hours to play even though it is made up of 4 x 15 minute quarters.
• Steroid abuse is rampant and dealt with by “banning” players for 2 weeks when caught.
• Most of the players end up with severe mental illness and/or dead by the time they hit their late 40’s.

Did I leave anything out?

[Fitzy]

In the rugby league thingy here, there has been a huge increase in tries being sent to the video ref for review over the last few seasons. This becomes a 2 or 3 minute spectacle where numerous advertisements are shown, the video ref is sponsored, every stage of it has some sort of corporate involvement. Fast food chains feature prominently. Apparently the players call it “chicken time”.

[Tim_Riggins]

And in association football the side boards have long been used for adverts where as they are not really used in American sports. Given that 99% of their top sports events are available on basic cable and free to air, they have to pay for the content someway.

Same with rugby league and AFL in Australia. A huge chunk on free to air and it has to be paid for.

I’d rather personally see a shit load of adverts rather than the Sky Sports/BT Sports monthly fleece job with some cheeky ads thrown on top.

[anon7035031]

It’s an understanding the game thing. It’s not a continuous type game like hurling or football ye are used to. It’s a new game literally each down, a total game of chess. The way the game evolves in real time is fascinating. That and it’s truly man to man for most of the plays, any fan of sport should love that.

[Fitzy]

Not any fan. I love test match cricket, which can become a game of chess over 5 days and is utterly compelling at times. American football though, I’ve tried a few times to get into it, but it all just seems quite boring and ridiculous to me. Likewise rugby.

[Fitzy]

That’s a very good point Tim.

[anon7035031]

Anyone who calls cricket a sport and can’t watch American football has serious issues mate. Too long surrounded by convicts and dingos.

[Fitzy]

I’m happy to deal with these serious issues mate. Apart from when my 12 year old absolutely creases me with a cricket ball in the nets as he did last week, the horrible little fucker. Could barely walk for three days after it.

[Chucks_Nwoko]

@anon7035031

Too long surrounded by convicts and dingos.

Dingoes.

Fitzy is surrounded by dingoes.

[anon7035031]

Knew I had it right the first time. Thanks.

[Fitzy]

They fucking hide themselves well.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

Possums riding awoke me last night

[ironmoth]

@Sidney

Peyton Manning has just been caught red handed ordering human growth hormone and nobody gives a fuck.

That was his wife. Don’t you follow mainstream media? Multiple impeccably placed sources have confirmed this. What’s the big deal? What’s the world coming to when a NFL WAG cannot procure banned substances without a media furore. I say leave the woman alone. She obviously feels the need to drop a few HGH pills to get a buzz while cleaning the house and doing the ironing. Shock horror!! Guess what… she probably sits up on the washing machine too during the spin cycle.

[Mac]

I doubt Mrs Manning does a whole lot of cooking or ironing

[KinvarasPassion]

:-joy:

[caoimhaoin]

Again lads not knowing what i said.

[count_of_monte_crist]

Kev you seem to be taking grave offence to lads enjoying the NFL more than rugby.