Nfl 2011-2012
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Thanks for the responses, thought I was being stupid even asking.
I would've thought it's a game nicely set up for some running moves like you see backs in rugby pulling off. I guess possession and territory is too important and it brings a greater risk of handling errors.
Bit sad I have to go to sleep now I actually understand what's going on.
I would've thought it's a game nicely set up for some running moves like you see backs in rugby pulling off. I guess possession and territory is too important and it brings a greater risk of handling errors.
Bit sad I have to go to sleep now I actually understand what's going on.
Yeah, you haven't come across this because you haven't accidentally hit the left trigger yet.
To be honest I'd probably join you if I had the chance. Half-time show in recent years have been incredibly dull.
I remember trying to learn the game myself years ago. I know the game now, but I also know how to put it in laymans terms after learning it that way myself originally. All too often when someone describes the game to you it's using jargon you don't yet understand.Jesus Christ, is every game like this? 2 minutes of gameplay followed by a 5 minute break?
It's a bit like heavily structured rugby. It's a lot less free flowing and you have a discrete number of attempts to move the ball forward so there's time to plan out your plays. Also you get one forward throw per play.
If you don't know much about the game and the rules just follow this guy on twitter https://twitter.com/#!/duncanjenkinsFC
It's not really 5 minutes, but yeah they have breaks. The team is quite big with different teams. So if you manage to get past the yellow lines all the way down, the same group of players stay on the field the 'offense' but if you give the ball away or score for example, it's the other teams turn and they swap their defence for their offense. Then you need to swap your own players, so the offence all run off and the defence come on.
So you get a lot of breaks, not really 5 minutes, but a fair few.
EDIT: As said below, this is also a quick game really and not the norm as such.
This would be considered a quick game by NFL standards
Yep, in a game of American Football there is on average 12 minutes of actual play.
At least that's what I read somewhere.
The Volkswagen 'Star Wars' ad was pretty funny as well.
fecking hell what a catch
What a catch.
What a catch from Nicks! First down Giants!
Whenever possession switches to the other team, there's usually a lot of commercials. This is a good time to take a piss.
Good D that time. Other than 12 men on the field which led to their TD the defense has been reasonably good.
I hope if Kyle Williams is watching, he saw Welker get the feck out of the way when he realized he wasn't going to catch that punt and learned something.
So lads, how does it compare to real football?
Much easier to post on the Caf while watching without missing anything. That's one thing you can't take away from it.
It doesn't really. 2 very different games and should be enjoyed as such. That's like asking rounders fans how it compares to cricket.
I'm at a superbowl 'party' that's dull as feck, and I'm not drunk yet. At least we're ahead.
Well I meant in terms of enjoyment and what is the better game to watch.
Anyway, I'll stop bugging you all with my noobie questions.
That's it! He does the CL recap of one match as well. Having Luna doing some interviewing is just taking the piss though, suprised she haven't wanked over and mentioned Barcelona in some way yet
Keep asking. I think most of us have time to help educate a fan that's legitimately curious. It's not like we don't have 40 seconds between plays to do it either.
It depends really, you enjoy them in different ways because they are different games. NFL is a lot slower, it's a lot about tactics, you get enjoyment for example at seeing them all line up, seeing the ball passed (snapped) to the quarterback, and then seeing whether he runs it himself, dummies a pass, throws a great down field pass that gets caught, someone getting tackled hard, etc etc. The same way you'd get excited in football if someone did a trick to get past a player or Scholes smashed a downfield pass that picked out a man. Don't worry about the questions either, I wasn't meaning to come across like that.
It also depends on the game, don't let watching a game spoil it for you, imagine a neutral NFL fan tuning in to see what the fuss in football is about and watching QPR vs Bolton on your typical night and thinking it was shit.
Cannot stop their running game which sets up their play action passes. Giants doing a good job not just moving the chains but taking a lot of time on their drives.
Having Luna doing some interviewing is just taking the piss though, suprised she haven't wanked over and mentioned Barcelona in some way yet
Yeah, they've upped their game by dragging her in as well for this. Can't stand her either. She'll find a way to talk about Spanish football at some point, don't worry.
Big penalty means they have to punt. Almost caught though 
That punter is MVP right now.
That punter is MVP right now.
Huge penalty on NYG stops their momentum. Brady needs to make some plays now.
Yeah it's a bit like chess/war but occasionally an exceptional pawn can thwart a queen due to exceptional skill or an unlikely burst of willpower. Once you actually learn to appreciate the stop-start nature of the game, it's a bit more enjoyable and a lot less annoying.
Now that would have been a catch
Damn stupid call from the refs. That wasn't a penalty.
Coffin corner punt! Not enough punters do that anymore.
This.
Great punt... and yeah Jveezy chess is a great comparison. Football is very free flowing, NFL is very stop start but that's part of the beauty. It stops and when it starts it's a new tactic. You watch it start to watch the tactic, ball is snapped, in comes the defence, will they sack the quarterback, will he get the pass away, he waits and waits and waits and boom fires it down field caught by the receiveer.
Or the receiver drops it and you go 'oooh' like we just hit the crossbar with a free kick, or the defence tackles the QB before he throws the ball and you marvel at the great tackle, or the QB fakes a throw, runs it himself and makes the 10 yards like AOC skinned that defender the other day.
You'll get used to it Wayne. You appreciate it for different reasons to football.
Or the receiver drops it and you go 'oooh' like we just hit the crossbar with a free kick, or the defence tackles the QB before he throws the ball and you marvel at the great tackle, or the QB fakes a throw, runs it himself and makes the 10 yards like AOC skinned that defender the other day.
You'll get used to it Wayne. You appreciate it for different reasons to football.
Pats have made some very silly mistakes.
i expected a lot more from the patriots
huge disappointment
tsk tsk
huge disappointment
tsk tsk
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