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Originally Posted by _Q_
Well ice hockey as we know it is similar enough to field hockey but on ice. American football is nothing like football (soccer) that it is a bit insulting to anyone that follows soccer regularly.
There are 3 ways to score in the NFL (touchdown, field goal, safety) and 4 ways to score in CFL (same as NFL plus the extra point for missing a field goal). Personally I think it is too much and makes the sport too difficult to follow, although I do agree with you about rugby being similar. Not saying that there are no rules in soccer or hockey, but football seems too technical. It ruins any fun. I have watched games where they argue for what seems like 15 minutes about whether the player's right foot is technically in bounds while he caught the ball and if the defender was commiting a penalty against the quarter back or if he was impeded after the play and if player number 60 was onside..... Seems more like football is too involved with technicalities and strategy as opposed to talent. Not saying we don't get that sometimes in the NHL, but it is usually whether the goal crossed the goal line or not which happens maybe once every 10 games as opposed to 10 times each game. If the NHL was anything like the NFL or CFL we would get a review everytime a questionable icing was called or a questionable penalty... mistakes happen in any sports and that is one of the best parts of sport.
I have also played both football and rugby, maybe not at the level you have, but at some level and found rugby much harder on the body than football. There aren't many overweight rugby players, but lots of obese football players and I don't know about you, but I would rather get run over by a 300 pound pillow as opposed to a 220 pound freight train.
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No player at an elite level of football is obese. I'd rather be run over by the 240lb second rower than the 275lb linebacker who moves just as fast and uses his equipment as a weapon, which has become it's primary function. Even playing at a low level you'd know that football players explode into tackles, while rugby players absorb and try to pull the opponent in order to have a better chance of winning the ball out of the ruck.
I'm fine with people not liking football, not every sport is for everyone, but try not to be so ignorant about the game in your criticism. Things like calling players vaginas makes you nothing more than a troll.