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Originally Posted by jammies
Canadian rules developed in parallel with American, there was no need to "add". People who think the CFL rules are "quirky" or "stupid" start from the premise that one set of rules is right, and any deviations wrong. That is truly what is stupid - there are historical reasons why they are different, it's not just random changes to annoy those people with a paucity of imagination.
You can PREFER one set of game rules to another - hey, there are people who'd rather watch rugby than any kind of football - but you can't say one set of slightly dissimilar rules is stupid and another perfectly sensible without exposing your own lacks.
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If I remember correctly, Canadian football is actually older than American football so if anything you could argue that the NFL is full of quirky rules and an adaptation of "real" football. But that's pointless.
Yes, I firmly believe the NFL has the better athletes (I also believe that the difference between the leagues isn't as wide as some do - other than some of the superstars) but it's also a completely different game and American players cannot just come up here and dominate as has been proven over and over again. I also believe the CFL has the better set of rules, a catch is a catch up here!
To me the CFL is the greatest celebration of Canada there is. No one can take it away from me and it grinds my gears that there are Canadians who go to great lengths to try to diminish our league.