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Originally Posted by kipperfan
IMO CFL is 1023X more boring then the NFL will ever be. They keep kicking the ball back and forth no running game is ever developed(at least not the way it is in the NFL).
I liken the CFL - NFL debate to the "new NHL" vs "old NHL" New NHL being the CFL, still the same game but not being played the way it is meant to, stupid rules created purly to infuse excitement into the game, because of said rules certain talents that go hand and hand with the sport are wiped away leaving a watered down product.
In the NFL, like the old NHL, you are able to watch the beauty of the sport, watch plays develop and watch how coaches can use roles players to get the job done instead of having strictly a run and gun all or nothing game, every game.
Just my IMO, as you can probably tell I am a fan of the old NHL.
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thats fine, just want to point out that canadians INTRODUCED football/rugby rules to americans when they came to mcgill in the late 1800s and liked the game more then soccer and started playing it. also the nfl changed its rules a little in the 90s when it saw the faster pace of the canadian style of football. kicking is an important part of the game(1/3 of the game) in the nfl kicking isnt exciting becuase of the fair catch and the fact that a missed field goal is ruled dead(tho special teams hasnt been quite as exciting this season in the cfl). in the cfl there is the opporunity to return kicks and the single point encourages returns instead of taking a knee. the cfl didnt change rules to make it more exciting and adjust to the type of players it had, the players that are succesful in our league come and play well becuase they fit the nature of our game. IMO the running game in the nfl is not exciting(and usually if see nfl highlights the passes are highlighted, or pass and runs, not the run-run-run-run-pass-run punt style offensive schemes. and yes i do find the new nhl more exciting then the old(and not becuase of the shootout), i like seeing a team like buffalo do so well and new jersey not do so well. the new vs old nhl is somewhat a fair analogy