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worth · 07-23-2007, 11:16 AM

Why is it a bad thing to like the CFL for some people?

The NFL has an overflow of tallented players. The average time a player spends in the NFL isn't very long because there are always quicker, younger and faster guys coming into the system.

And why does the CFL have to be compared to the NFL at all? Just because the CFL doesn't have the "best" players makes it a bad league? There are players that have thrived here but could never have in the states due to size.

Look at pinball or the giz or any number of smaller players in the CFL. You cna't seriously sit there and say those guys aren't good players or good athletes, or that because they play in the CFL they are somehow lesser or worse players. Those guys have a god given talent. A lot of guys that come up here say they never got a real shot in the NFL. There are too many players and too much competition, so those that don't get a hard look have to go somewhere else to play the game they love. Doesn't make them less of a player.

Plus many of these guys are leaving their own county and families behind to play for < 100,000 canadian per year. What kind of dedication is that? For a couple mill it might be easy to pick up and move, but for 80 or 60 grand? To go to a place you've never been to before just to play a sport?

I oftentimes hear the "real football" argument. Why can't people just enjoy it for what it is. It's professional football in a purley candian league. This league survives because canadians buy tickets to the games.

This league averages 28,000+ people per game, which is pretty damn good for a country of hockey fanatics if you ask me. I don't really know how people in this thread are calling that poor. Poor in comparison to the NFL, yeah, I suppose. But Football in the states is a little bit different than here. I don't see how 28-40,000 people showing up for a sporting even is a poor turnout.

Whats better than going down to McMahon a few hours before the game, cooking up some burger and drinking some beer in the sun, then watching a good old canadian football game? Not much in my opinion. And yeah, I went to an NFL game last year in Seattle. It was great. It was amazing. But the CFL gets some unwarranted criticism from a lot of people in Canada. Candian football is a great game too. We should be proud and be thankful that we actually have a pro football league here. If it disappears, what's left? Pretty much hockey and that's it.

For field size arguments and the like, read up on the history of football.

07-23-2007, 11:16 AM	#46
worth Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Vancouver Exp:	Why is it a bad thing to like the CFL for some people? The NFL has an overflow of tallented players. The average time a player spends in the NFL isn't very long because there are always quicker, younger and faster guys coming into the system. And why does the CFL have to be compared to the NFL at all? Just because the CFL doesn't have the "best" players makes it a bad league? There are players that have thrived here but could never have in the states due to size. Look at pinball or the giz or any number of smaller players in the CFL. You cna't seriously sit there and say those guys aren't good players or good athletes, or that because they play in the CFL they are somehow lesser or worse players. Those guys have a god given talent. A lot of guys that come up here say they never got a real shot in the NFL. There are too many players and too much competition, so those that don't get a hard look have to go somewhere else to play the game they love. Doesn't make them less of a player. Plus many of these guys are leaving their own county and families behind to play for < 100,000 canadian per year. What kind of dedication is that? For a couple mill it might be easy to pick up and move, but for 80 or 60 grand? To go to a place you've never been to before just to play a sport? I oftentimes hear the "real football" argument. Why can't people just enjoy it for what it is. It's professional football in a purley candian league. This league survives because canadians buy tickets to the games. This league averages 28,000+ people per game, which is pretty damn good for a country of hockey fanatics if you ask me. I don't really know how people in this thread are calling that poor. Poor in comparison to the NFL, yeah, I suppose. But Football in the states is a little bit different than here. I don't see how 28-40,000 people showing up for a sporting even is a poor turnout. Whats better than going down to McMahon a few hours before the game, cooking up some burger and drinking some beer in the sun, then watching a good old canadian football game? Not much in my opinion. And yeah, I went to an NFL game last year in Seattle. It was great. It was amazing. But the CFL gets some unwarranted criticism from a lot of people in Canada. Candian football is a great game too. We should be proud and be thankful that we actually have a pro football league here. If it disappears, what's left? Pretty much hockey and that's it. For field size arguments and the like, read up on the history of football.