NFL games are infinately more hyped up. There are simply no 2-hour shows leading up the weeks games or anything like that. I do watch CFL more than the NFL, but I have been to an NFL game and usually watch a game every week.
CFL rules in general are geared to make life easy for the O and hard for the D.
-wider field
-larger endzones
-closer goalposts
-no fair catch-5 yard zone
-1pt for kicking it through the endzone
-faster play clock
-easier to 'jam' reciever in NFL
-unlimited motion in CFL
So, CFL games are generally higher scoring and we see alot more spectacular offensive plays (big runs, passes, returns) than in the NFL. The CFL 3 down rules also encourage more agressive O in that you generally need to complete a pass to gain a first down. I don't believe it would be possible to play 4-down football in the CFL as with the wide field and such Offences would be unstopable. You also couldnt put 3-down ball in the NFL for the opposite reasons.
The 2 games are so very different despite looking on the surface to be the same game. Just ask a US college player to come up and play cornerback, it would take most players a solid year to catch on. Same thing for a CIS slotback trying to make it in the NFL.
I don't think Canadian stadiums will ever be as entertaining to watch a game as their US counterparts because hockey rules here. In the US, football rules and the NFL stadium experience is truly amazing simply due to the fans.
In the end I love most of the CFL rules, and I love the passion in the NFL experience. You find a way to combine the 2...and it would be sexy.
If it came down to watching a game on TV I would choose the CFL over the NFL 3/4 times though
Anyways, back to the original topic. I hate the idea of 2 teams in one city simply due to this...if you're a CFL fan you probably have a team and unless a new team moves into your previously CFL-less city...you're not going to change allegiances. Would anyone here start cheering for a new NHL team if they moved to the city? even if a 2nd Calgary CFL team started playing their games in my backyard, I'd still be a stamps fan. I think thats how most people would feel too.
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