ozhawk66
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Everlovin' Antichrist said:What, it hurts more than taking a shot whilst not wearing helmet?
Give me a break.
Yes it does. And the number of concussions prove it. You should look up the term second impact syndrome and be careful with your response, cause you won't like the answer I give you as it's a sick part of the game.
I didn't say it was soft, hell, compared to Soccer and AFL it's as hard as nails. But not compared to Rugby League it isn't.
Bigger, faster and stronger combined with a faster game has that impact on human bodies. That's why you ignored my posts concerning the DIFFERENCES in injuries between the two sports.
See, this is where your argument falls apart.
Every player on an NFL team spends more time waiting to play than actually playing.
Fact.
Just like how most league players are NOT in actual play - just by the very fact they are NOT involved on said tackle/play of the ball?
If the game goes for 4 hours and the play is only for 1 hour, that leaves 3 hours of either preparing for a play in a huddle or sitting on the bench.
It's more like 3 1/2 hours and league players play about 55-60 minutes on the average over 80+ minutes.
You tell me, do they spend more time sitting on the bench or in a huddle?
What's the ratio, 3 hours on the bench as against 1/2 an hour in huddles?
All the while most league players are wandering around during normal play of the ball.
Hardly. Are you seriously suggesting that NFL players sprint into position for the next play?
In cetain circumstances they do, but that isn't the norm.
Sometimes they do and a lot more on passing plays, which is half the game right there. So yes, it is the norm.
So what FFS....
In Rugby League, team A kicks off, team B takes the ball in their in-goal and works it inside 5 tackles to the half-way, they kick to their opponents in-goal and chase the kick. How far has EVERY player on the team run in that time?
And two sets of down in the NFL takes a damn sight more time than two sets of six in League.
This is where each play is more important unto itself than a single league play. It's why 5-10 yards is very hard to come by, while those same meters are a basic in league. It's why football is a game of chess, while league is a game of checkers.
In NFL, when the running backs are doing the bulk of the work, the wide receivers job is easy.
A very, ignorant and clueless statement.
I'll assume you didn't watch last night's game.
I did.
Who sprints 40 metres?
The 40 yard dash is a key gauge in measuring a players speed combined with endurance.
It's stop-start even when they're on the field. League isn't.
All the while most league players haven't started yet, in the sense that they are pacing/positioning themselves for the next play. You have an obsession with the start/stop aspect of football, all the while failing to recognize that EVERY PLAY STARTS WITH A SCRUM! Something that is NOT a part of the league game. Nor is the constant one-on-one physical contact or blocking. Hell, the concept of blocking is considered a sin in league!
LOL
Gridiron here is just for blokes who couldn't hack League.
Uh huh. That's why they are bigger, faster and stronger and have stamina to kill for. It's also why the immature 18 year old body is incapable of playing at the NFL level.