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By *zeroMan 11 weeks ago
Glasgow |
Outsider here. Tried to watch it but never got into it. A shame though because American football in films looks amazing.
I have a question though. How do you guys pick the team your supporting? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 11 weeks ago
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"Outsider here. Tried to watch it but never got into it. A shame though because American football in films looks amazing.
I have a question though. How do you guys pick the team your supporting?"
Baltimore just kinda resonated with me as it’s a tough working class city like my hometown (Portsmouth) so I just kinda gravitated towards them, plus the colour purple is cool |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 11 weeks ago
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"It’s back this week, finally!
Baltimore Ravens are my team, yours?
Big game coming this Thursday 
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Don’t have it in me to stay up on a week night though |
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"It’s back this week, finally!
Baltimore Ravens are my team, yours?
Big game coming this Thursday
Don’t have it in me to stay up on a week night though "
Oh me either pal, but I have sky so can watch it the next day while I’m (supposed to be) working. |
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Looking at some of the replies this is gonna be contentious lol.
But. Go Pack Go.
Been a packers fan ever since i (M) went to greenbay in 98. I jave also converted C over to american football and shes become a packers fan too. |
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"Looking at some of the replies this is gonna be contentious lol.
But. Go Pack Go.
Been a packers fan ever since i (M) went to greenbay in 98. I jave also converted C over to american football and shes become a packers fan too. "
No problem with that here.
My affinity to the Viking’s is owed to a buddy that lives in St Paul, nothing more.  |
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By (user no longer on site) 11 weeks ago
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"Panthers fan here… ready for a new season of pain 
Oh you poor man. It wasn’t that long ago they were a top team. Now….  "
It does feel like a long time ago now haha |
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By *eliusMan 11 weeks ago
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A game between 2 teams, that themselves are made up of two teams. A game that involves advancing the ball down the field, ideally with a long throw to players that can run fast, while the rest of your team, within a team, block the opposition’s team within the team from getting to the player with the ball….
In principle that sounds mildly entertaining until you realise that 10 yards or so they all stop, head butt helmets or slap each other, line up and repeat the process. Occasionally one guy, comes on kicks the ball (punts) then goes and sits down again.
If you look at footage from the 40s and 50s you’ll see them throwing the ball several times between them, it almost looks like free-jamming rugby league. I’ve tried, honest I’ve tried but it’s like watching paint dry.
But for anyone who does watch it, enjoy! |
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"Ive tried but just cant get into it…to many stoppages for me and when its a game that involves throwing the ball….how can you have a forward pass 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️"
Forward passes - you mean, like in handball, netball, basketball and many others?  |
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"A game between 2 teams, that themselves are made up of two teams. A game that involves advancing the ball down the field, ideally with a long throw to players that can run fast, while the rest of your team, within a team, block the opposition’s team within the team from getting to the player with the ball….
In principle that sounds mildly entertaining until you realise that 10 yards or so they all stop, head butt helmets or slap each other, line up and repeat the process. Occasionally one guy, comes on kicks the ball (punts) then goes and sits down again.
If you look at footage from the 40s and 50s you’ll see them throwing the ball several times between them, it almost looks like free-jamming rugby league. I’ve tried, honest I’ve tried but it’s like watching paint dry.
But for anyone who does watch it, enjoy!"
Haha! That was actually an amusing summary
But (to me) the biggest mistake laypeople make with trying to get American football is comparing it to soccer or rugby. You have to think of it more like angry chess. It’s a game of strategy and tactics but with explosive sport instead of moving pieces on a board. Just think of the teams as chuffing great hairy angry pawns, knights, bishops etc. Grrrrrrr 💪👊 |
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By (user no longer on site) 11 weeks ago
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Only recently started to get into due to the Netflix Documentary.
It helped me understand the game etc!
As for a specific team... I'm kinda torn to be honest,not helpful I know! 
But I think it's The Vikings for me.....
Suddenly feel like I'm in the middle of a circle, light on me being judged lol..... |
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"Only recently started to get into due to the Netflix Documentary.
It helped me understand the game etc!
As for a specific team... I'm kinda torn to be honest,not helpful I know!
But I think it's The Vikings for me.....
Suddenly feel like I'm in the middle of a circle, light on me being judged lol....."
Excellent choice.
We can wallow in the circle of mediocrity as the season progresses.  |
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By (user no longer on site) 11 weeks ago
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"Only recently started to get into due to the Netflix Documentary.
It helped me understand the game etc!
As for a specific team... I'm kinda torn to be honest,not helpful I know!
But I think it's The Vikings for me.....
Suddenly feel like I'm in the middle of a circle, light on me being judged lol.....
Excellent choice.
We can wallow in the circle of mediocrity as the season progresses. "
Excellent.... tap's fingers together attempting to resemble a villain   |
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"Only recently started to get into due to the Netflix Documentary.
It helped me understand the game etc!
As for a specific team... I'm kinda torn to be honest,not helpful I know!
But I think it's The Vikings for me.....
Suddenly feel like I'm in the middle of a circle, light on me being judged lol.....
Excellent choice.
We can wallow in the circle of mediocrity as the season progresses.
Excellent.... tap's fingers together attempting to resemble a villain "
And stroke the pussy
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"Outsider here. Tried to watch it but never got into it. A shame though because American football in films looks amazing.
I have a question though. How do you guys pick the team your supporting?"
I'm a Patriots fan. I love Boston, it's my favourite place in America and one of my favourite places. So I'm a fan of all the boston area teams, patriots, Celtics, red Sox and bruins. |
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Like my NFL. Try and catch a game most weekends. I’m more a ‘enjoy the sport’ fan than follow a particular club, although have a soft spot for the 49ers.
Would like to get to one of the London games one day, but yet to do so. |
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By (user no longer on site) 11 weeks ago
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"Looking at some of the replies this is gonna be contentious lol.
But. Go Pack Go.
Been a packers fan ever since i (M) went to greenbay in 98. I jave also converted C over to american football and shes become a packers fan too. "
Yeah green and gold here too |
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I've been a fan for ages. My team are the New England Dolphins with the ever impressive Tony Hawke controlling the game at Point Guard.
Bring on the Dallas Redskins in the World Series.
Actually the Sign stealer on Netflix was good. Now have a soft spot for UO Michigan! |
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By *abioMan 11 weeks ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
I wouldn’t say I am an NFL fan … I follow the NY Jets!
Oi!!! Before anyone else gets the jokes in!!!
Anyway…. This is going to be controversial… I much prefer the American football played on a Saturday rather than Sundays!!!
Michigan State alum here… go green… screw the weasels!!!! |
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"I wouldn’t say I am an NFL fan … I follow the NY Jets!
Oi!!! Before anyone else gets the jokes in!!!
Anyway…. This is going to be controversial… I much prefer the American football played on a Saturday rather than Sundays!!!
Michigan State alum here… go green… screw the weasels!!!! "
Did you see the sign stealer doc on Netflix? |
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By *abioMan 11 weeks ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"I wouldn’t say I am an NFL fan … I follow the NY Jets!
Oi!!! Before anyone else gets the jokes in!!!
Anyway…. This is going to be controversial… I much prefer the American football played on a Saturday rather than Sundays!!!
Michigan State alum here… go green… screw the weasels!!!!
Did you see the sign stealer doc on Netflix?"
I hate the fact that UM get to enjoy winning the national championship before it’s inevitably taken away from them and vacated!
The only thing keeping me on the ledge this year is the amount of times they are hopefully going to get trucked this year on everyone else’s revenge tour… hopefully starting with Texas on Saturday! And then they have Oregon, Washington and Ohio State on their schedule!! |
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I’m a very proud Chiefs fan….
And before you all kick off about supporting the best team I’ve been a Chief since 1990 and deliberately picked them because they were a middlin team at the time. We had years of mediocrity with occasional good and desperately bad blips. This streak was 50 years in the making! |
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By *glyBettyTV/TS 11 weeks ago
About 3 feet away from the fence |
I will never understand the appeal of sports where the ball is shaped like an egg. Just seems fundamentally pointless to me.
All I will say is that I vaguely remember enjoying the John Madden games on the Sega Mega Drive when I was a kid. |
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"Looking at some of the replies this is gonna be contentious lol.
But. Go Pack Go.
Been a packers fan ever since i (M) went to greenbay in 98. I jave also converted C over to american football and shes become a packers fan too. "
My Dad is a Packers fan, I enjoy watching the game but wouldn't call myself a fan, if I had to pick a team it'd be the Cincinnati Bengals (I like tigers what can I say? 🤷♂️) |
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Love NFL... probably my favourite sport. Umpteen fantasy teams, Scott Hanson on Sunday nights for "SEVEN HOURS OF COMMERCIAL FREE FOOTBALL"
Makes up for supporting the Colts, in recent times anyway. Seems a long time since Payton, Edgerrin and Reggie were ripping it up and trying to beat Brady! |
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By *annGentMan 10 weeks ago
With a cracking view |
Packers fan since Favre and Reggie were wreaking havoc !
Fan of the NFL since seeing ten minutes of highlights of the Super Bowl in the late 70's !
Was slotted between horse racing and wrestling on ITV's 'World of Sport'.
Then had to wait for the early 80's for Channel 4 to have their highlights show of the previous week's games !  |
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"Packers fan since Favre and Reggie were wreaking havoc !
Fan of the NFL since seeing ten minutes of highlights of the Super Bowl in the late 70's !
Was slotted between horse racing and wrestling on ITV's 'World of Sport'.
Then had to wait for the early 80's for Channel 4 to have their highlights show of the previous week's games ! "
I remember that show! Was it a guy called Mick Luck who used to bang on about “My old team the Atlanta Falcons….” |
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By *abioMan 10 weeks ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"Dak Prescott just got a $240m extension "
They had to…. Basically it’s now about the market rate or at the end of the season he would have been an unrestricted free agent
Dallas always play this game of chicken with their best players.. and always get burned! If they had done the deal last year they probably would have saved about 50 million! |
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By *ildbillkidMan 10 weeks ago
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"Dak Prescott just got a $240m extension
They had to…. Basically it’s now about the market rate or at the end of the season he would have been an unrestricted free agent
Dallas always play this game of chicken with their best players.. and always get burned! If they had done the deal last year they probably would have saved about 50 million! "
I think Dallas was hoping trey lance would show more, and they,would have more leverage |
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By *abioMan 10 weeks ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
Anyone want to talk about the Tyreek hill situation…..
If there were odds if you asked me which player would get arrested 3 hrs before kickoff… I think I may have said him!
And this time.. the cops look like they messed up really bad! |
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"Anyone want to talk about the Tyreek hill situation…..
If there were odds if you asked me which player would get arrested 3 hrs before kickoff… I think I may have said him!
And this time.. the cops look like they messed up really bad! "
I loved his celebration following his TD. That was some play! |
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By *annGentMan 10 weeks ago
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I remember that show! Was it a guy called Mick Luck who used to bang on about “My old team the Atlanta Falcons….” "
Yep !
And Gary Imlach was a presenter as well.
I had to watch the programme on our 12 inch B&W telly ! |
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"After seeing the body cam footage of the Tyreek hill incident… the Miami police look bad…. Really really bad!
Them cops are gonna be fired! "
You wonder what the outcome could have looked like, had he not been Tyreek Hill.
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"After seeing the body cam footage of the Tyreek hill incident… the Miami police look bad…. Really really bad!
Them cops are gonna be fired!
You wonder what the outcome could have looked like, had he not been Tyreek Hill.
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Tyreek Hill is no angel and there have been domestic abuse issues he has been involved in
Having said that the police reaction to both and Calais Campbell was ridiculous. Pulled over for possibly speeding and they go from zero to having him pinned on the floor in seconds. All of this for a guy in a nice car in a nice area
I'd hate to be a black guy, in a "suspicious" looking car in a dodgier area if that's the general treatment you could get |
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By *abioMan 10 weeks ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
As normal.. get up early to speed through the Thursday night game…
Watched it only as far as the tua concussion.. couldn’t bring myself to watch the rest of the game…
As soon as it happened I think everyone’s reaction was … oh no! Not again!
I think the kid is going to have to retire… take this years money.. ride off into the sunset! |
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I remember that show! Was it a guy called Mick Luck who used to bang on about “My old team the Atlanta Falcons….”
Yep !
And Gary Imlach was a presenter as well.
I had to watch the programme on our 12 inch B&W telly !"
I can still remember our gary doing a piece to camera and getting chinned by a player’s shoulder pads! He’s taken up the gentler sport of cycling but is actually very good at presenting that. |
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By *abioMan 10 weeks ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"Final cowboys 31 - browns 17 33 - 17 
Polite request folks, could we please not post live scores? Those of us in England don’t get to watch the game until at least the following day.
Thanks ❤️"
No one sane sits through an entire cowboys or browns game…
Anyway… if this is the case who the bloody hell am I supposed to enjoy the “witching hour “ watching NFL redzone with!!! |
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By *abioMan 10 weeks ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"Love NFL... probably my favourite sport. Umpteen fantasy teams, Scott Hanson on Sunday nights for "SEVEN HOURS OF COMMERCIAL FREE FOOTBALL! "
How much have I missed the octo box!!!
Scott Hanson is such a legend! |
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"Final cowboys 31 - browns 17 33 - 17
Polite request folks, could we please not post live scores? Those of us in England don’t get to watch the game until at least the following day.
Thanks ❤️
No one sane sits through an entire cowboys or browns game…
Anyway… if this is the case who the bloody hell am I supposed to enjoy the “witching hour “ watching NFL redzone with!!! "
The Browns have always been a dull team to watch. And Dak Prescott really pisses me off with his snap count “Here we goooo”. Prick. And once you hear it, you can’t unhear it. |
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By *abioMan 9 weeks ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"Love NFL... probably my favourite sport. Umpteen fantasy teams, Scott Hanson on Sunday nights for "SEVEN HOURS OF COMMERCIAL FREE FOOTBALL"! "
For the only time this season….
DECO-BOX action! (That’s 10 games at the same time!)
This is mad… Scott is having trouble keeping up! |
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"Love NFL... probably my favourite sport. Umpteen fantasy teams, Scott Hanson on Sunday nights for "SEVEN HOURS OF COMMERCIAL FREE FOOTBALL"!
For the only time this season….
DECO-BOX action! (That’s 10 games at the same time!)
This is mad… Scott is having trouble keeping up! "
He needs a bye week himself after that 😂 |
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though when I was a kid I was a 9’ers and skins fan 