I understand it perfectly well, I even used to follow it when it first made an impression over here. But, three hours or the best part off to complete a game, half time entertainment consisting of something akin to an Olympic opening ceremony.....load of bollocks.
Quote from: Mazrim on January 04, 2011, 09:33:14 AMI've been a Green Bay Packers fan since 1983. I love American football. It's also a blast to play.I understand why people dont like it. It's not very free flowing and open but its very tactical and if you can accept it for what it is, very enjoyable.Who d'ya play for Maz? I was nose tackle & center for the Tamworth Trojans 1987 - 91
I've been a Green Bay Packers fan since 1983. I love American football. It's also a blast to play.I understand why people dont like it. It's not very free flowing and open but its very tactical and if you can accept it for what it is, very enjoyable.
Quote from: Breezeblock on January 04, 2011, 12:44:43 PMQuote from: Mazrim on January 04, 2011, 09:33:14 AMI've been a Green Bay Packers fan since 1983. I love American football. It's also a blast to play.I understand why people dont like it. It's not very free flowing and open but its very tactical and if you can accept it for what it is, very enjoyable.Who d'ya play for Maz? I was nose tackle & center for the Tamworth Trojans 1987 - 91Christ, I might have played you!Birmingham Bulls, Sutton Coldfield Royals (very briefly) and Birmingham University Lions (early days).I was a running back (half back) mostly but also an occasional quarterback when required and an outside linebacker on defence.
As a fair weather NFL fan,why are the Browns consistantly terrible? Poor management appointments? Should we be worried over here?
I understand why people dont like it. It's not very free flowing and open but its very tactical and if you can accept it for what it is, very enjoyable.
Quote from: toronto villa on January 03, 2011, 10:11:53 PMQuote from: The Situation on January 03, 2011, 09:23:53 PMThe Browns are nothing like us... they're an awful American Football team and they're just a failure; not to mention this is the SECOND Cleveland Browns franchise.The mistake on the lake, that's the city of Cleveland - they'll always suck at sports. The Browns choked against Denver twice in AFC Championship games then their owner took away their team and relocated to Baltimore (although they act like they were never relocated lol). The Cleveland Cavaliers lost the best basketball player in the world in the Summer as he joined the glamourous Miami Heat and the Cleveland Indians, well they're just useless too losing a World Series when they should of won.I'm slightly surprised the Browns ended up with a 5-11 record (same record as last season lol) because their record really doesn't suggest how well they've actually played. They beat the Patriots and Saints... they just lost their heads towards the end of the season losing a few games. They should of really ended up at 7-9... they're not as bad as their record suggests, they brought in a really good quarter-back and made some good trades.they're a lot like us. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Randy saw a little bit of the Browns in us when he was looking to buy a PL team. Football didn't start in 1992 with the PL. Neither did American football start with the NFL. Look back at Browns history pre-NFL and you'll find they were very successful. They've been poor of late, but then we've not really been shining light in English football for a while either.We are absoloutely NOTHING like the Cleveland Browns... we're nowhere near as bad as them, if we were an NFL team we'd have gone either 10-6 or 11-5 in the last 3 seasons and we'd have atleast 1 Superbowl. The Cleveland Browns have never won a Superbowl, have only ever made the playoffs once and have only had 2 winning seasons in 11 years (note I'm talking about the 'new' Browns franchise... the old one plays in Baltimore now so there previous records count diddly squat despite how the Browns like to portray as if the Browns never got taken away then were given a new franchise).Taking all things into account and looking at it broadly, we're more like the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos or Miami Dolphins.
Quote from: The Situation on January 03, 2011, 09:23:53 PMThe Browns are nothing like us... they're an awful American Football team and they're just a failure; not to mention this is the SECOND Cleveland Browns franchise.The mistake on the lake, that's the city of Cleveland - they'll always suck at sports. The Browns choked against Denver twice in AFC Championship games then their owner took away their team and relocated to Baltimore (although they act like they were never relocated lol). The Cleveland Cavaliers lost the best basketball player in the world in the Summer as he joined the glamourous Miami Heat and the Cleveland Indians, well they're just useless too losing a World Series when they should of won.I'm slightly surprised the Browns ended up with a 5-11 record (same record as last season lol) because their record really doesn't suggest how well they've actually played. They beat the Patriots and Saints... they just lost their heads towards the end of the season losing a few games. They should of really ended up at 7-9... they're not as bad as their record suggests, they brought in a really good quarter-back and made some good trades.they're a lot like us. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Randy saw a little bit of the Browns in us when he was looking to buy a PL team. Football didn't start in 1992 with the PL. Neither did American football start with the NFL. Look back at Browns history pre-NFL and you'll find they were very successful. They've been poor of late, but then we've not really been shining light in English football for a while either.
The Browns are nothing like us... they're an awful American Football team and they're just a failure; not to mention this is the SECOND Cleveland Browns franchise.The mistake on the lake, that's the city of Cleveland - they'll always suck at sports. The Browns choked against Denver twice in AFC Championship games then their owner took away their team and relocated to Baltimore (although they act like they were never relocated lol). The Cleveland Cavaliers lost the best basketball player in the world in the Summer as he joined the glamourous Miami Heat and the Cleveland Indians, well they're just useless too losing a World Series when they should of won.I'm slightly surprised the Browns ended up with a 5-11 record (same record as last season lol) because their record really doesn't suggest how well they've actually played. They beat the Patriots and Saints... they just lost their heads towards the end of the season losing a few games. They should of really ended up at 7-9... they're not as bad as their record suggests, they brought in a really good quarter-back and made some good trades.
I think NFL is like cricket in that people are quick to dismiss it as dull, long-winded and stop-start if they haven't given it a fair chance. Too many people watch ten minutes and dismiss it.
Quote from: cdvillafan on January 04, 2011, 07:54:21 PMI think NFL is like cricket in that people are quick to dismiss it as dull, long-winded and stop-start if they haven't given it a fair chance. Too many people watch ten minutes and dismiss it.American Football is cool, definately the best American invented sport. Cricket is utter shit.
We are absoloutely NOTHING like the Cleveland Browns... we're nowhere near as bad as them, if we were an NFL team we'd have gone either 10-6 or 11-5 in the last 3 seasons and we'd have atleast 1 Superbowl. The Cleveland Browns have never won a Superbowl, have only ever made the playoffs once and have only had 2 winning seasons in 11 years (note I'm talking about the 'new' Browns franchise... the old one plays in Baltimore now so there previous records count diddly squat despite how the Browns like to portray as if the Browns never got taken away then were given a new franchise).Taking all things into account and looking at it broadly, we're more like the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos or Miami Dolphins.