American games. (two questions)?

Question

Why is American (grid iron) football so boring.The game lasts about 4 hours (feels like 4 hours) the ball is in play for around 20 minutes.The rest of the time they are huddled together discussing tactics.When they advance a few inches the players and crowd go mad.They think they are tough but are protected by layers and layers of padding and wear helmets.They would n't last 5 minutes in rugby league (or union).
2) Why do they call a competition of glorified rounders (baseball) a 'World Series'? Only America takes part...it's like the Scots having 'World Series' caber-tossing .
Anyone else agree with me or am I the only one who avoids these games like the plague?

I think our rugby players would thrash your ice hockey players,unfortunately I doubt if they could stay on their feet long enough.

Rounders is a game played by (mostly) girls in elementary and high school.it is played with a bat (smaller than a baseball bat) but they have to run round bases.
It's a girlie game...that's the point I was making!!.

Good job the Vietnamese don't play baseball and grid iron and ice hockey...they'd probably be better at those than you too.

Lexx5..what the hell are you on about? Just because I don't like american football does n't mean I hate people who do.
I love golf but there are many who don't.
What has your answer to do with the question?? Who said anything about gay players?? It's you that has the problem methinks.

Answer 1

mate brilliant question i 100% agree what a load of pussys with all the pads wimps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

You're right, they wouldn't last five minutes in rugby, but that has nothing to with being soft but the different demands the sports put on athletes. AF players are much more explosive and get a break between each play, have free substitution and only play offense or defense, so in a 60 minute game a player will only be on the field for 35 minutes of game time absolute tops. Rugby on the other hand is much more fluid, players may have to keep running for three minutes in a 20-phase move, stamina is far more important because of this. If you threw yourself around like an AF player you'd be exhausted and/or injured in no time flat.
The padding came about because in 1905 18 players died in college football and President Roosevelt threatened to ban the game unless it was made safer. On *every* play linemen on both sides basically try to smack the snot out of each other, so they need protection, and some players having protection and others not is a recipe for disaster, which is why even kickers have to wear pads and helmets.
Finally, watching it on TV and complaining about players getting over-excited on making a first down is like watching pro soccer and moaning that players dive to get free kicks and opponents sent off. In the pro game of each players are paid obscene amounts of money and for a club literally tens of millions of pounds may ride on a result. With that kind of incentive it's not surprising that people get carried away.

Answer 3

Okay, according to wikipedia, rounders (GAA & NRA rules) is basically watered down slow-pitch softball (played by both men and women in the US) Some big differences are the number of people allowed to field (9 in base/softball & up to 15 in rounders). Also, the ball or round is smaller and softer. Baseball is obviously tougher because the ball is just as small, but is harder and moving WAY faster. Even fast pitch softball (played by either men or women competitively in US) is better. The ball may be bigger, but its harder and once again moving at a higher velocity.
As far as rugby versus American football. As far as what I have seen of rugby, it looks like the men wrestle around feeling each other up most of the time and then chase one guy around until he, laterals it or pusses out and kicks it down field. It actually reminds me of team smear the queer.
Soccer(football) is just as boring to me as I am sure football(American) is to you. It amazes me how excited people into soccer get while nothing is really going on except some jogging, running and kicking. I wonder what the average end score of a world cup match is? Anyway, I am sure the players are in great shape to do all that running. And it takes quite a bit of acting skills to 'flop' when another player gets close enough to get in the way.
Football may have quite a bit of pause, but the actual playing can be stunning amounts of athleticism and crushing hits that would cripple a man not wearing pads and a helmet.
Finally, like the gentleman above said...if you don't like it, don't watch it.

Answer 4

Firstly, how many times does it have to be explained that the World series was named after the New York World newspaper. I have seen baseball a few times and it is very boring. NFL is good if you watch the edited highlights(cutting out most of the stoppages). NFL players suffer from serious enough injuries as it is, and if they didn't wear padding there wouldn't be enough players to finish the season. I suppose physically, ice hockey players are equal to rugby players. Football is definately best, but ice hockey is 2nd.

Answer 5

Its simply because it doesn't flow and rugby is the same its all very boring which is proved because neither of these sports is truly a world sport. Rugby might involve more countries but it is still veryu limited in all of them. In fact in the UK the most entertaining thing is watching the administrators and the "old farts" continually getting their knickers in a twist.

Like it or like it not there is only one truly world sport and that is football (soccer for those in the US) which will eventually dominate in the states as it does everywhere else in the world simply because it is easy to play and has low entry costs and by and large is great to watch at any level from kids in the park to Champions league and even some times at the Valley.

Answer 6

Whenever I see a moron say how boring or weak American football or baseball or whatever is, I just advise them to shut their pie hole and try it. I would never say that rugby players are wimps and neither would any real football player. Try pulling your head out of your 'bum' and stop talking crap about something you know nothing about!
Secondly, both America and Canada teams can play in the World Series. There are also the Pan-American baseball series.
Third, if you don't like them, don't watch them. Then you will have to find something else to ***** about.

Answer 7

football is really boring on tv but its better if your actually there or if your playing it. your right though its nothing to rugby...they should get rid of those pads lol....and i guess its the world series cause its the only place in the world that its played lol... (well japan does too..)...ok i don't know the answer to the second part so let me stop now...

Answer 8

why do the english and americans hate eachother? just face it, we like different sports. i have personally watched an american football game at Bob Jones High School in Alabama and it is such a good atmosphere, and thats just a school game.

there are a lot of people who would disagree with me, but why cant we live in perfect harmony? if you dont like the sport, then dont waste your points asking pointless questions on here!!!!

Answer 9

No. Playing a game with Obama is like playing with a 2 year old, where the rules constantly change to somehow always give him the advantage.

Answer 10

Ummm, how much cash does caber tossing bring in??? because American football and "glorified rounders" (whatever those are) could buy and sell the entire UK.

Answer 11

come on over and try to play with us... you'll see that there is a lot more to it than that...

sure rugby is tough, but every sport has its' plusses and minuses, if some of the hits/tackles that american football players lay on eachother where done without padding they would die, any human alive would die...