Im Sick Of The Nfl

[flyfisher]

Maybe the origins are similar but if you take two people and have them watch both sports I doubt they would see similarities other than a ball and scoring.

Kind of like saying baseball and cricket are alike because of similar origins.

[mtaag3]

Maybe the origins are similar but if you take two people and have them watch both sports I doubt they would see similarities other than a ball and scoring.

Kind of like saying baseball and cricket are alike because of similar origins.

 

Perhaps that's true and my familiarity with both allows me to recognize the similarities quicker. It's still interesting (to me) having played both at a high level. At least the trivia is fun

[flyfisher]

Perhaps that's true and my familiarity with both allows me to recognize the similarities quicker. It's still interesting (to me) having played both at a high level. At least the trivia is fun

Yeah I don't know that much about rugby other than the occasional watching it late night on ESPN2 but it is pretty entertaining

[Raider Nation Fisher]

It's all about supply and demand. If some player is not performing as well as you are and you want more money you use that as leverage to make said money. People continue to pay high ticket prices (myself included) buy jerseys, hats, shirts whatever which brings in the cash.

Would you rather the owners make all the money or the players? I wil ltake the players making hte money since their life is on the line. You also have to remember that the average playing career is what 4-5 years, tops? Also find me one former NFL player who doesn't need countless surgeries once their playing days are over and don't forget about the decreased lifespan either.

These guys sacrifice their bodies to do something they love and we pay to watch them so whatever they can make i am all for it because i woudl do the same thing and so would every other person in this world and if you say you wouldn't i don't believe you....

As far as rugby goes, it is cool adn all but it isn't like american football in the slightest so the comparisons are kind of silly. It is like comparing deep sea fishing for Marlin to fly fishing for trout in a small mountain stream, yeah they are both fishing but they couldn't be further apart.

Aye, I would not do it if the opportunity presented itself. I turned my back on the opportunity to have a shot at possibly going into The League. I was EXTREMELY gifted at football, at least as far as defense goes. I was also EXTREMELY gifted at coasting through my school work. There are perks to being one of the beat Defensive Tackles to ever go through a high school. Heck there are perks to being a great football player at most high schools and universities. For the most part I could do bare minimum class work and still pass. Don't get me wrong I still did my studies and what have you. I just did not do it to the full or even half extent of my abilities. School was boring to me. With the exception of writing papers and history. Never made below an A in either of those. The rest yhough? Bah. You can keep it. Anyway. When late senior year came along my grades were not really up to snuff combined with my height(6ft2in). So instead of getting offers from better known colleges. I was hearing from smaller division 2 and 3 schools. Instead of taking the school I was interested in up on their offer. I turned them down because I would have rather been a punk, and spent my time drinking, fighting, and chasing women. Needless to say I was booted out of college. There is more to than that however I'm not in the mood to type it all out right now. So yeah I gave up on that chance. If it was offered to me today would I take it? No. The game has changed to much since I played. A lot of what I did is considered illegal now. So no I would not play pro ball for any amount of money they offer. The fun is gone from it for me.

As for rugby. I hope to be able to join the team in early June. Its a challenge for me. You understand. Plus the rules are different and the hitting is different.

[flyfisher]

So what you are really saying is in hindsight you would have went for it because now you see the opportunity you missed but under the current rules you wouldn't.....which still doesn't make sense to me but different strokes for different folks.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

So what you are really saying is in hindsight you would have went for it because now you see the opportunity you missed but under the current rules you wouldn't.....which still doesn't make sense to me but different strokes for different folks.

Nope. I made that choice. Can't and would not change it. To much regimen and discipline required in college ball. I generally do poorly with authority. I sometimes wonder how different life would be if I did. However, I'm happy with how everything worked out. Even in hindsight I feel I made the right choice. I just went a round about way of getting there, in my above post. Sorry about that.