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Originally posted by Kaimetsu


Pff, sure, nice statement considering that pretty much the aim of American football is to run across a line with the ball. Where the English use skill and finesse to get the ball around an opposing player, Americans just grab it and try to ram through them. There's a reason why American football is only enjoyed by Americans: No other nation is obligated by ownership to pretend to like it.

Too damn many people overlook the linemen and the practice they must do. It's not simply ramming people. You have to be at the right place at the right time to block the defence and clear a path for your QB. Not all plays do linemen just ram a person, some may require them to take a 90 degree turn, move back in a U shape, or even step back. If you never played American football you have no business insulting it. Training is much more rigorous.
When I get out of the stance and block someone, it takes the same "skill and finesse" to exert as much of their momentum as humanly possible into driving their opponent back and to get as much control to stop him from resisting or from driving you back.
It's like a circus act, it looks easy, but it takes a lot of practice, and that's why I play it, I like the challenge of playing a sport where I do not just have to increase agility to be better, I have to practice the plays and lift weights.