[El Scorcho]

What a great waste of time. All of the news reports I read were full of pretentious Brit comments about "American Football". Apparently what we play is just a wussy version of Rugby. According to them, they don't even need 300 lb. "tubs of lard" to play that.



Why did the NFL even bother? The only reason Wembley sold out is because it was a spectacle of sorts. I hate Euro snobbery.

[thepostman]

I agree..there is no reason the NFL should be over there...

but come on..football players are wussies compared to those crazy rugby players...you must admit that

[SuperJon]

I'm read and occasionally post on the Liverpool message board, and I asked the question earlier this week if anyone cared, and half of them didn't even know the game was happening.

[Fumblerooskies]

An unmitigated disaster. The crowd looked like the Vines Center during last MBB season.

[Hold My Own]

Yet another step towards world globalism....

[El Scorcho]

but come on..football players are wussies compared to those crazy rugby players...you must admit that

No. In rugby you can only hit from directions where a player can see you coming. That's why they don't need pads. The hits aren't nearly as bonecrushing as in the NFL. They don't need "tubs of lard" because they can't block in rugby.

I'm not saying they're not tough, but the crap about American football players wearing pads gets old. I'd love to see a rugby player take the constant full-sprint hits and tackles in the NFL without pads for just one game.

[HenryGale]

I thought it was extremely purposeful.....London Fletcher got to visit his homeland

FWIW...the Dolphins even suck in England.

[LUconn]

but come on..football players are wussies compared to those crazy rugby players...you must admit that

No. In rugby you can only hit from directions where a player can see you coming. That's why they don't need pads. The hits aren't nearly as bonecrushing as in the NFL. They don't need "tubs of lard" because they can't block in rugby.

I'm not saying they're not tough, but the crap about American football players wearing pads gets old. I'd love to see a rugby player take the constant full-sprint hits and tackles in the NFL without pads for just one game.

Troof! If NFL players didn't wear pads, there would be at least a few fatalities every season. These men are bigger, faster and stronger than some little rugby player. There aren't many Saragoosa "tubs of goo" in the NFL these days. The 350 pound players are pretty fit. As fit as a 350 pound person can be.

[bigsmooth]

what a horrible game..and a big waste of time and money.

[ALUmnus]

but come on..football players are wussies compared to those crazy rugby players...you must admit that

No. In rugby you can only hit from directions where a player can see you coming. That's why they don't need pads. The hits aren't nearly as bonecrushing as in the NFL. They don't need "tubs of lard" because they can't block in rugby.

I'm not saying they're not tough, but the crap about American football players wearing pads gets old. I'd love to see a rugby player take the constant full-sprint hits and tackles in the NFL without pads for just one game.

Yup. And what do rugby players who cross over into the NFL become? Kickers. Case closed.

[BJWilliams]

Darren Bennett was a punter for the Chargers for a number of years (of course he played Aussie Rules which is kinda like a cross between rugby and soccer with the physicality of hockey)