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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17486 Posts
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/increasingly-high-cost-of-hockey-is-making-the-game-an-elitist-sport/article5864491/ an increase of 1.5% after a massive , massive decline in participation http://www.csib.ca/blog/melting-ice-canadas-hockey-crisis the guys my age and a bit older are telling their kids absolutely no tackle football.. and more than ever happened when i was a kid they are also saying the same thing about hockey. football is still the #1 banned sport here i'd say.. and hockey is coming up fast. any how , back to football. Michael Sam is taking another break. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13440475/michael-sam-announces-stepping-away-football Michael Sam is not leaving for personal issues. he is leaving because he can't crack the starting line up of a below average CFL team. He looked gawd awful biting on an obvious fake in his final play in the CFL and was pulled off the field immediately. Montreal is being politically correct and "player friendly" by not publicly criticizing his play. it appears the guys saying "Michael Sam just ain't good enough" were correct. i thought the guy had the potential to dominate in the CFL. he was terrible in the CFL. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32132 Posts
Michael Sam is also really not a good football player at all, it's really apparent at this point from his limited exposure in the pros. Shit even in college he was more a product of playing on a stupidly good line with several future good NFLers. He was every bit as blocky and slow and undersized. | ||
Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/michael-sam-1/gamelog/2013/ | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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Slaughter
United States20255 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17486 Posts
On August 24 2015 01:33 JimmiC wrote: You do realize the article you posted is all about how hockey is declining because of the high cost, which was my point right? And thanks. Here is a quote from your story. "While concern over injury understandably gets most of the attention, cost is actually a much greater worry to parents, according to a survey conducted last year by RBC. It found that the average hockey family spends $1,500 a year to be in the game. Nearly 40 per cent of those asked identified “cost” as the No.1 reason for the static state of enrolment." i guess i have to get right down to the exact sentence. because you half read the article. why they don’t play the game and the top four reasons given were a) it wasn’t fun b) was too time consuming c) safety concerns d) and affordability. furthermore , i'm referring to a change in attitude OVER 20 YEARS. read what i posted. i compared to how it was when i was kid. not some single point in time And i'll say it again because you half read this stuff: football is still more restricted/banned than hockey.. but hockey is moving up fast. there are greater safety concerns by parents for both football and hockey in canada than there were 20, 30 or 40 years ago. | ||
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giftdgecko
United States2126 Posts
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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Sufficiency
Canada23833 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Not for social reasons. It's more like... work-related reasons. Any suggestions on how I should start? | ||
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giftdgecko
United States2126 Posts
On August 24 2015 03:00 Sufficiency wrote: I know basically nothing about football but I would like to know more about it, particular NFL. + Show Spoiler + Not for social reasons. It's more like... work-related reasons. Any suggestions on how I should start? We can go John Madden style. "The team with the most points at the end of the game usually wins." This actually helped someone i know www.nfl.com | ||
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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y0su
Finland7871 Posts
On August 24 2015 03:20 JimmiC wrote: Madden football is probably the easiest and most fun way. It even has modes that teach you about all the different defences and offensive sets. And you can learn the players and the teams. I've also tried to find good "football 101" type stuff for others and there really isn't much there... So, as others have said, video games are a good start. I don't think anyone here will mind if you spend the preseason asking questions... I coach (and play - in Finland) although I'm by no means an expert I can probably answer most questions :D On the topic of safety.... I have no problem being a player (at almost 33 years old) because not only is the speed and impact level much lower but most players also avoid helmet contact... I wouldn't play in the US anymore. | ||
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giftdgecko
United States2126 Posts
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
the play. no contact. Just the way he came down on it http://streamable.com/1eio | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17486 Posts
On August 24 2015 03:00 Sufficiency wrote: I know basically nothing about football but I would like to know more about it, particular NFL. + Show Spoiler + Not for social reasons. It's more like... work-related reasons. Any suggestions on how I should start? i recommend NFL 360 for learning NFL football. http://www.nfl-360.com/learn/overview | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32132 Posts
On August 24 2015 00:11 Shellshock wrote: Look at his game by game stat breakdowns in the last year too. He loaded up numbers against most of the worst schools mizzou played and was relatively invisible against any too opponents. This is why quite a few people thought his SEC defensive player of the year award was undeserved http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/michael-sam-1/gamelog/2013/ that whole thing was stupid and shitty from the get go. No doubt there are shitloads of people who hated him for being gay, but the lynch mob mentality mean that thinking something as reasonable as this guy isn't a good NFL player and shouldn't be drafted high, if at all, meant you hate gay people. It was obnoxious hearing people who watch zero football say he almost went undrafted for being gay, not for being a marginal, undersized player with one good year (filled with cupcakes as you noted) the guyalso did himself no favors at all by being a huge primadonna. he spent more time on dancing with the stars and his two leaves of absence than he did in the NFL. | ||
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