So lefty QBs have an advantage? Interesting. I thought maybe the front line had to protect the QB differently because the blind side is different. But what do I know anyway.


The Alabama QB is a lefty and came in second for the Heisman this year.  He may win it next year since he was a freshman.  How would you like to enter the visitor's dressing room at Iowa and dress with pink walls.


I guess that's supposed to psych out the opposition, but it seems weak. How many games has U of I won at home?


They are better than average, but not elite at home.  In the 1960's, pro bowlers made twice as much as pro football players.


Bowling is a "sport," but not nearly so strenuous or violent as football. Probably have good career longevity.  Nobody watches bowling the same as they did then.


That's the amazing thing.  The market for the NFL was much smaller and they have to pay a lot more players.  Smaller than now, not smaller than bowling's market.


I guess TV changes everything. The first SB was in the 60s, so I guess the league hadn't organized itself well enough. College ball might have been the bigger draw.


I think it was. I mentioned Tom Brady before.  In his JV high school years his team did not win a game, did not score a TD and he was the back-up and never played a down!


The coach really blew it there. I think Brady has succeeded because of his teammates and head coach as well.


True.  In college, he played for Michigan and they hardly passed the ball.  So he was drafted 199.  He had talent and no one knew how much.  Alex Smith took so many AP tests in high school that he entered college as a junior.  QBs can be smart.


I don't know much about the college game. The highest score ever in a football game was in 1916. Georgia Tech crushed Cumberland 222-0. I wonder if the GT coach put in the third string. What was he trying to prove?


My brother played guard in high school and they were beating some team 74-0 and my brother got to play QB, and he scored.  I am surprised he knew where to stand in the huddle where the QB calls the plays.


The game should be fun, especially for kids. I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good night!


I am! Do you have a favorite team? I'm from Texas, so I'm obligated to root for the Cowboys!


Haha I am a Vikings fan! The Cowboys are fun to watch too! Can you believe there is only 11 minutes of actual gameplay?


No! That's wild! It's hard to follow on the TV sometimes, so thank goodness they created that superimposed yellow line for the first down.


It did! A tv network won an award for TV shows!


Oh nice! I wish they had footage of that game that was 222-0 in 1916!


Right?! Back when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland


That would have been a sight to see. A very sad sight lol. Do you have a favorite quarterback?


Haha! I don't... None that still play anyway. Are you a Tom Brady fan?


Oh gotcha! I think he's a good player but I wouldn't call him my favorite haha.


Yeah, people disagree with his morals, I guess, haha! Did you know his JV coach didn't care much for him either?


He didn't even put them in when they were doing absolutely terrible! Jokes on him I guess!


6 now actually lol. Do you ever think a girl will ever tryout for a team?


I'm not sure. I know they're technically allowed, and I would love to see that! It's just such a sexist industry.


It really is! I would love to see it too! The Saints are sexist about their cheerleaders as well!


I know, can you believe the cheerleaders are forced to get up midmeal if any NFL player walks in?


That is crazy! They need to update that like they do their technology! Anyways, it was great chatting with you!


Absolutely. I can't believe an average game is only 11 minutes without commentary and commercials.


I wonder why female players are playing football, apparently it's not against the rules.


Did you know there are chips in the footballs to track?


No didn't, that is interesting. What exactly do the chips track?


Good question since the refs still get a lot of calls wrong lol.


I know right. Maybe that's why the highest scoring game ever was 222-0!


Georgia Tech should be ashamed to run up the score like that!


or you would think cumberland would have forfeited


Yeah you would think so. Do you think it's kind of mean to paint a visiting's team locker room pink or smart? The university of Iowa did.


Mind games I guess?  Did you know ESPN won an emmy for inventing the yellow line?


That is a weird thing to win an Emmy for.


I wonder if rb green ellis ever got anything for not fumbling for his whole career?


I'm not sure but he should have, that's a huge accomplishment.


Yeah I would be proud!  Nice talking to you and good night!


Hello there, do you follow the NFL at all?


Yeah I follow pretty closely during the season, I thought the Super Bowl wasn't nearly as exciting as last year though.


This super bowl was so boring lol. Did you know Iowa painted the opposing team locker room pink?


Yeah it was and I think I heard about that!  Too funny, I wonder who came up with that idea in the first place?


Not too sure lol. The 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as the top football stars.


That is pretty wild, I would have loved to been a bowler back then.  It also shows how much the NFL has grown since then.


I agree. Bowling stars probably don't make much these days.


No, and definitely not much compared to the salaries that pro football players now make.


Most definitely. The highest score ever in a football game was 222-0.


That is incredible!  I think I have read about that game, I think it was poor Cumberland on the losing side of that one.


That would be one very boring game to watch. I would have given up if I was on Cumberland.


Yeah those fans too, I wonder how many of the Cumberland faithful were still there when it ended.


I bet no one was still around lol. Green-Ellis went his entire football career without fumbling the ball.


That is very impressive, I wonder how many total carries he had in his career?


I bet he had a lot because he was a starter. I remember watching him with the Bengals. I'm a Bengals fan.


Yeah and if you have played for multiple teams chances are you have had your fair share.


I bet. Did you know the NFL uses tracking chips in players pads?


I have heard that, crazy how much tech is in the game now, do you think it will be used to improve safety?


I hope so. They track ball speed, velocity, rotation, and location. Nice chatting with you!


Yeah same here, hope you have a good day!


I was so glad The Patriots won the Super Bowl! They're my team because I lived in New England for awhile. Did you watch the game?


Yes, it was good. the game started off slow until the fourth quarter.


Yeah it was a pretty low scoring game. And I thought the halftime show was just as boring. Are you a Maroon 5 fan?


No, I was sure who they were until I looked them up online, I think the lights and fire display help their performance.


I knew of them, but I didn't know of any of their songs. What I think is funny is that the University of Iowa's locker room for the visiting football team is painted pink! That's sort of petty!


I agree, I guess they painted it pink especially for visitors, in a way of speaking visiting teams are weak.


Yeah exactly. And it's crazy how much football players are paid today compared to the 1960s when professional bowlers were actually paid more than football players.


Yes that's  true, back in the 1960s the players weren't protective as they are today with padded helmets and so many penalty calls.


Yeah I bet they had a lot of injuries! Also it shocked me to hear the highest football scoring game was 222-0! Ouch!


Wow, I wonder what kind of football team they were playing and what about the coach, what did he had to say?


It was college football, but if that happened in the NFL, they would be heckled for running up the score for like rubbing it into their competitor's faces. I guess that didn't exist back then.


Yes you are right and maybe I am wrong, but I think the coach wouldn't have any excuse to remain coaching that team.


Yeah that could be it too. And I also didn't know ESPN won an emmy for being the first channel to use the artificial yellow line to marks where the first down line. That really helps to know where the teams actually have to go to get a first down.


I didn't know that either, never cross my mind, yes I can't imagine playing on a team without known where the first down marker.


Do you have a favorite football team or are you not interested in football?


I like football, i like college football better than pro football. my favorite team pittsburgh, what about you?


My favorite team is the Patriots. I really think Tom Brady will be one of the best QBs in the hall of fame. It's crazy that in high school he was a backup QB and never got a chance to play.


Forgot, you did tell me your team earlier, yes, people think that the Patriots won too many games Super Bowls, but not really, talent is talent, their sixth ring.


Yeah the most Super Bowl wins ever. I wonder if that title will ever be broken.


I don't think so, because the Patriots always had a smart coach, come from behind team and a calm quarterback.


Yeah Belichek is one of their secret weapons along with Tom Brady. They make a good team.


Okay! Me, too. Which team(s) do you like best?


I like the patriots since they are like the lannisters of football


Sure, but the 4th quarter made up for it! What do you think of Tom Brady?


Despite his age, he is still an amazing player


Agree. Did you know that, when he played JV football, his team didn't win a game or even score a TD, yet his coach never put him, as backup QB, into a game! Think he's come a long way since those days?


Ya he was underappreciated and now he is considered the biggest steal in nfl history


For sure. Prob. the greatest QB, with 6 SB rings to date. Watching his throws is - a thing of beauty. Wonder why fb teams don't huddle much anymore?


Well the huddle initally were created by a deaf QB to prevent other players from seeing his hand signals


That makes sense. Does huddle take too much time?


Not really, but it is kind of like a group cheer too


I see. Am a Big Ten - Penn State - fan. Loved to watch Saquon Barkley, now a RB w/the NY Giants run. Think he just won Rookie of the Year. Have you seen him?


Watch 2018 season highlights on YouTube. Barkley is featured. Do you like Patriot's RB, Gronkowski?


Okay. Know him, too. Great player! Brady has a lot of choices - really deep offensive line, don't you think?


Ya I mean the QB is the core of any offensive


And its leader. Do you think, if they met elig. requirements, we'll ever see women on NFL teams?


Anyway, thanks for chatting and I hope you have a wonderful day.


You, too. Catch Saquon's magical athleticism if you have time! Cheers!


Hello, do you play or watch football? (american football)


Yea, it's funny how the Redskins were able to blow the NFC east lead after winning over Dallas earlier in the season


Haha, agreed. Did you know that Green-ellis has never fumbled a ball in his entire career?


That is pretty crazy, I remember Green-Ellis use to play for the Patriots, I don't think I've seen him fumble


Yep, imagine not fumbling a ball for your entire career. Must have been hard!


Yea, I wonder if the nfl was able to find out how he did it with the tracking chips they put into player's equipment


I wonder. They also put tracking chips in the football to track its velocity and rotations. Maybe that helps as well.


Possibly, it's amazing how much info they can get when the game only averages 11 minutes of live gameplay


Yeah. I wonder how people do not get bored while watching football.


I don't know, I wonder if that was why top bowlers made twice as much as football players in the 1960s


I wonder how they made so much. Engineers also make more than football players in their lifetimes.


I heard engineers make more than mlb players too, I guess paying attention in school pays off


Yep, although I am guessing that you have to be a veteran engineer to make that much.


I suppose so, I bet cumberland had a team full of engineers when they lost to Georgia tech 222-0


Well, that was back in 1916 but that still must have been a very embarrassing defeat.


Yea, tv wasn't even around back then but now we got yellow first down lines winning emmys


Did you know that Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL?


That's pretty crazy but not as crazy as deaf quarterback Paul D. Hubbard


I wonder how he even communicated strategy with his team then.


Hubbard invented the huddle just to do so using hand signals


And to make it so that the other team could not see his hand signals. Anyways, thank you for your time! It was nice chatting with you!


Yeah. I am fearful we are just resting on our laurels though. We didn't sign a big free agent. What do you think??


I think coming back from last year to this year, we will be solid. Do you follow college football at all?


I do also, I love the Iowa hawkeyes, have you heard about their locker room for opposing teams?


They painted it pink. Pink has a natural calming effect and relaxes you. I bet that is why they win some big games at home


They always beat my Illini. But that's not a difficult feat. I do like how they wave to the children's hospital.


yea, sorry about your Illini, maybe next year? I like the wave also. Talking about the NFL though, do you know there is no rule against having female players


I did not know that. Do you think they would be successful in the NFL?


Personally I don't think so, maybe a kicker would be a good start. Your thoughts?


I do not think the american public is ready to see them in a physical sport. I think kicking is a good start.


that is a good point. It wouldn't be bad though, there is only like 11 minutes of actual gameplay they would need to watch


Yeah. I don't want to come accross as sexist so if it is something a female player wants and is ready for, Im all for it.


For sure I am with you. Speaking of sexist, did you hear the rule against saints cheerleaders?


If they are at a restaurant and the players come, they need to leave. Interesting for sure. It was so nice chatting with a fellow bears fan!


hi how are you today? do you like football?


Yes, I go to the games! Do you? What do you think of Baker Mayfield?


i have never been to a game. the tix are quite expensive. id love to go one day. what team do you like?


Patriots and the Bucanneers!  Did you know there is no rules that women can play football in the NFL?


i guess if they have the strength and speed. ive never seen a woman like that though.


I know Maybe a kicker would be okay!  What teams do you watch?


a kicker? maybe. can women kick as far a men? i try to watch the playoffs so whatever teams are in the playoffs are the ones i watch.


Oh I see, okay, Thinking only if she's a very strong girl! lol At least she wouldn't get hurt. Did you know there is only one left handed quarterback? Kellan Moore


that is an odd fact. i guess the lefties are unusual for a reason? does the offense have to shift for a lefty?


I guess not, A deaf quarterback created the huddle, so they couldn't read his hand signals.


that is a clever way to keep plays secret. he was an innovator.


Do you know who RB Bejarvus Green-Ellis is?


No i dont. is he famous? rb = running back?


Hes is so talented he has never fumbled the football in his NFL career.


that is a tremendous feat. he must be the only player like that! does he have giant hands or something? LOL he should get a bonus.


no i havent but i hear it is a challenging game. have you?


Very little, QB Baker Mayfield claims he can beat anyone at the University of Oklahoma.


he is probably quite good then. i have heard that you can make money at games now. anyway, great chat!


Yes I do. Did you know that women can play?


Yes there is no written rule that would prevent them from doing so


Yeah as long as they meet the requirements they are good to go


Yes. Did you know there are only 11 minutes  of gameplay in a game?


Yes and yet we are glued to the tv for hours watching one game


True. Engineers make more over the lifetime than football players


True. Did you hear of that rule for Saints cheerleaders?


Yes they are not allowed to eat in the same places as the players


Yeah, and worst, they have to leave mid meal if the players walk in


Yeah I think it is sexist and it really needs to go


I do. In high school he was a back up QB for his team


Yes and he was not started even when they were doing really bad


Yes he is a great player and super smart, finished college in two years


Yes and started his masters before he was even picked in the draft


Yeah such a well rounded kid. Do you know who invented the circular huddle?


Yes that was Paul Hubbard who did not want the other team to understand his signing


Yes, I'm a fan of the KC Chiefs.  Funny how these people pick odds...


Yep.  It's just a matter of time before there is a woman playing like Brady.


yeah, they have the right to play so it is a matter of making it to the team.


I think there has been a kicker?  Maybe they will like the U. of Iowa's pink locker room.


yeah I guess. And the game is short only 11 minutes of play time after all


I played in HS and there was a lot of down time.  We had circular huddles like the pros with a lot of wasted time.


yeah so true. yet it takes forever for the game to finish


Things change, like in the 60s when bowlers made more that top football players.


that is true. did you hear about that rule for the new oorleans cheerleaders?


I remember something about that... They can't eat in the same place as the players I think.


yeah and even if they are eating and the player walks in they have to leave


That doesn't seem right. They are big and some are smart like Alex Smith.  Earned a BS in 2 years.


I know he took so many ap tests. good for him


I studied engineering.  It's hard to believe that, over time, engineers make more than NFL players.


yeah I guess not all of them make a lot of money. did you know espn won an emmy once?


Didn't know that.  I do know I probably can't touch the money Brady makes.  He's the 3rd most valuable QB per ESPN's rating.


yeah and yet his wife makes way mor ethan him modelling


Yeah and models don't have to do all the stats like who's going to win at a fashion show.


I do as well my favorite team is in the AFC, what about yours?


I like the Patriots, I guess we are tied in Superbowl winds as of a Sunday ago.


Boo! haha did you know theres no written rules against females in the nfl?


I didnt know about that, I guess its logical not to let them play, men tend to be a lot stronger and it wouldnt be fair


Only thing I can see is if some beast soccer player wants to try out for a kicker position.


Yeah that would be different and would be a great fit for the team for sure, I think football is a great sport 32 teams, 16 in each division and each of them with great players


Did you know there is only an average of 11 minutes of live gameplay per game?


I didnt, that doesnt seem like a lot, I guess ads take over the screem, whats your favorite position?


Probably running back. I never played football, I was mostly into soccer. whats your favorite position?


I like the QB position, Im guessing you know who Tom Brady is?


Yea I obviously hate him, but unfortunately I cant doubt he is the best. Funny that he never started on his high school team.


It is funny I guess the coach never knew what he had on the bench until years later when he saw him play.


Yea I agree its not common to have a hall of famer in your team and never use him, he did lose almost everygame that season


Thats too funny. Did you know there is only one left handed quarterback in the nfl?


Oh Kellan Moore, he is a great player, imagine being a football player and loosing by 222 points? well that happened back in 1916 poor Cumberland


They must have fallen asleep or something.


I  agree, something was up in that game, football is a game with a lot of interesting facts and stats, you know ESPN won an emmy because of football


I think they did, the yellow line has changed football forever, it sounds like something simple but its has change things for sure


Seriously! It was nice chatting with you if this ends ever!


You too bye, and good luck to the Steelers this season


Hey, I just found out some interesting things about football


I am interested to hear what you have learned about football. Did you also learn about football positions such as the quarterback?


I did, they are the leader of the team and they line up behind the offensive line.


That's true! You can also call them "QB" for short.


Did you know the reason they huddle was because there was a deaf quarterback and he didn't want them to read his hand signals.


That is an interesting story! I had not considered that deaf players could be so influential on the game. Did you know that female players are also allowed in the NFL?


No, that is very surprising! But, I do know the use tracking chips in the shoulder pads to record the players.


That is very high-tech! Especially given how little actual movement and gameplay occurs in a game of American football. I heard an average game only has 11 minutes of actual action occurring.


Wow, 11 minutes of action that's not much. I did learn the locker room for the visiting football teams at University of Iowa in PINK.


What a curious decor decision. If you think that's odd, did you know the New Orleans Saints cheerleaders aren't allowed to eat in the same place as the players, and have to leave if a player comes in?


You are kidding me? I would be so pissed, I wonder if they would have to stop eating and just go. There is only one left handed quarterback in the nfl do you know how it is?


You got it. What is the name of the guy that wanted to quit football to play video games?


I don't think I know that one. Was it Alex Smith? He seems like a nerdy sort based on all his education.


No, I remember now it he was from Oklahoma Baker Mayfield. He that he was the halo 3 king.


Thanks for letting me know. I've always thought it's interesting that there are several sports called "football."


And most of them are all called just "football" in some parts of the world. I would be very confused in Australia if someone asked me to join a game.


Funny! So, do you think it is true that the lifetime money earned by and engineer is higher the and nlf player?


That surprises me given how much players make today. But did you know back in the 1960s football players only made as much as pro bowlers?


No, I didn't that is so hard to imagine!


It would be interesting to compare what top players in different types of football earn


How's it going, do you follow Football? Did you know the QB usually touches the ball on almost every offensive play?


Did not know that. Did you know Brady was a back up QB in high school?


Yea at Junipero Serra High School. It's pretty mindblowing his JV coach never started him despite the team never even scoring a touchdown


Yeah, their loss I guess. Did you know Alex SMith wrapped up college in two years?


Yea, Smith was a pretty smart student, able to start college as a junior from all the AP tests he passed


Yes and then got started on his masters before he was picked on the 2005 draft


Smith sounds a lot smarter than Baker Mayfield. Mayfield considered giving up millions playing football to be a competitive gamer


Yes he claims that he is super good at Halo 3 and can beat anyone at U of Oklahoma to it


Maybe left hander Kellan Moore could beat Mayfield at some Halo 3


Could be, you never know. Do you know who invented the circular huddle?


Yea, Paul D Hubbard in order to prevent opposing teams from stealing his hand signals


Yeah and he was deaf himself so that was genius on his behalf


That's pretty impressive, I wonder if the NFL will ever have female players since there is no rule preventing it


I wonder too. I do not think I have heard of anyone trying for it at least.


I've heard of female players at the high school level, but none that played college or in the NFL


Yeah. Did you know that there are only 11 minutes of active game play during a game?


No but that might help explain why an Engineer makes more on average than an NFL player in their respective lifetimes


Good point. What do you think of that rule where Saints cheerleaders cannot eat in the same place as the players?


Sounds pretty antiquated and sexist, I have no idea why the Saints still enforce that rule


I agree completely with you there. On a different note, they are using tracking chips on the players during games now


That's pretty cool. Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Yeah me too. Did you know women can also play if they meet the requirements?


I didnt, it does seem unfair, football is a game of strengh and men tend to be stronger.


Yeah I guess. But maybe everyone can last in a game with only 11 minutes of play time


That fact is a bit odd, only 11 minutes of gameplay? thats not much, noth much at all


Yeah I know, pretty short. Did you know engineers make more than football layers over their lifetime?


I didnt know that but it does make sense, engineers work for a long time football players have short careers.


Yeah that is true. Did you hear about that rule for the New Orleans cheerleaders


I did, that rule is so unfair and sexist, I hate it, the Saints should change that immediately,


I agree there completely. The worst part of it is that they have to leave mid meal if the players walk in.


That is the worst part, did you hear about the tracking chips footballs have,?


Yeah I hope they can use that data like velocity and rotation to make the game a little safer too


That would be a great use of the data, football can be a risky game full with injuries, a lot of the players end up with brain damage


Yeah exactly. Did you know ESPN won an Emmy once?


I didnt, why did ESPN win an Emmy award? I though Emmys were only for the music business I guess I was mistaken


I thought so too, but they won it for the superimposed yellow line.


I guess that was a really important contribution to the game not sure if it deserved an Emmy though,


Yeah not sure either. DO you know what the highest score in football is?


No maybe 80 to 7? or 120 to 3? I have no idea, Im just guessing here,


It was actually 222-0. I was mind blown, good for Georgia Tech


Sam Darnold's professional football career got off to a great start against Detroit.  2 TD passes in a 48-17 win.


Yes, this is his first season in professional football, and he plays with the NY Jets.


Darnold plays quarterback.  His first pass was intercepted for a touchdown.  After that, he played great.


He was the youngest to start the season, what was his age?


He is only 21 years old, that's the youngest QB to start a season opener since the AFL-NFL merger.


Did he retire or what happened, I heard of him but don't remember him.


No, 2018 is his first year.  If he is successful, he could play well into the 2030's.


Oh wow, I am a NFL fan and didn't know that.


On the first week of the season, Tampa quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick also had a fantastic game.


If you had to chose, which of the two would you say better quarterback?


Fitzpatrick is better today.  We will have to see how much Darnold improves.  A good start doesn't always mean a long, successful career.


That true, If you was a coach, and your team about to enter the superbowl, would you pick Darnold's as your starting quarterback?


Some QB's who had good starts have done well (Newton, Palmer, Wentz).  Others have been busts (Griffin, Ramsey, Weinke).


Yes, you are right. Did he play for the Jets in 2018?


Did you like the Jets before they got eliminated from the playoff?


The Jets did play poorly this year.  Here's an odd fact about another NFL rookie QB.  Baker Mayfield once considered pursuing professional e-gaming as a career.


Yes, most of their games were close. I thought that they would have made the playoff, I don't know what went wrong.


The Jets simply weren't a good football team this year.


Not so much...are you a big fan of football yourself?


Not really.  I hardly watch anymore,  sometimes if the 49ers play.


Quarterbacks are one of the most popular players for football it seems. I cannot name any off the top of my head though. Can you?


Tom Brady,  eli manning,  joe montana,  alex smith.Those last 2 arent current lol


I think it's interesting that Matt Patricia is a coach for football but yet he is also a rocket scientist. Really, how does he have time for football?


That would make my day if I learned football would be a more lucrative profession than rocket scientist. What is the world coming to?


I know right.  I would rather be a rocket scientist though,  I dont want to be costantly injured lol


That's true...although coaches and owners seem to be in the permanent safe zone! Did you know that Snoop Dogg wrote a fight song for his son's football team?


Thats cool,  I wonder if it was any good lol


Well, that football team is one of the luckiest around to be involved with Snoop Dogg. I don't think they needed to do much fundraising for equipment at that school!


I hear the former running back of the patriots never fumbled the ball Benjarvus green-ellis.


Wow a football player that NEVER fumbles the ball? That sounds like some sort of football god. Is he a quarterback?


Running back.  not a quarter back. I know right,  really impressive,  I wonder why this guy isnt more well known.


Running back, quarterback, tight end. Those are about the only football positions I know...the last one sounds pretty funny, actually.


I dont know many either,  only the common ones.  Espn won an emmy for the creation of the yellow line that tells you where there is a first down.


Even as hard as they try, in football or any other sport it can be hard to call. There is always human error. Differences of opinion, too, I bet...


i recently read that the huddle was invented by a deaf quarterback.


Was that so the football players on the other team or other people couldn't see what the quarterback was signing? That's very clever, if so!


It doesnt go into detail but yeah I assume so,  very smart of them and also awesome to accomodate a deaf quarterback.


They say it's time to stop sleeping on the chargers. What do you think?


Kansas City? They had a good 2018 season, didn't they?


Los Angeles Charger's had a 8-3 season. They say they should have a definitive shot at the super bowl this year, What do you think?


They didn't make it to the Super Bowl. Don't know how close they came, do you?


Out of the thirty two teams they are one that did not. The chargers have made the play offs 6 times.


That's a solid record. The LA Rams got the spotlight; guess the Chargers have been overlooked. Who are their star players?


Good question! You know the Iowa university locker room is painted pink for the visitors.


Fun college football fact! Do you have a fav. college or NFL team?


Well it use to be Green Bay but i don't get to watch sports much anymore so i always just hope for a good game when i do.


Packers. Bret Favre. Remember those great teams well. Used to never miss Vikings/Green Bay games! What makes a good game for you?


Great plays, fair calls and strong defense. How about you? Another fun fact top bowlers in the 60's made more than top nfl players did.


Heard that. Fair calls: well said! Vikings used to pride themselves on defense. Great plays - makes me think of the QB. Was Favre your favorite?


Through the years but he's up there with the greats, Montana, Elway and some of the other's. How was your favorite?


Have to say Tom Brady, but his jv football coach would not agree. JV team lost every game, and never scored a TD. Brady as back-up QB sat sidelined; coach never put the kid in a game! Hasn't Brady's career changed since then??


So very very much. He's got a bunch of rings and they just won this years super bowl. Plus i heard he wrote a book.


6 Super Bowl rings now, all with NE and coach Belichik. Brady has written a book; some call it a kind of football "bible". He is VERY serious, almost religious, about commitment to the game. I'm suspicious of that kind of fervor...How about you?


Well not the fervor but what i'm hearing about him and this book gives me pause. Apparently there is a degree about bill that states in bill we trust and some call his book a little cultist.


Yes, have read about that. The Patriot fans can be pretty "faithful" to their team. Jees! Football is meant to be about passing, kicking balls and scoring TD, field goals, etc. It's a sport, not a religion, don't you think?


I agree 100% too much credence is placed on the wrong things. Hey did you hear about ESPN's Emmy award?


Yes, the one they won years ago for creating that superimposed yellow line on the field that shows viewers how many yards the offensive has to go to get a 1st down? So used to it now, I can't picture watching a game without it! But somebody created it.


Yeah it made watching the game that much less frustrating, lol! You know that if you are a New Orleans cheerleader and you are eating at a restaurant and a player comes in then you have to leave. I think that's kind of sexist. Well it was nice chatting with you!


Will leave you w/a thought from my dad, who coached hs football for 41 yrs: his fav. thing was to watch fervent boys run up the field - in the wrong direction; what he hated most was that boys wouldn't report injuries to him. They wanted so badly to keep playing. Good chat. Cheers!


Give her watch High School football? Apparently Gonzaga and St John's are in the top 20 now


Does Gonzaga play quarterback for St Johns?


I think Gonzaga is a team, but I'm not 100% sure I don't follow High School football that much, I only watched a local game when my nephew is playing LOL


I see. Then you probably know I do not watch high school football!  I really don't even watch the NFL. Do you?


No I don't watch the NFL either. I do like Tom Brady though, that's the only thing I know is that he's really good LOL


I hear that ruby is a variation of football. It's even literally called rugby football in places.


Yes I think you're right. I only like American football though. They also have Gaelic football and Canadian football


Sorry, meant Rugby, not ruby! I hear some of the stadiums have flags that weigh over half a ton. I wonder if they've ever fallen?


Yeah I would be so scared if I saw that flag falling on top of me LOL. Did you ever hear about the highest scoring football game of all time?


I didn't, was it a very high score? I know it's a high price to build a football stadium. I've heard just a high school one can be sixty million!


Wow that's insane! You think that a high school team does not need a football stadium that complex. Did you know that in the 60s top Bowlers made more than top football players though?


I like bowling more than playing football. One reason is that I like how you can practice alone because for football it's always teamwork, but bowling can be done alone.


Yes I agree. It's also a lot less work to get a team together LOL. What do you think about ESPN winning an Emmy for the yellow line on TV?


I guess it's a good idea, but I'm not sure if it was the best. I agree that schools spend too much on elaborate stadiums. Out of the 25 largest stadiums in the World, 14 are at American Colleges. I wonder what their food is like?


Yes I'm curious too. I'm also curious why the University of Iowa painted a locker room pink, I wonder if they thought it would help or hurt them


I think they did it for just a joke, or I hope so. I know Snoop Dogg has a son that plays football. Have you ever seen him play?


No I haven't seen him play. The song he made is really interesting though, you should look it up on YouTube


I haven't heard it, I will! I think quarterbacks tend to be popular players in football, although I'm not even sure what they do.


Yes quarterbacks are the ones that touch the ball the most and also throw it to other players, Baker Mayfield is one of the most famous ones


I've heard that Kellan Moore is a famous quarterback in the NFL known for being left handed. He's the only one like that, it seems.


Yes you're right. He's very talented too, Baker Mayfield though played this video game called Halo 3 back when he was in college, he was Unstoppable at that game, I was also really good at it too LOL


He is a quarterback, he used to play for the Redskins and now is preparing for the Senior Bowl


Hey how are you? You watch the NFL at all?


Yes I am a real nfl fan, I try to watch most games.


Right on, you a Ravens fan by chance? Or you like another team?


The Ravens is pretty good, but I like the Pittsburgh Steelers, even though they aren't a come from behind team.


Oh man, I'm sorry you're a Steelers fan lol. Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell gone in a year?


That's what I am thinking about, but that always been my team, they do need better players, they seems to fall everytime against a good team like New England.


True, JuJu Smith-Schuster and James Conner are both special players too, even if they only play for 11 minutes throughout the game.


Do you actually believe that a four quarter game only 11 minutes of live plays?


I could maybe see that, I thought it'd be a lot less to be honest. If we're just talking about from snap to whistle. What do you think?


I would say no way, Including quarterback time, run time, field goal time, It almost takes the average person 11 minutes to enjoy a nice dinner' just my opinion.


Haha for sure, I think it's just between the whistles though right. Like a FG would start when the ball is snapped and end when the whistle is blown, so like 5 seconds? It'd be interesting to see the way they came up with that stat.


I would agree with that, what do you think about women in the nfl, do you think the ratings will drop to a low?


Not sure, if they can keep up that would be cool to see, I just don't see it happening anytime soon, what do you think?


I am not trying to be negative, but I don't see it either, because It would be hard to find a 250 to 300lbs player hitting a woman head on, I can't see that happening.


True, maybe as a kicker or punter sometime? I don't know who would really want to play in the NFL anyways. Alex Smith is pretty smart too, took a lot of AP tests in High School


That's true, I would be upset if I play the nfl pool and a player let another player run by and make a touch down just because she's a woman.


True, I could see that. How much did Juniperro Serria HS regret not playing Tom Brady?


Wow, I bet he still regret it, did you know in 1961 georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0? I never heard of cumberland, have you?


I have not, they're in Georgia though I'd assume right? They probably shut down the school after that game haha.


Hahaha, they probably did, because I pretty sure they most have fired the coach. I didn't know Kellan Moore is the only left hand in the nfl.


For sure, I wonder why he was the only one. I'm going to take off though, take care and great chat!


How's it going, are you a football fan? It's amazing Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled in his career


He was a graet player he used to play for the Patriots right?


Yea and I believe he may of played for one of the other 32 teams in the NFL


I wonder if he ever won a Superbowl with the team, I guess he played with Brady,


I think he did. It's crazy that Brady never started for his JV team despite them never winning a game


So much talent wasted, the coach made a terrible decision! I bet he was teased for that years later


Hopefully he no coaches at Junipero Serra High School, not only did they not win a game they didn't even score a touchdown


Wow his high school coach must be like the worse coach in the history of the game lol, he had a legend on the bench, he is a 4 or 5 time Super Bowl winner I bet he could handle a high school game


Alex Smith also went to high school in CA, not only was he a good qb he was a smart student who passed a bunch of AP tests


Yeah I hear he got his BA in just two years and then began on his masters degree, I wonder if theres a PHD as well


Well Alex Smith did begin working on his master's degree before he was drafted into the NFL


I think thats great many players wont study and then they will end with deep financial problems after their carreers are over


I don't think Baker Mayfield did too much studying, he plays a lot of video games when he's not playing football


He considered becoming a pro video game player once right?


Mayfield did, he claims he can beat anyone at Halo


He and I must have a Halo contest then, I am a great Halo player one of the best


I wonder if the NFL would use tracking chips to record Mayfield and you playing Halo


I would have no problem with that as long as I get a shot to defeat Mayfield, he wont see me coming


Good luck with that, I hope the match would be longer than the 11 minutes of live gameplay a NFL game averages


11 minutes doesnt seem like a lot, specially when each quarter is 15 min long


Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


I do, what about you? I'm a huge Redskins fan.


I dont follow it much,  if I do watch it,  its only cuz the 49ers are playing lol I like the niners, but they havent been doing well in awhile lol


I kind of hate it, but it seems like I'm a minority in that respect amongst Americans. I think I like rugby better haha.


I dont follow rugby that much but it seems like a great sport, Gaelic football is new to me, first time hearing about that variation of the sport


I think any variation is more efficient than American football. Did you know that there's only 11 minutes of live gameplay in the course of an average NFL game?


only 11 minutes? wow, that seems unfair to fans and to viewers of the game,


Well, there are 17 weeks of the regular season, plus the playoffs, so I guess it adds up! People just watch the Super Bowl for the commercials anyway.


Yeah, I guess commercials are pretty good. Did you watch this years Super Bowl?


I did not. Maybe I'd watch if women played--there's actually no official rule against it!


That would be interesting, you know top bowlers made more money than football players back in the 60s


I wonder if that applied to female bowlers, too. Did you know that an engineer actually has a higher average lifetime earnings than a typical NFL player?


I didnt know that no, that seems a bit unreal considering how much pro football players make


Well, their careers are pretty brief, although some players like Tom Brady last a pretty long time, and he was backup QB of his high school JV team.


He is 40 years old and still the icon of his team, and really he was? wow? so much talent wasted on the bench


Well, some QBs have other interests, too, like school--for example, Alex Smith entered college as a junior because he had so much credit from all the AP courses he took in high school.


Sounds like he is a really smart QB, not only a great player but smart guy


Yes. Another QB who was good at other stuff is Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield, who considered quitting football and becoming a full-time competitive video game player.


I think he made the right call there, football players make tons of money


There's a lot of money to be made from all of the TV rights--ESPN even won an Emmy for creating the superimposed first down line.


They did? I guess ESPN changed the game with the creation of the yellow first down line, its on every game


I wonder if Canadians get the same line, or no one cares enough to bother there haha.


I guess no one bothers lol, ESPN deserved the Emmy, the first down line will continue to be part of the game for years to come.


I'm doing well. I'm surprised Kirk Cousins was worth such a huge contract to other teams.


Hi! Yes, I learned to like it with my husband and father in law. They are hardcore fans. How about you? I like to Bears, Im from Illinois but My husbands family like the Chiefs


i am not really a fan. i try to watch the playoffs and the super bowl. I like to root for the underdog.


I agree, me too! I only watch it when its on. I did watch the Super Bowl I know some people love brady some hate him but there is no doubt he is amazing!


i dont love or hate him particularly, but the patriots seem to win a lot. i would like to see another team have a chance.


Right! This is the 6th Super Bowl they've won I think and I agree. There are a lot of great players who have done great things for instance Brad Johnson, he threw a touchdown pass to himself! lol he made it into history hes the only one to do that!


how on earth did he do that? i want to see the footage of that.


haha, I know! I didnt know that was possible... maybe rules changed after that. There is also a Left handed quarterback in the NFL, Kellen Moore, he is the only one. Im sure he has thrown some people off at first. There are a lot of interesting facts surrounding football, I must admit.


i guess the defense has to adjust to a new rhythm a different blind side.


Yes! I know Brady takes all the shine but there are alot of great players and coaches. Like Matt Patricia... he is a rocket scientist besides a coach! How cool!


he must have a terrific mind to be able to do both. i envy him.


Me too! I cant even leave my house... i have 2 year old twins! can you imagine how loaded he must be. I wonder if he is one of the highest paid coach of the service teams. Apparently there are only 3.


Ok. I wonder about that too. The services have football teams, but are they competitive?


Im not sure, but it seems to be a lot of money as I expect especially since they humongous flags at football stadiums cost about 50 grand and weigh 1,100 pounds.


I wonder what kind of cloth they are made out of. that is really heavy. you could get trapped under that.


For sure, and a lot of money! I would hate to be under that if it fell, Its a very expensive and lucrative sport.


I think that the focus of college has shifted too much to sports. the money is driving the schools away from their focus.


I agree, there is a High School stadium in Texas that cost over 60 mill to build!


It is like a megachurch dedicated to sport. Anyway, great chat!


Yes, pretty much. It seats about 18,000 peeps. Its better than a concert! and its only a high school... Fun chatting with you too!


You too! Sending you hugs and Love to you lovely stranger! Hope you have an amazing Day :)


I do to, but don't really follow the NFL...but wish I could!


Do you like football?  i read that Tom Brady in highschool JV team was never allowed to play and now he is the super bowl champion


I love football. Glad the playoffs are here but sad the season is drawing to a close too


I read that the circular huddle was created by Paul D. Hubbard who was deaf and he wanted to make sure his teammates could his hand signals


That is true. Who do you think will be representing the AFC and NFC in the Super Bowl this year.


Yes I like the Saints.  what about you?  Did you know that the NFL has no writtn rule against female pllayers


I hope to see one at least as a kicker in the NFL soon. I like the Saints too


An article I read says that the NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.


Yeah, they are too busy showing us ads to generate revenue.


speaking of Saints.  The cheerleaders are not allowed to eat in the same restaurant as any NFL player


Thats a bit hypocritical of the team and the NFL given their stance against violence against women, don't you think?


Yes, I find it quite odd.  It also says that even if they are already eating at a restaurant and one of the football players come in the cheerleaders are required to leave


I would like to see the NFL season extended by giving another bye week, especially if games are being played overseas


That would make sense.  I saw that an engineers lifetime earnings are higher than an average NFL player


I find that hard to believe given the enormity of some of the NFL contracts these days


That is actually what I was thinking.  I saw that ESPN won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line that represents the first down line for American Football games


Yeah, maybe they will get another one for the projected field goal line they have nowadays for next years awards


I saw that the highest score ever in a football game was when Georgia Tech defeated cumberland 222-0  They must have been a really bad team


I thought the colts were going to score that many during the Houston game yesterday...lol


LOL..I feel bad for that team back in 1916.  It must have been a depressing game to play


Hello, are you a fan of American football?


Yes, I am huge American football fan. Are you?


I am! My favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys. What about you?


I am a Vikings fan, but not religiously. Good thing you aren't a saints fan, did you hear how they treat their cheerleaders?


I actually did! I couldn't be one and agree to leave a restaurant simply because an NFL player decided to eat there too. I think that's ridiculous!


Right, very sexist, I hope other teams don't do it. I wonder what the reason is


I'm guessing, but probably to prevent dating the NFL players and socializing with them.


Right and distracting them before big games. Did you know the nfl only has like 11 minutes of actual gameplay


That's crazy since a game typically takes 2 hours or so to actually complete. Football actually can refer to a number of different sports depending on what country/region you use the word "football".


even 3 hours sometimes lol. I know football is soccer everywhere else besides the US lol


Actually, it can refer to rugby, Australian rules football, and Gaelic football as well as soccer. So many variations!


wow, that is so many variations! Do you have a favorite quarterback?


My favorite QB used to be Troy Aikman until I met him and learned how much of an arrogant, rude, inconsiderate person he is. My husband loves Tom Brady. You?


Yikes scary, I never knew that about Troy Aikman! That stinks! Tom Brady is so good!


Yeah, but I still love Emmitt Smith. He was humble and nice. Tom Brady is good! He has 6 Super Bowl rings to prove it!


For sure, did you know in high school though, Tom Bradys JV team never won  a game and the coach refused to put him in!


HAHA! Well he is probably regretting that decision!


I bet lol. Do you follow College football?


Not very much. My husband does though, so we watch UGA play a lot and he likes to watch Sony Michel with the Patriots.


Nice, good team! I am an Iowa Hawkeye fan, did you hear about their  locker room?


Oh yes!!! I heard the visitor's locker room in painted pink!!! HAHA I think that's awesome!


right, it is psychology 101 basically! Great chatting with you! Enjoy your day!


I don't watch football much, but I have to admit that I do pay some attention to the regular NFL season and playoffs


Do you live in a city with one of the 32 NFL teams?


I do, actually, and that's the team I usually pay attention to. Especially since if there's a home game on a day that I work, it can affect the traffic on my commute home. I wouldn't ever try out for the NFL, though there's no written rule against females


There are 16 team in the AFC and 16 in the NFC.  Which one is in your city?


AFC. They did better this year than usual, though the single-elimination in the playoffs stopped them from going to the Super Bowl


I see,  I am in an NFC city.  We did so poorly that we get the number one draft pick this year.  Since the Browns established themselves in Cleveland, the winningest QB has been a Pittsburgh Steeler, not a Brown's QB


The QB definitely has a lot to do with how well a team does. Though since an NFL game only has about 11 of live gameplay, I wonder how much of it is used by the QB


The QB touches the ball on every play some I would guess at least one third of the gameplay.  He holds it longer on a pass than on a hand-off.  Your team bowed out because the play-offs are indeed single elimination.  It is not like baseball.


Definitely not, though best out of seven is a lot to watch and causes even more traffic than the playoffs do. Whether it's the NFL or MLB, the average engineer is still likely to make more money in a lifetime than the average player. Though QB's are typically above average


My next door neighbor was a running back and made $7 million in one season.  I started as an engineer and made about $4.5 million in my career.  One of us is not average!.  There is one high school stadium in Texas that cost $60 million to build.


He must have been a good player. I've heard those Texans really love their football. I wonder how many in the NFL draft actually came from a high school in Texas compared to other states


I'll bet it is high.  High school football on a Friday night is huge in Texas.  That stadium seats 18,000


Players on that team are probably used to playing under a lot of pressure. I wonder how big the stadium was when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 220-0 back in 1916? Then again, that game would have gotten boring seeing all those touchdowns from the same team!


It would be like watching a horror movie.  I was on a high school JV team that lost to the varsity of a smaller school by 74-0.  They ran the clock in the second half even on incomplete passes.  There needs to be a mercy rule.


Maybe that's why the score was so high. There was a high school JV team that not only lost, but failed to score a touchdown the whole season. The backup QB, whom they never put in, was Tom Brady. Big mistake there


That is a story for the ages.  The 3 highest paid employees in the Department of Defense are the football coaches at the service academies.


Of course they are. Football is where the money is now. Though some, like Baker Mayfield, almost quit football to do competitive gaming. I guess he stuck to it as the QB of the University of Oklahoma


I went to Oklahoma.  He did stay and won the Heisman Trophy.  He could beat anyone on the team in Halo.


I guess we'll never know how he would have done in the world of competitive gaming. Paul D. Hubbard was a deaf quarterback and created the circular huddle so he could signal to his teammates without the other team seeing


Necessity does cause inventions.  The first NFL game was on an 80 yard long dirt field.


That sounds like the kind of fields I've played flag football in!


Yes, I like it especially out at the live games where you can really get the feel from it.  I heard about Nathan Peterman who completed 5 out of 18 passes for  24 yards and two interceptions - a 0.0 passer rating - while getting sacked three times before getting benched.  Gee.


Good thing that Jaguars decided against Cousins, he wants too much money. DO you watch football?


Yes i do!  Curt cousins is greed and selfish


he used to play here for the Redskins. I think he is a good QB, but I'm surprised by how much salary he commands.


Well, there are not many QBs to choose from, so maybe that's why


Yeah, i can see that. It didn't make a difference for Washington though. They haven't been very good since they were owned by San Snyder


Yeah that's for sure!  That's crazy that keelan moore is the only left handed QB in the NFL


It sort of reminds me of pitchers as well. Lefty's are pretty rare to begin with, and easier to bat against if you are a right hander. But still only 1 left hander in the NFL seems really small.


yup!  How about tom brady never getting to play on his HS losing season?


I didn't know that. He's a really good QB. He also is rarely injured. I think that is a big part of being successful.


definitely is!  I like Blake bortles, he actually lived in the town i live in


He's pretty good. I live in the DC area, it is not uncommon to see the players out at some of the local sports bars. I've seen Cousins out multiple times.


OH that's cool! I would love to see a female kicker in the NFL


It would be interesting. I'm sure there are probably a few qualified candidates.


i am sure too!  Can you believe only 11 minutes of actual playing time?


Yeah, I can believe it. The plays happen pretty quickly. When I was in high school there was a girl on the football team.


oh yeah?  my high school had a girl on the team and a boy on the cheerleader team!  LOL


George W. Bush was a male cheerleader for his college I think. I didn't know that engineer's make more than the average MLB player. NFL I can believe.


well, they need to do a better job at spreading out their salaries over time instead of living in access


Yeah, I also think they don't save and invest their earnings properly over time and it hurts them in the long run. Clinton Portis now drives an uber here around in DC.


REally?  WOW... talk about poor money management!  Funny how a saints cheerleader has to leave a restaurant if a saints player comes in


Yeah, they have all kinds of rules like that for Cheerleaders. One the players here in DC, Chris Cooley, got in trouble for marrying a cheerleader from the team.


Crazy!  Well i am out... been fun!  Take care!  Go Eeagles!!!! LOL


I had no idea women could be in the NFL. Did you?


I had no clue as well!  I am learning so much from these chat hits!  I dont keep up with football in generall,  do you?  Do you have a favorite team?


Not really but most of my friends are into it. It seems a bit boring. 11 minutes of game play on average seems small.


Yeah.  I like going to football games,  the enviornment is really exciting.  Watching it on tv is really boring. My whole family loves football.  Im not really into it either.  this is interesting though: Nfl uses tracking chips embedded in players shoulder pads to record a players every move on the field. they are also located inside footballs to track: velocity, rotation, ball speed and location.


Wow! That I was unaware of. Although it makes sense as technology can help figure out what they need to work on. Probably why they get paid so much but apparently an engineer makes more in a lifetime than a pro baller.


wow,  that is crazy considering football players are pretty much putting their health and safety at risk all the time.


I know. Kind of funny that its the quarterback that gets the most attention when the others seem to put more wear and tear on their bodies.


Right!  Except this,  its pretty impressive: Superbowl winning quarterback, brad johnson, is the only quarterback in nfl history to throw a touchdown pass... to himself.


How is that even possible? I just found out that the huddle was created because a deaf quarterback could give hand signals without the other team seeing. Personally I am more impressed that he is deaf. \


Thats insane.  But thats nice that the nfl was willing to make a huddle to accomodate that player!


Yeah, that was pretty cool of them. Do you watch any college ball?


not at all!  I only watch the 49ers games and the Superbowl.  But really I know nothing about the game,  I just cheer when I hear "touchdown"


Yeah, I dont either. I read once that NFL cheerleaders dont get paid by the NFL although Im not sure how true that is.


Right,  they dont even get paid for expenses for traveling to the game,  I think.  They get paid from some cheerleading organization.  I knew a cheerleading coach.  That seems hard as a career.


Apparently New Orleans Saints cheerleaders are forbidden to be seen eating in the same restaurant as a player and if a player comes in a restaurant they are eating at, the cheerleader has to leave. That seems rude to me.


Wow,  whats the deal with that?  I thought we were past segregation.  lol


LOL! I know, right? I actually was at a Dennys once when a Saints player came in with his agent after a game. Didnt see any cheerleaders though and to be honest, wasnt all that impressed.


Did you know, Those humongous american flags at football stadiums weigh 1,100 pounds and cost $50,000 to make.  Really?  Thats crazy amount of money to spend on a flag.


That is insane! I wonder where they get them from.


Probably Etsy, haha.  Yeah Im not sure.  just a ridiculous fact about football lol


Hi, how are you over there? Are you feeling good?


Hi! Yes, pretty great Thank you! just finished watching some football videos. Are you a fan of Football?


I do not usually watch the football. It is violence, and my household does not truck with violence on TV, only in person.


Haha! I agree it is a very aggressive sport. Which got me wondering why I hadn't seen any female football players did you know there are currently no written rules against female players in the NFL.


I think that violence against women would be an queer spectator sport, even in America. Is there a sport with violence against the women?


Um, no I don't think so, but did you know an average nfl game is only 11 minutes of gameplay?


Thats scandalous. Therre should be some sort of law about minimal work time or something.


Yes, It makes me ponder how much times have changed. Back in the 60's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.


How much money was that exactly? I dont think either of them groups made much. I guess the bowlers got all the women and the glory though. They were graceful ahtletes.


Im not sure, but yes there seems to be a lot of irregularities within the sport for instance New Orleans Saints cheerleaders are not allowed to be in the same restaurants as any of the players.


I think thats a sexist form of misogyny or seomething along those lines. The men should be chivalrous and leave the women.


To each their own I suppose, speaking of lines, That super imposed yellow line you see in the game, ESPN has won an emmy for that. Did know that was possible.


I think ESPN should try to put a line where the cheerleaders are so that they dont have problems with players. That would be chivalrous of ESPN. What does ESPN stand for?


I think people should just have some common sense but I don't see that happening anytime soon. The NFL uses tracking devices to track players on the field, im sure that a way to keep tabs on players


I think they could track them off the field too. Too many of them guys get into all kinds of criminal mischief. They need some help.


in that case the whole world would be tracked, I think we can think of better ways than to "control"


NFL players are role models for many young people. I am not. I cannot speak for you. I figure that if they don't get into trouble, they dont need tracking. But some of them,.. I dunno.


Thats a whole other subject we dont have enough time here for. but this would be a whole different place if more Love was implemented the current system has people going crazy and violence is out of hand, we must look within oneself.


I suppose that we are running out of time. The NFL should invent a chip to help up look within ourselves not just track each other. What is inside? Chips might just help us there.


I disagree, we have everything we need to look within ourself... you would just be giving YOUR power away by allowing to get chipped. Someone else in control of you and your decision. This plante would no longer be free will. The NFL should just stick with tracking balls to track speed and rotation


I feel lost sometimes and am willing to try the chips. I trust the science of the soul. Anyway, thanks for the heart to heart chat. Peace.


Meditate, I feel the same way! but have found answers looking within, you need nothing else, change your vibration and your outlook in life and life will reciprocate. Itll be challenging but its worth it. Then and only then you will be free. Nice chatting with you too! Namaste. In Love and Light.


I do, in what conference is your favorite team?


AFC East, Patriots, are you watching the Superbowl this year?


Nice... Yeah, I will be watching it. I guess I do not have to ask who you are rooting for?


Patriots for sure lol, too bad the Bears didnt make it, Im counting the days for Sunday.


Gathering with friends what about you? doing anything special ?


No, I love to cook game day food so I will cook some wings and gumbo or jambalaya and eat that. I do not like watching with people because they ask me too many questions. I like to use the commercial breaks to relax, get food or go potty and everyone wants to watch those instead and I get yelled at to sit down so I stopped being social for that game.


Yeah I get you, it can be stressful specially if your gathering at your home, you know the Saints cheerleaders have to leave if a player arrives to a restaurant.


Seems sexist! Are you staying at your place or going somewhere else?


Staying at my place, but its only a few of us so I dont think it would be stressful.


That's nice. My wife loves to have people over for the games but hates the games. Seems weird to me but she just into having fun.


Thats funny lol, I bet she doesnt know about the tracking chips players have in their shoulder pads, thats a cool fact I will share Sunday for sure.


She doesn't know about those chips but she knows about doritos and fritos!!! So good...


I guess thats a better thing to know lol, you know the average gameplay is of only 11 minutes!!


That's a short time. Kellan MOore is the only left handed QB in the NFL.


Really? I would have thought there were at least a couple more!


Yeah, me too. Do you like Baker Mayfield?


I do like him, I think he is a great player.


Me too! Nice chatting with you and good luck this weekend!


Did you know that there is only one left handed quarterback in the nfl.


Wow, only one impressive, I am left handed and I would be a minority in the NFL


Yes indeed, lol. do you know who Baker Mayfield is?


I have . I think he is the QB from the University of Oklahoma


Indeed he thought at one time to leave football for competitive gaming. Apparently he had a favorite game. Do you know it?


He was pretty good in Halo 3... by the way do you know how the circular huddle was created?


I though it was so the other player couldn't see what the QB was saying.


It was created by a deaf QB Paul D Hubbard!!


Oh ok that makes sense as well. You know theres no written rule that prevents women from playing in the nfl?


Wow, I wonder if any women had tried!! They could earn more money by being engineers!


Yeah over the long haul, i would rather do 10-15 years on the field and leave with my millions than 40 plus. What about you?


Exactly i would do the same as you! Hey did you know what they did in the university of iowa visitors locker room?


Too funny somebody told me that the looker room is painted pink. That would just make me mad.


That is funny intimidation, more like a joke!


Right i think they thought they were going to intermediate the other team. You know the average game only has 11 minutes of live game play?


Wow, sounds too short.. but the whole show with the stops is very enjoyable to me and now is more interesting with data that is tracked by chips


Yeah and the tracking chips are in the shoulder pads as well. Soon will be watching A.I.'s playing.


looks like we are going in that direction! Did you know bowlers earned more than football players in the 60's?


Yeah i was told twice as much that's crazy! How about the rule about New Orleans cheerleaders. Have you heard about this sexist thing?


It is terrible!! They cannot eat where any NFL players eat!!


Right and if there already eating and a player comes in then they got to get a doggy bag.


Awful!! So unfair. that should not be happening!


Do you know who played the highest scoring college game in history?


that was more than 100 years ago! it was Georgia tech and cumberland


Yup 220-0 that hurts i would have hated to be on the bus ride home.


That is so sad for cumberland!! Well It has been a nice chat!


Case Keenum, the next Broncos quarterback.  He had a great year for the Vikings in 2017.


He has a cool name. I hope he performs up to his name for Elway's Broncos!


He's been mediocre his whole career, then had a career season with Minnesota.


Makes you wonder why the Vikings passed on making him their franchise player.


I think they believe 2017 was a fluke.  Minnesota has its eyes on Kirk Cousins.


So Keenum moves on with free agency, just like his fellow Vikings, Bradford and Bridgewater--two other cool names.


Denver was loaded with mediocre QB's in 2017, too.  Siemian, Lynch, Osweiler.


Yeah, and they traded up in the 2016 draft to get Lynch, and that did not work out for them.


Looks like Denver won't draft a QB for 2018 with Keenum in hand.  That will be good for the Bills, who are trading up.


Ah, the Bills. Searching for that fifth Super bowl loss. Just like Elway said about Dencer, Buffalo needs to get better at that spot too (QB that is).


You need a good quarterback to do well.  Look at how Denver has fared since Peyton Manning retired.


True. Brings a tear to my eye remembering Elway and Manning in the Orange Jersey..


GM Elway thinks the Broncos are close, and Keenum could put them in super Bowl contention.


Yeah. I guess the NFL will be putting a chip in Keenums shoulder pads in Denver soon to monitor his position on the field. Hopefully he will stay in Denver long enough to make it on the field.


Or maybe Denver will use Keenum to groom a new young quarterback.


That could happen. The Orange could use Matt Patricia as coach, the only rocket scientist in the NFL.


Yes, the NFL takes all kinds.  There are no rules against women playing.


Yeah. If Patricia writes the plays, he takes inspiration from his old RPI fight song, where they mention such football-savvy terms as Sine, cosine, and tangent.


Maybe Patricia should have stuck with rocket science.  Engineers earn more lifetime than the average NFL player.


Yeah, and if you have a bad record, it lives in statistical infamy forever. Like the poor Cleveland Browns. The QB with the most wins in their stadium is not even from their own team, but from their rivals, the Steeler's Roethlisberger.


Maybe the Browns can get Baker Mayfield.  He is excellent at competitive gaming, and might make their game competitive.


Yup. I don't know why, but I do enjoy this game. 32 teams doesn't seem like enough.


Yeah I know. Did you know women can play if they qualify?


Yeah. Which conference do you think will be the first to have a woman, AFC or NFC


I wonder about that, we will have to wait and see I guess. Do you know there are only 11 minutes of game play?


17 grueling weeks, wild card weekend, the playoffs, and then the Superbowl, and all of them only 11 minutes each. Doesn't sound super...


I know. Did you hear about that rule with New Orleans cheerleaders?


Yeah, what;s the deal with that?  Doesn't sound fair. But neither does having to wear tracking chips to monitor your every move!  NFL even puts those chips in the balls to measure speed, rotation, etc. Sounds a bit overkill for 11 minutes...


Yeah when you think of it that way. And that rule is so sexist, I wonder how they still get away with it


The league is not made up of rocket scientists...well, except for Matt Patricia...


Yeah talk about a career change. Do you know what the highest score in football is?


Are we talking about cheerleaders again?  The high school stadium in Allen, TX seats 18,000 and costs about $60 million. How is that for a score?


Wow that is a lot of money. The highest score was actually 222-0, what a win and a loss at the same time


I wish I had a recording of that  game! You know  those huge flags that display in stadiums can weigh as much as 1100 lbs? It probably takes the whole team to put them away each night...


Wow that is super heavy. U of Iowa visitor locker room is actually painted pink I wonder why?


To hide the pigskin? LOL  You know Snoop Dog wrote a fight song for his son's high school football team? That will get the crowd rocking!


That s for sure. Did you know ESPN won an Emmy once?


What for?  Let me guess, they were acting like they knew what they were talking about?  Brad Johnson deserves an Emmy...he is the only superbowl winning QB to have thrown a pass to himself!


I would have liked to see that actually. They won it for the yellow superimposed line


OK. I accept that. Just like Brad accepted his own pass, and then scored a touchdown! See me doing my end zone dance?


Haha yeah he must have made headlines with that. It was nice chatting with you


Hey! Guess how the circular huddle used in football came to be!


i never knew that is how it happened but that it's really neat that it is because of a deaf quarterback so the other players could not see his hand signals


Yes! I wonder how its benefitted the game outside of that. I don't actually follow football much. I've just been reading about it lately.


I love football but there are a lot of things i did not know like there is only one left handed quarterback in the nfl his name is Kellan Moore


Yes! It's surprising that there's only one, given the numbers. I wonder why.


Not sure but thats cool.I also just learned that the former patriots running back has never fumbled a football in his nfl career


Yes! Benjarvus Green-Ellis! But how much time did he spend playing? I wonder if he was really good or if he just didn't play much.


Yeah, with only 11 minutes of actual play per game, and not all of the players on the field at once, you could get through a season without being on the field for long.


true true! Did you know there were tracking devices in uniforms and in the actual football itself


Yes, the NFL uses shoulder pads with embedded chips.


that's crazy i never would have guessed that and that the new orleans saints cheerleaders are not allowed to dine with the nfl players and if they are eating already the cheerleaders have to stop eating and leave. i wonder why


Yeah, requiring them to leave sounds dubious. Does the NFL compensate them for the meal they miss? Why not just have some kind of communication to prevent that from happening? I mean since they have that rule to begin with.


I agree, you're exactly right, you'd think they would have thought of that instead of drama happening if they do show up at the same spot


Yeah. Today, they could just have an app where players and cheerleaders check into a restaurant. They wouldn't have to communicate with each other, which is probably the point. It would be interesting to interview players and cheerleaders about what they think of that rule.


yeah it would  be the smart thing to do and there are apps for taking your dog out for a walk so you think they would have one for that


Yeah. They could use an existing app, like Google Maps, for example. I can see potential issues with the having to leave thing, like if someone wasn't compensated for a meal they didn't get to eat or if there was some kind of health issue involved? It just seems like something that would lead to problems.


absolutely i wonder why they do that like if the team had some type of problems with the cheerleaders stalking or something


Yeah. I guess the point is so that the players and cheerleaders don't get too friendly with each other - so the cheerleaders aren't a distraction from the players' significant others, so everyone stays professional during the game, to avoid harassment of the cheerleaders or vice versa, stuff like that.


you think that would be for all the teams not just one team out of how many


Yeah. And people should be trusted to behave responsibly once they have such a prestigious job.


they should be trusted to act prestigiously regardless of there job but people are human and we all mess up some more then others unfortunately


Yes. But with a job where you're in the public eye and there's fierce competition to get there, people should be expected to hold themselves to certain standards and if they do something out of line - like harassing a cheerleader - just let them go and let someone else take their place.


Well, this has been a good conversation. Have a great evening wherever you are!


yes me too. did you know women can play too?


Wow, weird. Do you think they should play?


Yes, why not. if they can make the cut they should play


I agree. I am not sure I could watch it though. Those players are huge.


true. did you hear about that cheerleader rule in new orleans?


they are not allowed to eat in the same restaurant as the players


That's sexist. What if they are there first? The NFL has only 11 minutes of action.


I find that sexist too. and if they are eating and the player walks in, they have to leave. weird.


If I were them, I would dump my meal on the floor and make a scene...


Yeah I guess they like to oblige to those rules. Did you know nfl players make less than engineers?


I did not. That makes sense though since most NFL players only last 2-3 yeras.


yeah I guess. did you know espn won an emmy?


the creation of the superimposed yellow line


Wow... Is that emmy worthy? I feel like that's a low bar to get an emmy...


I do not get it either. DO you know benjarvus green-ellis?


Yes, football player who never fumbled. Nice chatting with you!


Hello there, do you follow the NFL at all?


Yes.  Did you know they track players with tracking chips that are in their shoulder pads?


I think I have heard about that before.  The game is getting more high tech each year I will say.


It's amazing that there aren't any women playing in the NFL even though they are allowed to join.


I think it would be really cool if a female player did make it and we got to see them on tv.


Maybe it's not all that cut out to be.  Engineers on average earn more than NFL players.


I think I have heard that before, I think it is mainly due to the careers not being as long as an engineers.


Yeah.  Career paths can change unexpectedly for people.  Baker Mayfield considered being a competitive gamer.


Yeah Baker was really good at Halo 3 if i'm correct, did you ever play Halo?


No I have not.  Also, Alex Smith had his bachelors degree before he was picked in the NFL draft.  We are not confined to one trade or craft.


Alex Smith was really bright, I think he could have gone into any different field he wanted.


Yeah, everything is possible.  I hope though that New orleans saints cheerleaders get better treatment.


That rule about them being the restaurant and having to leave is so outdated.


It is amazing that NFL games usually have 11 minutes of actual live game play.  That fact somehow alluded me.


That is just crazy, I don't think most people would ever guess it was that little.


Decades ago, it may have been a better option to be a bowler than a football player.


Yeah I would have loved to have been a pro bowler back then, on par with what the footballs guys were making!


Times were probably so different back then!


Oh yeah and it goes to show just how much the NFL has grown since then.


I hope the changes to come will be changes that promote more diversity and equal treatment.  Use of tracking chips are a good step towards increasing safety.


Yeah I hope the same.  I think the tracking chips will help with safety as well.  Well it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


A little bit.  I do enjoy watching some playoff games and the Super Bowl, but I don't follow any team closely.  What about you?


I'm sorry for you then hehe!  Who's the current QB of your team?


I don't know to be honest. We've won a few super bowls in my time. I can't complain.


Did you know that Tom Brady was a backup QB in high school.  His team lost all games, but his coach refused to put him on field?


Yeah, I knew that. He doesn't get injured much. I think that is why he is so good.


He's won yet again this year.  And it looks like he has no plan to retire soon.  He will be known as the greatest of all time when all is said and done


That is probably true. I wonder what he will do after football?


He doesn't have to do anything.  He already has all the money in the world.  Maybe coaching?  NFL season's are only 17 weeks long...


I'm not sure he'd be a good coach. Maybe he will just be like Elway?


That's a possibility.  I'm not sure that Robert Kraft will sell his team though.  There's only 32 teams in the league and they're worth quite a bit right now.


Robert Kraft is in a bunch of trouble right now.


I don't think it matters too much.  Football, the American kind, is such a big business that he will be get a tiny slap on the wrist and get sent home


Yeah, that is true. I didn't know that ESPN won an emmy for that First Down marker, pretty cool if you ask me.


I didn't either.  I don't think I could watch a football game ever again without these.  They help so much in following the action


That they are. I couldn't imagine a game without it. Well, nice chatting!


Good morning.  I hope you're doing well this fine Monday morning.  Do you like NFL football?


I do too.  My favorite team is the New England Patriots.  How about you?


You a Big Ben fan, then.  Cool, I like Pittsburgh.


Did you know that top bowlers made more than nfl stars in the 60s?


That's hard to believe, isn't it.  But then again the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is more than the lifetime earnings of your average NFL player.


I should say the average nfl player has a pretty awesome job though.


True, but they do get banged up pretty hard sometimes, too.  So, I guess it's a tradeoff.


I guess. I think I would rather be in the nfl myself though.


That's cool, what position would you play, quarterback?


Or Rb. I want the ball. Hopefully I could go a whole career without fumbling. Like benjarvis green ellis.


Yeah, that must have been tremendous pressure on him to never have fumbled the ball his whole career.  I sure wouldn't have been able to do it. lol


Me either. Wonder how many years he played.


I'm not sure, but it's still an impressive feat!  Did you watch the last Superbowl?


Yeah I watched most of it. I just wanted the patriots to lose to be honest.


Oh, no.  You pulled against my team?  Shame on you!  Lol.  I tell you I was wore out from watching it, though.  Seemed like it lasted 3 hours.


That's depressing and a lot of wasted time, considering the average NFL game has only 11 minutes of actual live game play!


Im with you there they should speed the game up a little. Have a good one.


HI there.  I wasn't aare that new orleans saint cheerleaders aren't allowed to eat in the same restaurant as any nfl player.


The National Football League and its teams have a lot of rules!


True, and American football is much less popular globally than soccer.


I actually like soccer better.  Maybe because I have played that as a female.  Although that can get brutal too I guess.


There is actually no rule against female players in the NFL.


No.  Iowa's locker room for visiting reams is pink  LOL


I doubt that color was chosen due to gender!     Maybe for the better, since an average engineer earns more than an average pro athelete.


I was surprised to see that top blowers in the 60's were paid more than football stars.


Things certainly have changed.    Still, quarterbacks have always made money.


Maybe because they are considered the "leader" of the offensive team?


Perhaps so.    When a deaf quarterback played, the team created the modern circular huddle.


Interesting.  And ESPN created that yellow line for the first down.  Added amenities for football.


The players are also interesting.    Alex Smith was smart enough to enter college as a junior!


Wonder if he was going to be an engineer?


I think he was always planning on playing football.    Baker Mayfield on the other hand considered full-time competitive gaming.


He's quite confident too, claiming to be able to beat anyone one-on-one in halo 3. At Oklahoma that is.


Good thing he is not left-handed, as Kellan Moore is the only lefty qb in the NFL.


It seems like they are always playing bt there are only 16 games per season.


True, but that is over 17 weeks.   Add in four playoff rounds and four preseason, that is nearly half the year!


Nice chatting with you.  Has been informative.


No problem.    Remember that even Tom Brady could not get in a game while in JV football!


Hey there who is your favorite quarterback? I know that I like Tom Brady, even though he's never eaten a strawberry LOL


Personally, I like Eli Manning the best. I do find it odd that Brady has never tried a strawberry lol


I know right! I always wonder why he hasn't tried on before LOL. I like Eli Manning too. What do you think about Alex Smith?


He's seems very educated. I heard he took so many AP tests in high school that he entered university as a junior. Smart guy


It sounds like he's a smart guy yes. And he passed his bachelor's degree in only about 2 years, and was working on his master's before he got into the NFL, definitely a genius


I agree, it's good to be educated. I wanted to be an NFL player but decided to stick to Engineering. The average engineer makes more than most NFL players


That's interesting. And yes I've heard that before. I guess if you are an NFL player, you have to be smart with your money so that you'd lasts over your lifetime. What do you think about the circular huddle? Did you ever do that when you were playing


Yes I did do that a few times. Fun fact, it was actually created by a deaf quarterback!


That is really cool, and I'm sure that he used it so that other people couldn't see his hand signs. I wonder how good he was at football, I don't think we've had a deaf quarterback in the NFL, do you know?


I'm actually not sure. But I do know that Kellan Moore the only left handed quarterback in the NFL. Seems odd, you'd think lefties would be more common


You would think so yes. I wonder if it gives him an advantage or not, do you know? I also think it's interesting that one player almost became a professional video game player, imagine that is such a difference LOL


That is quite the difference lol! I think you're talking about Baker Mayfield.. apparently he can beat anyone at Halo 3


Yep that's who I was referring to. I used to play Halo 3 back in the day. Did you ever play any of the Halo games? I wish I could have played him LOL


I did play Halo but I wasn't very good at it. He could definitely beat me one-on-one! Lol


Haha yes I bet he could beat us both actually. Do you watch bowling at all? Apparently top Bowlers in the 60s made more than top football players back in that day


Wow! Makes sense because Bowling was a lot more popular back then. Also technology has come so far, the NFL uses tracking chips now to record a player's every move


Wow that's interesting. How did those work by the way? I wonder if anyone ever put tracking chips in bowling balls lol,


They embed them in the shoulder pads and it basically tracks velocity, ball speed, location, etc. It's pretty cool. Tracking chips in bowling balls would be interesting lol


LOL I agree with you. You ever watch football on TV by the way? Did you know that  ESPN won an emmy? it was for developing that yellow line that you see on TV, you know the one that designates the first down


I did hear that, that's pretty neat that that they could superimpose something like that


Yes I bet that was very advanced technology back in the day haha. I also like that the Patriots have a player that has never fumbled the ball before. That is an insane record to me, I would hand that guy the ball all the time


so I love the fact that women can be possibly eligible for the NFL


what do you think about them chipping the players moves?


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i don't know what that means, however it is a good thing statiscally


i love the fact about tom brady not being used as a back up qb and how he turned out.. I don't know much about football, so that is a great fun fact, what is your favorite thing about football?


I'll be honest, my favorite thing about football is a nasty, soul jarring, hit. ... I love that in football you can always point at a couple teams


oh fun, that is much more exciting than the dances they do in the endzone!


im glad I dont watch it though.. with that statistic of only 11 min of live play, what are people watching then?


On average, American adults are watching five hours and four minutes of television per day. The bulk of that is about four and a half hours of it is live television, which is television watched when originally broadcast.


Do you watch the Super bowl for the game or the commercials?


lol.. I don't even know who is good.  Who do you think is going to the SuperBowl?


Super Bowl LIII, the 53rd Super Bowl and the 49th modern-era National Football League (NFL) championship game, will decide the league champion for the 2018 NFL season. The game is scheduled to be played on February 3, 2019, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.


ok.. that didn't answer my question.  Do you like other types of football? I think rugby is super fun to watch!


well that is considered football in other countries.. do you have a favorite player?


Good afternoon. I think Alex Smith is a great fit for the Redskins. What are your thoughts?


hi how are you? I dont know much about smith or the redskins. why do you think that?


Well I think they need to stay ahead in games. Smith isn't the kind of quarterback who excels in a shoot outs, it goes against the style of play.


what is a shoot out in football? lots of passing?


Yes exactly. Like when the Redskins play the Saints they were down by three scores and people sometimes refer to a comeback like that a shootout.


Ok. so he is not big at comebacks. he is quite a bright guy, right? finished college in like 10 minutes or something?


Ha ha yeah basically that fast. He received his bachelors degree in two years.


that is quite fast. he must be a good student. is he still playing in the NFL?


Yes that is very fast. It usually takes four years. I believe you still playing. He did a lot of AP classes in high school so that's how he finished college so fast.


he is still playing. ok. i heard that he sustained an injury. That is a lot of AP tests!


I believe he is set to play next season but I'm not sure. He is right-handed but Kellen Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL.


why is there only one? that seems odd. Do coaches not like lefties?


I'm not sure maybe the plays aren't designed for them? Another smart quarterback is Baker Mayfield. But he almost became a full-time competitive gamer.


I guess that could be a good way to make money. i dont how many pros there are in gaming.


I think there's good money but probably not as good as football. It seems like his game was Halo 3.


I have never played Halo. i guess it must be pretty challenging. he probably did the right thing going into football.


Yes it is a lot of fun to play I recommended. I agree though football is the better choice. The high score ever in a football game was 222 to 0!


I wonder what the winning coach was thinking. that kind of score seems cruel.


Yeah I don't know what Georgia Tech was thinking that is not a good gesture. Poor Cumberland. Well it was nice chatting with you thanks again.


I'm a big fan!  Do you have a favorite team?  I'm an Eagles fan myself.


Yes, don't hate me, but my favorite team is the Patriots!


That's ok.  I like them too.  In fact I'm a big Brady fan.  My one grandmother came from the Boston area there and I still have cousins there.  So I root for them.


Cool, I didn't realize how many people actually LOATHE the New England Patriots and the GOAT Tom Brady.


I actually watched his Tom vs Time documentary and I love the work ethic he puts into the game.  Did you know that former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled the football in his NFL career?


Yeah, I had heard that stat and I couldn't begin to imagine the pressure he felt to remain perfect throughout his career.  WoW!


I know right?  lol  I read that ESPN won an Emmy award for creating the superimposed yellow first down line.  Never knew they had an Emmy award for something like that.


Me either, good for them, though.  It's such a part of watching the game, it deserved that award!


I agree.  I go back and watch old games on youtube from like the 70s and 80s when I was a kid and it's just crazy how the graphics have changed since then.


Big difference between then and now, for sure.  Did you watch the last Superbowl?


I did and I was rooting for the Patriots. I was rooting for them too last year when they lost.


Glad to hear that.  lol I swear that game seemed it lasted three hours!


lol it did.  Even towards the end.  I liked watching Belechik on the sidelines towards the end when they were figuring out what was going on with the gameclock.  He looked like he was giving the sideline judge an earfull. lol  Did you know that an average NFL game only has 11 minutes of actual live gameplay?


Oh man, I knew there was alot of wasted time, but didn't think it was all that much, though.  Kind of makes me mad, now. lol


So true!  Wonder why a woman hasn't played in the NFL, yet?


Good question.  Do you know who Kellan Moore is?  I'm not familiar with him but I see where it says he is the only left handed QB in the NFL.


Yeah, that must be an advantage of some kind?


I'm not sure if it would or wouldn't be.  lol  It's been fun chatting with you!  Have a good night and go Pats!


Oh good,  yeah football is very entertaining.


Yes it is!  The University of Iowa painted their visitors locker room pink.  Wonder why they did that?


I think its a mental tactic,  like to make them feel calm or something


That would make sense.  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars of that era. I'm sure that's not like that any longer.


Yeah I doubt it also,  bowling isnt what it used to be.  Football players get paid a ton lol


lol  The highest scoring football game ever was when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0 in 1916.  Talk about a blowout!


Ouch,  thats embarassing!  Thats a huge loss!


No doubt!  ESPN won an emmy for creating the yellow superimposed first down line you see on tv while watching games.  I didn't even know they gave out emmy's for something like that.


Honestly me either lol But good for them that digital line has been really helpful on screens and tvs.


Yes! lol Former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled the ball in his NFL career.  Impressive!


Thats crazy,  how does someone not fumble for their whole career,  thats great. There is also only one left handed quarter back in the nfl weird huh


I'm not sure. lol  That is amazing that there is only 1 left handed QB.


The huddle was invented by a deaf quarterback


What was his name?  I can't remember it.


Nice!  The NFL has no written rule against female players.  Wonder if we will see one ever?


maybe,  but there's too much injury in football


True.  The average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.  Relatively short compared to how long they stretch the games out.  It's been fun chatting!


I am actually, its wild that an NFL game only has about 11 mins of gameplay on average


Isn't that crazy, I think you notice all the stops and stuff more when you attend a live game.


ya I haven't been to a live game in years, what do you think of the way the Saints cheerleaders have to act when outside of the field?


I think that rule is a bit outdated.  I think they should have standard rules within normal laws that everyone else follows.


ya I agree, it's so dumb they have to leave a restaurant if a player walks in for instance


Exactly.  Did you read that the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average NFL players?


that is crazy, but NFL players also don't play their whole lives they retire early, so who knows


I think that is what it is, is that the engineer's career is far longer than the average NFL career.


yup exactly, also crazy is the NFL could one day have female players


I think that would be so cool if a female player did make a pro roster.  I think it would huge for young sports fans.


ya, I think a female could become a kicker or maybe a quarterback, we shall definitely see


That would be cool to see a female quarterback one day.


haha ya maybe she'd paint her locker room pink like the Iowa team did for opposing players haha


That is so funny, I wonder who was in charge over there that gave the final ok for it, or if they just did it as a prank and then officials left it that way.


haha ya I do wonder that, I also wonder how a team can lose in football 222-0!


That is just insane.  I wonder if they just scored a touchdown on every single play?


ya I don't know, but it would suck to be a Cumberland fan on that day and get destroyed like that haha


Yeah I wonder how many fans were actually still there when the 222 point was scored?


oh ya, if I were a Georgia Tech fan even I would have left when it reached 100 to 0 haha


Right lol.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


A little here and there.  I enjoy it more when my team is doing well.


I hear that.  No fun to watch a bad team.  I guess the Chargers are doing pretty well.


I agree.  Their last victory over Arizona sure was dominant!


Yeah, 45-10 is no joke!  Not as big a victory as Georgia Tech over Cumberland in 1916.  Did you see that score?


Yeah,  I am not sure how that is even possible! 222-0?  Its like they were scoring the whole game!


When you break it down they probably had to score like a touchdown a minute or something?  Guess Cumberland's Defense didn't show up that day!


Yeah, nor their offense.  Probably a lot of defensive points scored too.


True.  If they were playing at Iowa I would blame their performance on the color of the visitor's locker room. Pink!


I wonder what shade of pink it is?  More powdery, neon, magenta like?


Good question.  My guess would be whichever messes with their opponents heads the most.


Speaking of colors, did you know ESPN won an Emmy for the creation of the yellow line?


No, I didn't know that.  It has completely changed watching a game on TV.  Makes it easier anyway.


It certainly does.  When my mom when to my brothers first live HS game she didnt understand at first why the line wasnt there.


That's funny!  I can't believe benjarvus gree-ellis never fumbled.  That seems impossible!


It does.  I wonder how many carries he had in the game.  Even some of the greats fumbled a bit.


That's another good question.  It'd be WAY less impressive if he only had a couple of touches a game.


Very true. Hard to believe Tom Brady sat on the bench in high school!


It is, they definitely didnt recognize the talent and potential in front of them!


No doubt, I bet they feel like fools now!  It's been fun.  Have a great day!


I am, especially the Vikings! How about you?


I like the Redskins, but I'm from that area. Did you know Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL?


That is crazy to believe because there have been so many great left handed quarterbacks in the league!


Yeah, there has been. I wonder if it is a function of setting up the offense?