Maybe its because a lot of plays go to the right? I would be curious to see with all the technology they have!


Yeah, that would be pretty cool. Apparently there are chips in the shoulder pads.


Is that so? Is it to track player movement on the field?


I think it is, but I'm not sure. They also have chips in the ball.


That is awesome! I heard that it tracks velocity, rotation, ball speed, and location!


Interesting. Is the data shared with both teams?


I'm sure it's for the league haha. Maybe ESPN uses it too. You know they won an emmy for the yellow line?


For the first down marker? That's pretty cool!


It is! Did you ever hear about the Georgia Tech and Cumberland game that was 222-0? That would be sad to see haha.


WOW! That is a crazy score, is that real?


It did! in 1916 lol. They must have been psyched out with their locker room being pink like the Iowa Hawkeyes do to their opponents.


Hilarious, you would think that would make the other team angry though.


I bet! Would you rather been a football player or bowler in the 1960's when bowlers made twice as much as football players?


That would be pretty crazy, I'm actually not a bad bowler. Well, nice chatting with you!


I'm a terrible bowler haha. Nice chatting with you as well, have a great day!


I'm good. But just frustrated with the Buccaneers for losing so horribly to the Bears!


I don't know much about football, though I've heard some things. Are you a big fan?


I watch it from time to time. Do you know what a quarterback  (often referred to as a QB) is?


Yeah, that is the most important position on the team, right? Touches the ball on every play?


Exactly. But you see, the main quarterback for the Buccaneers didn't get much chance to play against the Bears, and that led to their disaster! Makes me so upset.


That's too bad. Who are the big name QBs in the league now?


I'd say the best has to be Tom Brady. But did you know that his high school team never even let him play!?


What? That's strange. How did he get to play in college then? I thought you had to be a star to do that.


I have no idea. But I think the Buccaneers' defensive coordinator Mike Smith needs to go back to college! He let Tampa score six touchdowns against them! So dumb!


Well, that should be the end of his job. There are plenty of high school jobs out there I'm sure. Maybe he could coach a girl's team.


Ha ha, true. And oops, I meant he let the Bears score six touchdowns, my bad. My anger got me flustered there ha ha.


The nfl has no written rule against female players. Do you think we'll ever see women players?


We could! Maybe one or two in the future. If they ever play against the university of Iowa then I'm sure they'll appreciate the pink locker room there!


I guess maybe the Bucs defensive guy would suffer from Pink lockerroom syndrome or something.


Some kind of syndrome, that's for sure. They've got a lot of issues. One of their players, Winston, was even accused of groping a woman a few years back. Sad state they're in.


I don't understand the need for that behavior. Maybe that's why NO Saints have a rule about cheerleaders with players.


Yeah, maybe that's why that weird rule exists ha ha! Do you think they actually force the cheerleaders to leave when a player walks in the restaurant?


I have to wonder what the consequences are. The players might get fined, or the cheerleaders fired, or something. I don't know. It seems sexist.


Very sexist, indeed. I think they need to use one of their bye weeks to think over that rule and update it to meet modern standards.


Same to you. Hope you have a better day than those Buccaneers had. Bye!


I do.  I am a fan of the Ravens and Lamar Jackson.  You?


I like the patriots who are like the lannisters of football


I have never heard of the Lannisters.  I do know that the Ravens are implementing the pro-style offense after watching Philadelphia tear apart the Patriots defense with it.


Oh lannister is a reference to games of thrones


Gotcha.  We have a great center named Bozeman  - he was on Alabama when they won the national championship.


I like watching all of the players - sometimes the quarterback hands it off to the running back, other times he does a pass to a receiver.


I also like how the quarterback is the core of any offensive


Yes the quarterback makes the decision about what to do depending on what the defense is doing.  He is in charge.


I wonder how hard it is for kellan moore as a lefty


Yes he is the only left handed quarterback.  Alex Smith is a quarterback who was working on his masters degree when he got drafted!  he is smart!


Did you know the huddle was created by a deaf quarterback?


Yes so they could hide their signals from the other team!  That is brilliant I think!


I wonder what paul hubbard's performance was like though


I am not sure.  Probably better than the other quarterback in Tom Brady's high school.  His coach would never even start Tom!


Either he hated tom or just wanted to spare him the humiliation since the team was having the worst season in history


Yes that is pretty crazy - especially since Tom went on to win 4 Super Bowls


Wasn't he like the biggest steal in nfl history?


Without a doubt - the Super Bowl is the ultimate championship in the NFL and he has won it 4 times


Indeed. In any case, thanks for chatting. I hope you have a wonderful day.


Hey! Yes I do. sad the season is over. I watched the super bowl, it was just ok this year. How about you? I am actually from Seattle so I love the Seahawks but unfortunately they didn't live up to the hype!


Nice, yeah I watch the games sometimes. DId you know women can play too?


Yeah I didn't know that was allowed to be honest. I think they are smart by not playing-it is a brutal game. I think they should be qb if anything because they are the most protected.


Yeah I guess. Would be interesting to see them in the game. I mean it only lasted for 11 minutes


True. And I hope they wouldn't do it for the money because the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than a nfl player-just too many injuries I think. Especially if there were girls, they just aren't built the same.


Yeah I guess a career in engineering is a smarter choice. Did you hear about that rule for the New Orleans cheerleaders?


Yeah I guess they don't want their players being distracted? Interesting tactic for sure. They sure are protective of their players. The nfl even puts tracking chips in shoulder pads!


Yeah I hope they can use those statistics like velocity, rotation and such to improve the game and reduce concussions


Yeah me too. They really need to do something. I like high scoring games but the highest ever reported football game was 222-0. I couldn't believe that. Seems unsportsmanlike.


I know. I bet you Georgia Tech still brag about that. What a game that must have been


Yeah I am sure. Another crazy college football fact is that University of Iowa's locker room for visiting teams is painted pink.


Wow, that does not sound nice. Did you know ESPN won an Emmy once?


Yeah for creating that yellow first line marker! I think they deserve it that was a great creation and changed the way the game is watched for sure.


Yeah that is true for sure. Do you know Benjarvus Green-ellis is?


Oh yeah the Patriots running back who never fumbled the football! That is truly amazing.


That is for sure. What a guy. And did you know Kellan Moore is the only QB that is left handed?


That's surprising. I would think there would be more. The player Alex Smith took so many AP tests in high school that he entered college as a junior. What a smart guy.


I know, must have planned his life pretty well. Good for him. DO you know who invented the circular huddle?


Very interesting. Yes Paul Hubbard apparently because he was deaf and needed a better way to hear. And they even now use it to this day. Just became a tradition I guess, funny how that works!


I know, what a smart guy. It was really nice chatting with you.


I love football, especially the NFL, how aboutyou


I'm a big fan!  Out of the 32 teams in the NFL do you have a favorite?  I'm a Steelers fan.


of the 32, i would say I am a vikings fan, both our teams didn't make the playoffs this year!


Nope!  lol  Did you know that the University of Iowa painted their visitors locker room pink?  Must have done that to mess with who they were playing.


That is true, I have seen it, I live where the stadium is! It is to calm and relax the other team


That's interesting!  Cool.  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars of that era.  Times have sure changed since then.


That is crazy, I wonder what the salary difference is now! Speaking of college teams, did you hear about the 222-0 win in 1916?


Holy smokes!  Who beat the heck out of who?  lol


Georgia Tech beat Cumberland that bad. I would have quit and walked off the field at like 100-0, lol


That's what I call a blowout!  Did you know that ESPN won an emmy for creating the superimposed yellow first down line on tv?


I did not know that, that is awesome! I love that yellow line, i used to think it was really as a kid lol


lol  Here's a good stat: Former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled the football in his NFL career.


Wow, that is an incredible feat on his part. I feel all RBs do now is fumble the ball. He needs to teach a clinic or something


Right?  Did you know that in an average NFL game there is only 11 minutes of live gameplay?  That's crazy.  I hate how they don't utilize every second of the clock.  Especially at the end of the first half or end of a game.  When I was a kid they used to throw hail marys at the end of the first half regardless of the score.  Now they just kneel on the ball whether they are ahead or behind.


lol that is crazy. The actual game is like 3 hours, talk about boring now! lol, I loved hail marys


It was more exciting back then.  When they would run out of bounds at any point in the game the clock would stop.  Now I think that rule only applies in the final 2 minutes of each half.


yea I think it does too. Now they use tracking chips in players, have you heard this?


I was reading about it.  Makes you wonder if they can program the chips somehow to change the flight of the ball and make it go to the chip that's in the wide receivers shoulder pads.


I bet it can, I am sure these chips are created by engineers who will make more money over their lifetime than players. It was so nice chatting with you!


hey! Not so much but I did watch the superbowl this year, what about you?


Yeah only during superbowl really. I mean it is such a long game but there is only 11 minutes of playtime.


yes that is very dissappointing, were you aware that you could actually have female players on the nfl? There is no rule against it


I like that rule, if you make the cut you play.


yup, if you're good enough you can play, I don't like the rule with the Saints cheerleaders though, did you hear about that?


about them not being able to eat in the same restaurant as the nfl player?


right, and then if they are eating in a restaurant and a player walks in, then the cheerleader has to leave, that doesnt seem fair


not fair at all. i really wonder what ths is all about though


do you know about the chips that the NFL uses to track the players and football during gameplay?


I really wonder what kind of information they are collecting and it is used for?


yes they can get the speed, location and motion of all the players and the football apparently


so cool. do you know what was the highest score in a football gamer?


I think it was like 222 to nothing or something like that, man I would feel so demoralized at that loss haha


oh yeah for sure. and espn even won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line


yes, would you like to use a locker room that was painted pink? I think I would get angry personally, espeically if it was in Iowa haha


I would not midn it but I wonder what the reason behind it was


ya I think it was to demoralize the opposing playing team actually, it would make me angry and probably play better haha


did you know there is a player who has nevel fumbled in his nfl career?


yes he plays for the patriots, I would give him the ball every time! His name is Benjarvus Green-Ellis


Yeah that is interesting about him, it was nice chatting with you


I am good how are you? I am not a big football fan no..


I am well.  I tend to only get into it if it is near playoff time, or if my team does well.  Otherwise, I dont tend to follow it too much.  I do like fun facts though.  Did you know the NFL only has one left handed quarterback?


I watch the super bowl but only for the half time


I tend to watch for the commercials.  Lol.


Yeah they are always good. I missed it this year were they good?


I also missed it.  It seems that Tom Brady is really cementing himself as a top QB, even though his high school JV team refused to play him.  Hindsight is 20/20


I see he is pretty popular. My friend actually was in disney after the super bowl and he was there


That would be really neat, I heard his wife actually makes more money than he does, i think she is a model or something like that.


Yeah shes a huge model. She has been modeling a long time too


That's pretty cool.  Did you know ESPN won an Emmy for the invention of the digital yellow line first down marker


I did not know that. Thats hilarious! I found the talk about the idea of female players interesting


Same here.  I think it would be tough for a woman to break through in most positions just due to size.  I certainly wouldnt want to be tackled by a 300 pound player.  That would hurt.


I think the size would come in their favor though as a quarter back


Quite possibly, plus it is not like there is a lot of game play, usually only 11 minutes per game.


I saw that! I think thats crazy considering how long the games take and how much people pay to see them


It really is, that means that out of the entire game less than 25% is actually active play, and thats just counting the time the clock runs.  I think it would be a lot more interesting if there was a running clock the whole time.


They make millions though for 11 minutes of work and thats a huge flaw in our pay system in my personal opinion.


I totally agree with you.  Although the lifetime earnings of an engineer are higher than the average football player.  They also have a lot longer to work because engineering doesnt beat up your body quite like football.


But to me an engineer is adding to the world where as football is solely for entertainment.


I totally agree.  I think our priorities are severely messed up when some people cant afford to live and others live in extravagance for doing nothing.


Yeah, it also is not benefiting our economy. All the money going to the wealthy means they are spending it on high end goods and it never really trickles down as it should


It never seems to work as it should.  Its been nice chatting but I have to get going.  Have a great day!


FOr sure I do. Did you know he was a backup QB in high school


Yes and he was never started even though the team did pretty bad


I sure do, the guy is all brains as well, finished college in two years


Yeah he took lots of ap tests in high school


Yeah. DO you know who invented the circular huddle?


Yes that was Paul Hubbard who was a deaf QB


yeah and he invented that so others did not understand what he was signing


Yes he is good and he considered leaving football to become a gamer


Yes and he says that he is really good at halo 3


Yes he says he can beat anyone in it at U of Oklahoma


Yeah. Did you know women can play in the NFL?


Yes there is not rule against them playing as well


Yes as long as they meet the requirement they are good to go


Yeah. The average gamplay is only 11 minutes


Yeah and yet we are glued to the tv for hours


True. Engineers make more than the football players over the lifetime


I guess that makes sense since they have longer careers too. Nice chat


I don't mind it. I think it is a very violent sport but it can be fun to watch. What about you?


I mean for a game with only a dozen or so minutes or real gameplay, there is so much excitement


It does seem like a lot of the game is them in a huddle or standing on the line waiting for the brief bursts of actions.


I know a little about them. It seems to have the teams divided geographically and then the winning ones play each other at the end of the season right?


Pretty much. The NFL's average season is 17 weeks with each teams playing 16 games by the first week


Oh wow I would have thought it was a longer season than that. I guess there is a lot of preseason stuff that is televised.


True. It is usually from september to december


Very cool. I like that the league seems to be doing more about the concussion injuries that the players sustain.


True. Perhaps the tracking chips nfl embed in player's shoulder pads to gather data are helping


I like that they are using the data in a good way. it seems like concussion injuries can really ruin a player's life.


Early retirement is probably why the average lifetime earnings of engineers are higher than that of the average player


I could see that. I would rather have engineers well paid though because building safety trumps entertainment any day.


Is there any team or position you follow?


I enjoy watching the packers play. Anyone who plays in an outdoor stadium in this kind of weather gets my support.


Personally I like the patriots who are like the Lannister's of football


They do seem to be quite the hated team. I always thought of them as more of the yankees of football than anything.


Well if your team wins so consistently, there will always be admirers or haters. Take your pick


So true. If they are a winning team and not doing anything underhanded then it is just people being jealous.


I really enjoy watching football, did you know that there are a total of 32 teams in the NFL?


Ya the NFL is very interesting. Did you know an average game only has 11 minutes of gameplay?


That's so short! The rest of the time is taken over by advertisements probably, anything else you can think of for why the games take up an entire afternoon/evening?


Well it may be because there a lot of planning, organizing, and breaks in between.


That's true and strategizing. The huddle was actually created by a deaf quarterback so the other team could not read his hand signlas!


I didn't know that. Speaking of interesting facts, did you know that there are chips embedded in the shoulder pads of NFL players to track player movements.


Oh really? What do they use the tracked data for?


Primarily to make better plays by better understanding players and situations. They also put the chips in the footballs to track factors like velocity, rotation, ball speed, and location.


That's pretty neat! I wonder if the players ever use that data to negotiate better contracts or something.  Or whether the reason why the University of Iowa's locker room is painted is a cause of misused data


In regards to football, what position do you find to be most interesting?


Great question! Definitely the quarterback because they are like the leaders on the field and direct the game, what position do you think?


I also agree on the quarterback since like you said, they do lead the offensive play. Any quarterbacks you are interested in?


Tom Brady, he is a great athlete in my opinion, but there's also only one left-handed quarterback in the NFL, Kellan Moore. I wonder if the plays are adjusted because of that


I think that it would be relatively similar. I think Baker Mayfield is also a great athlete.


What position does he play and why do you think he is a great athlete?


Baker Mayfield plays quarterback for university of oklahoma. I just think he has had a stellar record so far.


Oh wow, you think he will be going to be playing for the NFL? I think he also takes great pride in being a great video gamer as well, which is a fun fact


I also recently read that he is quite good at halo 3.


That's a fun game, maybe it's a great de-stressing technique. The average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than an NFL player, I find it very hard to believe, it seems like those contracts are worth hundreds of millions of dollars


Like you said games are a good way for NFL players to destress considering how much stress they put on their body mentally and physically. It is most likely the star players get a ton, but on average its well average.


Yeah, seems like a very tough and demanding job, physically and mentally. Former patriots running back Ellis has never fumbled a football in his entire career, I wonder if anyone else has a close stat to his.


That is an amazing feat, making Ellis a very reliable running back you can count on, especially for the patriots during his time with them.


Yeah, the Patriots sure do a great job of recruiting the underdogs and turning them into stars


I concur. In any case it was nice to chat. Have a nice day.


hi how are you?do you follow football much?


Hi. Yes I follow the NFL mainly. There is no written rule against females playing! Do you think one ever will?


I cant imagine it. I don't think women aret big enough to take a hit. Maybe as a kicker or something. Non contact position


Yeah wide receiver if she is fast enough. I wonder if a woman would move different than a man. They track movements by putting chips in the shoulder pads.


yeah, different shoulder-hips ratio. the movement would be different. it would be interesting to study.


For sure I would like to know. The average lifetime earning of an engineer is higher than the average NFL player!


the engineers dont have to deal with concussions either. that is a big plus.


So true! Hopefully the NFL will improve that aspect of the game with all the tracking they are doing. The movie concussion was very insightful.


I havent seen it. my guess is that CTE is a problem at every level, from high school on up.


Yes true. Hard to believe there are so many hits with only 11 minutes of actual gameplay.


That means i could watch the highlights and get enough of the game. the tickets are too expensive anyway


So true. Footballers didn't always make as much. Back in 1960 bowlers made more!


The bowlers were enjoying a golden age then. probably lots of people enjoyed the sport. now, not so much


Yes not really much anymore. The highest score in a football game was 222-0! Can you believe it?


I think that the winning coach should be ashamed. what is the point of that kind of beating? seems pointless.


Yes it is bad sportsmanship no doubt about that. Cumberland must have been so dejected.


yeah, they should not have scheduled a game against the mighty GT. strange choice.


Agreed. But that was back in 1916 and times have changed since then.


Maybe those tracking chips would have helped cumberland? or a pink locker room? LOL


Yeah maybe lol. Iowa is very cheeky for doing that.


Yeah, i wonder how well it works. Anyway, great chat!


Great chatting with you friend. Have a good one.


Hey!  Yeah i watch football.  Crazy what derek carr said about the defender landing on him!


“I wish the guy would have just landed on me besides tear his [anterior cruciate ligament]. Honestly,”


That's funny. I guess you have to be like this in football :)


Yeah, like Richard sherman said "“They don’t care about the rest of us getting hurt. Long as the QB is safe,”


True. I've recently read that NFL game has only 11 minutes of live gameplay. It's really surprising number for me


Yeah right! Crazy that kellan moore is the only left handed QB in the NFL!


I guess my friend told me that about a year ago. Maybe he read it somewhere.


You see russel wilson is under contract with the NY Yankees?


of course!  I wonder if the NFL will ever extend the season to more than 16 games in 17 weeks?


In my opinion, it makes sense. So much fun and just 17 weeks. Why not to make at least 6 months? lol


Hahaaaa... that would be cool! Love how they have tracking chips in shoulder pads and footballs!


It gives really a lot of data. I guess now game is like computer game...


it would definitely give advantages to coaches!


Absolutely! I'm sure thay need a good software to make all conclusions.


Yup! Must be nice to have a famous father like Snoop Dog to write a fight songe for your high school!


WOW.. 1100 pound american flag... that's awesome!


Ok, I need to go to actually meet a friend. It was my pleasure to talk with you. Have a great day!


I definitely do, I watch the games on TV every weekend. I follow the Patriots. Did you know that Tom Brady is a 4x superbowl champion?


He is the GOAT. The ravens are doing well late with the rookie QB


haha GOAT... Kind of interesting that quarterbacks are the glue/key to the sport. Without them, teams won't be able to score. They are considered the leaders of the offensive team. Also they get paid a lot...


A lot of attention is being paid to the Line of Baltimore as the key to their success as of late, but is it enough in time is the question?


I think so. I hope they win against the chargers.


Mayfield is another one that is getting attention but I am not convinced quite yet of his true talent


Well, hopefully Lamar Jackson will be able to pull his weight as the rookie QB.


I will be rooting for him next year though I am not a big Harbaugh fan


No one is a big dolphins fan. I'm surprised they even get paid. At least an engineer gets paid more in their lifetime than an NFL player.


True. they should give the money back. Luck seems to be a rock in Indy once again.


For 11 minutes of live gameplay, their hourly rate is high though.


Yeah I always feel unfufilled after each game


Just imagine getting paid a million dollar for 5 hours of game play.


Back in the day, bowlers made more than NFL players


Bowling is a dying sport, the cost to train for bowling is high. If bowlers train as much as NFL players, i wonder if they can get 900 games everyday.


Probably not but do you think we will ever see a game where a football team scores 222 points?


Maybe with enough training by an entire team, and constantly drinking protein shakes. Maybe having everyone as lefthanded will throw the other team's game off.


We need more superimposed graphics like the first down line that ESPN created


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


I don't think so. Maybe they just need more cheerleaders. Hot cheerleaders.


The NFL should be ashamed given their stance on violence towards women for still objectifying them. Its hypocritical.


Do you think Aqib Talib will be able to give enough to the Rams to continue to justify having him on the roster?


Probably, Aqib Talib is one of the best cornerbacks in the league


Still? He used to be but it seems to me like he's getting older and slower


He can't be that bad if the Rams wanted him to play on their defense


Rams defense is so good, hopefully they can keep it up, they'll be back in the Super Bowl in no time.


Yea, the Rams have so many Pro bowls CBs already, defense is definitely not a problem


Aaron Donald is crazy good, I wish they would have beaten the Patriots. Marcus Peters is another all-pro CB they have too


Yea, as long as they still have Wade Phillips as their defensive coordinator I like their chances


The head coach is great too. I'm surprised the Packers signed Sam Shields again, he seems like he's getting a little bit older and slower now.


All I know is the Broncos aren't in a good position for success after the trade


No, especially with Joe Flacco, their super bowl odds went down. Kirk Cousins was a good pick up for the Vikings, he'll be out of control next year


Yea, Detroit is gonna have another bad year too despite having a rocket scientist as their head coach


Rocket science and football don't really mix that well, Seahawks defensive elite era is over unfortunately, the legion of boom is no more.


The Browns should win some more, it's funny since 1999 Ben Rothlesberger has the most qb wins in their stadium


Browns are going to be good in the next few years, hopefully they keep picking well with their high draft picks. Alex Smith took so many ap tests that he started college as a junior, that's nuts. Too bad about his leg though.


Yea that sucks but hopefully Smith was able to finish his Masters degree


He won't need it hopefully, he's set for life with his contract


I guess so, Russell Wilson also has a fallback if his nfl career ends, he has an mlb contract


Just like Tom Brady. It'd be hard to go from 11 minutes of play in the NFL to 18 minutes in the MLB, gotta be hard!


Well they could always do broadcasting like Kellan Moore who was also the only left handed qb


Not really though I did go to a Super Bowl party. I guess the next football game I watch will be the next Super Bowl which should be the first Sunday in February of 2020. How about you?


I am somewhat interested for sure. I think it can be too slow paced though, then again the highest score ever was 222-0.


Yeah, I mean, there are only 11 minutes of live gameplay in the average nfl game


That's incredible, a lot of standing around and waiting. That's probably why engineers make more money than the average NFL player.


Interest in football seems to have evolved very quickly. In the 60s top bowlers made twice as more as top football players


And now the culture has changed so much. ESPN even won an emmy for creating the superimposed yellow line to show a first down, that wouldn't have been a big deal back then.


Yeah, and the technology has progressed so much. There are tracking chips in balls and shoulder pads.


That's very progressive, it's surprising then the lack of progressiveness in other areas. Saints cheerleaders can't even eat in the same restaurants as NFL players.


Yeah, and cheerleaders have to get up and leave even if they were there first.


On the other hand the league isn't entirely sexist. There's no unwritten rule against female players.


I hope that a woman enters the NFL one day! I haven't heard of any football players in modern times with disabilities either. But the circular huddle was created by Paul D. Hubbard, a deaf quarterback so the other team wouldn't read his hand signals.


That's sweet, it's nice they still kept that. A lot of people involved in football are certainly smarter than we give credit for. Alex Smith took so many AP tests in high school that he entered college as a junior.


What do you think of Baker Mayfield's idea, to quit ofotball to pursue full time competitive gaming. Would that have been a smart move?


I doubt honestly! I think he probably made a lot more money in the NFL than if he had been in competitive gaming


Tom Brady is certainly making a ton of money. But when he was in high school, they refused to start him even though they were having a terrible season


Wow, that's incredible. I heard his team was historically bad, did they even win a single game?


Hmm, not sure! And now Tom Brady has won the super bowl multiple times.


On the other hand, I wonder what happened to the starting quarterback. Maybe he should have switched to competitive gaming instead.


That is funny. Speaking of quarterbacks, I wonder why there is only one left handed quarterback in the NFL


It's Kellan Moore right? It probably gives him an advantage, I bet players aren't used to it. Anyways, it was nice chatting, have a good night?


Have a good one. The chat has gotten me a little more interested in football!


Quarterbacks must be one of the most important players on an American Football team...right?


I agree, after all he is the only one who participates in every offensive play, the QB does an important job indeed.


Plus, he gets to call the team to a huddle, which usually gets a TV closeup!


Yeah the QB definitely gets a lot of attention from the cameras, do you know who Tom Brady is?


Not really, but I have heard the name...I don't know much about football...do you?


I know a bit about it, so Brady is one of the best QB ever, a hall of famer and all and he didnt make it to the main team in high school, his team lost like almost every match.


Wow that is inspiring! I think the most exciting thing for me around football season is the traditional foods...do you have a fav football food?


My favorite food is chicken wings for sure, are you watching the Superbowl?


That's my favorite, too. I might watch the Superbowl. I don't even know who is playing, though!


The Patriots are playing against The Rams, Tom Brady is the QB of the Patriots,


I just heard that the NFL uses chips to track the footballs. That's amazing it works, especially if the ball was knocked around much!


You know the players also have chips in their shoulders, its amazing how tech advances and know we can learn cool stats from games.


That would be a great job to work for the NFL doing statistics like that, I bet!


Football is sure full with surprises some of them unpleasant like how The Saints have a sexist rule, their cheerleaders can be at the same restaurant as the players, they must leave if a player arrives, makes me so mad


That is a football rule I don't understand. That would only make sense if it was for opposing teams but it would still be incredibly rude!


It would be rude, you know its weird but an NFL game only has 11 minutes of actual gameplay,


The NFL sure does have lots of extra time for things like commercials, then!


There is a lot of time indeed, did you know the Patriots have a rb that never fumbled the ball, that must require crazy skills


That's incredible! Unlike Baker Mafield...he used to be quarterback but no he is a gamer and plays Halo  3.


I heard he almost became a pro gamer instead of a becoming a football player, I wonder how that decision would have worked.


I might say it would be healthier to play football, but then I thought of the injuries...


And also all the brain damage football can cause on players, a dangerous but beautiful sport indeed.


One must really have a deep love for it to continue.


Maybe the fame and the status is what makes many players continue and also the thirst for glory


How's it going! Do you watch the NFL? My favorite team is the Seahawks!


I love watching football!  Mine is the Steelers.


Oh nice. Yeah I enjoy the NFL. I loved when the Seahawks had the Legion of Boom era.


Oh yeah.  Did you know that there is only 1 left handed QB in the NFL and that is Kellan Moore?  I'm not familiar with him.


Me neither he must not be one of the popular players lol. One player I do remember is Benjarvus Green-Ellis because he never fumbled the ball!


That's an incredible stat line to have.  Browns QB Baker Mayfield almost quit football to pursue a career of competitive gaming.  What was he thinking?


Haha must have loved video games. Can make good money. But nowadays ball players make a lot. Back in the 60's bowlers made more!


Times have sure changed since then.  I wonder what the highest football score ever was?


Good question. I think it was when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222-0. I can't imagine how that even would happen.


Holy smokes!  Cumberland got whipped.  Did you know that the University of Iowa's visitors locker room is painted pink?  Wonder why?


Haha yeah wonder what the other team must think. Ya know that yellow 1st down line...ESPN won an emmy for that!


Nice.  I like that line.  It changed the way you watch football.  The circular huddle that all the teams use was created by a deaf QB so he could relay the plays via his hands to the other players.


Oh yeah Paul Hubbard. I wonder why teams still continue to use it to this day?


I'm not sure.  Pretty interesting.  The NFL has only 11 minutes of actual gameplay per game.  That seems crazy for how much money they get paid.


I agree that seems ridiculous and still so many injuries! The NFL has no law against girls playing and yet no girls have yet...do you think they ever will?


I think at some point ... maybe as a kicker or punter?  Speaking of girls...the New Orleans Saints cheerleaders are not allowed to eat at the same restaurant at the same time as an NFL player.  Kind of an odd rule.


Yeah that seems a bit unfair. Shows how much trust they have in their players...or cheerleaders. It's also interesting how the NFL uses tracking devices in shoulder pads and helmets.


That almost seems like they are taking technology a little too far for a game.  Although there's big money involved so I can see them wanting to fine tune the game.


Yeah. They can track a lot like velocity, rotation, ball speed, and location.


Interesting.  It pays to be an engineer.  In the long run they make more in a lifetime than the average NFL or MLB players will make in their careers.


Wow they really are smart! Have a good one!


I'm not a great fan. I follow them some. How about you?


Me too, I used to a lot more years ago, but I follow them here and there. An average nfl game only has like 11 minutes of actual gameplay now


That's a lot of time watching for 11 minutes. And they say baseball moves too slow.


Right lol. Both are moving in that direction. Would you say you have a favorite team to watch of the 32?


I am a Rams fan since I grew up in Southern Cal. How about you?


Nice, Rams almost had it this year! I am a vikings fan, they almost had it last year!  Is Jared Goff your favorite QB?


I would have to say yes. I used to love Fran Tarkington when he was with the vikings.


For sure, he was a great quarterback back in the day. Have you heard of Alex Smith?


He is the quarterback of the redskins, or was, he had a really bad injury this year on his leg. He was very smart, he got a degree as a sophmore and then became the #1 overall pick as a qb


That is smart. Interesting that they call soccer football. There may be more action in soccer but nothing ever really happens.


Right lol, too much false hopes in soccer. Do you follow college football?


Not at all. I used to follow all the sports, but now it's mainly baseball. What sports do you follow the most?


I follow football and basketball most. My favorite college team is the Iowa Hawkeyes. In football they paint the opponents locker room pink


Or bring your own cans of paint lol. They do it because pink has a natural calming effect if you see it. Psychology 101 i think


Sounds right. I thought they were trying to insult them.


Did you ever hear about the college game with a score of 222-0?


Yes. Would you have just walked off the field if you were on comberland?


I would have walked off the field when it got to like 100-0 and never played again lol! It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your day!


hello,  how are you?  I just read The university of iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is completely painted pink


Also strange is In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.  Isnt that crazy?


Didn't hear that one before.  Did you know that 14 of the world's largest stadiums belong to american college football teams?


I did.  That is crazy,  I wonder why the largest stadiums go to colleges.


Maybe because the state is funding so they waste money on it


American Flags at football stadiums can weight 1100 pounds and cost $50000


yeah right,  thats so much money for a flag.


Also, a high school stadium in texas seats 18,000 people and costs 60 million to build


Crazy.  Did you know The nfl has no written rule against female players; women would in fact be allowed if they met the league's eligibility requirements.


I wish they'd get a chance.  Snoop dogg wrote a fight song for his high school's football team


Thats awesome,  I wonder if it was rap lol Former partiots rb benjarvus green-ellis has never fumbled the football in his nfl career.


That's hard to believe!  Lots of technology involved in nfl like chips in shoulder pads to record players moves.


yeah,  I guess that makes sense,  I wonder when they started doing that though.


I don't know.  More pressure I guess to make the right moves, but less brains and more computer brains involved


Alex smith took so many ap tests in high school that he entered university as a junior. the quarterback received his bachelor's degree in two years, and began working on a master's degree, before becoming the first overall pick in the 2005 nfl draft.


Smart guy and motivated! Athletes don't always get the credit for their brains.  On a funny note, brad johnson is the only quarterback to throw a touchdown to himself in nfl history


Thats amazing,  lol how does that even work?


I'm wondering myself how that was legal?


I have no clue,  must have been by chance.  Good talking to you,  have a good one.


You a football fan? Did you know the University of Iowa visiting football team locker room is painted pink? For mind games, I guess.


Hello - yes,  I love football. That's crazy they painted the room pink. I wonder if it worked?


No idea. The highest ever score in a football game was 222-0 in 1916. Pretty brutal.


Wow - that's a crazy high score! The 1960's bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.


Haha. How times have changed. I bet bowlers don't even make 10% of what footballers make now.


Haha yea I have no idea what bowlers make, but I bet it's not a lot. Did you know Green-Ellis never fumbled in his entire NFL career?


That's a pretty great accomplishment. ESPN won an Emmy for creating the yellow first down mark on the field when you're watching games. That was a game changer for sure. Hard to imagine watching games without it now.


That's pretty cool. Did you know there is no written rule against female players playing in the NFL?


I'd love to see a female in the league. NFL cheerleaders for the Saints aren't allowed to eat at the same restaurant as the players. I guess they don't want them fraternizing.


Yea I think a lot of teams have rules about fraternizing with cheerleaders.


I guess they like to keep track of things. Like how they use chips in the players' shoulder pads to track every move on the field.


That's funny they kept chips. The average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an NFL player and an average mlb player?


Huh, interesting. I guess because an engineer's career lasts longer. Never thought of it that way. The average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay. Thank goodness for instant replays!


Yes, thank goodness for that. Do you know much about quarterbacks?


A fair bit. Like Kellan Moore is the only left-handed QB in the NFL.


Oh wow I didn't know that. Baker Mayfield almost quit football to pursue a career in professional gaming.


Haha. What game did he play, do you know? Alex Smith entered college as a junior because he took so many AP tests.


I have no idea what games he played, but very funny.


Actually, I think it was Halo 3! One of Tom Brady's HS teams didn't win a game or score a touchdown all season. He was on the bench the whole time.


I can't believe Tom Brady was never drafted. It was a gem to find for the Patriots.


Yeah, that's an understatement. Been great talking with you!


I am doing well. Are you a fan of football?


i sometimes follow it. i try to watch the super bowl. You?


Yes I am a Pittsburg Steelers fan! Did you know theres no written rules about girls playing in the nfl?


Yeah, that sounds right. i dont think anyone ever expected women to try. do you think women will ever play?


I doubt it. That would be impressive though. Maybe as a kicker if anything!


a kicker, sure. maybe a punter. i figure that there is something.


True that. There is only 11 minutes of live gameplay per game on average. Crazy!


yeah, a lot of standing around and waiting. i could just watch the highlights and it would be enough.


I agree! The Saints are not allowed to eat in the same restaurant as their cheerleaders. So weird.


these outdated attitudes should change. the cheerleaders are not the problem.


Totally. There is only one left handed qb in the nfl! Good for him.


i wonder how often he plays. i bet it could throw off the defenses.


i wonder. i think that batters in baseball have trouble with certain pitchers. i figure it must have a parallel in football.


Im sure there is. Funny that Iowas visitor locker room is painted all in pink!


does that even work? if it did, every team would try the same stunt.


You would think. It sounds pretty dirty to me!


What is the home record of U of Iowa? i rest my case. Anyway, great chat!


Also funny how bowlers in 1960 made more than top football stars! Have a good one!


Hello there, do you follow the NFL at all?


i sure do, I watch the game every sunday when its on, do you?


Yeah I usually follow during the season, my team didn't make the playoffs this year so that was disappointing.


I like the Packers, do you follow a team?


Lol, well you have had one hell of a run the last 20 years or so!


Yeah you sure have, the coach as well, Bellicheck will go down as the best ever in my opinion.


he is pretty good! But Robert Kraft? uh oh haha hes gotten into some trouble


Yeah that wasn't what I would of done with that much money, just fly to Vegas for the day!


or have an escort come to your house! cmon man


Exactly, now he will be forever associated with this incident!


ah well, it does make for kind of a funny story. Did you know Tom Brady actually played backup QB in high school for Junipero Serra High School and was never started?


Holy crap, I never knew that.  I wonder what scout for college was like, hey whos that guy on the bench?


haha right? and what would have made him to scout Brady for the colllege team? stories like that are ironic


Yeah those stories are!  Funny how some of the best ever start out.


I wonder when we will start to see female NFL players, theres no written rule against having them on the teams


I think that would be so cool if one did, it would give young girls in all sports hope to make it pro.


it would. I wonder why none have hopped onto the trend yet


HI, how are you doing today? It is certainly a fine day for a chat with new friends.


Hi! Hope you're doing well! So are you a fan of the QB position? I am simply because he touches the ball nearly every play on offense plus calls the plays in the huddle!


The QB is the man. He runs the show, and makes things go, don't you know!


So true! Isn't crazy there's only one left handed quarterback in the NFL and that's Kellan Moore?


I guess there must be an issue with lefties. Perhaps the offense must be run differently? I don't know. INteresting though.


Agreed. Can you also believe the circular huddle American football uses today was invented by a deaf QB so opposing teams couldn't read his hand signals? That was very smart of him!


That was certainly very smart of him! Now everyone copies that deaf QB. A trendsetter indeed.


Very true! Then you've got geniuses like Alex Smith who entered college as a junior and earned his bachelor's in two years. That's someone I'd want on my team! Ha!


He must have studied very hard and done well in his coursework. He probably had the right mind for a QB.


Indeed! But then you have QBs like Baker Mayfield who considered quitting football for competitive gaming. That would have been a huge mistake, in my opinion!


I agree. The money, the glory. Football much better! Much!


So true! I tell you, I couldn't believe Tom Brady's JV high team refused to start him despite never winning a game or even scoring a touchdown. That is sad and I bet they regret that since he's now a four time Superbowl champ!


He's got five now, right? Even more regret for them! LOL


No kidding! He's a great player. I truly love the NFL but it surprised me that the average game is only 11 minutes long in terms of live gameplay. That's almost unbelievable!


I think it's still a tough game. Lots of injuries. Short careers.


Agreed. I believe the short careers is why engineers make more than the average lifetime earnings of both MLB and NFL players, sadly.


Don't let your sons and daughters grow up to be NFL players! It ain't worth it!


No kidding. Speaking of income, did you know the top bowlers made more than top football players back in the 1960s? That is crazy!


I think it was a golden age of bowling. The polyester pants made the bowler physique quite charming.


That is true! But with players like Benjarvus Green-Ellis who's never fumbled the football in his entire pro career, I'd imagine he deserves more than the top bowlers these days. Ha!


Yes, he does. Anyway, great chat! Have a good day!


And of course, I'm surprised the league has no female players since there's no rules forbidding them from playing as long as they meet the eligibility requirements!  Well it was great chatting with you as well! Take care, friend!


Good.  Is Tom Brady still with the Patriots?


Do you have any guess which team is going to win?


Maybe I would like them to but who knows.


I'm not that familiar with NFL teams. I know it consists of 32 teams.


Yes. The NFL's 17-week regular season runs from early September to late December, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week.


Are you going to watch the next Super Bowl?  It's usually held first Sunday of February.


Do you usually watch the games at home?  My friend celebrate the super bowl like it is christmas.


Do you know that the american flags you see at stadiums weigh 1100 pounds?


They cost approximately $50,000 to make them.


Oh Espn won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down line for american football games.


I did not know that. Did they collaborate with the NFL?


I have to run.  It was nice chatting with you.


hi how are you? are you a football person?


Love the sport, Baker Mayfiled is one of my favorite players, what about yourself?


He is a famous QB, he had a strong debut on the Browns


Oh, did the browns do well this season? is he one of the best in the league?


I don't think his the best, Brady is the best QB in the league but Mayfield has strong skills


Brady plays for the patriots, yes? he is one of the best. six rings at this point?


I think he does yeah, he is a legend and the most important player in the team, well Quarterbacks are usually the most important players in the field


yeah, they touch the ball on every play, so i guess they have to be talented. who are the other good qbs?


Kellan Moore is another great one, he used to be the only left handed QB on the NFL


Why the only one? is there a problem with lefties?


I have no idea I think there are a couple more now another good QB is Brad Johnson, he holds an interesting stat


Brad Johnson? dont know him. he is not a lefty is he?


No, he is the only QB in NFL history to throw a TD pass to himself.


how did he do that? by accident? i want to see the film of that.


Yeah I think that the ball got tipped on a defensive player and then he caught it.


That is great! one for the record books. what do you think of U of Iowas little stunt?


I think that stunt was really funny, the magic of football not only strange anecdotes but funny ones as well


I wonder if it works at all. does u of iowa win at home? Anyway, great chat


Thats a topic for a Google search as a matter of fact Im going to look over that right now, its been great chatting with you as well, bye


Have a great evening! thanks for the chat.


A lot of cool facts, I feel lot wiser, thanks a lot, bye.


I am doing very well, are you into football at all?


I am into football. I can't wiat for today's games. I am from Chicago so I am a huge bears fan.


I am an Eagles fan myself, sorry about Parkey. Apparently most NFL games have about 11 minutes of gametime!


I know. Good luck today! Saints will be a tough one... Baker mayfield (quarterback, university of oklahoma) once considered quitting football to pursue full-time competitive gaming, and claims to be able to beat anyone at the university of oklahoma one-on-one in halo 3.


I believe that, he is good at pretty much anything he does, QBs are special, I know Alex Smith is very smart!


I had no idea Alex Smith took that many AP classes. Kind of mind boggling...


It really is, doing that as anyone is special, but as an athlete, even crazier!


Yeah! The circular huddle used in todays american football was created by paul d. hubbard, a deaf quarterback, so the other team could not read his hand signals. I had no clue!


I wonder how good he was as a deaf quarterback, it might help in opposing stadiums!


Yeah. Never thought of that before. I believe it would be a benefit... Not sure how the speaker would work though...


that is true, and a lot of people would need sign language. but accommodation is always healthy I think, I am glad he had an impact on the game


If the speaker stops with 15 seconds on the play clock, sign language could extend that time. I think you found a loophole!


I did not think of that, they definitely use hand signals normally, but maybe that is easier to intercept


Is kellan moore still in the NFL? Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl


I think he is, maybe on the Panthers? I know Michael Vick and maybe Steve Young were left handed


Yeah. Tua (Alabama QB is too). The nfl has no written rule against female players; women would in fact be allowed if they met the league's eligibility requirements.


I wonder if maybe they could be a kicker or a punter?


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.


I have never seen those stats presented during games, that would be very interesting to me!


Are you a football fan? I think it's one of the best sports to watch.


Hey! I watch sometimes, but not really often. I was surprised that an average NFL game is about 11 minites of live gameplay. It's not a lot


Yes when you break down the actual game action it is surprising. They have to make room for all those commercials!


I'm a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, it's been a fun few years for us recently.


Good to know. I was wondering maybe you are fan of University of Iowa and can explain why locker room for visiting team is pink lol because I have no idea lol


I guess they think it would be throw the other team off their game somehow. I don't think the color would bother me if I was a player.


Me too actually. I don't think it's big. Noise could be a problem. But color is just color.


Maybe the Georgia Tech visiting team locker room was painted pink because they beat a team 222-0.


Honestly, I cannot imagine this score. 222-0 is really a lot. It was over century ago, but still...


If that happened today I think it would be on Sportscenter for months.


Absolutely. I didn't know that there isn't written rule against female players. I know there some requirements, but I'm wondering what kind of requirements it could be. Any idea?


The only requirements that I can think of are the regulations for how long out of college they have to be to play in the NFL. I believe they cannot declare for the draft until Junior year or a certain age.


Ok, but why does it make problem for potential female players?


I do not know the reasoning behind female players. My best guess would be that since they are generally smaller in stature they don't want females to be injured when getting tackled. Some football players can weigh over 300 pounds.


True. Well, anyway I understand reason of tradition. This is male sport, but wondering about it since I've read about possibility of female players. I've also read that average lifetime earnings of an enginner is higher than the average lifetime earnings of NFL player. It's surprise for me. I was sure they make a lot...


The very best players do make a lot but there a lot of players who do not have long careers. I believe that probably drives the average down a lot.


Right. Average is just average. You are right. Every time I read about some sort of strange facts or traditions. Pink room is one. There is another. New Orleans cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same place as any NFL player. It sounds stupid


The NFL teams usually have a fraternization clause for their cheerleaders and players. I'm sure it's to protect their organization from any messy fall out from relationships.


Don't you think it looks like old school? Too much old


It does but also at the same time organizations always want to protect themselves from any potential legal issues.


I like to watch it sometimes.  How bout you?


Oh wow good for you.  did you know there is no written law against females playing in the nfl


Yeah, I'm not surprised. Also the game play is only 11 minutes.


That is surprising.  it usually takes like 3 hours lol just to watch 11 min


Hilarious. It is a bunch of people standing around.


I hear the NFL also puts chips on their players and on the football as well


Yeah, I'm not sure what they do with that data, what do you think?


Yeah, I would think. Did you know ESPN won an emmy for the first down line?


That digital first down line is very helpful for people at home and watching on the screen!  That is awesome.


I like it too. Same with the thing that follows the puck in hockey.


That one is super helpful!  Those pucks move so fast!


Yeah, did they win an emmy for that too?


i have no clue,  I enjoy hockey more than football though lol more game time lol


Yeah, there can be more action in those games. That is for sure.


Yeah seriously.  In the 60's top bowlers made more money than football players lol


That is pretty cool. Reminds me of the Bill Murray bowling movie Kingpin. Well, nice chatting with you!


hey there, yes I do dance from time to time, what do you think the Giants shoudl do for their #2 draft pick though?


I'm not sure! I don't really watch baseball. What do you think? I think that professional ballet dancers are athletic in a way...they can go through four pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


well that is a lot of shoes haha, and the Giants are actually a Football team, they did horribly last year so they are getting the #2 pick this year, I'm just wondering who they are going to pick


Ah, thought you were talking about the SF giants. A lot of football players do ballet right?


I'm not sure do they? I do know that one team painted the visiting team's locker room pink so maybe they do? haha


Haha. Well I have heard that they do it for physical training. Another person who I would not have expected to do ballet was Tupac, the rapper.


ya I didn't expect that, nor did I expect that top bowlers made twice as much as top football players back in the 1960s


Wow, that is interesting. Around that time Bruce Lee was performing in a cha cha championship. He won.


haha that is impressive, he probably dominated, kind of like Georgia tech when they beat cumberland 222-0 haha


Wow, wonder what happened there. when was that?


ya that was back in 1916, it was the highest scoring football game ever


Oh, so I guess there is no TV coverage of it since it was so long ago. Speaking of TV, do you watch the Simpsons? Bart appears in all episodes but one and he isn't even mentioned in that one.


wow I didn't know that, did you know that women could play for the NFL? there is no actual rule against it


I wonder if we will ever see one. I heard about a woman kicker on TV. I don't usually watch the news but I like comedies like that 70s shows. They tried to remake that verbatim in UK and it was cancelled quickly.


oh ya I liked that show, and ya I think that women could play, the average NFL game only has about 11 mins of actual gameplay so it doesn't take that much endurance


Yeah maybe that is why football doesn't hold my attention. I like cartoons better, like Pokemon. I've been watching since I was a kid and there have been 750 episodes.


oh ya I love pokemon, i saw it as a kid before I became an engineer, at least as an enginner though I will make more over my lifetime than the average NFL player haha


Interesting! Plus I think engineers are better at managing their money.


yup thats it, plus nfl players only play for a limited number of years, that definitely affects it


I have to get into football more though. It looks so cool on HDTV. Luckily we don't have to watch it in monochrome anymore!


Football? The game is insanely popular! Who does not like the football? Everyone plays it around this world.


I dont think football is that popular other than in the states!!! maybe you are thinking of soccer?


Ah, yes, the soccer! That is the word that is used to call it in the America. Thank you. Yes, I like the soccer. The other sport, the football, used much in the US. Yes.


Soccer is a graet sport I also like it, so you like american football aswell?


I have not seen the football american except on the TV and then only with a friend who did not explain it to me.


Well its a great game, you should watch it some time Im sure you will love it, there are 32 teams and two divisions


Ok, that is many teams. I might not be able to follow all of them. What is the best team right now?


The Patriots is the best team, they won the last Superbowl wich would be like the Champions League in comparisson to soccer


I see. The Patriots are very good at kicking the ball, and throwing it from time to time. Everybody must love the Patriots. Such an American name!


Many people hate them as well because they tend to win all the time, I love them personally


I think that winning makes you a winner, and people should love winners, especailly the American people.


Yeah winning is great! so the most important position in the game is filled by the QB


The QB? The Quarterback? It sounds like a difficult and dangerous job.


Yeah the quarterback,  QB is the abbriviation, the are part of every offensive play so yeah, really important job the one they do


The QB should get paid the most then because they have to deal with the ball all the time.It is a heavy burden for one person.


In most teams they are, so Tom Brady, a leyend of the game, used to be bench in his high school team, his team would lose so many game and the coach wouldnt start him


He was not old enough to bear the QB burden. It is hard for one who is young. He needed to age to the right age for carrying the burden of the QB.


Yeah maybe he wasnt good enough back then or he had a terrible coach,


That is a possibility. I have come to learn many things this chat. Thank you the chat. Thank you very much the chat.


There are a lot more interesting facts about the game, hope you watch it some day.


Yes, I used to live in Kansas City and had season tickets to the Chiefs for 10 years before getting transferred to the east coast. I enjoy watching the NFL a lot.


Nice. Did you know women can play too if they make the cut?


No that surprised me, though perhaps if the codified that rule they'd be in some legal problems. I could see a woman kicker, are you fan of the NFL?


Not really but watch it sometimes. after all the gameplay is only 11 minutes


Yes, that surprised me, but I guess with the violent contact and injuries that may be a good thing and it let the netorks see more advertising time. I live near Boston now and was humored to see Tom Brady was a backup in highschool for a team that lost all their games and didn't score. He's had a little more success out here.


Oh for sure he has come a long way. have you heard of alex smith?


Yes,I didn't know he was so smart. I still follow the Chiefs every week and he tutored Patrick Mahomes last year, a class guy though his broken leg was painful to watch this year.I was surprised that the average engineer makes more than the average NFL or MLB player, I guess there's a lot of short carrers to bring the average down.


Yeah. Do you know who invented the circular huddle and how it came about?


Yes, I googled it and it was Paul Hubbard in 1892, interesting being deaf. Now the coaches all cover they mouths and huddle to keep the other team from lipreading the signals. I got a grad degree at Iowa, I didn't know then the visiting locker room was pink, that kind of funny.


I know. I really wonder why that is, if it serves a purpose or has a reason behind it


Seems like a feminizing act I guess or just a distraction from the game preparation. I thought the New Orleans Satints were a little rough on their cheerleaderes, can't dine with a player and have to leave mid-meal is one shows up at their restaurant, that seems a little one sided and sexist.


I really agree with you there, I do not see a point in that rule at all. THey can play in the game if they qualify and yet cannot eat in the same place as other players.


Maybe it was designed to make it difficult to date? No sense to me. I do travel to europe a lot, funny they consider football what we consider soccer, but I was surprised how  many flavor of football there are besides those to, Australian, Gaelic, etc.


Yeah I guess each country has their own concept of what constituted football. The nfl guys do not seem to make much money though.


Less than an engineer on average lifetime, I know. I see where as I mentioned Patrick Mahomas of the Chiefs is set to resign for $200 million, maybe that will bring the average up.


COuld be, I read an article about a nfl player who teaches during the off season to make ends meet


Back when I was in KC they said in the 1960's all the players had summer jobs, like Will Lanier the big linebacker delivered refrigerators. I think with the increased salary they can train year round which is good given the beating their bodies take.


Yeah exactly. And now they place chips on their padding to track movements and such.


I read that and wondered about that. I wasn't sure to what end they embedded the chip in the sholder pads, did that make any sense to your, do you see a reason? I see why they track the ball for first down and out of bounds/touchdowns kind of things.


Well nowaydas they can maybe track movement and also impact and make better clothing and helmets to protect them. Just an opinion. nice chatting with you


Yes. Football is the team sports which allow the player to kick the ball in various degree to the goal.


Is it?  I feel like its more of a hands throwing kinda sport.


Ancient Greece and Romans played many ball games some of use feet to kick the ball.


Thats cool,  maybe that evolved into soccer.


Yes. NFL player earn higher than other players. There was no written rule against female players.


Thats interesting.  In the 60's top bowlers made more than football players.


In October 1916, Georgia tech defeated Cumberland 222-0 is the highest score in the history.


Wow thats a very high scoring game.  What a shame for the losing team.


I think Cumberland fans feel very upset.


I recently found out that ESPN won an emmy for the digital first down line.


It is very interesting. NFL uses tracking chips embedded in players shoulder pads to record movement  in the field.


Yes,  they also use it in the football as well.


The different variations of football are know as football codes. In 20th century, several of the various kinds of football grew to become some of the most popular team sports in the world.


Yeah,  which variation are you a fan of?


Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line.


Oh thanks for letting me know.  I hear there is a former patriots player who never fumbled the ball.


Super. The quarterback also touches the ball on almost every offensive play and is the offensive player that almost always throws forward passes.


I hear the university of Iowa's locker room for the opposing team is painted pink.


I'm doing great tonight! How are you doing?


I am doing well, thanks! Do you like football?


I usually watch NFL right around playoff time. Do you like football?


I love it! did you know iowa's locker room for their visitors is pink?


Iowa is trying some sort of mind game. I don't think it works well or other teams would imitate. How has Iowa done at home? Do they win?


They are usually a pretty good home team. They have a tear jerking tradition where they wave to the cancer hospital for kids after the 3rd quarter.


Hey, that's great! The kids must love that sort of thing. So much money goes to football. The highest paid across all u.s. department of defense employees are three football coaches of the service branch teams


Well if they win 222-0, they deserve it!


I guess, but that was back in 1916. What a game. I wonder who scheduled that one.


They probably got fired after it if they were from Cumberland. Oi!


Georgia Tech should have put in their cheerleaders to make it a fair game.


HAHA! Funny! I would have left early if I was a cumberland player. Like a saints cheerleader at dinner if a saints player walk sin..


I think that's a silly rule in this day and age. The cheerleaders don't get paid much to begin with.


That's sexism! But there is no rule against them playing in the NFL.


I could definitely see females playing football! There is no feeder system though, like college or high school.


They could work for ESPN and make up a yellow line. That would win them an emmy!


An Emmy for a line. Well, that must have been a weak year for the Emmys.


HA! I have been saying that! A yellow line...


It is so obvious now, but I guess at the time, it was a breakthrough. Did you know that those huge American flags at football stadiums weigh 1,100 pounds and cost $50,000 to make?


That's a heavy flag! NIce chatting with you!


Lets talk about Quarterbacks, the huddle was created by a deaf quarterback originally.


I've heard that, Paul D. Hubbard, he did it so the other team could not read his hand signals. That's pretty innovative.


I agree, there is only one left handed quarterback in the nfl, Kellan moore


Oh wow, I didn't realize that. It seems that Tom Brady had a rough start in football, his JV team had a historically bad season in which they didn't win a game nor score a touchdown, yet they never gave him a chance to play because he was the backup quarterback.


Baker mayfield could have went another path, he really enjoys gaming, such as halo 3


It's a good thing he stuck with football. He did pretty great for his rookie season with the Browns.


Alex smith has his bachelor's degree and was able to achieve that in only 2 years


Oh wow, that's cool. He's done better than me. I went to school for 6 years for an Associates. Haha.


Lets talk about the NFL next, women could play in the NFL, there is no written rule against it


I didn't know that, I'm surprised there hasn't been a woman to play. I think it would be great.


There are so many commercials, the average game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay


That's pretty wild. They take like 3 hours. I guess that's how they make their money.


There are tracking chips in player's shoulder pads that the NFL uses to track movement on the field.


That's neat. Do they use it to track velocity, rotation, ball speed and location?


yes, engineers can make more in a lifetime then NFL players


That's crazy to think, but I guess an engineer's career is a lot longer than an NFL player.


yes, lets talk about football next, bowlers in the 1960's made twice that of NFL players


Oh wow. Did you know that the high score ever in a football game was 222-0?


interesting, the creation of the yellow first down line won ESPN an emmy


That's a prestigious award. I've heard that University of Iowa's visiting locker room is completely painted pink. That has to fire up the opposing team.


benjarvus green-ellis in his NFL career has never fumbled.


Yes, I am.  Go Patriots!  How about you?


Go steelers. Lol. Did you know that there have been ony two black QBs win the super bowl.


Wasn't aware of that.  I know my man, Tom Brady has won more than two!  How many has your Big Ben won?


He has two. Did you know that brad johnson actually threw a td pass to himself?


Cool, I don't even know how that's possible, but ok.


A linemen tips the ball into the air. Then the QB catches the ball off the tip and runs into the end zone. Lol.


I knew physics was involved, somehow! Lol  Sounds like a risky move.


Well they dont do it on purpose. Its just haw the play happened. Did you know that there is only one left handed QB in the NFL.


Seems like there would be more than 1, it must be some type of advantage.  I know your team wasn't in the last Superbowl, but did you watch it?


It was on but I didnt really watch it lol. I cant stand the patriots.


I knew it!  People love to hate on my Patriots.  I grew up in that area and have always followed them, so I can't help it, ok! Lol That dang game was over three hours long, I about ran out of beer.


It will be ok. DId yo u know that 14 of the 25 largest stadiums belong to college football teams?


I live in the South, now. so yeah I know how big college football is! So, I can understand why the stadiums are big, heck even some of the high school stadiums would impress you.


That is true. The first playoff game for the nfl was played on a 80 yard field in chicago stadium in 1932.


Probably, none of those old timers still alive that played in that game.


I think it would be possible but probably not very many.


That's back when they wore those little thin skull caps for helmets.  Hardly no rules at all, basically anything goes!


Hey did you know ben roethlisberger has the most wins by a qb in the browns home stadium since they were reinstated?


I didn't know that fact.  Hey, it's been fun chatting with you this morning about all things football.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.


Yes all the time. did you know the women can play too?


Yes there is no rule against that as long as they qualify


Yes I hope we get to see a co-ed game sometimes soon


Yes me too. Did you know the game technically is only 11 minutes?


Yes and we are glued to the tv for what feels like forever


Hahah i know. Did you know engineers make more over the lifetime than NFL players?


Yes but they also have longer careers so maybe that has an effect on the income


True. Did you hear about that rule for New Orleans cheerleaders?


Yes it is sexist and it has to go honestly. Did you know U of Iowa painted the visitor locker room pink?


Hm I wonder if it is supposed to have some effect on them


I wonder too. In the 60s bowlers made more money than football players


Wow I guess it was a much popular sport back in the day so that makes sense


Yes it is true. Did you know ESPN won an Emmy once?


Yes that was for the superimposed yellow line, what a feat


Yes. Do you know what the highest score in college football is?


Yes that is 222-0 when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland


Yes. Do you know who Benjarvus Ellis is?


Yes the rb that never fumbled the ball. DO you like Tom Brady?


Yes I do. In high school he was a reserve qb that was never started


they lost a great chance with him there, too bad for them


Sure! What do think of the Cowboys acquisition of Amari Cooper?


It gave them someone they desperately needed after losing Dez Bryant.


That is for sure. Cooper had a good run in his first years in the league, but his performance with the Raiders has been lackluster as of late. I hope he can step it up with the Cowboys!


Yes!  I'm sure with the use of the tracking chips that they put in the players shoulder pads to record their every move he will start to work on his route running.


Makes sense. It seems like a lot of technology for a game that only has 11 minutes of actual ball play in the entire game.


That's awful short for the amount of money they get paid if you ask me.  Speaking of earnings, the average lifetime earnings of an average engineer are higher than that of an average NFL or MLB player.


Yeah, but they both eat well. That is not true for the cheerleaders!  Besides watching their weight, some clubs, like the Saints, prohibit chearleaders from dining in the same restaurant as the players. That can put a crimp in your diet!


That seems like an odd rule.  I wonder if we'll see a female NFL player any time soon since there's no written rule agaist allowing them to play?


Yeah, it may be the only way the ladies can get a good meal!  The Univ of Iowa already has their visitors locker room painted pink, so we are getting close!


I wonder if that was for Breast cancer awareness?  In the 1960's top bowlers made 2 times as much as the top football stars of the day.  Times sure have changed since then.


I'll say!  In the 1960s, there was no ESPN emmy-award-winning yellow line superimposed on the TV screen!  Revolutionized the game for us armchair QBs!


Yes it did!  I can't believe the score of the highest scoring game ever.  Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0!


A lot has changed since 1918 when that performance made the record books, but it is nice to see a record like that still standing today!


That's just a crazy score.  lol  Did you know that the circular huddle was created by a deaf QB so he could relay hand signals to the other players?


Nice!  And now the phrase, Huddle up" is known across the entire planet!  Less known is that the only left-handed QB in the NFL today is Kellan Moore. I miss John Elway!


Yes. That whole era when Elway played seemed like it was better than now.  The quarterback touches the ball on almost every offensive play and is the one responsible for always calling the plays in the huddle.


Yeah, where are the modern-day Refrigerator Perry type runners today? There are some good ones, like Benjarvis Ellis-Green, the Patriots runningback that never once fumbled the ball in his entire career, but it is hard to find a legend on the field these days!


That's a pretty impressive stat to have!  Current Browns QB Baker Mayfield almost quit football so he could pursue a full time competitive gaming career.  Sounds like that would have been a bit risky.


Yeah, but it speaks toward the mentality of our youth. I could not imagine as a child if I had a chance to go outside and play football that I would have passed on it to stay inside and pretend to play football.  I know Mayfield is more of a Halo 3 guru, but the I think you know what I am saying, right?


yes I do know! lol  It was nice chatting with you!


I can't wait for the Superbowl this year.  But, out of the 32 teams, my team isn't in it.  Do you watch the NFL?


I like to watch and am also excited about the super bowl. I don't really get a chance to watch though.


You may need your sunglasses if you watch the University of Iowa and visit their pink locker room.  That sounds really bright!


Yeah i was thinking about that. I assume it was to discourage the other team.


Lucky the football players didn't get discouraged in the NFL in the 1960's when bowlers made twice as much as the football stars


Yeah that was surprising to hear. It was unbelievable that they allowed a football game to continue with a score like 220-0. Mercy!!


Sounds like someone was taken advantage of!  They losing team sounds like they needed the former patriot Benjarvus Green-Ellis who never fumbled in his NFL career.


That or the fact there is no official rule that keeps women from playing football, they may have had a chance.


Six teams make the playoffs from each conference.  I wonder who will win the Superbowl after these single-elimination games?


It will be interesting to watch. I can appreciate a young person who is also interested in their minds as well as sports. Like Alex Smith who began working on his Masters before becoming a first round draft pick in 2005.


Paul D Hubbard was amazing too in that he was able to quarterback being deaf.  How did he know if people were going to sack him?  He even invented the huddle so other teams couldn't read his hand signals.


Yeah that goes to show you just cause circumstances seem intolerable there is always a way to overcome.


Too bad Tom Brady's high school jv team at Junipero Serra High School didn't think of something ingenious like starting Brady!  They may have won a game or two.


Lol! The average Game only has 11 minutes of live game play


I wonder how long Baker Mayfield would have to work if he chose full-time competitive gaming instead of pro football.  I guess more than 11 minutes.


There is only one left handed quarter back in the NFL; Kellan Moore.


I wonder if that means he has a lot more natural talent because with all the technology they use is it geared to assist left-handers?  Considering that the quarterback touches the ball on almost all of the offensive plays that is quite a feat to be different!


Yeah when i played in high school the QB was left handed. it was awkward because the ball spent the wrong way


Interesting to think about.  I guess they don't have a quarterback in soccer, but only in American and Canadian football.


Technology has brought a lot of things a long way. i mean embedded tracking chips in shoulder pads to track players every move is kind of creepy.


Sounds like something from a 007 movie.  Maybe because of the engineering involved that is why engineers make more average lifetime earnings than that of an NFL player and mlb player!


Greetings! I don't know about you, but I'm not much of a football fan. That's if by "football" we mean American football. If it means soccer, then I'm a fan.


Well I like football as an American haha. I don't personally like soccer but that's just me haha. Do you have a favorite quarterback?


Not really. But I did recently learn that the quarterback is considered the leader of the offensive team. I had thought the QB was in charge of the entire team.


Oh I didn't know that either. There's a quarterback in the NFL who's left handed. He's the only one. His name's Kellen Moore


Just one?! That's interesting. One of the trivia things I know about quarterbacks is that Baker Mayfield once thought about quitting football to become a professional gamer. I guess he's really good at Halo 3.


That's cool. I used to be really good at Halo 3 as well haha. I can't believe those American flags at football games can cost up to $50,000. I can think of a lot more cool things to make for that much money haha


Geez. There's so much money that goes into this sport, especially salaries. But get a degree in engineering and you'll make more money over your lifetime than if you're an average NFL player.


Not a bad idea! Do you like Snoop Dogg? I guess he wrote a fight song for his son's high school football team. That's pretty awesome


Ha! Somehow I can't see him as a father figure. But high school and earlier is where many of the great players got their start -- or tried. The JV team than Tom Brady played for in high school never used him one season.


Isn't that shocking. I wonder if a high school coach is kicking himself. But maybe Tom Brady wasn't so good back then. Did you hear about the new high school football stadium in Allen Texas?


It cost $60 to make and can house 18,000 people. I just think that that money could be better spent somehow but what do I know


$60?! Are you sure about the amount? But some facilities are interesting. For example, at the University of Iowa the visiting team's locker room is painted completely pink.


Oops it was 60 million dollars LOL. Stadiums are super expensive. 14 of the largest 25 stadiums belong to American football teams


I didn't know that. I wonder if any of those teams will one day have female players. I heard that NFL has no written rule against it, but women would just have to meet eligibility requirements.


You're right they don't have a rule against it. They also don't have a rule against tracking their players apparently they use chips embedded in the uniforms to track the players locations on the field


Hmm. Can't they just see them?! ;-) It's amazing some of the technology that's used in games. ESPN, for example, won an Emmy for creating that superimposed first-down line we see on TV.


That is a genius invention though! Another genius is Matt Patricia. I guess he's a rocket scientist to also coaches in the NFL


I don't know about him. But I know some of the players really are smart, contrary to the stereotype. Like Alex Smith, who finished his bachelor's degree in two years and was working on his master's degree when he was drafted by the NFL.


He seems really smart! Did you know that the first NFL playoff game was in Chicago Stadium back in 1932?


No, that's a new one on me. I wonder how many teams they had back then. It's 32 teams now, if I'm not mistaken.


I do think it's 32 right now. And yes Chicago stadium is home to the Chicago Blackhawks actually they share a field


I like to watch it, but I am not a fan.  Did you know that Espn won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed?


Yeah, that's pretty cool. I wonder how that would have affected the highest scoring football game of all time. 222-0.


I heard about it. Think that was in  1976, but I am not sure what happened.


Now I remember.  in 1960 it  was when top bowlers made twice  as top football stars


Ah the halcyon days when bowling was lucrative!


I know.  do you know something about the football codes?


I know they're thinking of changing how they apply the "roughing the passer" penalty.


Ok. there are certain interesting thing about football like the fact that a university locker room is painted pink.  Don't know why.


I think to intimidate them. Pink being "girly". That's dumb. Who cares?  The NFL could have female players. There's no rule against it.


The NFL has tracking chips in the shoulder pads of players to track their movements on the field. Kind of interesting.


That's pretty interesting. I guess they want to  track velocity and rotation and some other things.


Yeah, interesting that they would get that deep into the weeds on it. I wonder if they do that in the other football games around the world, soccer, Aussie Rules etc.?


how can they forbidden from eating in the same restaurant?


I don't know. That seems dumb. Trying to dissuade fraternization or just really sexist?


I don´t know why but it is too much. they are required to leave the restaurant if an nfl player comes in after


Hello, did you know that the University of Iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is painted all pink?


I guess so the opposing team would feel imasucated?  I don't know!!


I don't know much about football. It must be popular, there is a lot of people interested in betting on games.


Are there?  I think it's illegal to bet on NFL games, but I'm not sure about college.


After a new judgement, sports gambling is now allowed in any state. If you have too much money.


I didn't realize that...I don't have too much money so I guess I won't be gambling, lol.  I didn't realize women could play in the NFL if they wanted to!


There should not be a rule preventing them to play, but I would not follow it more if they played.


Well, there is no rule but women do have to meet the league's eligibility requirements.  Maybe that's why we don't see any women?  But considering the an engineer earns more than the average NFL player, I would recommend higher education!


Oh I did know that, it seems that football is generating so much money that the players would be paid more than engineers. The highest paid employees in the department of defense are football coaches.


Wait a second, Department of Defense?  As in the military?  So the DOD football coaches make more than say a Sergeant Major?  That's crazy!!  But I guess the average coach makes millions a year...I dunno


Football is quite popular, games generate a lot of money, in texas there is  a high school football stadium that can hold 18 000 people.


Wow!!  Football is big in Texas...and everything is big in Texas...but wow!!  Did you know the circular huddle was created by a deaf quarterback?  He didn't want the other team reading his hand signals!


that is interesting,quarterbacks can be inventive, Brad johnson is the only who threw a touchdown pass to himself.


How did he pull that off?  Tom Brady was the backup quarterback in his HS, his team had such a bad season that they didn't win a single game or even score a touchdown!  Yet they never put Tom Brady in!!


I don't know, maybe it has to do with who is the child of whom.


Good point, that was probably it.  But still...that coach must have really disliked Tom Brady or his family to do that!


There is a lot o money and prestige in football, 14 of the 25 largest stadiums in the world are college football stadiums, so politics are never far.


That's very true.  Going back to women and football, the New Orleans Saint's chearleaders cannot eat in the same restaurant as any NFL player.  So if they are eating and a player walks in the cheerleader has to leave!


That is not fair, it puts down the cheerleader like a second class citizen.


It does, hopefully the rule will change. I'm sure people don't follow it though...I hope.  Great chat!


I do, but not as much as Snoop Dogg! He wrote a fight song for his son's football team.


Thats pretty cool!  Did you know theres no written law that women cant play in the nfl?


That's interesting. I did not know that. Football does have a lot of rules for different types of football and have different football codes.


Right.  Also,  the NFL uses tracking chips to track the players and the football!  Isnt that interesting?!


So much data! Matt Patricia must be good at interpreting data. He is the only coach in the NFL who is also a rocket scientist.


Thats really cool,  I guess football and physics have a lot in common.  Football is such a long game to watch,  its like 3 hours long but only really 11 min in game play.


That is a long time. Baseball is also a long sport. NFL quarterback Russell Wilson is still under contract for baseball, despite not playing since 2011.


Thats interesting.  I heard the university of iowa painted the opposing teams locker room pink lol


That's funny. College football is big time. 14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums belong to college football teams.


Yeah it seems like a lot of people put money into college football,  thats crazy!


Speaking of money, did you know there is a high school football stadium in Allen, Texas that cost $60 million to build!


omg,  thats insane lol another fact that is crazy is there is a running back who had never fumbled a ball in his career!


That's hard to do! Do you know what else is hard to do in football? Throw a touchdown pass to yourself. Brad Johnson is the only quarterback in NFL history to throw a touchdown pass to himself!


Wow,  he must be a fast runner!  I wonder if theres a video of it lol


I'd love to see that clip. Speaking of football clips, Jordan Reed went viral for a clip of him doing yoga on the sideline.


I wonder why that is a big thing?  People have different ways of preparing for a game.


That's for sure. Whatever it takes to get ready. Football season is grueling. The 17 week regular season runs from early September to late December with only one bye week.


I recently read that the circular huddle used today was created by a deaf quarterback!


That's so cool! The quarterback is the most important player, responsible for calling the play in the huddle.


Yeah,  well its been good chatting,  have a good one.


I bet. I was going to ask you if you liked sports yourself. Who is your favorite team?


I like the patriots. They are the lanisters of football


Do you know about the nfl league and the positions in football?


Personally I like the quarterbacks since they are the core of any offensive


Did you know an average game only has a dozen or so minutes of actual gameplay?


In any case, that is much shorter than it feel considering it takes hours


A lot of prep, getting organized, planning, etc I guess


all that. thats why I dont really care. its pointless to me.


I can see your point, but I think of all the effort and prep that goes into making or breaking the game in those few minutes exciting. Anyway thanks for chatting.


Yes, but I do have to admit that I watch more NCAA.


It can be more exiting than the pro league, Im tired of the Patriots winning all the time


Much agreed there.  Did you know Tom Brady did not even get a chance to play when he was on JV


I didnt know that, why didnt he get a chance, his the best QB ive seen


Even at age 40 he is really outplaying guys half his age.   But it helps tha the has solid players like Green-Ellis on his team


Yeah he is sure a leyend, 40 years old and still has a great dertemintion, I have to give him that, and Green Ellis was a great RB also, never fumbled the ball


They are definitely making more than stars in the 60's did.  Then there were paid the same as top bowlers.


Yeah I dont see bowlers making a lot of money these days, they used to earn more that pro football players


ESPN won an Emmy for the yellow line, I didnt even know there was a category for such a thing.


I did hear about that, it was suprising to me as well but I think the creation of the yellow line changed the game forever


Especially for the home viewers.  Made things a lot easier, and the game easier to understand.


I agree easier to understand I think its great how tech is taking over the game, allows the user to enjoy it more like those tracking chips


That can also help keep the players safer too.


I heard some of the rules are changing so maybe with the help of the chips that can happen, sad to see many players ending with brain damage


Very true, at least these could measure possible concussions and they could immediately evaluate them and take them out to rest if they have one.


There is a chip also on the football all kinds of cool stats are taken out of them, like velocity, rotation speed, location of the ball


I wonder if they can use those for reviews?  It would certainly speed up the game.


I think they do, they take the stats such as running time and all and that might help, do you know the New Orleans Saints? they have this crazy rule against cheerleaders


Yeah I heard.  I cant believe they have to leave just because a player walks in.


Yeah that is really unfair and sexist, that rule should be banned


Much agreed!  Its been great chatting, but I must go.  Have a great day!


Engineers earn more than football players overall, and yeah its been nice to chat as well


yes I do, would you watch it if it had female players?


ya apparently there is no rule against it, and so they would actually be allowed to play!


Agree,  Did you know the first playoff game was played in 1932 in Chicago stadium.


no I didn't, I also didn't know there were 32 different NFL teams


Yes, how about Texas being a big football state.


oh it definitely is, what is crazy to me is that an average NFL game only has eleven minutes of live playing, the rest is just nonsense haha


lol, They have a high school football stadium that cost $60 million to build!


wow that is a lot, did you hear how the huddle was invented btw?


yup created by a deaf quarterback, he used it to hide his hand signs from the other team


interesting, I also find it interesting there is tracking chips embedded in players shoulder pads that record their every move.


ya that is kind of scary, also scary is that the University of Iowa painted the oppsing locker rooms pink, Id be mad haha


Yes, Its hard for me to believe the stadium flags weigh 1,100 pounds. Wow!


that is a ton! do you like the patriots btw? They have a running back that has never fumbled the ball, ever!


I love the Patriots!, and those flags cost $50,000 to make!


that's insane! I guess bowlers used to make twice what football players made in the 60's, so they couldn't afford that back then


do you ever watch football on tv? ESPN won an emmy for creating that yellow line they use during games


Yes, I am, Are you?  In the 60's  top bowlers made twice as much as football stars.


I am. Wow. Times have certainly changed/


Yes they have. How about that score of 222-0 in 1916 with Georgia Tech defeating Cumberland.


I didn't know about that. How does a team even score that many points during one game?


I don't know! That was in 1916!  I would think would stop at some point.


You would think so. Did you hear what the University of Iowa did to the visiting team's locker room?


Yes, painting it pink! Not sure how much would affect the game. More of a joke.


Seems to be. Some kind of mind trick. Did you also know that ESPN invented the yellow line that we see on TV marking the first down?


They won an Emmy for that! Pretty good Benjarvus Green-Ellis has never fumbled the football.


That's very impressive. Wasn't he a Patriots RB?


I thought so, 11 minutes is the average play game!


How is that possible? I knew there were a lot of commercials, play reviews, flags, and such but wow that's very little.


Seems like its more than 11 min. But they say the average. There's no rule against women players in the NFL.


I did not know that either. With the size of the men on field it would be difficult. I can certainly see a female kicker.


Yeah, maybe the kicker, if she's good. Engineers lifetime earnings are higher than a NFL player!


Oh wow! I would definitely rather be an engineer then. It's much easier on your body.


Yes, not worth all the damage and pain you'll get when you get older. Hobbling around with bad knees etc.


I agree. Did you know that in the NFL there are tracking chips in the players shoulder pads and in the football?


Yes, that's got to be helpful. I wonder if that helped with the inflated football? Good chat!!


Ha ha, not sure. I do wonder why they don't use them instead of just reviews for play calls if that have that data.


Hello. Are you a big football fan? I can't wait for the NFL to start again.


I love the NFL, I cant wait either! Which of the 32 teams is your favorite


I used to be a Rams fan until they moved but now I lean towards the Ravens. I really like their quarterback, Lamar Jackson.


He is good and so fast! What do you think about the saints?


I think they are exciting to watch, but don't particularly agree with their treatment of their cheerleaders. Did you know that Saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any NFL player, and if they are already eating and a player walks in, they are required to leave?


I did not know that, it seems like it is sexist! They need chips put in them apparently, just like NFL shoulder pads have


It's amazing the technology that goes into NFL equipment. There's great engineering. Speaking of engineers, the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an NFL player. Crazy!


They are worth every penny! Did you know in the 1960s bowlers made more money than nfl players. They have come a long way!


That's crazy. Things have really changed in the game. It's hard to believe, but one college football game in 1916 had a score of 222-0. Times have really changed!


I heard about that game, who played? I would have quit at 100-0 lol