hello,  how are you?

I just read The university of iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is completely painted pink

Wow that is strange

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

Makes sense i guess

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.


How much do you like football?

a lot.
you?

I really enjoy it, I pretty much watch every single game that I can.

do you watch college or pro football

Usually I watch the NFL, but occasionally I'll watch college.

I like pro cause it is more interesting.

College football players most of them are not good.

What do you think

I agree.

The problem I have with college is that there is just too many people to remember.

I know most NFL players.

I concur.

Do you watch other countries' football like Canadian football

Not really.

If nothing else is on I might watch it or if I'm at a bar sometimes they have it on if no other sports are on.

do you think AFC or NFC win this year super bowl

I want the NFC to win it, but the Chiefs are a really good team and I think they would be my pick to win it all.

I strongly believe the Chief will make it to the conference but not so sure about super bowl cause of their running back situation

Not having their started will for sure hurt them, Mahomes is a beast though.

Who do you think is gonna take the Super Bowl.

the Ram cause they are pretty healthy

Rams and Chiefs are my current picks for the Super Bowl.

They are both amazingly powerful teams this year.

Seeing either one in the Bowl would be nice.

Yeah, both will be superbowl contending team for a while

For sure.

I'm surprised at the Rams last game against the Bears.

Do you think they will have a tough time if they play them again?

in cold weather, it is for sure.
By the way, nice chatting with you

Yeah, have a good day.

bye


Hi, how are you?

hello, im great, what do you think about the Jets and their goal to land Kirk Cousins.

I think they should be thankful they did not land him.

They got a great young QB instead...

I think that is a great decision, if they have a young QB then they can polish him, and I bet he wasnt as expensive as Cousins.

No, he was out of USC and rookie contracts are slotted so when he was chosen in the draft, they knew what they were going to pay him before choosing him.

Oh I see, so he was cheaper than Cousins then?

do you know how much they closed him for?

Probably around 4 years and $40M.

Which seems like a lot but Cousins got nearly $25M per year!

Oh I see, hopefully the QB they picked was a great choice, you know Brady wasnt picked to play with his high school football team, he was benched all the time and the team lost almost every game.

That's odd.

Maybe the coach saw his talent and the lack of talent the offensive line had and decided to spare him all the sacks.

Maybe he was protecting him...

Who knows maybe he was or maybe he didnt know he had a future hall of famer in his rooster, are you watching the Super bowl this year?

I am.
What about you?
Will you watch it?

I will watch it for sure, with friends and family what team are you rooting for?

I am indifferent.

I root for a good game and a good storyline.

If it has that, I usually don't care.

Although every time I say that, I find myself rooting for one team during the game.

It will probably be new this year.

Who are you rooting for?

I am rooting for the Patriots, I am a fan of that team its amazing how much the game has evolved, players now have chips to track their moves and the football does as well

Are you from NE?

I will be using chips too.

I think it will be bbq chips for the game.

Yes I am, and I have been fan since I watched Benjarvus Green Ellis play, what a great rb!

He never fumbles!
I liked him.
Had him in fantasy one year.
I wonder where he went?

He is retired now, has been for a few years at least.

Do you think Tom Brady will retire if he wins on Sunday?

I think he will, its a strong possibility, I think he has won it all and should retire at a high peak.

Good luck Sunday.
Nice chatting with you!

Thank you, I will be cheering for Brady and the Patriots for sure!


Do you think Jon Gruden and the Raiders will get better next year without Mack?

i dont know if it's really all the lack of Mack that is making them lose, Gruden is very new as a head coach of the Raiders, maybe he hasnt found hit footing yet

"Chucky" as he is affectionately known, could have done much better according to the critics

Isn't that a weird nickname?

I dont think I would want to be known for my creppy smile.

He sure looked like Chucky after the loss to the Jets and during the post game interview

it was a surprising loss for sure, they were leading at the half but 3

Mack has been huge for his new team, the Bears

yea he killed it in his first game against Green Bay.

The Bears are lucky to have him.

theyre also a team that has a struggled a lot recently

Maybe if Carr wouldn't throw so many interceptions it would help too

yea after his 3 in the 2nd half they lost their lead and ended up getting destroyed by 20 points

Darnold hasn't turned out to be the QB that the Jets were hoping for I don't think

Some quarterbacks aren't earning their salary.

Carr got paid $125 million, and didn't play very well.

To upset Gruden and think that he is better than he actually is

out of the 32 teams in the NFL, i think the Raiders are close to the bottom

Gruden is fed up with his team and Carr''s poor play

you would think that with just 11 minutes of actual gameplay it wouldnt be THAT hard to coach a team to victory

True.

I have been rooting for Gurley and Goff all year and hope they give Gurley the MVP award

that would be possible.

He probably makes a ton of money too.

which is crazy because when football started, even a pro bowler made twice as much as  star football player.

times have changed

I am still no fan of Ndamukong Suh

do you like Peters and Talib more?

I like Talib from back when he was with Denver.


Are you interested in the Ravens?

Not so much, I'm an Eagles fan.
Are you?

I am near Foxboro s I guess I am a Patriots fan.

I do not follow sports that much.

I can't believe it's almost time for the playoffs!

The first Super Bowl was at the end of the 1966 season.

I remember that.

I had already graduated from high school.

I went through high school with no Super Bowls.

Didn't miss it much!

Haha.

I hear ya!

Did you know An average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay?

I don't believe that but it does seem like evry time they kick the ball, they stop for a while to see what they did.

I think it is a boring game.

The highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0.

I find that one hard to believe, too!

Cumberland must have felt like slinking off the field.

I would like to hear what the coach had to say.

lol

He was probably fired right after the game.

In other countries, they call soccer football.

I find soccer REALLY boring.

Ugh so do I.
It's all too slow.
I rather watch basketball.

There are some interesting football facts though.

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.

At least he didn't have to listen to all of the fans screaming.

Very true!

There is only one left handed quarterback in the NFL.\

It must be hard for him.

The world is made for right-handed people.

Sure is.

I didn't realize that bowlers made more than football players in the 60's!

Bowling used to be very popular.

It's boring to watch, though, but fun to play.

I haven't bowled in a long time!

I heard that New orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player!

I think that is a ridiculous rule.

They have to get up and leave...what if they are eating?

Very old fashioned rule!

Some of those old rules should be changed.

I agree!
Nice chatting with you!


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!


HI how are you?

I'm great!
hi how are you, too?

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 have no idea but that probably helps!

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!

No idea!
Nice chatting with you!

Have a great day!

Also funny how bowlers in 1960 made more than top football stars!

Have a good one!


Hello, do you like football?

I think the QB is the most important player on the team

Yea, a good qb like Kurt Cousins gives the Redskins a better chance than starting Mark Sanchez

He did provide stability to the team, are you a fan of the Redskins?

No but I'm a Giants fans so I know a lot about their rivals.

Losing Cousins to the Vikings really hurt the Redskins

I bet it did, Cousins is a good player, I bet the Vikings knew that, hopes he has a great carreer though

Yea it's too bad Smith got injured too after he ended up replacing Cousins

Smith is one of the oldest players on the team right?

I believe so.

Too bad the Redskins didn't try to get Mayfield.

He's the Browns 30th starting qb

I think the Patriots have the best QB on the leagye, Brady is a great leader

Yea Brady is great.
so is Rivers of the Chargers

Yeah Rivers is another player that I like, what do you think about QB like Alex Smith or Mayfield?

I think Mayfield has a lot of potential and before his injury Smith was a reliable qb

I think they are both good, you know that Mayfield is also a great gamer,

Yea, I heard he like Halo.

Did you know Russell Wilson has a major league baseball contract?

I dont really know who he is so no comment there, is there an interesting fact behind that contract?

Wilson is the qb for the Seahawks, he used to play minor league baseball and signed a contract with the TX Rangers

Oh I see, interesting, did you hear about Benjarvus Green-Ellis?

I remember he use to play for the Patriots not too long ago

Yeah around 2011, cool fact about him, he never fumbled the ball in his entire NFL carreer!!

That's impressive.

Did you know that coach Matt Partricia is an actual rocket scientist?

A rocket scientist!!!

wow that is impressive, he must be a really smart man.


Are you a football fan?

I am a fan of the game do you like the NFL?

I do watch on TV when my Saints are playing.

Its not quite the same as being there, but tickets are too expensive.

I like the yellow 1st down line on TV which gives a perspective of how far it is.

Did you know ESPN won an Emmy for that creation?

So you are a fan of the Saints, cool, and no, why did ESPN won an Emmy for?

ESPN won an Emmy for the yellow line overlayed on the field so when watching on TV, the viewer knows how far it is to first down.

It gives a bit of perspective on what is going through the quarterback's mind.

Do you have a favorite quarterback?

I guess the yellow first down line is a big contribution to the game and yeah mine is Tom Brady I also like Alex Smith, do you have a favorite one?

Brees, obviously.

Historically, I liked Archie Manning, but he did not have the level of success on the field that his sons had.

What I did not know is that at one time, the NFL had a deaf QB, Paul D. Hubbard.

He created the circular huddle so the opposing team could not read his hand signals!

Those sounds like great QBs im not familiarized with them, Baker Mayfield is another great QB and sounds like Hubbard created a legacy.

I would say so considering they still use the circular huddle.

I was surprised and pleased when I learned that we had a female NFL referee officiating the playoff games.

Do you ever think we will have female NFL players?

I don't think so, maybe a whole other division but not in the same league as men's, I think that would be really unfair and actually scary to watch

Probably so, but perhaps a woman will try out since the league rules allow it should she meet the eligibility requirements.

Perhaps as a kicker since it is a lower contact position.

What are your thoughs on tech in football like the tracking chips the NFL use on shoulder pads and in the ball?

I think that tech is taking over the game and that is great, all kinds of cool stats can be known thanks to that so I think its great, stats such as the moves of players, speed of the ball and many more.

I also think is could be a good training aid, especially for the QB.

It could let the QB know the speed and rotation of the throw; after all the best throw is a fast tight spiral.

Do you follow collegiate football?

I do follow it, some of the time at least but mostly NFL, kind of makes me angry that games only have 11 minutes of live gameplay.

I am having trouble figuring out where the rest of the time goes.

After all, they only 20 seconds to huddle, line up, and snap the ball.

I guess if the play lasts less than 20 seconds and results in a dead ball then that could be part of the reason why!

Yeah I guess so still seems like little time, games tend to last a long time and only 11 minutes is unfair to fans.

True.

I prefer to watch it live and am a season ticket holder for my alma mater, the LSU Tigers.

Did you know that the highest scoring football game was in collegiate with Georgia Tech beating Cumberland 222-0 in 1916?

222-0 !!!

is that real?

woah, how can a team lose by that many points were they even playing the same sport lol.

What I also find interesting is some of the quirky off-field rules.

Like the one forbidding Saints cheerleaders from eating in the same restaurant as NFL players.

Its unfair that they must leave even if they were there first and already eating!

That is really unfair, the NFL should ban that rule and the Saints should change it not only sexist but also humiliating rule, makes me feel angry and disgusted.

It seems so immature!

Like the University of Iowa painting the visiting football team's locker room all pink!

Is that suppose to humiliate or intimidate the opposing team?

That is so funny, can you imagine being the opposite team and then arriving at an all pink locker room, the look in their faces just priceless anyway its been cool chatting with you today.

Thanks and same to you!

And keep your day job.

After all, an engineer (or likely almost any technical professional) earns more in their lifetime career than the average NFL player!


Hello there, are you excited for the upcoming Super Bowl?

Of course I am, counting the hours till sunday what team are you cheering for?

I think I will be cheering on the Rams, but mostly for the score depending on what numbers I get in any kind of pool I'm in.

How about yourself?

I  am rooting for the Patriots, are the Rams your favorite team in the leage?

No I am a Packers fan, I just think the Rams had a good season and deserve it, plus the Pats have won it enough recently!

How about you?

Yeah could be, my favorite team is are The Patriots but I wouldnt mind if they lose, I just want to watch a great game!

Yeah I'm the same way, I like when the game is a game still late in the 4th quarter and it takes some awesome plays to win it.

I agree, so did you know about the tracking chips the players have?

No I don't know too much about that.

I imagine they have them in their helmets to track hits for concussion studies?

I think they track the moves to have a better idea of the plays, location, distance runned amont others, the football also has a chip.

Yeah I think you are right, pretty sure they have them in shoulder pads as well.

You know engineers end up winning more money than football players and without all that brain damage.

Yeah I think I have read that they earn more in a lifetime overall, probably because they work their whole career vs. average football players maybe 8 years.

When you put it that way a football player does earn more, in the 60s they didnt as bowlers made more money that football players.

Yeah isn't that crazy to think the top bowlers were the big ballers back in the 60's.

Oh man what a life to be a pro bowler in the 60's lol.

I wonder how much they actually earned lol, did you hear about the emmy ESPN won?

I think I remember them winning one after they came out with the yellow line for the first down line on tv games right?

Yeah that is right, I guess it is pretty usefull and deserves an award, it did change things

Yeah it definitely is very useful to everyone watching on tv.

Do you know what the highest scoring game ever was, college or pro?

I dont know about pro, in college it was 220-0, thats a humiliating loss.

Yeah you are right!

Isn't that just an insane score, you would have to score on basically every play.

Well nice chatting with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Hey!

It's quite interesting, but NFL has no written rules against female players.

It's just difficult to believe.

Isn't it!

They would have to be some tough females!

True.

It says they have to meet the eligibility requirements, but I'm wondering what kind of requirements they may have.

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.

It would be interesting to see!

It's amazing.

I'm sure it's difficult to combine all together, but he is very talented

this is really interesting too!

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 didn't know that.
I guess not so many people know it.

I bet he would not have made the money he is now!

I didn't know the NFL was 32 teams.

Quite surprise for me that the average lifetime earning of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earning of NFL player.

I was sure they make a lot

Thats all you hear!

How much they make.

An average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay

It shocked me.
I cannot believe.
Just 11 minutes????

Yes!

and the average game lasts 2.5 to 3 hours!

Honestly, I'll take a look in the Internet.

It's just difficult to believe.

let me know what you find!

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.

Good point.
NFL has a lot of data.

definition of football.

Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal.

It's very broad definition.
Soccer reflect it for sure.

yeah, I had never heard of association football.

Do you watch or play sport often?

no, not at all.

You?The highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0

It was long time ago.

I'm not sure it would be possible in 2019

Especially with only 11 minutes of actual play time!

Absolutely!

Back then they even made more money in football.

In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.

I didn't know it!

Well, it was my pleasure to talk with you.

Have a good day!

Nice talking with you!

Thanks.


good morning to you

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.

who is your team?

I like the Packers, do you follow a team?

yea im a Patriots fan.
sorry haha

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

ohj yea, weve been lucky with Tom Brady

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!


Hey there, do you have a favorite quarterback or anything like that?

I like to watch Tom Brady a lot

Yeah, he's pretty cool.

He's a favorite in his hometown of San Mateo, CA.

I can't believe he was passed up on when he was on the JV team of his high school.

Their loss!

Yeah that definitely was a stupid move on their part.

Alex Smith though maybe he missed his calling.

He was a genius and got his bachelor's degree in only two years.

And he was working on his master's but then was drafted into the NFL.

He might have been able to do a whole lot more without doing the football thing

wow!

I know, right?!

I wish I went off to college my junior year in high school but at the rate he was going with his AP tests, its not surprise he would skip 12 grade in high school.

The fact that he could balance all of that and football is pretty amazing.

He's an athletic genius :)

I agree with you!

What do you think about Kellen Moore as well?

He's the only left-handed quarterback in the league I wonder if that gives him an advantage or not?

That says a lot, I know that lefty's are highly regarded in general.

I think it could give him an advantage since most players may be right handed so he's able to really dodge the other players when passing the ball.

I bet he didn't fumble the ball as much either.

Yep that's a good point.

We have to do some research on that.

Also, I wonder if the deaf quarterback did research when he invented the circular huddle.

It's such a genius thing, that I can't believe it was invented earlier

That was a pretty clever move on their part because you know the opposing team is always looking for ways to figure out their opponents next move.

I wonder if they have any deaf quarterbacks now?

They would probably do better than the players that can hear because sometimes those guys don'

That's a good question.

I don't think that they have them in the professional weeks anyway.

Did you hear about how the University of Iowa painted the opposing team's locker-room pink?

That would actually make me play better I think

Wow, totally emasculating to say the least lol but you're right, it would make me want to work harder at winning so that my team gets the last laugh :) Do you think the locker room is still pink or was that back in the day?

I would think they would not have it that way now because everyone is so worried about being politically correct these days.

Haha you're right about that.

I guarantee someone would complain about it.

Do you know the highest football score of all time by the way?

It was 222 to 0, talk about a blowout LOL

Yeah, I would say that team got beat down lol Kinda embarrassing for the losing team.

Maybe that team was in the wrong division to start with.

I haven't seen anything that high of score ever.

I guess that was more like a practice game for Georgia Tech.

I wonder how the Cumberland team is doing now?

I'm sure their coach reminds them to not ever allow that again lol

That's a good question.

Because I don't really watch college sports I don't know, hopefully they're doing better though LOL I don't think they have a guy like BenJarvus Green-Ellis though he's never fumbled the ball they would have done a lot better if they had him

Oh yeah, Benjarvus Green-Ellis was the man!

At least he can always brag about not ever fumbling the ball to the grand kids.

I'm sure not every football player can say the same.

Where is Green-Ellis now?

Did he make hall of fame?

I hope so!

I hope so too!

I don't know that he plays anymore, but I don't really keep up with football that much now.

I also think it's crazy how they use tracking chips on the players.

Technologies becoming so Advanced now

Yes, technology has taken over so much.

Pretty soon they'll embed a chip in the players body which they should because some of those guys are trouble makers lol I don't follow football much but they seem to make headlines lol I also noticed how much the nfl has advanced in other technological ways with all the angles they are able to get on camera during the games and the wireless microphones that the team coaches and assistants get to wear to track their team more as well.

Yep I could see that.

It's kind of scary and hopefully  they can take those chips and cameras off once they leave the field.

I hope that civilians never have to wear those, because you can track everything from location to speed to Velocity and rotation, it's a changing world that's for sure

Its a little creepy if you think about it.

But I totally agree, I hope they're able to have a little privacy once they are off the field.

I noticed that women are able to play in the NFL if they pass the requirements needed to play.

I don't know if I would want to play among all those sweaty big guys lol But I think its pretty cool for a women to play.

I think there is one female in the NFL that I know of?

Not sure though.

No there is not a female player in the NFL yet.

But there is no rule against it.

I would be very interested to see one start playing though.

There is no rule so it's possible, but they would have to be really good, that's for sure, and also know how to take a hit potentially

Exactly!

I wonder how the male players would feel about tackling down a female the way they do their fellow male team mates.

But I'm sure it wouldn't be so bad given that the game only has 11 minutes of live game-play.

Yep that's true.

And also, would they all use the same locker room, or if there was only one girl on the team would she get her own locker room, who knows?

I just don't know how it would work but I'm sure we could figure out a way so that everyone would be happy


The NFL is one of the major sports league in North America.

Do you watch the NFL?

Yes.

It my favourite sports, The NFL regular season starts from September to December.

Which is your favourite team ?

My favorite team is the Baltimore Ravens.

What about yours?

Super Bowl is my favourite.

NFL earn high revenue higher than other players.

I would bet the quarterbacks are the highest paid team members.

They tend to be the most famous players.

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

Even though they line up behind the offensive line, they are considered the team leader.

NFL uses tracking chips in the players shoulder pad to record their movement in the field.

This type technology improvement make the game very effective.

I think it would be interesting to see a diagram of the recorded movement.

NFL players move around a lot in a game, even with just 11 minutes of live gameplay on average.

They are using circular huddle pad to avoid other team players watch the sign in the field.

This type of tactics are very important and make the game very interesting.

Football requires a lot of strategic skill and tactics to play successful plays, since neither team knows what the other will do.

In October 1916, the game held between Georgia tech and Cumberland, it is the highest score game in football when Georgia tech defeated Cumberland 222-0.

You almost have to wonder if Cumberland's team was sleeping on the field!

It's rare for a team to score 0 points.

Even if they just played defensively, you'd think they would have stopped the opposing team from scoring so much.

Yeah.

It is very true.

I couldn't imagine how it happens, the poor performance by Cumberland.

It was a black day for Cumberland.

They could use a player like the Patriots' running back Benjarvus Green-Ellis.

He's never made a fumble in his entire time in the NFL!

Yes.

The NFL has no written rule against female players.

I wonder what the physical requirements are for a woman to be able to play.

I would personally be scared to go on the field with all those powerful guys around me!

They are making fit for the game, it is very necessary to maintain good health condition for playing.

I can believe that.

They train to be so fast and strong.

Some of them are very smart too, like Alex Smith.

He took advanced placements tests in high school and did so well he entered college as a third-year student!

All the players are trained to achieve the excellence so they are working hard.

They are very highly paid athlete compared to other player.

It makes me feel like I ought to go do some exercise myself, even if I'm no football player!

It was great talking to you.


Good day there.You a football fan?

I am mad the NFL season is over.

The Superbowl was kind of dissapointing but I enjoyed the 16 regular season games.

Hello there, I am and I agree!

It wasn't as fun as other years, my team didn't even make the playoffs so that was sad.

Oh bummer!

Yeah just have to wait until next year.

Maybe it will be more exciting.

The NFL tracks movements of players and the ball using a chip!

Yep, always next season.

And yeah, I think that is good, I hope it helps with player safety.

Yeah me too.
So many injuries.
Football wasn't always popular though.
Back in the 60's bowlers made more!
Twice as much in fact.

Yeah there really are a lot.

And wow!

I guess it shows just how popular the NFL has become since then.

Exactly.

There are also various other forms of football like rugby and Australian Rules.

There was a big Australian rules tournament held in my town last summer!

Oh that's awesome!

Do they have a quarterback> It's one of my favorite positions because they touch the ball almost every play.

I don't they did, and yeah they are the most important player on the field even during a team game.

Yeah.

Tom Brady is one of the best.

Did you know he didn't even start when he played junior varsity in high school?

Yeah he sure is, and I think I read that, wonder how he got scouted in the first place?

Yeah good question.

The QB Alex Smith is a smart guy too.

He took so many AP classes that he got his degree in 2 years!

Holy cow, that is impressive, it sounds like he could have gone into any field he wanted.

Yeah agreed.

Funny you say that because Baker Mayfield's field of choice was almost competitive gaming!

That is hilarious!

I think I read about that a while back, do you know his game was?

Yeah  believe it was Halo 3!
Wonder if he still plays video games?

That was it!

Good call, and I'm sure he does, but probably Fortnight or something now.

Yeah Fortnight is crazy popular.

I wonder how much they make in comparison to the NFL?

Despite what everyone thinks engineers actually make more money in their life than NFL players.

Isn't that interesting, but I think it is because they have a very long career as opposed to sports players.

Yeah those NFL players get hammered with injuries.

Very tough on the body.

But some players can take the hits like Green-Ellis who never fumbled the ball once!


Do you watch football?

There's no written rule that women can't play in the NFL.

I'd love to see that!

i do watch it!
whos your favorite team?
and me too!
I wonder if any have ever tried out yet

My favorite team is the Colts.

Who's your favorite?

The average NFL game only has about 11 minutes of actual gameplay.

Thank goodness for instant replay!

I root for the Patriots.
11 minutes is so short!
the game stops so often

This is interesting -- an engineer over the course of his/her career will earn more than an NFL player.

Crazy.

well if you think about it, an engineer may have like, 45 working years.

an average NFL career might only be 10 years at the most, and this average factors in the regular players.

not everyone is a superstar making millions

True.

Speaking of the Patriots, former RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never had a fumble in his career.

Wonder how many times he had the ball?

haha i hope more than 1 or else that stat isnt as impressive.

I feel like he was a common target back in his day

The highest ever football score was 222-0 in 1916.

The other team couldn't even get on the board.

I wonder at what point they just gave up and tried to rack up the score?

i feel like they couldnt have been THAT dominated

Haha.

In the 60's the top bowlers made more than the football stars.

Oh, how times have changed.

right?

I wonder why!

nowadays I bet most people cant name even one pro bowler

I know I can't.

I don't even know if they show bowling on TV anymore, like they used to when I was younger.

i definitely cant name any, and I also have never even seen bowling on TV.

i imagine it would be pretty boring to watch

Oddly, I used to watch it a lot in the 80's.

But we only had 3 4 channels and it was the only thing on.

Did you know ESPN won an Emmy for the creation of the First Yard Line  yellow line on TV?

What a great innovation.

that yellow line saved football on TV i say.

it is an absolute staple and probably one of the most important inventions for TV football

Totally agree.

I remember when they tried to apply to the same sort of thing to the hockey puck.

Wasn't as popular.

which i think it would be way more useful in hockey!

i can never follow that puck

Me neither.

I think it was a good idea.

But the hardcore fans hated it so they dumped it.

Did you know Kellan Moore is the only left-handed QB in the league?

Wonder if that gives him any kind of advantage.

i feel like it would help him sometimes because so many linemen might be trained to aim for the QBs right side

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

Any advantage is a good advantage.

QB Alex Smith took so many AP tests in HS that he started college as a junior.

Smart kid.

thats an insane amount of AP tests, I cant imagine how he could have managed all of that in high school, i could barely manage 1

Haha.

Same here.

He was working on his Master's degree before he was drafted first overall in the 2005 draft.

he had a good fallback plan at least!

did you know the modern huddle was created by a deaf QB back in the day because he had to use hand signals?

he didn't want the other team to see what he was signing

That's awesome!


high how are you

Good.
Is Tom Brady still with the Patriots?

Yes he is for now.

When is the next NFL championship game?

I think next month.

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

no I have no clue.
You?

the Patriots?

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.

Yes I will be watching with my family.

Do you usually watch the games at home?

My friend celebrate the super bowl like it is christmas.

yes i watch at home

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

I had no clue hard to believe

They cost approximately $50,000 to make them.

wow thats a lot of money

NFL owners can afford it.

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?

Yes they did

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?

I dont know baker.
who is he?

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.


hi how are you?
do you like the football?

Hello, I'm a life long football fan.

i do not really know the game well.
i sometimes watch.
usually the playoffs.

At least you watch the important games.

The rest is just positioning for playoffs.

i guess.
who is your favorite team?

I like the Cincinnati Bengals.
How about you?

i like the underdog in the super bowl.

i think that it is fun when they beat the favored team.

Haha, yes it's very easy to root for an underdog.

Speaking of underdogs, I was shocked to read there is only 1 left handed QB in all of the NFL.

why is that?

is there something unusual about lefties?

Are they a problem?

Kellen Moore is the only lefty.

It's subtle differences, the ball spins different and the QB's blindside is opposite.

so the rest of the team has to play differently?

ok. that would make sense.

then the coach has to make different plays?

They don't play different exactly.

You just have your best lineman blocking the blindside as that's where the defenses best player usually lines up to attack the QB from out of vision line.

That blocker never learns to play right side.

Plus just fewer people are lefties I assume lol.

ok. that makes sense.

What do you think of the University of Iowa and their little painting scheme?

It looks nice on TV.

I suppose it is a pleasing color for the TV audience.

i hadnt though of that.

I assume the intent was to belittle opponents like they are little girls but it looks cool when they show locker room shots I think.

i dont mind pink it gets me excited to play.

i want to play harder when i surrounded by pink.

I love when the NFL players wear pink shoes and gloves during breast cancer awarenss month.

It just pops and very slick looking.

What do you think about that/

I think that it would be a little too much for me in my pink locker room.

there is such a thing as too much.

HAHA very true, they knew what they were doing when they painted the visiting locker room pink.

They were not interior decorators.
they should have consulted experts.
anyway, thanks for the chat!

Very true indeed!
Have a great day stranger!

Thanks.
You too, total stranger!

Bye!


Hello, do you know much about quarterbacks?

I know a little trivia about that particular football position.

Are we referring to American football or Canadian style?

American football.

Did you know Alex Smith took so many AP tests in high school that he was a junior when he went to college.

Smart dude!

He even started working on his master's before he became the overall 1st pick in the draft.

Very smart guy.

The circular huddle was created by a QB who was deaf.

Yeah.
Wasn't his name Hubbard?

Yep I believe so.

Deaf QBs are rare in the NFL--almost as rare as left-handed QBs.

I think there is only one in the league right now...

Yes they are.

I can't think of many left handers over the years.

Only other one that comes to mind is Vick.

I think the current one is named Kellan Moore.

Some of the greats were left-handed, such a John Elway and Jim Kelley.

Oh yea I forgot about Elway.

Baker Mayfield once thought about quitting football to pursue a career in professional gaming.

Mayfield... Wasn't he QB at the Univ of Oklahoma?

I can't recall where he played in college, but that sounds right.

He plays for the Browns now.

That is a team that has had a rough go at the position of QB!

Their franchise would be alot different today if they had a QB like Superbowl champion Tom Brady.

Yea they have had terrible luck with QBs.

Did you know the NFL has no written rule against women playing?

Are you suggesting that Cleveland should consider putting a woman in at QB?

It couldn't hurt any!

HAHA I would like to see that actually.

The Saints don't allow their Cheerleaders to dine with players, so securing a QB spot would open up a world of dining that most find an incentive!

I think a lot of teams have rules around players interacting with cheerleaders.

Well, with the average gameplay time of 11 minutes, what does it really matter?

Good talking to you!


Hi.
Are you into the Los Angeles Chargers?

I am not really into football in general.

How about you?

No.

But the Los Angeles Chargers seem to have good track record.

The are the 11th best in defense in the NFL this year.

They also have the best net passer rating for 2018 along with the Chiefs.

Huh, I did not know that.

And apparently they also score 2.6 points per drive.

Net passer rating is a relibale litmus test for Super Bowl caliber teams so they are Super Bowl contenders.

Yes, I think that they are.
They are tied with the Chiefs in 2018.

They also have the seventh best offensive line in the NFL right now

Wow.

I did not know that.

Football is also called soccer in some countries.

We really love our football in the US.

14 of the world's 25 biggest stadiums belong to American college football teams.

Yes!

And did you know that the highest score ever in a football game occured in 1916 when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland with a score of 222-0?

I wonder what happened to make the score so bad!

I have no idea.

I wish I knew how the score could get so high.

They must have changed the rules since then.

I have never heard of Gaelic football, have you?

No, I have not heard of Gaelic football though I have heard of Australian football.

I think it's the same as American football but the ball is larger.

And then there is Rugby football.

They have a rugby league or rugby union.

So many different versions of football.

It makes my head spin.

Football certainly has come a long way.

It's crazy the technology that is used in American football these days.

I think it is awesome that former Patriots runningback Green-Ellis never fumbled the football at all during his whole career.

That is amazing.

Some football players are just so talented.

Brad Johnson, a Superbowl winning quarterback has thrown a touchdown pass to himself.

Wow.

Has it that possible?

And the average NFL game has only 11 minutes of live gameplay.

I am not sure how it's possible.

And yeah, there isn't a lot of gameplay which is probably why I am not into football.

Yeah, me too.
Some of the rules seem crazy to me.
Hey, it has been great.
Thanks.

I still have so much to learn about the NFL.


Do you follow football?
College or NFL?

I follow both actually, I love the Eagles and Ducks!

The Ducks are Oregon?

I've heard that Iowa painted the locker room for visitors pink.

Yes!

I have heard that too!

I also heard 14 of the 25 biggest stadiums in the world are for college football!

There's some serious money in college ball.

I wonder whether there will ever be a women's version of the game.

I doubt it would ever catch on to be honest.

Even mens high school stadiums can cost up to 60 million to build!

That's true.

There has to be money available to build the stadium.

Maybe they would include women on the men's teams, make it co-ed.

that is a good point, but who knows if there is a market.

Snoop Dogg wrote the fight song for his son's high school football team

Snoop is a man with many talents.

I think it's funny that an NFL has only 11 minutes of live gameplay.

Lots of time for commercials.

It sure does since the games are 3 hours long!

It's interesting that engineers make more during their careers that pro athletes.

I guess longevity pays well.

that really is interesting, they put their body on the line for that too, just to get paid so little

That's the issue with including women in the game.

Women would get badly hurt by men.

Would viewers accept that?

I do not think so

I wonder whether they would let men become cheerleaders.

I know college has male cheerleaders.

I think they should!

I know saints cheerleaders cannot eat where the players do, which is odd!

I guess it's to discourage romantic relationships.

I suppose so, that is still odd to me though.

Like, they can talk to who they want!

Maybe they had problems in the past.

I think so, that is all I can think of!

I think it's odd that ESPN won an Emmy for the yellow line showing the first down.

It's a good addition to the show, but an Emmy?

I think that may be overkill, but it certainly is an advancement


Hi, how are you?

I am well, how are you?

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!

True.
What's your favorite team?

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.


Do you watch the NFL?

Yes I watch the NFL from time to time.

There's no rule against female players apparently, would you watch the NFL with females playing?

I am not sure, they may get hurt right away, what do you think?

I think you could have a female kicker, but I don't know that you could have female linebackers or something like that, but who knows maybe it will happen

There may be a female kicker I just read about that may be the first one.

Do you watch college football?

I have watched it from time to time.

I remember hearing about the University of Iowa's locker room.

They painted the opposing team's locker-room pink LOL

For sure, I like that stadium.

The coach was into psychology and read about the pink color.

Very interesting read

Yes I agree.

Also interesting that Bowlers in the 60s made twice as much as football stars back then, talk about a reversal

for sure, a huge reversal!
I would pursue NFL over bowling now

Yep absolutely!

I also would pursue being on Georgia Tech's team versus Cumberlands, especially after seeing that Georgia Tech beat them 222 to 0 LOL

I feel bad for the other team, I would have quit after 100-0 lol!

Haha I agree with you!

Riverwatch football on TV though?

Apparently ESPN won an Emmy for creating the first down yellow line on TV

I love that yellow thing on the field.

I used to think it was a real thing as a kid while watching tv and never understood how they did it lol

Haha that's funny!

It's definitely useful.

did you hear about how the circular huddle got started by the way?

I think from a deaf quarterback, is that right?

yup, he would use the huddle to cover up his hand signals, that way the other team couldn't see what he was doing

That is smart, you could easily pick those signals up if there were no huddle.

Was it Paul Hubbard?

I'm not sure actually.
But that sounds like it could be him.
do you follow Alex Smith by the way?
You think he's any good

he was good, then he got hurt really bad, poor guy.

What do you think?

Yeah I felt bad he got hurt, but he was so smart, he almost got his master's degree back when he was in college and he passed out of a lot of college classes from when he was in high school

He was definitely a smart guy who became the #1 pick.

Good chatting with you!


Who is your favorite quarterback?

It is an offensive position in American football.

I don't really have one.

Although I think it's cool Kellan Moore is the only left handed QB!

He is one of my favorites of the 32 teams in the NFL.

Yes he is.

Russel Wilson is great too and he is still under an MLB contract.

Russell is talented.

I hope he makes it to the super bowl which is always the first Sunday of February.

Yes me too.

He has been there before.

In his MLB contract he was traded to the NY Yankees in 2018.

I wonder how a woman would size up against him in the NFL.

Women can play as long as they meet eligibility requirements.

I think she would get killed honestly.

High school football is really big in Texas.

One high school even has a football stadium that seats 18,000 people.

Texans get really involved in football.

Crazy to think it's just a matter of kicking a ball to score a goal.

Ha ha Are you thinking of soccer?

There is kicking involved in football but it's not that primary way to score a touchdown.

Foot ball goes by many names such as soccer, gridiron football, gaelic football, and rugby football.

Yes many sports are referred to as football.

But Gridiron football is the biggest variation in America.

14 of the worlds 25 largest stadiums belong to American college football teams.

Bowlers used to make twice as much as footballers.

Somehow they lost the edge!

Wow.

That is very surprising.

There has also only been one quarterback to throw a touchdown pass to himself and that is Brad Johnson.

That's a cool thing to be known for!

I wonder how much of the 11 minutes of game play it took for him to do that!

Indeed.

Yes probably just a few seconds lol.

Doug Williams and Russell Wilson are the only 2 African American quarterbacks to win a super bowl!

My boy Vick didn't get his chance!

He should have stayed away from the dogs.

That still makes me sad that he was hurting innocent animals.

Terrible really.

Now that's how he is remembered.

Speaking of dogs, Snoop Dogg wrote a fight song for his sons high school football team!

His song is actually very talented.

He could probably beat the crushing record of 222-0 between georgia tech and cumberland in 1916.

Yes he would definitely give the players encouragement.

Those big flags in the stadium cost $50,000 to make!

Well it was nice talking with you!

Nice meeting you!


HI there - are you interested in football?

I like the Ravens quite a bit, our defense has been the second best in the NFL this year in points allowed per drive.

I heard it was only 1.6 points per drive, which forces the other team to a three and out quite a bit!

Definitely.

Matt Judon is a big reason for that - he has been having a great year at outside linebacker.

Definitely - 3 sacks and 5 tackles is nothing to shake your head at!

The Texans have a great pass rush as well - JJ Watt and Jadeveon Clouwney are a tough pair,

I've been following Baker Mayfield as well this year, since it is his rookie season - he's been doing well with a 71% completion rate!

Yes he may have trouble with sacks when they play Houston - the Houston secondary is 11th best.

Yes, for sure.

But even if he has to sit in the pocket, that won't hurt Houston - he isn't as good when he waits to throw the ball.

Yes the Jaguars defense is nothing to be afraid of anymore.

They are given up almost 4 more points per game than expected.

I think it is interesting how they're able to track all of this data.

Did you know there are tracking chips in the shoulder pads of the players to gather that type of data?

Yes and in the football too!

Probably makes it easier to monitor the game.

Well when you can track velocity, rotation, ball speed, and location - it definitely helps to monitor all that information!

Yes - with only 11 minutes of gameplay per game it gives the announcers stuff to talk about.

Which is pretty crazy - kind of like how there's actually no rule against a female playing the NFL too.

I wonder how long it will be before a girl gets signed!

I think a girl could be a kicker - though maybe not for the Saints - they wont even let their cheerleaders eat at the same restaurants as the players!

And if a cheerleader is somewhere, and player comes in later, the cheerleader has to leave!

That seems unfair if they were there first.

Absolutely!

I would rather be an engineer than play football anyway  - you make more money

I know - more than an NFL OR MLB player!

That's crazy!

I think it is because their careers are longer - less injuries!

So true!

The lifespan of an NFL career isn't terribly long.

Yes unless you are Tom Brady - leading his team at quarterback he has way outlasted most players.

Very true - and he wasn't even allowed to start in high school when his team couldn't even score a touchdown!

His high school coach must regret that!

Of course some players do both - Alex Smith was working on his master's degree when he got drafted.

That's so awesome when NFL players value their education.

I mean, Alex came in as a junior because he took so many AP tests!

Absolutely.

I do like that all types can play football - the huddle was created for a deaf quarterback


Hello.
Are you familiar with the NFL?
It has 32 professional football teams.

Yes, my local team is the Saints.

I do not follow regularly, but I am always intrigued by how tech has infiltrated the game.

Do you know the NFL has tracking chips in the shoulder pads to record every player's move?

Yes, I do.

The coaches use technology because they need to track ball speed, rotation, etc.

more accurately.

What I also find interesting is some of the superstitions and quirky rules.

For my Saints, the cheerleaders cannot eat in the same restaurant with any NFL player, even if they were there first!!

That is not fair.

If the cheerleaders are at the restaurant first, the players should leave.

I am not sure how that came to be.

Did you hear about the call against Packers linebacker regarding roughing the quarterback?

Yes, I heard.
What do you think about it?

I am not sure how the refs can consistently make the call?

Hitting the QB in the head or below the knees is prohibited and easy to observe.

But the rule that says the defender cannot land on a QB with MOST OR ALL OF BODY WEIGHT!

How do you call that?

Do you know that Paul Hubbard, a deaf quarterback, started the circular huddle in football?

I did not.
What was the reason behind it?

He did not want the other team to read his hand signals.

Ahh.

The tradition lives on.

Today, quarterbacks have radios in their helmets to get calls from the coaches.

Did you know that in High School, Tom Brady was a JV backup QB?

You would never believe that considering his NFL record!

He did not get to play at high school since he was only a backup.

Yet, he won five super bowl championships.

Do you follow collegiate football?

I used to.

I have no time now.

I almost prefer collegiate to professional football.

I have had season tickets to my LSU Tigers for just over 30 years!

Even collegiate football has some unusual rituals.

Did you know the University of Iowa locker room for the visiting team is painted pink?

You have to wonder if it is for humiliation, intimidation, or a bit of both?

I think it is both.

Alex Smith (redskins QB) took so many ap tests at high school that he received his bachelor's degree in two years.

That is amazing considering how many players opt out of completing their degree to enter the NFL draft.

Apparently, Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL.

I know being left handed can be advantageous in baseball, but is it in football?

During the playoffs, the NFL has a female referee.

Do you think there will ever be female NFL players?

I don't know.

The NFL has no written rule against female players but I can imagine that it is hard to meet the league's eligibility requirements.

I've got to run.

Nice chatting with you.

Same here.

Hopefully they can clarify the roughing the passer rule.

Its kinda hard to see how a 250-300 pound rusher cannot put most of his body weight into rushing the passer?


Do you like the NFL?

I like to watch it sometimes.
How bout you?

I watch it every year on Sunday.

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?

Maybe stats,  or training purposes?

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!

great chatting with ya.

Take it easy.


Do you like dance?

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!


I like it when the police have fun on local media.

Like after the Cleveland Browns got "robbed" by the officials.

Yeah, they declared that a "robbery" warrant had been issued.

And just to make sure, they clarified that it was a joke.

Yes.

Even though the call was close the Browns still had an 8 point lead at the time, they could have still won.

A few plays later there was another controversial call.

Yes and considering that it was a home game it is surprising that the officials did that.

The officials decided that Hyde had come up too short.

Yes that is a shame for the Browns but that is how it goes in the NFL.

Only 6 teams from each conference can go to the playoffs.

After that the Browns still had an eight point lead but could not keep the Raiders from scoring a touchdown.

Yes So it was natural that they lost.

It was almost a given that the Patriots would end up in the Super Bowl again, held on the first Sunday in February.

Yeah, I don't watch football but I did watch the Super Bowl.

An average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.

Maybe that's why it doesn't hold my attention.

Yes, but it is interesting how much technology is in the game now.

They have tracking chips inside the shoulder pads and helmets.

The superimposed line that ESPN created is pretty neat too.

They got an emmy for it.

That is pretty crazy.

I just can't wait to see what the ratings do if there ever is a woman player - its allowed in the NFL, just has never happened.

Yeah even if a woman player meets the requirements I wonder if they'd find another way to keep her from playing.

I know that players are more important to the NFL than cheerleaders but it still seems sexist how the Saints cheerleaders need to leave an establishment even if they are already eating there, if Saints players come in and want to eat there.

Yes that is very sexist.

I don't think it is likely that a woman will become a quarterback, but I could certainly see one being the kicker.

Yeah, that makes sense.

I am female, though I don't know if I would even want to be a football player.

I'd rather be an engineer, as they make more than the average NFL player on average, over a lifetime.

Absolutely.

Much less chance of injury!

There are some people who can do both - Alex Smith was working on his master's degree when he became the number one pick in the draft.

Yeah, it's cool that he was such a good student and had a backup plan.

I wonder if he was on the football team in high school.

If he was, how did he find so much time to take so many AP tests that he entered university as a junior?

That is a good question.

Its so funny that Tom Brady was never even allowed to play in high school even though his team never won a game or scored a touchdown!

Haha, that is funny.

Do you think that gaming is a better career ?

Baker Mayfield was going to quit football to pursue a full time gaming career.

That is pretty crazy!
Its certainly safer!


Hello - how are you today?

Great.

Are you an NFL football fan, and do you follow QBs like the Redskins' Kirk Cousins, by any chance?

Hello - I am a football fan.

I don't know much about Kirk Cousins though.

Seems Cousins contract deal with the Redskins did not go well (for either QB or team), and he became "expendable" as they say.

What does that mean, really?

That's interesting.

Not really sure what that means though.

Did you know the NFL has no written rule against women playing?

I've heard that.

Thought contracts were written rules.

Sometimes players get franchised or tagged.

Fellow players often weigh in on talk shows, too.

Did you know Cousins wanted about $30 deal to stay with Redskins?

I did not know that.

I saw the average football game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.

Interesting.

Must mean lots of minutes for commercials...

I would think so.

The NFL uses tracking chips embedded in the players shoulder pads.

Yes.

I understand that's to record a player's every move on the field.

They're inside footballs, too.

Yep pretty much.

The average lifetime earnings of an engineer is actually higher than the average NFL player.

That's an interesting fact.

Do you attribute that to players' career-ending injuries?

Quite possibly.
Not too sure on that one.

Sometimes criticism can help end a player's career, too.

For example, Redskins safety, DeAngelo Hall made some controversial statements about his then-QB, Cousins, when a guest analyst on ESPN.

Wow did not know that.
The NFL consists of 32 teams.

Yes.

Each team is run by a front office.

FYI: Hall wants to become a front-office employee for the Redskiins, and already sounds like one, some people say.

Interesting.
Who is your favorite football team?

Followed the Redskins; sorry to see the Chiefs take them out of Super Bowl contention.

I'm a Bengals fan.

Just hoping we can make it to the playoffs this year.

Sometimes wonder if fans outside the US understand our version of football.

It was good talking to you!


Do you like or follow the NFL?

Hi

Do you like watching football?

Sometimes, although it gets loud in my house

Do you have a favorite team?

Panthers are my kids so I have to go with them, how about you?

Im from New England so the Patriots,

Cool.

I've been reading up on some things I didn't know about, some trivia and stuff like what the different 'football sports are called in different countries.

Cool, can you share some of those facts with me!

I sure want to learn today

Sure thing!

Like in England, its called football but in USA we call it Soccer.

Its not the same play only called by same name.

I love soccer and yeah its not the same thing, two totally diferent sports,

And like in Australia football is called Rugby football!

Not sure what or if there is a difference in play though, do you?

The rules are different yeah, I  like football better though, I dont really understand Rugby

Yeah, too!

lol!

One thing am glad about is ESPN, they really do a bang up job with that yellow line

That yellow line has made the game easier to understand, I like it a lot do you think ESPN deserved the Emmy because of it?

Oh yeah!

They should have gotten a Noble for it, it was genius!

I share the same opinion, it might seem like a small thing but it changed how we view the game,

No doubt!

Such a small thing too, but oh so worth it for fans or even non-fans to help in learning the game.

I wish I was as good as Benjarvus Green Ellis, I would win so much money

Funny you should mention that, I also read in my trivia this; that the lifetime earning of an engineer is higher than the average earnings of an nfl player!

wow!

I guess I have to become an engineer then lol, anyway nice chat, a lot of useful info about the beautiful game of football.


Hey there!
Do you like football at all?

Good evening, yes, I do like football.

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

Oh nice!
Haha, I don't hate you!
Isn't Tom Brady a Patriot?

Yeah, the GOAt is the quarterback for the Patriots.

Haha.
What does GOAT mean?

Greatest of all time!

Which by many, he is considered the best quarterback, me included.

lol

Oh!

Yeah I hear a lot about him!

I've heard that he reached 1,000 career rushing yards.

What does that mean?

He's awesome, that's what it means.

Basically he'll run the ball as well as throw the passes.

It's kind of weird to me, that the word football, can mean soccer or football, depending on where a person is in the world.

I know, it's confusing.

But to me football is football and soccer is not football at all.

lol

Same!

Here is a fun fact: In the 60's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars!

Bowling isn't anywhere as popular as football.

I guess it fell out of favor.

Yes, it has.

I like to take the kids bowling every now and then, and I know there is a professional circuit for Bowling, but I don't think of it that way.

Just a kid's game to me.

I bet you can fantasy draft bowling.

I mean people draft everything else.

Did you know that former patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis has never fumbled the ball in his NFL career?

Yes, I had read about him, I can't imagine the pressure he must have felt to remain perfect.

I know!

Mess up just one time and that record is gone!

I couldn't have did it!

Me neither I am a horrible football player!

Cumberland must have been a team full of people like me when they lost 222-0 to Georgia Tech, which happens to be the highest score ever in a football game.

That's pitiful!

That wouldn't happen today, I don't think.

The last Superbowl I watched was the lowest scoring ever.

Yeah that game was way back in 1916.

I didn't even know football was that old.

Shouldn't how long it's been around solidify that it is football, and soccer is soccer!

How is the world not on the same page about this!?

It's kind of crazy.

I agree with you!

:) Well, hey it was really nice talking to you!

Nice chatting with you as well,  have a good night!


Do you like football?

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.


hey there, do you watch NFL?

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


hi how are you?

I have talked about football quite a bit today.

Do you like football

Hello, i love watching football actually, how about you?

I dont watch football much.
I try to watch the super bowl.

yea the superbowl is awesome.

I like college football, my alma mater is the university of iowa hawkeyes, they paint their opponents locker room pink

Why do they do that?
what would that do?

They do that because pink is a calming color and they try to relax the other team before they play them.

It is straight psychology 101.

Does it work?
does iowa win a lot at home?

They actually do.

Ive only been to a few games they have lost at home.

They tend to beat ranked opponents pretty easily there like Michigan and Ohio State, crazy

I guess the other teams should start painting the visitor locker room pink.

LOL

right, I wonder why no other teams do it.

It works obviously lol.

Do you have a favorite quarterback>

I dont.

i guess i liked joe montana and steve young.

they were great.

for sure, hall of famers back to back was awesome for the 49ers.

I liked Alex Smith, he was too a 49er, super smart guy also

He was very bright.

did quite well in high school and college, i hear.

Yep, he went into college as a junior I think and then got his masters before coming the number 1 pick overall

That is amazing.

i wish more football players were that academically oriented.

Right!

you only hear of the bad things happening with players and not the genius side of some of the players.

Yes, i think that the sport calls for a lot of hard work and discipline.

that can be applied in the classroom.

For sure.

I like Benjarvus Green Ellis because he took smarts to the game of football, he never fumbled in his  career once!

Does he have giant hands, hands like steam shovels?

or the grip of a mighty warrior?

what is his secret?

Anyway, great chat!

Something I dont know what it is lol, he needs to teach a clinic.

Have a great weekend!

You too.

Have a nice weekend!

Talk to Benjarvus, and pitch the idea of a clinic to him.

for sure, Ill include you also!


Hey there!

Are you a fan of the NFL?

I am a Bears fan.

Hard to believe I love a sport so much that only has 11 minutes of gameplay!

I'm a Giants fan but also follow the all 32 NFL teams to a degree

Nice!

Saquon looks like he will be a star.

Football has come a long way in general.

Only about 60 years ago, top bowlers made double the amount of top football players!

That's pretty crazy, the first nfl playoff game was played on an 80 yard long dirt field inside Chicago

Inside a hockey stadium, right?
Wild!

Yea, I believe it was the Chicago Blackhawks stadium

Very cool.

I love the subtle gamesmanship that goes on in football like Iowa painting the visiting locker room.

That's pretty crazy.

Did you know since 1999 the qb with the most wins in the Browns' stadium is Ben Roethlisberger?

Haha, that is hilarious.

The Browns are almost as bad as Cumberland University.

They once lost 222-0 to Georgia Tech!

That is pretty awful.

Apparently the only rocket scientist coaching in the NFL is Matt Parrcia

Wow, would think he should be a better coach!

Some guys are smart like Alex Smith.

He had so much AP credit he was able to enroll in college as a high school junior.

Alex Smith is really smart.

Speaking of QBs did you know Russell Wilson is under a mlb contract for the NY Yankees?

I have heard that before.

He is actually one of the two African American QBs to win the Super Bowl.

That is really hard to believe.

Yea, they other one to win a super bowl was Doug Williams

Doug Williams did it for the Redskins.

What do you think about the Redskins secondary this year adding Orlando Scandrick?

I don't think adding Scandrick will help the Redskins secondary much

No, I would think they should do something to help out their run defense which was 32nd in the league in 2017.

Yea, spending $10 million on Scandrick is really gonna hurt them trying to improve the run defense

He is a good player, but as their start safety Swearinger tweeted sarcastically, "We had the 9th ranked pass defense, but we def need more consistency in the secondary."

It doesn't help that Candrick is already 31 years old, I don't think he has much left in the tank

Nope he probably does not.
It was great chatting with you!
Good luck to the Giants this year!


Alex Smith is No.
11 on the Washington Redskins.

I read that!
Do you watch football?

Yes, I like the Redskins actually.

200 season ticket holders welcome him to the team.

Could you imagine?

The 13-year veteran signed a four-year extension worth $94 million that includes $71 million in guaranteed money after being traded from the Kansas City Chiefs for cornerback Kendall Fuller and a third-round pick.

Yes, that is a lot of money.

Smith had to learn a lot from watching game film.

Do you know if he is a good player?

I think it's odd they name fields after businesses now.

Yes he was good!

The redskins however haven't played in the playoffs since 2015!

Oh no!

That makes this sad then, Joe Hoffmaster said he has had season tickets for 41 years and swore Smith would "galvanize" the fan base in a way quarterback Kirk Cousins did not.

Interesting.

They also have won only two division titles since 2000.

That is sad.

So is this..The junipero serra high school jv football team recorded a historically bad season in which they failed to win a game or even score a touchdown yet they never attempted to start their backup quarterback.

that backup quarterback they refused to start is 4 time super bowl champion tom brady.

They weren't very good!

Alex Smith however was really smart in school.

he took so many ap tests in high school he entered college as a junior.

That is smart.
Not relying just on football!

Definitely, he was able to get his bachelor's degree in only 2 years.

Wow!

a lot of these hits seem to be about football!

Former patriots rb benjarvus green-ellis has never fumbled the football in his nfl career.

Cool fact!

Did you know the NFL has no written rule against female players.

That is cool!

This blows me away too.

An average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.

Amazing because they last for hours!

And the players make millions of dollars.

thats true!

Sports commonly called football in certain places include association football (known as soccer in some countries); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby football (either rugby league or rugby union); and Gaelic football.

Didn't know that.

But the highest score ever in a football game was when ga tech defeated cumberland 222-0!

Thats crazy!

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

I like watching many shows on ESPN they make great programming.


Did you watch any of the NFL playoffs this past weekend?

Yes.

They go back a long way.

The first NFL playoff game was played on an 80 yard field in Chicago Stadium.

Wow, I didn't know that.
It was too bad they lost.

Chicago Stadium is the old indoor arena that the Chicago Blackhawks used to play in.

That's interesting.

Do you know what the highest scoring game of football ever was?

In the 1970's I remember Washington scored over 70 points against the NY Giants.

That's a lot of touchdowns.

Well it was a college game where Georgia won by 222 points!

Wow!

I wonder if the losing college kept playing football.

Right!

I guess the university of Iowa's visiting locker room is pink.

That's intimidation for you.

College football is surely popular.

Of the 25 largest stadiums in the world, 14 belong to American colleges.

Wow, I did not know that.

The NFL has no written rule on women being prohibited from playing.

The Bills had a female coach at one time.

I didn't know that.

I think it would be cool if a female player made a team and excelled.

I think it would give hope to generations of young sports fans.

There are some very smart people involved in football.

Lions head coach Matt Patricia is a rocket scientist by education.

He looks like Rasputin.

Really, that is a very cool fact.

Another wild fact is that the average NFL game has only 11 minutes of actual gameplay, the rest is setting up plays and moving down the field.

I believe that.

And the NFL now has tracking chips embedded in pads to record player movement.

Hopefully that will improve safety.

A lot of players get hurt in those eleven minutes.

Yes, I know safety has become a top issue lately in the NFL.

That's why Nick Foles gets to QB the Eagles, and not Wentz.

Yeah, I agree with that.

Well I'm sure it will be another exciting superbowl this year.

I wonder if it will be the Eagles against the Patriots?

I don't think so, but at this point it very well could be.

Nice talking with you.


Hello, do you like football?

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.

Who was that player ?

Benjarvus Green- Ellis.

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.

It is very interesting.

Its been great chatting with you.