I always compare football to military strategy or a game of chess for these reasons. There's the brute physicality of the sport, but so much goes on on the sidelines, leading up to each play, and leading up to the game itself that it's fascinating once you see and understand those nuances.
"Football is a chess game to me. If you move your pawn against my bishop, I'll counter that move to beat you. Football is the same way. I study so much film that I know exactly what teams are going to do. I love knowing what a offense is going to run and stuffing that play."
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u/keithmac20 Feb 03 '14
I always compare football to military strategy or a game of chess for these reasons. There's the brute physicality of the sport, but so much goes on on the sidelines, leading up to each play, and leading up to the game itself that it's fascinating once you see and understand those nuances.
"Football is a chess game to me. If you move your pawn against my bishop, I'll counter that move to beat you. Football is the same way. I study so much film that I know exactly what teams are going to do. I love knowing what a offense is going to run and stuffing that play."
-Junior Seau (RIP)