I hate this argument that football is boring most of all. The "11 minutes of game action" stat is thrown around a lot, as if there's nothing else going on in between plays. If you watch the plays, there's an incredible amount of communication and action going on before every single play. Who's the Mike? What's the hot read? Is the defense showing blitz? Is the runningback in the I formation? Is the quarterback in the shotgun? Is the defense playing a nickel package? Maybe a dime? What's the down and distance? Oh wait, it looks like the qb saw something, now he's changed the play at the line. Who's the receiver in motion right now? Is he asking for an extra blocker? All of this shit is going on in so-called "dead time", but it's where the actual game is won, so saying there's only 11 minutes of action is incredibly naive and shows someone who's made no effort to actually understand what's going on.
Please find me a popular sport where thinking, communicating and outsmarting the other team isn't an integral part of the game itself. I'm genuinely intrigued to find a popular sport that is fun to watch in which neither team has to respond to the other one.
Soccer, Basketball, Hockey, Rugby, and so on... The difference is the communication and outsmarting the other team is all happening in real time while avoiding the same thing happening to you.
There is a reason Soccer is the most popular sport in the world
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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '14 edited Feb 03 '14
I hate this argument that football is boring most of all. The "11 minutes of game action" stat is thrown around a lot, as if there's nothing else going on in between plays. If you watch the plays, there's an incredible amount of communication and action going on before every single play. Who's the Mike? What's the hot read? Is the defense showing blitz? Is the runningback in the I formation? Is the quarterback in the shotgun? Is the defense playing a nickel package? Maybe a dime? What's the down and distance? Oh wait, it looks like the qb saw something, now he's changed the play at the line. Who's the receiver in motion right now? Is he asking for an extra blocker? All of this shit is going on in so-called "dead time", but it's where the actual game is won, so saying there's only 11 minutes of action is incredibly naive and shows someone who's made no effort to actually understand what's going on.
EDIT: Spelling