I can't stand the Steelers. I didn't like either team that played in the AFC Championship game (Jets and Steelers).
As soon as the Saints, then Colts, and then Patriots went out, I've turned to the Packers. And I believe the Packers will win.
Yes, rugby is a true man's sport. You need to be a lot fitter than a football player - some of these linemen wouldn't last five minutes in a game of rugby.
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Get
your country's the world's best rugby player and have him and Ndamukong Suh charge into each other as hard and fast as they can. Neither of them will wear any protective gear, let's see who'll end up with a concussion and broken bones.
Or fine, let's even give the rugby player the helmet and all that padding. Wonder if he'll even be standing on his foot against Brian Urlacher.
Let's see who can bench more. Wonder if a rugby player can max 400+ lbs once.
Or be able to knock 300+ lb offensive linemen off their feet.
Also, let's see if your typical rugby player can run a 100m dash in under 4.2 seconds on a consistent basis.
You seriously underestimate how fit, strong, and athletic you need to be in order to play ANY position in football. Especially in recent years where the game is now harder hitting and dangerous than ever. More importantly you also have to realize how different the athletic skills are for each positon. Of course a rugby player can outlast say an Offensive Guard or Tackle when it comes to running around but what about a running back? wide receiver? Or a cornerback? These guys have arguable the most amount of stamina of all players. The point is you can't just generalize about football player's athletic abilities the way you could for rugby or soccer players.
If you actually played the game of football, you'll realize how hard it is and how athletically gifted you have to be for any position. Not saying rugby isn't any less of a sport, but if we're talking about "manly" sports, then you need to shut the fuck up before you even know what the game of football is even like, particularly for the actual professionals who risk their lives and health every day/week.
I can't stand it when people think football is a wimp's sport while knowing absolutely nothing about its mechanics or environment. Also:
True story - was talking to a patron at the place where I work last week, and conversing about his old career as a rugby player. He says he tried out American Football after rugby for a while but got bored because the guys playing it were wimps. Apparently they complained that he was "tackling them too hard" - all that padding probably contributes to injuries more than it protects from them. Don't get me wrong - I like American Football (especially when they show it here because it has no commercials) but I prefer other sports.
No offense to that guy, but that doesn't mean anything. That rugby player was probably more athletically fit in general than the other guys he played American Football against. You have to be stupid if you think padding contributes more to injuries than protection. Without protection, we'd have dead players on the field everyday. And without protection, people wouldn't be hitting each other anywhere near as hard, just like in rugby.
Just imagine taking these hits without all those helmets and protection.
There's a reason why the regular season of football is only 16 games whereas rugby is like 20-30 games.
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