Things Nerds Can Appreciate about Football’s Game Design

Re:Things Nerds Can Appreciate about Football’s Game Design by wreath on Sunday February 07, 2021 @02:38AM (#26053375)

ha! now the "matchup" makes sense to me, thanks for that simple example.

I watched soccer all my life until 2020 I started watching NFL games and it felt like I needed a mini-bootcamp to learn about the game before I start appreciating it (still learning!) beyond the athletic display.

I get turned off by the stop and start aspect though, especially that they jam in the same ads over and over for 2+ hours, so I guess it's a lot more fun to watch in the stadium or simply watch replays w/ ads stripped off.

I'm very much looking forward to watching my first Superbowl today!

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Re:Things Nerds Can Appreciate about Football’s Game Design by kenneth on Sunday February 07, 2021 @03:07AM (#26053471)

If you're watching a game with friends (as you should be), the pauses are a great to interact, grab a new beer, discuss the plays, etc. That all enhances the game-watching experience. It's far harder to do that in a sport that doesn't pause like soccer.

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Re:Things Nerds Can Appreciate about Football’s Game Design by PKop on Sunday February 07, 2021 @11:28AM (#26056025)

There's tons of good film breakdown on Youtube if you're looking to understand some of the strategies of the game. Peyton Manning has a bunch of good ones like these two:

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSN85vpIkyA

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ynsn2fSeGo

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Re:Things Nerds Can Appreciate about Football’s Game Design by wreath on Sunday February 07, 2021 @12:09PM (#26056332)

Sweet! Thanks for sharing.

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