Re:How were gladiators portrayed in ancient Rome?
by hennyting on Monday September 25, 2023 @01:40PM
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Guy has an extremely surface level and superficial take on American Football and if you read his diatribe against football it sounds like something a 15 year old faux marxist would write...Football is a complicated sport. It's incredibly difficult to piece together the real chess game that's taking place but once you do, and once you understand the orchestration that goes into play calling (defense and offense), it unlocks the incredible nature of the sport. It's a real time hacking competition between chess masters. You have a coach that invents defensive schemes on the fly (Patriots coach) vs a coach that will scout the history of the sport and call a play last seen in a 1940's rose bowl (Chiefs coach). There's nothing like it. And like amateur greco wrestling or Japanese sumo wrestling it extracts a heavy toll on the players. But so does life...
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Re:How were gladiators portrayed in ancient Rome?
by SoftTalker on Monday September 25, 2023 @02:13PM
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Yeah, I watch football for casual time-filling on Sunday afternoon but I know that I know just enough to realize I'm only seeing about 10% of the game.
Re:How were gladiators portrayed in ancient Rome?
by fimoreth on Monday September 25, 2023 @02:33PM
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Interesting, where would you suggest someone starts if they’ve never seen that side of the sport?
Re:How were gladiators portrayed in ancient Rome?
by boppo1 on Monday September 25, 2023 @02:37PM
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Idgaf about football for the most part, but I’m interested in understanding plays. Is there a primer on the theory or something out there? I learned everything I know about football from a cellphone 16 bit football game.
Re:How were gladiators portrayed in ancient Rome?
by chikenf00t on Monday September 25, 2023 @03:12PM
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YouTube is a great resource for this. Channels like The QB School, Football Analysis, and AllexRollinsNFL just name a few examples. Getting a 22 man view with a knowledgeable guide is a great way to understand the thought that goes into each play.