I bet it's because it was the biggest city in America in the beginning of the 19th century (as it is now). I don't imagine too many people had phones on the west coast back then, it would've been crazy expensive to get those cables in place!


I was thinking that had to have been the case.


Yes, they didn't really have radio back then, either, and now it's used to transmit internet data and track football players moves via chips in their should pads!


They really have internet data stored in chips in the shoulder pads of football players??


Well, wifi uses radio waves to relay information, as do RFID chips that they use to track objects' movement and identify pets and stuff.


I didn't know anyone was tracking football player activity though. I don't know much about football or what they do outside of the field.


Well, both NFL players and those associated with them have to follow rules. New Orleans Saints cheerleaders aren't allowed to eat in the same restaurant as an NFL player!


Their rules need updating a little. I suppose the separation of the cheerleaders and the team is to keep focus.


Yes, especially since they have such short careers as players. The average lifetime earnings of an engineer are higher than that of an average NFL player!


Wow! Most NFL players seem to not really make much money at all. Good thing I notice a lot attend college or plan to after retiring or forced retirement.


Some players say that their major in college was staying eligible...it's a pretty bleak future for them if they don't save their money and set up business opportunities while they're famous.


Very true. It helps to invest while you have some value and a positive public opinion.


Yes. Nice chatting, have a pleasant evening!


I had a good super bowl weekend. Do you enjoy the NFL?


I didn't catch the game due to lack of cable.  I prefer college, but I watch NFL games every now and then.


It was not a good game but I got to eat bad food ha ha. Did you know that in a game there is only an average 11 minutes of actual gameplay? That's insane when games are that long.


It really is crazy to think that out of an hour long clock time, 3 hours or so of time the game takes, that there is only that much real action in the game.  I think it is interesting that the lifetime earnings of an engineer exceed that of the average football player.


That is surprising to me. It's much less difficult on your body so I would lean towards going that route. I just recently learned that the NFL has no written rules against female players.


I don't know if a female has ever played in the NFL, but I heard a few years ago that there was a female referee on one of the crews.


I don't know of any female players. Apparently they would have to meet the league's eligibility requirements and I'm not sure what those are. I don't know if very many women would be large enough.


I agree, as an athletic woman myself, and knowing some very fit women, none of them would stand a chance being smashed by some of those guys.  Nor would they want to.  You only get one body.


Agreed. A lot of those guys are enormous. As a woman myself I do not appreciate the sexism that the Saints treat their cheerleaders with.


I know!  That is crazy.  I am  surprised that things like that can even happen today.  I have too much respect for myself to ever agree to something so sexist, or stupid.  They should be able to eat where they want when they want, regardless of who walks in.


Yes. I can't believe they have to stop eating their food if a player enters and leave. They were there first. What is the reasoning behind that kind of treatment?


Entitlement.  I can't think of any other reason.  I have known a person who was a Bucs cheerleader.  As well as a woman who played Gaelic Football.  She was one tough chick.


Sounds like it. I have also heard that most cheerleaders make around minimum wage which is also ridiculous. Did you know that they use chips in the footballs and players shoulder pads to track every movement?


I had heard something about helmets to track movement for concussions, but I just heard about pads recently.  If they have all that technology, they I don't know why there are so many questionable calls.


I was just going to ask that. Why don't they use that then instead of just reviews?


I wonder if it is to just track speed and impact like the sensors in the balls.  But even the sensors in the balls can track location.


Yes I do not understand it. Did you know that in the 1960's pro bowlers made more than pro football players? That seems crazy now.


It does, but so does ESPN winning an Emmy for creating the yellow line in the football games.  Sometimes, things don't make sense, you just have to smile and accept it.


I'm very glad that they created that. I can't imagine watching a game and tracking it without that line. Have you heard of Benjarvus Green-Ellis?


I know, the line is a life saver, when my mom watched her first high school football game for my brother she wondered why it wasn't there.  Lol.


Hello! Here's a shout out to the 212 (NY area code that is...)  You know why they chose 212?


Actually, no, I don't know much about area codes!


212 was the easiest number to dial on the old rotary phones!


Hah! That actually makes a lot of sense! I didn't know that but I did know that the guy who invented the dial telephone was an undertaker!


That's a guy I would not want a call from! You know the UNICEF will donate clean water to needy children for every minute you do NOT use your phone!  Sometimes it pays to shut down!


I had no idea about that! I will have to look into that. Sounds like you know a lot about technology, do you know anything about the NFL?


Sure! The average gameplay time in  an NFL game is only 11 minutes!  We make a lot of fuss over 11 minutes! Are you a football fan?


I've just started to understand it a little bit better. That's crazy about the gameplay time! I just found out that NFL uses tracking chips embedded in players' shoulder pads to record all their moves!


Yeah, and I think New Orleans tracks their locations off of the field too!  They do not allow cheerleaders to eat at the same restaurants as the players. Who keeps track of that?


Well that's pretty crazy!Funny story - Snoop Dogg actually wrote a fight song for his son's high school football team. I bet that would be interesting to hear!


Awesome!  You what else I love about football? Those yellow lines they project on the TV screens to keep track of the location of yard sticks. ESPN won an Emmy for thinking that one up!


Yeah, that actually helped me a lot when I first started trying to figure out football! The American flags at stadiums are pretty amazing too. They weigh 1100 pounds!


Nice!  That's a lot of pomp for those circumstances! And to think that back in the 1960s, the best bowlers made twice as much money as the top football players.


What?? That's pretty incredible. Did you ever keep up with the whole debacle with Urban Meyer, the football coach from Ohio State?


No, what happened? Did he take his team to the Univ of Iowa visitors pink locker room and freak out?


Apparently there were a bunch of domestic violence allegations against him from a former assistant and he didn't handle it very well!


Didn't handle it well?  Perhaps , maybe if he had taken lessons from the Patriot's Benjarvus Green-Ellis. their former running back who never fumle a football his entire NFL career, then he would have handled it better!


Haha! That's a pretty amazing stat. Well, there's a long line of domestic violence in the NFL that's just kind of been glossed over, so I think there's a pattern there unfortunately.


I imagine there was a bit of violence after the historic 222-0 loss Cumberland suffered at the hands of Georgia Tech. It had to be off the field, because it doesn't look like Cumberland even showed up for the game!


Whoa!! I've never heard of that happening before! Do you know what year that happened?


1915. And after 104 years, it is still a record!  Nice chatting with you!


Hi, no I don't but I do sometimes. I think it is a great sport!


I am not too into it myself. Perhaps it's because there are only 11 minutes of live gameplay on average in each game.


Very true! It takes hours to watch lol, I think it's great that the nfl has no written rules against female players....


Yeah, I wonder if any women will ever meet the requirements. I just wish that people were more willing to watch women's professional sports.


Me too! I love women's sports! I think it's crazy that the New Orleans Saints Cheerleaders are never allowed to eat at the same restaurant while any NFL players are dining in!


Yeah, I wonder why that is. It's crazy how glorified football players are. In the 60s, top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.


Wow, that is interesting, you would never think that could be true! I find it interesting too that the Nfl uses tracking chips in the players shoulder pads to record their moves on the field, I had no idea!


Yeah, it's interesting how much attention is put into technology in the NFL. Did you know ESPN won an emmy for creating the superimposed yellow line?


Really? That's awesome, it is a good invention for sure. I didn't know the NFL  merged with the AFL way back in 1966, never knew that!


Football has progressed so much. I don't think we've seen a score as bad as the Cumberland football game in 1916 where they lost 0 to 222.


Wow, that is a high score! I think it's great that Everson Griffen spoke up about his mental health issues after he took time off from the Vikings and when he came back he spoke openly about it. I think their is such stigma about mental health that was brave of him!


Yeah, it seems like a lot of NFL players battle with depression, and some of them do not want to speak up about it. Steve Smith Sr. recently talked about battling depression as well. He's one of the toughest wide receivers.


I read about that too, more and more people are coming forward about it and I think it is a good thing. Also Brian Dawkins spoke about his depression during his Hall of Fame induction speech. Great men.


He did and even other athletes have come forward about their struggles who play other sports as well, Even Michael Phelps came forward about his struggles.


Yeah, and Joe Barksdale not only came forward about suicide consideration but also about the abuse he suffered as a child.


Wow, that's amazing and brave of him to do, none of that can be easy to discuss but it helps others to seek treatment and we need that in America, NFLs Brandon Marshall has called it the civil rights issue of our era.


I agree. Griffen said that he got treatment and it was the right thing for him. Hopefully that makes others brave enough to seek treatment.


I think it already has among these athletes and hopefully this spreads the positivity to others to get help and suicide is not the answer. Very good thing these men who are looked at as invincible and strong can even have these issues...


Yeah, it is interesting to learn the men behind their tough facades.


Hi, do you have a favorite football team?


Good morning.  Yes, I do The New England Patriots.  How about you?


Same here and I can't believe the running back Benjarvus Green-Ellis has never fumbled the football not even once! That's no easy feat!


No, it's not.  I can't imagine the pressure he felt! Do you watch any Soccer?


Yeah that's immense stress! I do, sometimes, actually I think I only watch the World Cup, do you?


That's about how much I watch too.  I read somewhere that Snoop Dog wrote a fight song for his son's high school football team.  How cool is that?


That's pretty neat. I wonder how much game time the average high school football team has, it's got to be more than the NFL which only has 11 minutes of live gameplay!


I know that's true and so hard to believe.  That last Superbowl I watched was about 3 hours long.  I tell you, I was shocked to find out those humongous US flags at football stadiums weigh like 1100 pounds and cost about $50,000 to make!


Exactly, with only eleven minutes of game play and yet I devote an entire afternoon or evening to watching the games! They look very heavy but I didn't realize they were that expensive, has anyone ever tried to steal it?


IDK?  Probably be very hard to smuggle out weighing that much! lol I know NFL football is popular, but I had no idea college football was so popular, also.  14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums belong to American College football teams.


That's true too! Wow, do you have a favorite college football team? I wonder if the college cheerleaders are treated like the Saints cheerleaders where they are forbidden to eat in the presence of the football players!


Yes, my Alma Mater, University of Florida Gators.  Go Gators!  That's a weird rule they have, makes you wonder what happened to prompt that rule to be put in place?


Oh my goodness! I used to live in Jacksonville so I know what you're talking about! Exactly and how come no cheerleader has come out to speak up about it, maybe they want to avoid bad publicity but I think it's doing the exact opposite!


Me too! You know as big as NFL and college football are, there is a high school football stadium in Texas that seats 18,000 and cost $60 million to build.


I have never been to that stadium, I have been to a couple longhorns games but I don't think that stadium seats as many people as 18,000! So it's true, "everything's bigger in Texas", even stadiums!


Apparently, that is true! On a different note, do you own a car?


Yes, I do own a car and drive through the drive-thru of restaurants all the time, the drive-thru came about from McDonald's to accommodate soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their uniforms, that's a great invention!


Yeah, that was nice of Mcdonald's to do and it has revolutionized the fast food industry for sure. I just moved to Ohio, where it is cold and just found out it is illegal to warm my car up in the morning.  Isn't that crazy?


Wow, I didn't know that, so I guess car sellers can't advertise the cars come with remote start function!


It's useless up here.  I can't wait to get back to Florida.  I freeze every morning!


Lol, I hope you stay warm and I also moved from the South up to the North, I still can't get over having to shovel the driveway every morning!


Hi! Guess what's allowed in South Africa to prevent car jacking?


I guess you can use flame-throwers on your car to keep someone from car jacking you. How does that work?


I don't know! I'd like to see it. Cars sure have come a long way since they were first made available to the general public in 1908.


The first modern car was made by a German Inventor, Karl Benz.


Yes. I wonder if Mercedes-Benz is named after him. I hadn't known that cars came from Germany. They seem so American.


I believe that they were. I was surprised to find out that the McDonald's drive thru was designed for soldiers who couldn't get out of their cars in their fatigues.


Yes, it's interesting that they were not allowed to exit their cars while wearing fatigues. I don't think that rule exists anymore. I wonder what the reasoning behind it was.


It was in the 1970s, so maybe there was a lot of animosity because of the Vietnam War.


Yes, 1975. 89 years after the birth of the modern car.


The old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back. That's why the back of the car is called the trunk.


Yes. It makes sense. Although the trunk is called a boot in the UK. I hope they didn't make cars with an actual boot on the back.


That would be funny. Maybe that's where the saying "kick him to the curb" came from.


You never know! Did you know that cars were slower to catch on in Europe than America? I wonder when they caught on in other parts of the world.


I don't know. I think that Henry Ford made them more accessible with his interchangeable parts.


The Cadillac car brand was also made in Detroit and was named after a French explorer.


Yes! The arrival of cars really transformed Detroit.


I wonder what led to the city's downfall. There is a lot of media coverage about the downtrodden city of Detroit.


Yes, I think that also has to do with changes in the automotive industry. But maybe it will recover. Did you know that someone became a pro race car driver by beating 90,000 people at Gran Turismo?


No, I didn't! I wonder how he even did that?


I have no idea! I'll look it up and give you a call later on. It's been great talking. Have a good day!


Hello there, I do, did you watch the super bowl recently?


I did watch it with the Patriots. They are awesome! Did you know a team in Iowa painted the opposing team's locker-room pink?


Yeah the Patriots won again, very impressive.  And I read that, I wonder who gave the final ok for them to do that!


Yeah I don't know. have you ever gone bowling? The top Bowlers used to make twice as much as the top football players


I love going bowling and that shows how far the NFL has come since back then.


Bowling is awesome! I wish I could see the highest-ever scoring football game. It sounds like a major blowout. 222-0!


That sounds like no defense or even no other team even showed up to play that one!


No I feel bad for Cumberland. They got a complete blowout on that game haha. This was back in 1916 though.


Yeah same here, I wonder how many of the fans were still there when the final whistle blew?


Yeah I would have left almost immediately haha. Do you like the Patriots though? BenJarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled the ball and he plays for them


I don't like them, but think they are one of the best teams ever this past decade or so.  And that is incredible!


I agree! Have you ever seen football on TV and they have the yellow line that makes the first down marker? That was developed by ESPN and they won an Emmy


Yeah I remember when they first came up with that, it really helped make the game more exciting to watch on tv.


It definitely makes it a lot easier to follow. Did you know that the NFL allows female players technically? There is no rule against it


I read that, I think it would be so cool if a female player made a pro roster soon.


Yeah I think that will happen in our lifetime. What is weird to be is that an average NFL game only last for about 11 minutes, if you're counting life gameplay


That is weird, I don't think you notice so much when watching on tv but do when attending live games.


Well the Super Bowl this year was kind of boring so I kind of noticed haha. Did you hear about how the New Orleans Saints treat their cheerleaders?


Yeah it wasn't as exciting as last years thats for sure.  And I read that, seems a bit outdated to me.


Yeah they shouldn't have to leave if a player comes into a restaurant that they're already sitting at. That is so stupid


Yes, I do , Do you? In 1960 top bowlers made more money than football stars.


I do like it but I do not follow it.  Thats pretty amazing,  must have been a good time to be a bowler.


That is a very impressive score by georgia tech.


Yes, very. Hard to believe there is a football locker room painted pink in Iowa!


Yeah must be a tactic of some sort,  I think to soften them up.


Yes, that would. No written rule against female players.


Thats interesting,  I wonder why we dont see more female football players then


I know, Didn't know New Orleans cheerleaders have to leave a restaurant if any NFL player come in.


That is really rude.  Maybe the football players should give them a schedule of where they are eating so the cheerleaders can plan accordingly instead of having to leave in mid meal


A better idea! Those tracking chips must help alot!


Is amazing what technology contributes to sports


Agree, How would you like your car equipped with a flame-thrower?lol


eeek.  I dont think I have a need for a flame thrower,  maybe if I lived in snow lol


Ha, ha, ha. yes! Did you know how the name of trunk for the car was from wooden trunks?


I guess that makes sense,  they used to tie them to the backs of cars.


Yes, can't imagine beating 90,000 people in a video game.


People have pretty crazy stats like that on super smash bros.


Really, WoW! Did you know Cadillac was named after a french explorer?


I sure do. Did you know U of Iowa painted the visitor locker room pink?


Yes and I wonder if that is supposed to have some effect on the players


Good point. In the 60s bowlers made more than football players


Yeah I guess it was a more popular sport back then


Yeah. Do you know the highest score in cllege football?


Yes it was 22-0 and do you know who was playin?


Yes Georgia Tech beat Cumberland and that was in 1916


Yeah. ESPN won an Emmy once, do you know what for?


Yes it was for the superimposed yellow line


Yeah. Do you know who Benjarvus Green-ELlis is?


Yes the guy that never fumbled the ball in his career


Yes. Did you know that  football means different things in various countries?


Yes it can be Canadian or Australian football, it can be soccer or rugby


Yeah. Did you know that women can play in the NFL?


Yes there is no rule against them if they qualify


Yes. The game play in a game is actually only 11 minutes


Yes and we are glued to the tv for forever it seems


I know. Did you know engineers earn more than football players over the lifetime?


I guess their careers are longer to so maybe that helps


Good point there. Nice chatting with you


Very well, just thinking about Football. Love how its a family kind of sport. Rather watching or playing


That's so true.  Grandkids love to play and I love watching the NFL games on tv. How about you?


love watching On Tv and paying.  years ago ESPN won an emmy football. Love that it gets reconation


Yeah, ESPN won the Emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down, I believe.


yes which is great. the 32 teams that the NFL consist of make it a fun creative venture to go on for TV productors


I did. I saw a commericale about a women who might become the first player in the league. Theres no rule there cant be.


That's true, I'd like to see at least one female player, maybe a pretty one.


very cool to see her take full advance of those 11 mins a  standard game last.


You know, I never realized an actual game only has 11 minutes of actual live gameplay.  I swear that Superbowl was three hours long.


all the stop and go makes it look long. only 17 weeks of play, but at times it feels like a full year


very cray, I love how they have new tech in the sport as well. Lost of tracking going on with the embedded shoulder pads


Yeah, that's pretty cool all the new technology.Kind of scary how closely every move is watched on the field.


dont like how they make so much money much like enginners


Well actually, I read somewhere that the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an NFL player.


yeah they do, doesnt seem like thats how it should work, but ok. They buy all the things they want witl that money. like fast cars


yes cadilac. Got that one because its a detrout made family car from the founders of the city na dits my home town


That's cool, well it's been nice chatting.  I need to get to work, I'll talk to you later, friend.


Do you like the NFL?  I read the other day that the average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameaplay


I love the NFL. Only 11 minutes? The junípero serra high school jv football team recorded a historically bad season in which they failed to win a game or even score a touchdown yet they never attempted to start their backup quarterback. that backup quarterback they refused to start is 4 time super bowl champion tom brady.


wow that is crazy.  I also saw that the NFL has no written rule against female players


I am watching the Pats game now and there's the first female official working the post season, Sarah Thomas.


That is interesting.  I saw that the NFL uses tracking chips embedded in players shoulder pads to record a players every move


I love chips. Hopefully Doritos... Alex smith took so many ap tests in high school that he entered university as a junior. the quarterback received his bachelor's degree in two years, and began working on a master's degree, before becoming the first overall pick in the 2005 nfl draft.


wow that sounds great.  I just saw that the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an NFL player.  Maybe staying in school is good!


The circular huddle used in todays american football was created by paul d. hubbard, a deaf quarterback, so the other team could not read his hand signals.


oh well that is helpful for sure.  I saw something strange.  the new orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any NFL player and if they are already dining and one walks in they are required to leave


Thats sexist.... Baker mayfield (quarterback, university of oklahoma) once considered quitting football to pursue full-time competitive gaming, and claims to be able to beat anyone at the university of oklahoma one-on-one in halo 3.


ha ha thats funny.  I saw that the university of Iowa's locker room for visiting football team is painted pink.


Speakking of football... Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl


wow that is crazy that he is the only one.  Did you know that the highest score ever in a football game occured in 1916 when Georgia Tech defeated cumberland 222-0


I am not certain about that.  I saw that the ESPN won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the firsts down line for american football games


The nfl has no written rule against female players; women would in fact be allowed if they met the league's eligibility requirements.


that would be fun to see.  I saw that former patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis has never fumbled the football in his NFL career


The law firm...The average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an nfl player and an average mlb player.


yes, I think I've heard that before.  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football starts


Do you ever keep up on Brett Favre since his retirement? Apparently he auditioned for Monday Night Football


oh wow didn't nkow that, did you know that the NFL has no rules against female players?


I guess it's one of those rules people don't know about since no one has done it. Another rule people likely don't know is that cheerleaders for the Saints aren


ya I don't like how they aren't allowed to eat with players, that seems like an outtdated rule and also really dumb


There might be a legitimate reason for that rule though. All the rules in the NFL make the 11 minutes of live gameplay seem longer than it really is


ya they definitely stretch taht over 2 hours sometimes, did you know the avg earnings of an engineer is more than that of an nfl playier?


I guess engineers make enough per year and have a longer career. Plus, then they're not at risk for injury. Still, a 17 week season wouldn't be terrible


thats true, thats lots of down time, are you aware of teh tracking chips the nfl uses?


I heard there's chips in the footballs and shoulder pads to keep track of speed and all the stats the diehard fans care about. It's pretty cool how that works


that is cool, hopefully they dont use those on the Saints cheerleaders, that would be creepy!


Very true! That's much more strange than the visitor's locker room for football at the University of Iowa being painted pink


ya that is weird, I wonder if that hurts or helps them, I think that would  make me play better haha


But still not as good as Rb Benjarvus Green-Ellis. In all his NFL career, he never fumbled the ball


haha true! crazy how popular bowling was in the 60s, the top bowlers made more than football players!


I wonder if television has changed that. ESPN might have had a hand in that like they did with the yellow line they created for the first down


good piont, can't believe the highest scoring football game was 222-0, thats a blowout!


I feel bad for Cumberland, but maybe that was a really good season for Georgia Tech


haha true, do you think Kellan Moore being left handed give him an advantage?


I've heard that left handed QB's throw with a reverse spin, so his teammates would have to get used to that. Maybe that's why he's the only lefty in the NFL


huh that is interesting, did you hear about how smart Alex Smith was in school?


Didn't he start college as a junior and even started on a master's degree before being drafted in the NFL? That takes a lot of dedication


oh ya, he could have done a lot even outside of the NFL


Hi, how are you? Are you a fan of sports?


Yea, I like the NFL., don't think Colt McCoy's signing with the Redskins was a good move


McCoy could have had better, you think? Where else?


I think Colt McCoy made out good, he gets to stay with coach Jay Gruden, I think the Redskins could of found someone better or paid less for him


Do the Skins have a choice? Will the talent come to the Skins? I figure they gotta compete hard for the best.


Well they did have Alex Smith and were on the way to the playoffs until he got injured and 32 year old McCoy started


Thems are the breaks. I figure that someway they can find a combo of RB and QB that will make the yardage to win.


Yea, I guess Gruden finds McCoy a great sideline presence


Gruden has lost my friends too much money. I think that he should pay them for all their losses. Maybe he should let women play on the team.


Well there is no rule in the NFL against women player, I'm sure they could be place kickers at least


I bet on the Skins they could play other positions. Maybe even coach. They could start with placekicker. I would bet on that.


I wonder if Gruden was the coach of Tom Brady's JV footbal team that failed to start him or win a game


That JV coach probably had a personality issue with Tom. Tom wouldn't eat his wife's strawberry shortcake or something.


Probably. Did you know Alex Smith started college as a Junior and was working on a masters before being drafted?


He was a genius! How many football players could do something like that? He must have been the smartest QB of his class.


On the other side of the spectrum Baker Mayfield was considering being a competitive gamer instead of a qb


I would totally go football. The cash, the women, the fame. No video games.


Yea, plus the average NFL game only has an average of 11 minutes of gameplay


That is insane. You can't get hours like that playing video games. Anyway, great chat!


You too, I think I'm going to watch some football on ESPN and enjoy the emmy winning Yellow line they invented


Yes, that line was a breakthrough. Like walking on the moon. Thanks!


I think that Jon Gruden is a sensible loss for the team,


What do you mean by sensible loss? I think John Gruden is a huge mistake for the team.


Well I think his a good player, hard to replace, thats what I meant or at least in The Raiders team his become an important piece for the coach


John Gruden is an NFL head coach. He's not a player. The 33-13 loss to the Rams was just the beginning of a miserable season. Are you familiar with the NFL?


Oh I see, I guess Im confusing him with a player of the team, what was his name I think it was Khalil Mack, and I do follow some games what about you?


Football is one of my favorite sports and I follow all 32 teams. Khalil Mack was traded to the Bears by John Gruden for some picks. They definitely felt his absence. I don't know why they didn't just resign him.


Maybe he demanded a high salary? what is your favorite NFL team?


I like the Giants best, you?. He did demand a high salary. He's the highest paid defensive player in the NFL. I guess the Raiders tied up too much money in Carr and Gruden.


I like the Patriots best and yeah thats probably the reason then, too much money but I mean he might be worth it, theres few players with his skills in the league.


Well congratulations on the Super Bowl. Did you know the average NFL game only has 11 minutes of game play? No wonder my girlfriend gets bored.


Thanks, it was a boring Superbowl but good thing the Patriots won that cheered me up, and no, I didn't know that so out of the 3 hours a game lasts only 11 minutes are of actual gameplay? Wow


Yeah who knew? It's quite an interesting game and a big business. They use tracking chips embedded in shoulder pads now to track players. They even have them inside footballs now.


Thats interesting indeed, I wonder how that has changed the game, I bet all kinds of interesting stats are available now because of that data


ESPN actually won an Emmy for the creation of the yellow line for 1st downs on TV. The power of technology.


I guess that did change the game forever, I think it's a well deserved award.


Do you follow any other kinds of football besides American football?


I like soccer as well, in fact is one of my favorite sports, I also like rugby, what about you?


I mostly just an American football guy. Interesting that Rugby is also considered a type of football


Yeah, rules are completely different but I guess there are some similarities.


Do you remember Benjarvus Green-Ellis? He was a RB on the Patriots.


Yeah he never fumbled a ball, incredible player


I definitely am.  Watching the Super Bowl has become a family tradition.  What about you?


The same I like watching both college and NFL. Do you have a favorite team?


For college, yes, but I don't have a specific rooting interest when it comes to the NFL.  I have a feeling I end up cheering on the American Football Conference in the Super Bowl more often than not.


True, me too. My favorite college team is the Iowa Hawkeyes, have you heard of them?


It just so happens I have.  I'm a Nebraska Cornhusker fan, which makes us rivals (even if the last several years haven't gone our way).  I bet when we are the road team it's those pink visitor locker rooms that are doing us in?


yikes lol. I think it does a lot of people in. I like Nebraska football too though, probably my second favorite big ten team. The pink is a calming effect.


Hats off to you for being able to like both teams.  I guess we were separated by conferences for a long time.  At least we never had any 222-0 type outcomes on either side.  Can you imagine what Cumberland must have felt in 1916 after Georgia Tech did that to them?


Right, I think I would have quit right after the game. Or maybe after it was 100-0 lol.


Considering I have never heard of Cumberland, maybe that was it for them?  Or maybe they lasted until the 1960s when, amazingly enough top bowlers were making twice what football players were.


I can't believe that, but I guess it was more popular at that time. I wonder what the pay difference is now.


I have no idea. I bet TV had a lot to do with the shift though.  Think about all the innovation in television have come through sports.  I couldn't imagine a game without the first down yellow line and have to remember that isn't actually on the field.  I give ESPN trouble, but all credit to them for that creation which earned them an Emmy.


I love the yellow line, I used to think it was real when I was younger, glad to know it was digital lol


Maybe ESPN's tech department is filled with brilliant folks like Alex Smith who got is degree in two years!


I think they are too. And the engineers do some crazy things. Have you heard about the tracking chips they use?


I know they invest a ton of money in the game, but I'd love to hear more about these chips.


They put them in footballs and shoulder pads to track velocity, speed, and how players move around the field. Probably made by the engineers who make more money during their lifetime than the players


It's a rough sport!  It's crazy to think that just 11 minutes or so of actual game play/hitting over the course of three hours can be so damaging.


Wow they take a lot of blows so that is good it is only that long! It was so nice chatting with you!


I am not. I watch it because I have a son who likes it. Also, I think the Saints are sexist with how they treat their cheerleaders, and the league should do something about it.


You're right! It's something about how cheerleaders and football players can't be in the same restaurant at the same time? That's crazy! I wonder what started that!


I don't know, but it must be frustrating to have to leave in the middle of your meal.


I was surprised to learn that there is no rule against female players being able to join a team. They just have to meat all the same eligibility points as the men. I think I saw an ad during the superbowl that featured a female player. Have you seen it?


I have not seen it, I don't watch the superbowl. I know there are a lot of girls who play in high school, many are kickers. I hope a woman decides to try out one day.


Something I just learned about football is that the circular huddle was invented by a deaf player who didn't want the other team to learn his ndigns


That's interesting. Especially since it is still in use today.  It's funny that the top bowlers used to make more than the top football players.


I wonder how much that was! Do you think they used to pay football players way less, bowlers more or both?


I don't know, it was back in the 60's. Then again, engineers make more than the average player these days


I think that's how it should be really. Engineers are actually vital at times, football players not so much. Did you know that there has only been one left handed quarterback in the NFL? Seems insane given the odds, right?


That does seem weird. I guess there is a RB for the Patriots who has never fumbled.


That's interesting, although I'm always suspicious of the Patriots after all that stuff about "deflategate"


Nothing surprises me anymore. Although, with the Browns getting OBJ in trade, I'm thankful Baker Mayfield didn't quit football to become a pro gamer.


I can see the appeal, there's way less risk in gaming than in football and sometimes the money can be pretty similar, right?


Some of them make millions at one tournament. I guess he's pretty good at Halo 3, which is a hard game.


I know about as much about Halo as I do about football which isn't much! Haha Did you know that ESPN won an emmy for the creation of the fake yellow line they show on football broadcasts?


Wow. That must have been a bad year for Hollywood, if they won for that. Its funny when you realize that Tom Brady's highschool coach didn't want to play him.


I wonder what the reason could be for that? Do you think the coach was bad or he didn't like Brady personally?


Maybe he was that bad? lol, I know I shouldn't say that about a super bowl champ.


Maybe he just liked the other quarterback better? haha well it was nice chatting with you, have a nice day!


Thats really interesting. I wonder if that effects the next years team


I like the 49ers,  How about you?  I recently found out that the NFL uses tracking chips.


Super Bowl is my favourite. The 2019 NFL season will be the 100th of the National football league.


Wow thats great.  I prefer baseball than football though.  What do you like about football?


Yes. Football is the team sports that involves to kicking the ball in various degrees to score a goal.


Did you know there was only one left handed quarterback in the NFL?


Yes. The middle century is the greatest rises for football mainly in England. Many group of matches conduct between towns and so many clubs were formed.


That is interesting.  The left handed quarterback was named Kellan Moore.


It is very interesting. English Public School played the important role in the development of the football. The only organised the team and they teach the difference between Running and Carrying.


The huddle was created by a deaf quarterback.


In modern American football, the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offensive team.


Baker mayfield once considered quitting football to pursue full-time competitive gaming.


lol well professional gamers dont get injured as much,  I say go for it.


While playing injury is unavoidable. In training only we avoid it.


Yeah thats why I suggest professional gaming,  they dont get injured lol


Yes. It makes sense to protect  from injury it is very hard to lift the trophy.


Do you Alex smith?  he took so many ap tests in high school that he entered university as a jounior.


Yeah. It is very nice chatting with you. Have a great day.


A bit but not regularly. I did see the beginning of the superbowl a few weeks ago, but I only have a passing knowledge of football


I see. do you know who reggie miller is?


Do you mean the basketball player on the hall of fame? Otherwise, I don't know a reggie miller in football


I meant to say alex smith, not sure why I was thinking of reggie.


I don't know much but I think he was a quarterback. Correct me if I'm wrong


yeah he is and he was so good in school he wrapped up a college degree in two years


Wow he must be brilliant or a very hard worker. I like quarterbacks since they lead the offense.


that is true. I think it is a bit of both. he took many ap tests, that's why


While I don't know much about alex, I tend to follow players like kellan moore who is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl


that is amazing, amongst so many players he is the only one


I mean I know it is inherently harder if you are left handed as a QB


yeah. and baker mayfield once considered quitting to become a competitive gamer


I also think Brady johnson is impressive as well since he has even thrown a touchdown pass to himself


that I would like to see. do you know who created the circular huddle?


I don't know his name, but I think he was deaf right? What is his name?


yeah he was deaf. his name was paul hubbard


In any case, I like following players like tom brady, brady jonson, and etc


They are all great players. did you know women can also play in the nfl


While there aren't any explicit rules against them, don't the requirements pretty much disqualify them anyway?


I am not too sure, I hope not though. nice chat


I do! I LOVE football!! Hard to believe the NFL is made up of 32 teams.


It is harder to believe the average game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay


That is crazy! I know the NFL uses tracking chips embedded in players shoulder pads to record a players every move on the field.


They even put them in the football itself


Oh wow! That is something. It must be to track ball velocity, rotation, ball speed and location.


I hope this data will help reduce the number of injuries to players


I do too! Did you know that the first NFL playoff game was played in 1932 on an 80 yard dirt field inside Chicago stadium, the then home to the Blackhawks.


That I'm not sure of, but I know Chicago has changed a lot.


No doubt. Do you like any particular position?


I would say quarterback is one I know the most about. I know that only two african-american quarterbacks have won the Super Bowl.


I like tom brady. He is still a stellar athlete despite being around 40


He is. I agree. Did you know Kellan Moore is the only left-handed QB in the NFL?


Yes. He is definitely worth respecting since it is much harder to be left handed as a QB relatively to other sports


I can't even imagine. Superbowl winning quarterback, Brad Johnson is the only quarterback in history to throw the winning touchdown to himself!


I wonder how you would even throw the touchdown to yourself?


It had to be a recovered fumble. Did you know that QB Russell Wilson is still under contract for major league baseball?


That is why I was surprised. I should go check it out after this chat. Thanks for chatting.


How familiar are you with football and the nfl?


I don't follow pro football that much.  I was following the Saints (home team) when it looks like they were on track for another Super Bowl, but then got robbed of a victory.


But you do know that the nfl is among the top 4 major professional sports leagues in north america


Yes, it has a big draw, especially today when a lot of people are glued to their TVs for the Super Bowl.  What do you think of the quarterback match up: Patriots Brady (age 41) versus Rams Mannion (age 26)?


I think it is an interesting one, but personally rooting for Brady. I like the QB position the most since they are the core of the offense. Do you like any position in particular?


It is a battle of experience versus youth.  I am not set on any position, but it seems like in grade school football being QB was everyone's goal.  Did you know that the circular huddle was created by a deaf quarterback, Paul D. Hubbard, so the opposing team could not read his hand signals?


Yes, also kellan moor is the only left handed QB in the nfl. I wonder if that is a advantage or disadvantage.


I don't know, but doubt it.  A left handed hitter is a plus in pro baseball, but I can't see it mattering in football.  I tend to follow collegiate' s more, my alma mater LSU.  Did you know University of Iowa painted the visitor's locker room pink?  You got to wonder if it is intimidation, disrespect, good humor, or a combination of those?


I tend to follow players more than teams like green ellis who has never fumbled in his entire nfl career


I did too, Louisiana boy Terry Bradshaw, QB for the Steelers.  He is one of the reasons the Steelers have the most Super Bowl wins of any NFL team.  If you followed the NFL playoffs, you might have noticed that the NFL has a female ref, Sarah Thomas.  Do you think they will every have female players?


Well the nfl doesn't have any written rule against female players


We will have to wait and see.  Some of the traditions in football are peculiar, if not humorous.  For example, Saints chearleaders cannot be in the same resturant with any NFL player, even if they were there first.


I agree. However, I think there are some interesting things going on for the NFL, not just on the team level. For instance, they are putting chips into players shoulderpads and footballs to gather data and make better plays


I would have liked to have known the G forces the Saints receiver took in that "no call pass interference" play in the playoff game with the Rams.  What do you think of the salaries.  We know what the stars make, but not the backups and the 2nd string.  I wonder how the average salary with the short career span stacks up against other jobs?


Well the average lifetime earning of an engineer is higher than that of an nfl, but you have to remember as you pointed out the hour they work respectively.


They do earn more per hour playing, but it is a short career, often 10 years or less, while a good engineer would likely get 35-40 years of service.  You brought up the chips in shoulder pads, but other techs have also changed the game, or at least how it is viewed.  Did you know ESPN won an Emmy for the TV yellow line showing the first down position?


Well the yellow line definitely helped many viewers better digest the situation and action on the field


I agree.  With the yellow line, you can really visualize how far they need to move the ball.   It also lets the armchair QBs speculate on what plays the real QBs will call.  Most of these guys are really smart.  Did you know QB Alex Smith entered college as a Junior and was working on a Masters when he entered the NFL draft?


I agree that most of these guys are brilliant. I mean the average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay, but so much goes on in those few minutes that the espn won an emmy for helping to break it down and these players have to make the smart decision in fractions of seconds


I agree, but they also have coach to QB communications in the QB's helmet these days.  What I really don't like is when the QB is a prima donna.    They need great backs and receivers.  Like Benjarvus Green-Ellis who never fumbled in his NFL career.


I agree. In any case, I enjoy our chat about football. Thank you


Same to you.  I guess I will go man the grill for our half time feast.


I hope you enjoy your feast. Anything on the grill is always delicious.


hey did you know that the NFL has no rule against having female players?


I was not aware of that. I'm surprised because they do have some sexist policies. Do you know about their rules regarding Saints cheerleaders?


I haven't heard about that, what are the rules?


They are not allowed to eat in the same restaurant with players. If a player enters and they are already sitting and eating they have to get up and leave.


oh weird why do you think that is? it seems very silly to me


I don't know but I find it upsetting. It seems completely unreasonable. Did you know that the average gameplay time in a game is 11 minutes?!


I didn't know that, are you going to watch the Superbowl tomorrow? It's always several hours long yet like you said theres only 11 mins of gameplay, that's silly!


I am but I'm just using it as an excuse to eat bad food ha ha. Were you aware that players and footballs have tracking chips in them to record their every move?


no I didn't know that, I hope they don't adopt that into regular people to watch our every move, that would suck!


Me either. I wonder why they don't use that for plays instead of just reviews?


ya that'ss true, also crazy is that the earnings of an engineer over his lifetime is more than the average NFL player, Crazy!


That is shocking to me. I'm sure they leave with way less medical issues also. I was shocked when I learned that in the 60's bowlers made more than football players!


that is crazy! I can't believe the highest scoring football game was 222-0, like wouldn't you stop once you got to 100-0 haha


I do not understand how that is even possible. Are you familiar with RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis?


no I'm not, what is he famous for? I don't watch sports personally


He never fumbled the football once in his whole career which is astonishing.


that is crazy I'd give that guy the ball all the time! I guess Alex Smith plays quarterback and had a lot of good grades on his AP test, it's kind of like he's wasting his brain talent on football haha


Well he was badly injured and I doubt he comes back so I'm sure his intelligence will get him somewhere else. I believe he was already working on his Master's when drafted.


ah interesting I didn't know that, also I didn't know that ESPN won an emmy for developing the yellow line that we see in every football game on the first down line


I can't believe that was so recent. I can't imagine watching a game without that line.


no, that was definitely a huge improvement I'm glad they won the emmy!


I sure do. Did you know that women can play on the NFL?


I heard that, I wonder if there is any chance it will happen soon, what do you think


I have no idea but it is good that if they qualify they have that option to play


I think there may be a kicker in college that has the chance in a couple years. We will have to wait and see. Do you have a favorite team?


I do not but I enjoy watching the games even though there are only 11 minutes of gameplay altogether


That is so small of an amount. You figure it would be more, the games last like 3 hours lol


I know we are glued tot he TV for what feels like forever


for sure lol. I am an Iowa Hawkeye fan, do  you know them?


I cannot say that I do for sure. Did you know that engineers make more over their lifetime than football players?


They paint their locker rooms pink for the opposing team. Pink has a natural calming look. Those engineers probably developed chips that players use in their shoulder pads.


Yeah they seem to be collecting lots of info with those chips like velocity and rotation and such


I agree, I bet they get so much good data from it. Did you know in 1960 top bowlers made more money than nfl players


Wow that is mind blowing. I wonder if they they can use that data in any way to make the game safer too


I bet they do. I wish they had chips in the helmets to track blows to the head and what they do. Maybe that will be next


I hope so. DO you know that ESPN won an EMmy once and if so, what for?


I never heard about that, what was it for?


It was for the superimposed yellow line, pretty cool


Wow, that is awesome and it is so helpful. I always thought it was real growing up lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


Same here and hope you have a great one.


I think that there could be women at certain positions, like kicker. Women would probably draw a lot of interest, increase the TV audience.


yeah and make it more interesting as a sport. did you know an average game only has 11 minutes of playtime


On a per-minute basis, they make a great wage. Did you know that there is only one left-handed quarterback in the NFL? Kellan Moore. I'm surprised. I thought there would have been more, considering the number of lefty pitchers in the MLB.


Yeah exactly. do you know about that weird rule for the new orleans cheerleaders?


They can't be in the same restaurant as the players. Not cool.


Not cool at all. worse, they have to leave if the player walks in mid meal


Probably not the same for high school football, though. Funny story: The Junipero Serra high school had a season in which they didn't win a game or even score a touchdown. Nevertheless, they never started their backup QB, Tom Brady. And, as a sarcastic comment, we all know what a loser he was.


My godness their loss. did you know now they put tracking chips on their padding?


That makes sense. Helps with strategy. The highest score ever in a football game was in 1916: Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0. What was the spread on that game, I wonder.


That is a huge difference. Did you know espn won an emmy?


I heard. For that yellow line. Hm. Probably a weak year for awards.


Yeah I think so too. Did you know there is a player than never fumbled the football in his career?


Hard to believe, but I guess it had to happen eventually. In the 60s top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars. Still, I wonder how much bowlers made overall. Was it that much money?


I do not think so, I just think football players were not paid too much then


The college game seems to be a bit silly in some ways. The University of Iowa tries to use cheesy psychology on the other team. They pained the visitor's locker room completely pink. I wonder whether that works at all. Why wouldn't other teams do it as well?


That is curious. do you know benjarvus green-ellis?


He is the only football player to have never fumbled in his career


Well, it's been fun talking with you! Have a great evening! Enjoy the football!


Good morning!  Doing well!  Are you much of a NLF fan?


Friend, I tell you I feel like I have had football on the brain for the past couple of weeks!  Yes, I love football.  How about you?


Yes, I enjoy watching a good with friends and beers!  Who's your team?


Don't hate me, but my favorite team is the New England Patriots!


No hate at all - it's pretty impressive what they've done and look to continue to dominate.  By proxy, I follow the Cardinals, but don't really consider them my team - I just like good games, teams, players


That's cool.  I find most people feel towards the Patriots like they feel towards Trump.  It's usually strong feelings of hate or love, not much in between.  But, Tom Brady is the GOAT!


TB & Bilichek are definitely GOATs!  Interesting comparison to Trump - it's hard not to have an opinion!


How true.  Speaking of Tom, did you know his high school JV football coach never attempted to play him, even though the team never won a game or even scored a touchdown?


That reminds me of the story where Michael Jordan had a hard time making his HS Varsity team - some coaches cannot see greatness if it's staring them in the face!


That's a fact.  I bet they feel foolish, now?


It's amazing how far the NFL and professional sports in general have come in terms of popularity and revenue.  I've heard that pro bowlers used to make more money than football players!


That's funny, but I hear the average lifetime earnings of an engineer are more than the lifetime earnings of an average NFL player.


I think the average career in the NFL is 3 season, for the average player with a league minimum salary, so a life time career as an engineer should make more money!


Somebody's done their homework and it shows! Anyway, do you realize the NFL only has one left handed  quarterback?


Interesting - who is the lefty QB.  Is that a system thing, are lefties discouraged from QB at an early age.  I don't see what the big deal is - baseball pitchers can be both.  Does it really matter that much in football?


Kellan Moore and to tell you the truth, I don't why there are not more of them?  I would think it's an advantage.


Right!  Anything to give a different look, roll the other way.  Once the ball is in the air, whats the difference.  I need answers from the NFL!


Congrats on another Lombardi Trophy!  It was a strange playoff season, but great win for the Pats - great chatting with you today, really appreciate it!


Thanks, friend.  It was nice chatting with you as well.  Enjoy the rest of your day.


I like it,  I dont watch it too much though.


I watch all the time. My wife is not happy about my sports adiction though. My favorite team is the bears. Do you have a favorite team?


I like the 49ers.  did you know the NFL puts tracking chips on the players and football?


I put chips in my belly. Does that count?


lol absolutely!  I had no idea alex smith was so smart,  He took so many ap tests, he entered a university as a jounior.


Chicago hosted the first playoff game in 1932 on an 80 yard dirt field.


Thats cool.  That was a long time ago lol


Yeah. Did you know there's a $60M stadium in Texas? FOR HIGH SCHOOL?


Thats insane.  Football generates a lot of money in texas though lol not much to do.


I could not imagine being so rich I donated to the construction of a $60M HS football stadium. Im just trying to keep my lights on.


lol the struggle is real.  I cant believe that the average nfl game has only 11 min of game play.


I feel like there are too many commercials and replays and measurements.


Yeah,  too much fluff.  and whats with all the time outs and fouls and huddles.  Football can take so much time.


Maybe that's why i usually drink too much watching the games.


lol i think thats why we all drink too much, we are waiting to watch the game lol


At least I am not the only one! Although I am usually the only one watching football and drinking.


Did you know the average lifetime earning of an engineer is higher than football players and mlb players?  That is probably not including like sponsorship and extras though right?


Agreed. But I also think the lower end of the spectrum's avg career is like 2 years.


Thats cool.  Its been great chatting with you.


Hello!  Are you much of a football fan?  I don't watch it much TBH, but I do find a lot of facets of it to be pretty interesting..


Good afternoon!  Football is not my favorite sport, but I do enjoy a good game.


Get this, Iowa's locker room for visitors is painted PINK.  Trying to psyche out the other team, I bet.  LOL


That psychology might be a bit antiquated because I think a lot of guys don't feel the same about pink as they used to in the good old days


That could be true.  I'm told that they did an experiment where they put weight lighters in a pink colored gym and found they couldn't lift as much.  BUT, I heard about that in high school (some twenty plus years ago) so things may be different since then.


Interesting - I have heard about the subconscious affect that color has on mood (never paint a kitchen red) but I wasn't sure if that was just an urban myth?


I don't know, I think it varies and could be different from person to person.  Some people, for example find blue to be smoothing and calming, while others think it makes things feel cold.


Very true - and circling back to the pink locker room, I'm sure the initial intent was to emasculate the opponent and beat them before they take the field


You know, neatly enough, there's NO rules in the NFL against women being players.  So long as they meet the physical requirements, that is.


I've heard that, that they didn't think they needed the rule because in the old days the game was much different as were the social norms.  I know some females have played in college football recently


Hey, I say if they can do the physical stuff let them go at it if they want.  Although, admittedly if I had a daughter playing football I'd worry about her being tackled.... some of those guys are HUGE.


Totally agree - if they have the ability and the desire to play in the NFL, awesome.  But I sure as heck wouldn't want my daughters anywhere near that field!


Even if they were cheerleaders I'd be concerned.  Believe it or not, cheerleaders have more injuries than any other sport.


College cheerleaders for sure have a ton of injuries as they do way more of the flipping and gymnastics.  I've seen NFL Cheerleaders up close and they basically just stand there for 80% of the game....


Some teams have some pretty strict rules about cheerleaders, especially in terms of their interaction with the players.


I bet back in the day the distraction proved to be big enough of a problem that those non-fraternization rules were implemented.  Today, it's so much of a business that I doubt it would be much of an issue


Well, New Orleans Saints cheerleaders can't eat in the same restaurant as one of the players.  If a player enters and they're already eating, they have to leave.  How nutty is that?


I bet if the Cheerleaders had a union like the players do, they could get that rule thrown out!


Maybe I dunno... Here's another weird tidbit... for as long as NFL games are, there's only about eleven minutes of live gameplay.  Can you believe it?


I did know that, because the NFL Network replays games during the week and they are able to trim them down to about a 30 min segment (with commercials) - it is amazing how little action there is in an "action packed" game!


Guess all the set ups, coaches talking, huddles, etc, etc, take up way more time than you'd think!


And the incessant TV timeouts!!!   After a bad game, I feel like I just wasted 3 hours of my life - and it was only really 11 min!?!?!


Yeah, it's crazy.  Did you know they have high tech chips put in the players shoulder pads?  Keeps track of where they are and whatnot.


I wish they would put those chips in the ball - so they could tell when it crosses the endzone or out of bounds!


Weell.. supposedly they have one in the ball that tracks it's speed, rotation and location.  I don't know why they don't use that instead of relying on the referees.  (Guess it's just tradition or something...)


You're probably right - tradition over technology!  Hey, in case this ends abruptly - it's been great chatting with you!


Are you an NFL fan?  If you don't know, there is a 17 week regular season.


Hey! Well, I follow games, but I wouldn't say I'm really fan. How about you?


Did you know a female can play in the NFL because there is no official rule against it.


Also, in a whole NFL game, there is only 11 minutes of actual live gameplay.


Friend of mine told me that. Yes, it's fact


That is crazy. The New Orleans saints have a rule were there cheerleaders can't eat at the same restaurant as the players.


It looks like old tradition, which doesn't make any sense.


And if the cheerleaders are already there when the players come in, the cheerleaders have to leave.


Don't you think this rule is terrible? What if they were eating?


That sounds sexist to me. Some more football facts you may not know is that The University of Iowa has a completely Pink visitors locker room.


It's very funny. They want to shock enemies. Anyway it's funny


Something I could not believe was that the top bowlers made twice as much as top football players in 1960.


Me too actually. Did you know that the highest score ever in a football game was 222-0 in 1916?


No, that is a lot of points.  I did know that RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis, who played for the Patriots never had a fumble.


Me too. It's even difficult to guess. Also I'm surprised that the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than average lifetime earnings of an NFL player. I was sure they make a lot.


I just can't believe that.  Did you know Tom Brady was a backup Quarterback in high school.


I guess my dad knows it. He knows about Tom Brady quite a lot.


He was either bad or the coach was an idiot.  But even though his team was having a historically bad season, he never got a chance to start.


I agreed. He didn't show his best. Anyway it is sport. You never know...


I also know that there is only one left handed Quarterback in the NFL.  It is Kellan Moore.


Yes, I know. I don't know a lot of such facts, but somehow I've heard about it.


I didn't find this article very interesting. How about you?


Yeah I'm not very interested in football so it took me a while to get through. I did think it was a little crazy that the NFL uses tracking chips on their players and equipment though


yeah some of the facts caught me of guard too. Like that fact that there is no written rule against female players.


Right? I would love to see a female in the NFL. I also couldn't believe that the American flags they use weight 1100- like I know they're big but its hard to imagine a flag weighing that much haha


I do not understand the rule about new orleans saint players and cheerleaders.


I don't remember reading about that just now in my article, but it sounds familiar. It has something to do with them not being able to hang out right? Like they can't go to the same parties or other places at the same time, yeah?


yeah even if a cheerleader is eating at a restaurant and an nfl player comes in to dine at the restaurant, any nfl player, they are required to leave. wow


Is it always the cheerleaders that have to leave? Like if she's already there and a player walks in, she has to be the one to go? Thats really strange


yeah that's what it says. No fraternization at all.


That's...really weird. Speaking of weird, I guess there is a high school stadium in Texas that cost $60 million to build and seats 18,000 people- who knew people cared that much about high school football?!


oh sure, in some parts of Texas there is nothing else to do for a hundred miles at least. For some small towns, high school football is all the excitement they get.


Yeah that makes sense. I guess if I had nothing else, I might have to turn to football for entertainment haha. Did you read about Matt Patricia? Apparently he was a rocket scientists before his NFL coaching job.


I think we have different facts. But that is interesting. One of mine is that the university of Iowa's visitor locker room for football is painted completely pink. Hilarious!


Hah that is actually pretty funny! I wonder if its effective in throwing off the opposing team a bit. I read that Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL- not the most interesting fact, but kind of surprising. I didn't think being left-handed was that uncommon. I wonder how many left handed ones they've had overall?


That is interesting. I thought there would have been more as well. Just like in baseball.


Is being left-handed unusual in baseball too?  Or are you saying its not uncommon? Speaking of baseball, I guess Russell Wilson is still under an MLB contract? I didn't know that was possible!


Lol all these crazy fun facts. I was saying it is way more common in baseball, to see both left and right handed pitchers.


Right- that's what I thought! I feel like these are good for potential trivia questions haha Like I read that Snoop Dogg wrote a fight song for his son's high school team. I wonder what that sounds like haha


yeah and that the highest football score ever was in 1916 222- 0


222? Thats insane. I wonder how long that game lasted?


Much of a football fan?  Interested in Redskins or Buccaneers?


Only if they have a female player on their teams.


We may be out of luck on that one.  I lived in DC for a number of year, so some would thin I have an interest in DC winning.


I'm a New Orleans native, and won't support the Saints, until they get rid of that archaic rule regarding cheerleaders being in the same restaurants as the players.


Agreed, I really don't like the whole cheerleader thing.  I have a young daughter and would hate for her to want to be a cheerleader.


Mine doesn't cheer, as I don't like the culture. My son's girlfriend plays football for their school, she's their kicker. I'm surprised no NFL team has a woman kicker.


Well there is no rule against it.  I'm sure there would be a lot of fuss in the media for a few weeks, and then once she played it would be forgotten.  I know in UK soccer they have women referees, once they started doing it everyone got over it.


Do they also have tracking chips in their balls over there/


Probably, I know most big sports leagues track just about everything the players do, always looking for that edge.


Thats insane. I think it's invasive, and wouldn't want a tracker in my shoulder pads, if I were a player.


I think the compensation football players get now would allow me to get over it.  Although I think we assume most players are set for life after a career, it might not be true.


Maybe. I still can't believe ESPN won an Emmy for that superimposed yellow line. Must have been a bad year, if they won for that.


I suppose if you are really into the game it matters to you, remembering a number in your head can be difficult.  I remember my son wondering how the line moved on the pitch when he was really young.


It's interesting that Baker Mayfield thought about becoming a pro gamer. I wonder how that would have worked out for him.


I've been hearing more and more about pro gaming, apparently there is money in in now.  Colleges have started offering scholarships for e-sport league players.  Not sure how I feel about that, I guess it's safer than football.


He is a Halo 3 guru, I guess. If they are at that level, then they probably make more than what a scholarship is worth. I know some of the pros make millions.


I wonder how long a pro gamer career lasts?  If it's not longer than a football players they will run into the same issue where a regular career pays more than a short sports career.


I suppose as long as their reflexes hold out. It's funny, pro bowlers used to make more than pro football players.


I think a pro bowling career might last a little longer, doesn't seem much chance of injury. ESPN needs to come up with an innovation for bowling, its very repetitive.


Guess you have a point, I still don't understand how you can turn 11 minutes of play into three hours of TV.  It's been good chatting to you.


I don't understand that either, any more than I understand why there is only one left handed quarterback. It's been fun, have a good one.


Hello! I hope you like football! Because I am ready to talk about football!  Do you ilke football?


I am so ready to talk about football lol. I love it it! Do you like NFL or college more?


I love any type of football! association football (known as soccer in some countries), Australian rules, rugby football! But the good ol' National Football League (NFL) might be my favorite!


I can't believe there are so many different sports called football though. Who is your favorite NFL team?


With 32 teams, it's hard to pick! Who do you like?


I'm a Vikings fan but I like watching the Broncos since I live in Colorado Springs. Can you believe there is only 11 minutes of live gameplay?


Wow, just 11 minutes? Is that it? I know the NFL uses tracking chips embedded in shoulders to track players moves. That's a lot of work for just 11 minutes of live play!


It makes the data analysts job very easy I'm sure haha. ESPN even won an emmy for that yellow first down line!


They sure are an innovative league! Did you know there is even a rocket scientist coaching in the NFL?!


It is! He was an aeronautical engineer before coaching in the NFL! His school, RPI, even had the words "sin", "cosine", and "tangent" in their fight song!


Oh wow! I'm not smart enough to even go to those football games! It would be interesting to see that 222-0 football game in 1916 though!


Yeah! I do like the entertainment thought. You know, we talked about fight songs a minute ago; did you know that Snoop Dogg wrote a fight song for his son's high school football game!?


I bet that jumped to the billboard charts after being written huh? lol that is funny!


I thought so too! You know, even high school football is really popular. There is a high school football stadium in Allen, Texas with 18,000 seats!


Didn't it cost 60 million dollars? That is insane, I bet the teachers are still underpaid there too!


Yup! That's the one! So much money is spent on football! Did you know that those humongous American flags at football stadiums cost $50,000 to make!?


It is cool to see but that is a lot of money! I hope it goes to a good cause! Anyways, great chat have an awesome day!


Indeed! And those flags weigh 1,100 pounds! Go big or go home, as they say! Good bye!


Hi. Do you watch football at all these days?


Yes I still watch the NFL of another season is over. It was an exciting 17 weeks. You?


I do watch the NFL and I do agree with you it was an exciting season and especially when my New England Patriots won the Super bowl!!!


Oh congratulations. Another one under your guys belt. Speaking of the playoffs the first NFL playoff game was played in 1932!


I didn't know this. Do you recall by any chance what were the teams playing that game at that year?


I believe it was in Chicago Stadium on an 80 yard long dirt field!


Oh Wow!!! I didn't know this. Do you know what was the highest score ever in a football game?


Yes and the field was home to the chicago blackhawks at the time. No, what was the highest score ever?


I think you answered the wrong question. What was the highest score ever recorded in a football game, do you know?


Sorry I was just telling you more about the field whether first playoff games held. I don't know the highest score ever. What was it?


That's okay. It was a game between Georgia Tech crushing Cumberland 222-0 in 1916.


Holy cow how does that even happen? I bet Matt Patricia would never let that happen. He is the only rocket scientist coaching in the NFL.


Yes I heard that Matt Patricia is a rocket scientist a while back in my local news and when he was our defensive coordinator under Bill Belichick.


Oh wow. He graduated from a school whose fight song includes Sin, Cosine, and Tangent lol.


I didn't know this. That is very interesting. Matt Patricia is a really smart guy and I think he will be great as a Lions head coach.


Yes I agree with you. Do you like watching high school football? It is huge in Texas, they have a stadium that cost $60 million to build.


I don't really watch high school football these day but that is a lot of money to build a high school stadium.


Nice. Did you know that Alex Smith received his Bachelor's Degree in just a couple of years?


That is amazing he sounds so smart. Speaking of quarterbacks, Russel Wilson is still under a major-league baseball contract. It was nice speaking with you today.


I didn't know this about Russel Wilson. It was fantastic chatting with you today as well. I hope you have a great day!!!


I don't know much about football, but apparently Adrian Peterson is a new star on the Redskins team.


He seems to have done well, Alex Smith struggled in that game.  He is typically on point, to what I know,


It's pretty amazing how he got a shot, seeing as he wasn't in the training camp.  It sounds like he has a lot of stamina.


He is ready and willing to do what ever Gruden will give him.  Definitely a hard worker.


I think NFL players make a lot of money these days, so I bet he's glad to be on a team again. However, I didn't know that bowlers in 1960 made more than football stars.


That is kinda crazy, I wonder how much that pay was, and what the gap is today.


It's probably not as much as it was in 1960 - twice as much, wow.  That makes me want to take up bowling!  I think the game Peterson played wasn't a very clear win, only a few scores.  There was one game in 1916 where the final score was 222-0.  I didn't know the game could go that high!


Neither did I .  That is a pretty large gap.  In most games there is only 11 minutes of live game play anyway, that game must have had a lot more.


Yeah.  I didn't realize it was only around 11 minutes of actual play.  Thinking about it, though, I guess they time all the huddles and positioning.  I didn't know the circular huddle was created by a deaf quarterback.  I thought that began with the game so they could all hear each other.


It is amazing that what they come up with, the huddle has become iconic.


Yes it has become iconic.  This Peterson is called a running back.  Is that the guy who tries to throw it to the quarterback or tries to catch the ball?


He is the guy that the quarterback hands the ball off to.


Oh ok.  I knew the quarterback was an important guy for offense, but Peterson's position sounded important too.  I think football players have a lot of pressure to do well.  Apparently the NFL uses chips to track lots of stats about them.  I wonder if that affects their pay.


Im not sure, but I know they do use the data from the chips to make play safer for them and make their pads better.


That's a good thing.  I think they can easily get injured without pads.  I think padding is more like the American kind of football.  I've seen some clips of rugby played without pads.  That looks pretty rough.


Yeah, Gaelic football is the same way, Im not sure how it works but it isnt for the weak.


I personally like the European type of football, also called soccer.  I like the strategy and skill.  I've been to an international soccer game before, it was really awesome to watch.


Me too.  I always played growing up.  I loved watching the world cup this past summer.


I haven't watched sports lately.  It's funny how things change, like how Tom Brady became a super bowl champ, but in high school they didn't even give him a chance.


I know, I bet they feel a little stupid now seeing what he has become.


Yes I think so.  I wonder if Peterson wants to win such an award before he has to retire.  Hopefully the Redskins will do better than the game against the Broncos, so he has a chance to prove himself.


I know he has become a more dominant force as he gains experience.  Anyway, nice chat!  Have a good night.


I was just reading about the NFL. Are you a football fan?


I love football, Go Detroit Lions!! What about you?


I am a Vikings fan, big time. I was reading about Nick Foles' up and down career. The Eagles sure killed my Vikes in the playoffs last year!


It will be interesting to see how Foles does from here on out, must be irritating for Eagles fans never knowing!


Yes. I was surprised that the Patriots lost the Super Bowl last year. Did you know that when TB was a QB in high school as a backup, they never played him on the JV team when they were having a really bad season. Funny!


That is funny, I don't care for patriots but can't help but like Brady, a Michigan man go blue!!


Exactly. You cannot fault his tremendous commitment to the game. I think a Bears/Patriots superbowl would be fun again.


I've read that Snoop dogg wrote a fight song for his son's football team in high  school, that could be interesting!


Yes. That is probably a pretty vivid and inspiring song!


I was also interested to read about the Lions' coach is a rocket scientist! Have you seen him during a game? So rough looking


Matt Patricia? He is super smart! So is Alex Smith, one of my favorite QB's. He got a bachelor's degree in 2 years and a master's soon after.


That is good to hear, some of those NFL players don't seem too intelligent, and can be so cocky and


I agree. Here's a piece of football trivia. The huddle was created because of a deaf QB, so that the other team could not read his hand signals. Interesting...


Oh how cool is that! Also interesting is that they embed chips in the should pads to track the players every move


I had heard that somewhere. Plus all of the wonderful new technology in the helmets to help with the concussion problem.


Seems to be getting worse, despite the tech advances. Players must be stronger, bigger and faster?


Definitely, so many people can be so competitive it gets scary.


Yes. Hey do you know the highest score ever in a football game?  You'll never guess!


I have no idea, but would guess maybe 77?


Good try!  In 1916, it was 222-0. Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland.  Wow!


Holy cow that is a huge score, and Cumberland didn't even make it on the board!


Awful!  It was great chatting with you. Thanks. Go Lions and Vikes!


Are you a football fan?  Do you have a favorite team?


I'm a Steelers fan too!  I live right on the Ohio/PA line.  Did you know that there is only 1 left handed QB in the NFL - Kellan Moore.


I did know that. You would think there would be more.


I know.  What do you think of the NFL using tracking chips in the players shoulders and in the footballs?


I think its an amazing technology. The things they can do these days.


I know.  I just wonder though what exactly those chips do.  Like ...could they read where other chips are on the field?  ..and if so...could a chip in the shoulder pads of a wide receiver be programmed to the chip that's in the football making the football come to the receiver's chip location?


That's interesting to think about. I bet belichek has already checked into that.


hahaha  An average NFL game has only 11 minutes of live gameplay.  Crazy when they make it stretch out to over 3 hours.


I know right. They get all that money for 11 minutes worth of entertainment.


it pays to be an engineer as their lifetime earnings are higher than that of the lifetime earnings of an average NFL or MLB player.


Yeah but I think it would be a lot more fun to play football for a living.


I'm with you there!  lol  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.


I think the players union has rectified that situation.


Yes! lol  I wonder why the University of Iowa painted their visitors locker room pink?  Probably to mess with the team. lol


To mess with the visiting team. Do you think it worked.


I don't think so. lol  How about the highest scoring game ever when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland in 1916 by a score of 222-0!


They were just rubbing it in that last 200 points huh.


lol Poor Cumberland.  Did you know that the circular huddle was created by a deaf QB so the other team couldn't steal his hand signals?


Yeah and the huddle has become so engrained into football. Its hard to think of the game without it.


I know right?  It was fun chatting with you!


Hi.  Do you like the NFL and the Ravens?


Same here.  I guess Lamar Jackson is back (or has been back)... SO many injuries in the NFL.


Im a steelers fan and we play them twice a year. I promise you Im not worried about lamar Jackson.


Ha.  I see... I'm a Chiefs fan and I'm not losing any sleep. I think the Ravens would do better if they could the players out of jail.  I didn't know the Saints had an 8-1 record.


Jackson can run but he cant throw at all. You all got a pretty good QB up there in KC tho


Yeah, Mahomes is a great surprise.  If he stays healthy, he'll give Brady a run for his money, career stats-wise.


Brady will be out in the next few years. I would say staying healthy and not falling off like a lot of guys do after one good year is his main concerns.


Yes, I agree... Maybe he'll be like Luck and avoid those sacks.  Hope so, I'd hate to see him go and he's so young.


To be honest the chiefs scare me more than the patriots do at this point.


Yeah, I was surprise to see that Rams come out on top.  I think the Pats are going downhill.


I sure hope so. Im sick of them. Lol. Did you know that there is a rocket scientist coaching in the nfl.


I did not.  Is he doing well?  I can't believe that or that there is only 11 average minutes of gameplay in an NFL game.


His name is mat patrecia. Im not sure who he coaches.


I'm not sure those are transferable talents... Nor do I think painting a visitors locker room pink is going to do anything at the U. of Iowa.


Yeah I dont see that doing much. It would make a good team laugh and who cares what it does to a bad team. Lol.


I played in HS and on away games we used the girls locker rooms.  It had no effect although I did break a Barry Manilow album after a loss.  I regret that... We did have a circular huddle thank to a deaf QB of yesteryear.


That huddle has grown into a major part of the game.


Yeah... I don't remember Alex Smith being so smart or being a 1st round draft pick...


I think he was drafted by the patriots wasnt he. I didnt think he was a first rounder either.


This article I read says he was a first rounder in 2005 - doesn't say to whom.  Thanks for the chat and good luck to the Steelers.


Yes.  I watch it all season long and even have been watching the Alliance league.


I watch it too. Did you know Kellan Moore is the only lefty?


I didn't know that.  Come to think of it I can't recall any lefties.  Former Patriots running back Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled the ball once during his career.  Impressive.


Interesting, was he the best running back then?


I would say that would go to Jim Brown.  Espn won an emmy award of creating the superimposed first down line.  Nice.


That is probably worth it. That line is super cool.


I agree.  In the 1960s top bowlers made two times as much as the top football stars of that era.


WOW! That is pretty cool, gives me hope then!


LOL  Do you know what the highest score ever was for a football game at the college level?


222-0!  Georgia tech beat Cumberland in 1916.


WOW! That is a lot. Did you know that university of Iowa paints their guest locker room pink?


lol That's funny!  They must do that to get in the heads of who they are playing.


I think so, but honestly you have to wonder if it just makes the other team angry.


I don't think they probably really care. Do you know who Alex Smith is?


Yes.  He's a QB.  He was the first pick in the 2005 draft by the 49er's.  What's impressive about him is that he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2 years!


No.  He's a righty.  I'm surprised that there's only 11 minutes of live gameplay per an average NFL game.


That figures, every time I watch a game it is people standing around on the sidelines.


Hello, do you know much about quarterbacks?


I do!  I know that Kellan Moore is the only left handed QB in the NFL.


He's retired.  But, he's coaching one of the teams in the new American Alliance of Football league.  Do you have a favorite QB?  Mine is Baker Mayfield.


I did not know that. I would say Mahomes is my favorite right now. I also like Andy Dalton.


Mahomes is good and I like Dalton.  Be curious to see what Mahomes does next year.  See if teams can adjust to him.  Baker Mayfield once considered quitting football to pursue a full time competitive gaming career.  Yikes!  That sounds too risky.


I agree. Did you know Alex Smith took so many AP classes in high school that he was a junior when he entered college?


I didn't know that.  That's pretty impressive!  The circular huddle was created by a deaf QB named Paul Hubbard so the other team could not read his hand signals.


That's pretty interesting. I had no idea. Do you like the NFL in general?


I do.  I've been an NFL fan my whole life.  Probably more so though before big money changed the game.


Me too. Did you know the NFL has no written rule against females playing in the league?


I did know that.  I wonder if we'll see one soon.  Maybe a kicker?


Did you know that there is only 11 minutes of live gameplay per game?


I did not know that, but that is pretty amazing. I would have never guessed that.


Short time considering they stretch out a game to 3 hours. lol  What do you think of the tracking chips they put in the players shoulder pads and footballs to track data?


I agree. Yes, I heard they do that to track rotation, ball speed, location, and velocity.


I've wondered if they could be attracted to other chips?  Like would the chips in the balls be programmed to be attracted to the chips in the wide receivers shoulder pads?


I'm not too sure how that works, but curious to know.


The highest scoring football game ever was 222-0 when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland in 1916.  What a blowout!


It's pretty entertaining. Can you believe the very first playoff game was in 1932?


That was a long time ago! Like when georgia tech beat cumberland!


Yeah, on an 80-yard long dirt field that was the home of an NHL team!


Wait, what? What was the field? The cumberland game? Tell me more!


The field of the first playoff game in 1932 was actually on a dirt field inside the Chicago stadium which was where the Blackhawks played their games at the time.


That's crazy! Im in chicago and I did not know that! I did love the old stadium though!


Nice. Did you know there was a football coach in the NFL who is also literally a rocket scientist?


I did! But I am also a huge football junkie. Matt Patricia! He is the lions head coach.


That's cool. The Lions have a pretty good quarterback.


I agree. Although he is long in the tooth. As a bears fan, I hope they do poorly!


I can't believe there is only one left-handed quarterback in the league.


Wow, I thought it was byron leftwich. He was good too!  Do you have a favorite NFL team?


I don't, I'm more of a baseball fan. Though Russell Wilson plays both!


I love baseball too. I am a cubs fam though. Big fan. Watching MLB network now!


Cool. Yeah, Wilson is technically still under an MLB contract even though he hasn't played since 2011.


He has been to a few spring trainings though. Rnagers an Yankees.


Yeah, the Rangers traded him to the Yankees last year.


Hello, did you happen to watch the Superbowl yesterday?


I did, I thought it was a good game, both teams had strong defenses I think Tom Brady did a good job even though he finished as the third most valuable qb


Both defenses did play good. Who were the two QBs more valuable than Tom Brady?


Im not sure but if had to gues I would say Aaron Roders and Drew Brees.


I see. Are you talking about the super bowl or the entire season?


Im talking about the entire season, I think he might go up to second or first with his performance last night, he threw a great pass for the only touchdown


But there were not passing touch downs last night.


I know, but the pass that was almost a touchdown, thats the one im refering to.


I see. Yes that was a very good pass. Not many QBs could make that throw.


Yeah, too bad it wasnt a touchdown though, so close just a few more yards, so what is your favorite NFL team?


The Dallas Cowboys. I've been watching them since I was a little kid. How about you?


My favorite team is the Patriots so I had a pretty good time last night, how did the Cowboys do this season?


That's awesome. It's always nice when your favorite team wins the championship. The Cowboys won their division but lost in the 2nd round of the playoffs this year.


Thats too bad, maybe next year they will make it, you know the saints have this unfair rule and if a cheerleader is at a restaurant and a player goes to the same place she must then leave


Really? That's a pretty crazy rule that I  have never hard of. Did you also know that Brad Johnson is the only QB to ever throw  touchdown pass to himself?


How is that possible lol, I might have to look for that strange fact in YouTube later, I wonder how the pass went


It was near the goal line and when he threw the ball it was deflected by a lineman but went right back to him. He caught it and ran it in. Was pretty crazy.


It must have been great and really usual since he is the only one to have done that, I dont know were the fact of the 11 minutes of gameplay comes from, it sure seems like a game is a lot longer and the clock is always paused.


Yeah it would seem like a lot longer than 11 minutes to me as well.


Yeah, football sure is a beautifull game too bad the season is now over.


Hello there I do watch it, how about you?


I love watching it. Do you watch both college and NFL? Who are your teams?


Me too, I love Aaron Rodgers. I am an Iowa Hawkeye fan, did you hear that they paint their locker room for the other team pink


I heard about that, that is too funny, and I guess it's proven to help the other team relax.


right, I think it has worked, they have beat quality teams at home. Did you know there is no rule against females playing in the league


I think I heard that, I think it would be very cool to see a female player make a roster and play.


Right, I heard there may be a female kicker going to play college football somewhere, that would be neat


Yeah it sure would be, even if it was just kicker to start.


for sure, that would open up a lot of opportunities. Did you hear about the Saints cheerleader rule?


I think so, the one where they would have to leave a place if members of the team show?


yea that is pretty sexist in my opinion. That makes the female potential in the nfl take a step back, my opinion


Yeah I would have to agree with you there, seems dumb to me to be honest.


Yeah I watch some college but not very closely, always seems like the same schools, how about you?


same, just the Hawkeyes mostly. Did you hear about the game in 1916 that ended 222-0


I heard about that wow!  I wonder how many of the fans of the opposing team were still in the stands at the end?


I wonder if they still had a football program after that lol! I would have quit once the score got to be like 100-0


Yeah they just cancel the whole program lol, and how did they even score that many? You can't even score that much in Tecmo Super Bowl.


Right lol, that is so crazy. I feel there should have been a mercy rule created after that game lol. It was very nice chatting with you!


Hello, do you know much about the quarterback position?


I do! I know that the NFL only has one left handed quarterback now, do you?


That's interesting. I did not know that. I know Vick was a lefty.


and the great Steve Young haha. Can you believe bowlers once earned more money than football players?


I find that hard to believe. Bowling has really gone downhill since then.


Maybe just football has gone up. Baker Mayfield once thought about quitting football to pursue a career in professional gaming.


I wonder if he is still great at Halo 3? I'm surprised Alex Smith is still playing, given he's basically a genius!


I have no idea if he is. That's pretty amazing about Alex Smith. He must be very smart.


Oh for sure. I love watching football games, but hate that there is only 11 minutes of actual live gameplay.


That's very surprising. Did you know the NFL has no written rule against women playing?


I didn't know that, I wonder if any have tried out for teams! I hate that the New Orleans Saints kick cheerleaders out of restaurants if a player comes in though!


I think many teams have rules about players interacting with cheerleaders.


Maybe it is needed for the players? Could you imagine being at that college game where the score was 222-0?


I can't imagine losing by that much. I would be very sad.


I think the whole team would just quit after that haha. that was in 1916 though so it might have gotten better!


Iowa painted their opposing team locker room pink.


I thought that was always interesting, I wonder if it actually did affect other teams?


Not too sure. I don't see how that would really work all that well.


Maybe they should get an emmy like ESPN did for their yellow line during gameplay?


That's pretty awesome. Well, it was really good chatting with you today.


I have no Idea is it American Football Champions?


Haahahaaaa, ok thats awesome i hope so too, why is it called football anyways? They play it with their hands. I dont get it some times.


Yes, football should be for soccer games since soccer players play using their feet.


you got that right lol, i feel the same way too, I love soccer, and i love watching the Players brawl in American football though, so talented I just Hope no one dies in the field one day they are talented and strong though, did you know that Kellan moore is the only left handed QB in the NFL? I GUESS RIGHT HANDED PEOPLE ARE JUST MORE FIT TO BE qbS.


I did not know that.  Are you watching football games this season?


Not in perticular I am forced to follow them though because of my job, I love talking about sports with my clients


People talk about sports during business conversations but we need to avoid talking about politics.  How do teams choose quaterbacks?  Is it like choosing leaders in a company?


Exactly I agree with you, with sports everything is into play though including race, I dont know how they choose the QB, But I know a fact that Only 2 Black QBs have won the Super bowl


Thanks for the info.  By the way, since we talked about it earlier, AFC stands for american football  conference (I just did some research while talking to you)


Ohhh lol we were not so off then Its Close to American Football Confrence, they have come from far though, for example I read somewhere that The first nfl play off game was played on a dirt field in Chicago, but now look how fancy the fields are too much money lol, do you think players are overpaid?


I just found out that  NFL consists of NFC and AFC


ohhh wow, now I know what NFL and AFC are so what is NFC then?


NFC stands for National Football Conference.


Wow too complicate, I know though that NFL is one of the 4 majoy pro sports leagues in North America. I think thats pretty boss, and one thing I like is that They play football here in america and it makes enough money to get the Robert Krafts rich literally The Nfl Does not have to sell the sport anywhere else if it does not want to.


NFL owners make so much money - I do not mind if the players are overpaid because they are doing dangerous jobs. Do you know that there is no rule against female players?


I hear you My friend they have so much money if they can pay the Athlets that much, lol how much do you think they keep?? wait what do you mean no rule against female players? you mean they can play on a male team?


As long as they meet eligibility requirements.


ohhh wow! those guys are giants literally, but surprisingly young too, Tom Brady is getting too old for them I think thats why Patriots are not doing very good this year, do you believe women should play on an NFL team?


Nice! I like the Packers also, I like Aaron Rodgers. Do you like the saints at all?


No way, hate them. What about Demarcus Lawrence not getting the praise like he should? He is a great pass rusher!