AFC East, Patriots, are you watching the Superbowl this year?


Nice... Yeah, I will be watching it. I guess I do not have to ask who you are rooting for?


Patriots for sure lol, too bad the Bears didnt make it, Im counting the days for Sunday.


Gathering with friends what about you? doing anything special ?


No, I love to cook game day food so I will cook some wings and gumbo or jambalaya and eat that. I do not like watching with people because they ask me too many questions. I like to use the commercial breaks to relax, get food or go potty and everyone wants to watch those instead and I get yelled at to sit down so I stopped being social for that game.


Yeah I get you, it can be stressful specially if your gathering at your home, you know the Saints cheerleaders have to leave if a player arrives to a restaurant.


Seems sexist! Are you staying at your place or going somewhere else?


Staying at my place, but its only a few of us so I dont think it would be stressful.


That's nice. My wife loves to have people over for the games but hates the games. Seems weird to me but she just into having fun.


Thats funny lol, I bet she doesnt know about the tracking chips players have in their shoulder pads, thats a cool fact I will share Sunday for sure.


She doesn't know about those chips but she knows about doritos and fritos!!! So good...


I guess thats a better thing to know lol, you know the average gameplay is of only 11 minutes!!


That's a short time. Kellan MOore is the only left handed QB in the NFL.


Really? I would have thought there were at least a couple more!


Yeah, me too. Do you like Baker Mayfield?


I do like him, I think he is a great player.


Me too! Nice chatting with you and good luck this weekend!


Did you know that there is only one left handed quarterback in the nfl.


Wow, only one impressive, I am left handed and I would be a minority in the NFL


Yes indeed, lol. do you know who Baker Mayfield is?


I have . I think he is the QB from the University of Oklahoma


Indeed he thought at one time to leave football for competitive gaming. Apparently he had a favorite game. Do you know it?


He was pretty good in Halo 3... by the way do you know how the circular huddle was created?


I though it was so the other player couldn't see what the QB was saying.


It was created by a deaf QB Paul D Hubbard!!


Oh ok that makes sense as well. You know theres no written rule that prevents women from playing in the nfl?


Wow, I wonder if any women had tried!! They could earn more money by being engineers!


Yeah over the long haul, i would rather do 10-15 years on the field and leave with my millions than 40 plus. What about you?


Exactly i would do the same as you! Hey did you know what they did in the university of iowa visitors locker room?


Too funny somebody told me that the looker room is painted pink. That would just make me mad.


That is funny intimidation, more like a joke!


Right i think they thought they were going to intermediate the other team. You know the average game only has 11 minutes of live game play?


Wow, sounds too short.. but the whole show with the stops is very enjoyable to me and now is more interesting with data that is tracked by chips


Yeah and the tracking chips are in the shoulder pads as well. Soon will be watching A.I.'s playing.


looks like we are going in that direction! Did you know bowlers earned more than football players in the 60's?


Yeah i was told twice as much that's crazy! How about the rule about New Orleans cheerleaders. Have you heard about this sexist thing?


It is terrible!! They cannot eat where any NFL players eat!!


Right and if there already eating and a player comes in then they got to get a doggy bag.


Awful!! So unfair. that should not be happening!


Do you know who played the highest scoring college game in history?


that was more than 100 years ago! it was Georgia tech and cumberland


Yup 220-0 that hurts i would have hated to be on the bus ride home.


That is so sad for cumberland!! Well It has been a nice chat!


Who do you like better, the Falcons or Redskins?


Hi. Do you like sports? Do you like football?


I enjoy some football, are we talking about American football or European football?


American football. Especially the NFL National football league. Do you have a favorite team of the 32?


i do, i root for the Pats. how about you?


I do not know much about football. I do know about the Patriots. I learned that the quarterback with the most wins was Ben Roethlisberger for the Pittsburgh Steelers.


hes pretty good, hes been a team staples for as long as i can remember. hes a great QB


I learned that Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL. I thought there would be more.


i wonder why that is. do you think it has to do with how they have to turn their body to throw?


That is a great point. I did not think of it that way. There is a quarterback who threw a touchdown pass to himself!


imagine how cool that would look? i bet he felt so bad ass when he did that


And did you know that there are only 2 African American quarterbacks to have won the superbowl?


which is surprising to me because the NFL is pretty diverse. did you know there is nothing in the rules that says a woman cant play?


That is great to know that anyone can play. Even a rocket scientist is coaching in the NFL.


i bet he some pretty great ideas and strategies for his team!


I bet he knows a lot about the humongous American flags at the stadium that weigh 1100 pounds.


is that how much that thing weighs? good god i cant imagine seeing what it looks like all folded up!


Yes and they cost 50,000 dollars to make! That is one hefty flag!


Well thanks so much for chatting. I learned a lot about football today.


Do you watch the NFL? I think it is the best form of any of the different types of football!


Hi! I do watch when I can But yes I love the NFL.


Awesome! I am not a huge Ravens fan but I think that it would be interesting if Flacco was replaced by lamar Jackson.


I agree! Lamar Jackson is a great quarterback and that would be a great fit!


Yeah definitely would be fun to watch. I think quarterbacks get a lot of publicity because they are essentially the offensive leader.


Definitely! Lamar Jackson has a really impressive record, He rushed 1,500 yards and and pass for over 3,000 yards in a season to name a few!


Yeah and winning the Heisman Trophy is no easy feat either! The Ravens playbook should cater to Jacksons strengths.


My thoughts exactly, the NFL should be proud to have him as a quarterback. He will be introduced into some new schemes they have going so he will be even better.


Yeah. I also enjoy football because it is a family sport. It's crazy that there is only 11 minutes of actual action in an NFL game.


It is a great family sport, and true so little actual live play for so many hours in a game. I like to watch the quarterbacks the most, Tom Brady is also fantastic.


Yeah Tom Brady is a champ, definitely one of the greats! Apparently the circular huddle was developed for a deaf quarterback. Interesting that it stuck.


I read about that, pretty amazing and smart! Football and the NFL history is full of fun facts!


Yeah. And there is only one left handed quarterback-Kellan Moore. Must not be that much of a good thing otherwise there would be more!


I would think being left handed in Football would be very challenging. I wonder if the tracking devices are the same when placed in a left handers shoulder pads.


Good question. Baker mayfield almost quit football to be a competitive gamer can you believe that? These players are so talented in many things.


Right? They have options which is great. I find it interesting that an engineer makes more money in their lifetime than an NFL player....crazy!


Yeah that is surprising. Engineers are really smart but I still would want to be an NFL player. Just more fun and exciting even if I make less money.


True! Although being an NFL player your chances of injry are so high and you can't play that hard for too many years. I also heard that pro bowlers made twice the money as a football player years ago hahaa, weird!


haha bowling is definitely fun but I would never guess it would be lucrative. I wonder how much they make nowadays?


I agree! Do they even have pro bowling anymore? Lol, haven't seen that in awhile. I will stick to watching the NFL haha


Haha same. well it was nice talking with you! Have a great night!


Case Keenum, the next Broncos quarterback.  He had a great year for the Vikings in 2017.


He has a cool name. I hope he performs up to his name for Elway's Broncos!


He's been mediocre his whole career, then had a career season with Minnesota.


Makes you wonder why the Vikings passed on making him their franchise player.


I think they believe 2017 was a fluke.  Minnesota has its eyes on Kirk Cousins.


So Keenum moves on with free agency, just like his fellow Vikings, Bradford and Bridgewater--two other cool names.


Denver was loaded with mediocre QB's in 2017, too.  Siemian, Lynch, Osweiler.


Yeah, and they traded up in the 2016 draft to get Lynch, and that did not work out for them.


Looks like Denver won't draft a QB for 2018 with Keenum in hand.  That will be good for the Bills, who are trading up.


Ah, the Bills. Searching for that fifth Super bowl loss. Just like Elway said about Dencer, Buffalo needs to get better at that spot too (QB that is).


You need a good quarterback to do well.  Look at how Denver has fared since Peyton Manning retired.


True. Brings a tear to my eye remembering Elway and Manning in the Orange Jersey..


GM Elway thinks the Broncos are close, and Keenum could put them in super Bowl contention.


Yeah. I guess the NFL will be putting a chip in Keenums shoulder pads in Denver soon to monitor his position on the field. Hopefully he will stay in Denver long enough to make it on the field.


Or maybe Denver will use Keenum to groom a new young quarterback.


That could happen. The Orange could use Matt Patricia as coach, the only rocket scientist in the NFL.


Yes, the NFL takes all kinds.  There are no rules against women playing.


Yeah. If Patricia writes the plays, he takes inspiration from his old RPI fight song, where they mention such football-savvy terms as Sine, cosine, and tangent.


Maybe Patricia should have stuck with rocket science.  Engineers earn more lifetime than the average NFL player.


Yeah, and if you have a bad record, it lives in statistical infamy forever. Like the poor Cleveland Browns. The QB with the most wins in their stadium is not even from their own team, but from their rivals, the Steeler's Roethlisberger.


Maybe the Browns can get Baker Mayfield.  He is excellent at competitive gaming, and might make their game competitive.


Yup. I don't know why, but I do enjoy this game. 32 teams doesn't seem like enough.


Yeah I know. Did you know women can play if they qualify?


Yeah. Which conference do you think will be the first to have a woman, AFC or NFC


I wonder about that, we will have to wait and see I guess. Do you know there are only 11 minutes of game play?


17 grueling weeks, wild card weekend, the playoffs, and then the Superbowl, and all of them only 11 minutes each. Doesn't sound super...


I know. Did you hear about that rule with New Orleans cheerleaders?


Yeah, what;s the deal with that?  Doesn't sound fair. But neither does having to wear tracking chips to monitor your every move!  NFL even puts those chips in the balls to measure speed, rotation, etc. Sounds a bit overkill for 11 minutes...


Yeah when you think of it that way. And that rule is so sexist, I wonder how they still get away with it


The league is not made up of rocket scientists...well, except for Matt Patricia...


Yeah talk about a career change. Do you know what the highest score in football is?


Are we talking about cheerleaders again?  The high school stadium in Allen, TX seats 18,000 and costs about $60 million. How is that for a score?


Wow that is a lot of money. The highest score was actually 222-0, what a win and a loss at the same time


I wish I had a recording of that  game! You know  those huge flags that display in stadiums can weigh as much as 1100 lbs? It probably takes the whole team to put them away each night...


Wow that is super heavy. U of Iowa visitor locker room is actually painted pink I wonder why?


To hide the pigskin? LOL  You know Snoop Dog wrote a fight song for his son's high school football team? That will get the crowd rocking!


That s for sure. Did you know ESPN won an Emmy once?


What for?  Let me guess, they were acting like they knew what they were talking about?  Brad Johnson deserves an Emmy...he is the only superbowl winning QB to have thrown a pass to himself!


I would have liked to see that actually. They won it for the yellow superimposed line


OK. I accept that. Just like Brad accepted his own pass, and then scored a touchdown! See me doing my end zone dance?


Haha yeah he must have made headlines with that. It was nice chatting with you


Yeah, I usually try to watch during the playoffs. How about you?


Yeah I follow my team during the regular season and then watch most of the playoff games.


In the 60s top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars. I wonder which athletes were in better shape? Nobody watches bowling the same as they did then.


Yeah isn't that wild, shows how much the sport has grown and bowling, well it's bowling.  I guess the thing to be was a bowler in the 60's though.


The NFL has no rule against female players. Do you think we'll ever see women in the game?


I think we will, and I think that it would be really cool if that did happen.


I could see them playing positions like punter or kicker or place holder. I think those are the positions that would be most expected.


Yeah I think those would be the first positions that we would see a female player.  But, if one made it as a regular field player, that would be awesome.


She'd have to be big, or fast, or both. An average NFL game has a mere 11 minutes of live gameplay. That's far less that I expected.


Yeah that seems so low, I know that you notice it a lot more when you go to live games.  On tv, you don't really notice the breaks and all the stopages so much.


It would be great to see the first down line project onto the actual field. ESPN  won an Emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line. Could we get it at the stadium live?


Yeah I wonder when they will try and do that for the fans that attend live.


We need a clever engineer to come up with that system. An engineer's average lifetime earnings are higher than the average lifetime earnings of an NFL player and an average MLB player. Parents, don't let your kids grow up to be athletes!


Yeah I think the duration of the career is so much shorter for pro athletes, and they just need to know how to invest their earnings correctly!


True. They could use better financial advice. Maybe they could become video game players like Baker Mayfield. There are professional video game players.


Yeah I don't know if I could beat him at Halo 3 but maybe Halo 2 I could!


Why are cheerleaders prohibited from eating at the same restaurant as players? That seems strange to me.


That seems strange and really outdated to me.  I think they need to think that over.


Yeah, maybe they had a problem with romantic relationships between the two groups. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you!


Yeah same here, I hope you have a good night.


Are you a fan of football? I enjoy pro but not college so much.


me too, I like college football, but I don't like the idea of it. especially how they treat their players


I also disagree with the treatment of their players. Speaking of college, did you know that the University of Iowa did to the visiting locker room?


what! no way. do you think it was to psych out their opponents?


I would assume. So strange. Have you also ever heard what the highest football score ever was?


I did, it was an embarrassment, 222-0. wow. no mercy rule in football I guess, huh


I can't imagine that. How is it even possible to score that many points in one game?!


idk haha meanwhile we have the supervowl score not even reaching a combined 30 points! the team with zero must have just rolled over at one point


Seems to be the case. Did you know that ESPN created the yellow line that shows the first down? Can you imagine watching a game on TV without that line?


it is absolutely necessary to use. I used to think that line was on the field in real life too and they just moved it a lot. then I went to a game and didn't see it


Ha ha, that's hilarious. Have you ever heard of the RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis?


the name rings a bell but I'm not sure what he did


He played for the Patriots. In his entire time with the Patriots he never fumbled a ball!


wow, what a guy. he must have been a star. Did you hear about Baker Mayfield?


apparently early on in his career he considered quitting football to pursue a professional Halo 3 career. you don't hear that every day!


Oh wow. I suppose if he is still good that he can do it as a second career later.


that's a big maybe, I don't think the Halo 3 scene is as popular anymore. I think he made the right choice for sure


Who knows when it comes to competitive gaming. People still compete with Starcraft and that game is old.


Hey! Guess how the circular huddle used in football came to be!


i never knew that is how it happened but that it's really neat that it is because of a deaf quarterback so the other players could not see his hand signals


Yes! I wonder how its benefitted the game outside of that. I don't actually follow football much. I've just been reading about it lately.


I love football but there are a lot of things i did not know like there is only one left handed quarterback in the nfl his name is Kellan Moore


Yes! It's surprising that there's only one, given the numbers. I wonder why.


Not sure but thats cool.I also just learned that the former patriots running back has never fumbled a football in his nfl career


Yes! Benjarvus Green-Ellis! But how much time did he spend playing? I wonder if he was really good or if he just didn't play much.


Yeah, with only 11 minutes of actual play per game, and not all of the players on the field at once, you could get through a season without being on the field for long.


true true! Did you know there were tracking devices in uniforms and in the actual football itself


Yes, the NFL uses shoulder pads with embedded chips.


that's crazy i never would have guessed that and that the new orleans saints cheerleaders are not allowed to dine with the nfl players and if they are eating already the cheerleaders have to stop eating and leave. i wonder why


Yeah, requiring them to leave sounds dubious. Does the NFL compensate them for the meal they miss? Why not just have some kind of communication to prevent that from happening? I mean since they have that rule to begin with.


I agree, you're exactly right, you'd think they would have thought of that instead of drama happening if they do show up at the same spot


Yeah. Today, they could just have an app where players and cheerleaders check into a restaurant. They wouldn't have to communicate with each other, which is probably the point. It would be interesting to interview players and cheerleaders about what they think of that rule.


yeah it would  be the smart thing to do and there are apps for taking your dog out for a walk so you think they would have one for that


Yeah. They could use an existing app, like Google Maps, for example. I can see potential issues with the having to leave thing, like if someone wasn't compensated for a meal they didn't get to eat or if there was some kind of health issue involved? It just seems like something that would lead to problems.


absolutely i wonder why they do that like if the team had some type of problems with the cheerleaders stalking or something


Yeah. I guess the point is so that the players and cheerleaders don't get too friendly with each other - so the cheerleaders aren't a distraction from the players' significant others, so everyone stays professional during the game, to avoid harassment of the cheerleaders or vice versa, stuff like that.


you think that would be for all the teams not just one team out of how many


Yeah. And people should be trusted to behave responsibly once they have such a prestigious job.


they should be trusted to act prestigiously regardless of there job but people are human and we all mess up some more then others unfortunately


Yes. But with a job where you're in the public eye and there's fierce competition to get there, people should be expected to hold themselves to certain standards and if they do something out of line - like harassing a cheerleader - just let them go and let someone else take their place.


Well, this has been a good conversation. Have a great evening wherever you are!


yes me too. did you know women can play too?


Wow, weird. Do you think they should play?


Yes, why not. if they can make the cut they should play


I agree. I am not sure I could watch it though. Those players are huge.


true. did you hear about that cheerleader rule in new orleans?


they are not allowed to eat in the same restaurant as the players


That's sexist. What if they are there first? The NFL has only 11 minutes of action.


I find that sexist too. and if they are eating and the player walks in, they have to leave. weird.


If I were them, I would dump my meal on the floor and make a scene...


Yeah I guess they like to oblige to those rules. Did you know nfl players make less than engineers?


I did not. That makes sense though since most NFL players only last 2-3 yeras.


yeah I guess. did you know espn won an emmy?


the creation of the superimposed yellow line


Wow... Is that emmy worthy? I feel like that's a low bar to get an emmy...


I do not get it either. DO you know benjarvus green-ellis?


Yes, football player who never fumbled. Nice chatting with you!


Good evening!  Are you ready for the Super Bowl in a week?


I do. I didn't realize that Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL.


I'm not a big follower, but that is very interesting! Why is the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offensive team?


Because he calls the plays and usually touches the ball on every offensive play. There is a quarterback named Russell Wilson who actually has a major league baseball contract in addition to his NFL contract. I didn't know that was possible.


He sounds like a go getter! Wow. I was reading about the circular huddle that is used in football. I had no idea it was created by a deaf football player named Paul Hubbard.


That is interesting, but makes sense, so other teams couldn't see his plays. The highest paid US Department of Defense employees are the football coaches of the service branch teams!


That is so neat! Women can play in the NFL too. I had no idea!


Awesome! Brad Johnson once threw a touchdown pass to himself! That would have been interesting to watch!


That would! I wonder how that worked? I always wondered how much time was actually played in football. Says the average is only 11 minutes live gameplay.


Wow. Not much at all. I wonder who will be in the Superbowl the first Sunday in February?


I don't watch consistently, just once in a while. I didn't know the first playoff game was in 1932.


Isn't that crazy? So it this..New orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player and if they are already dining at a restaurant and an nfl player comes in after, the cheerleaders are required to leave.


That's ridiculous and so old fashioned! I didn't know the NFL uses tracking devices in players shoulder pads and in the footballs themselves to record everything that happens during a game.


me either! Do you follow the Colts? DO you think they will do well this season?


I don't follow them. I wonder if they will be one of the six teams from their conference to get into the playoffs.


From the article it seems they really want the Colts to get in the playoffs.


I didn't know there were two wild card teams from each division that get in, I though it was just one from each.


This is funny though..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.


Quite a claim to fame. College football is huge. 14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums belong to american college football teams!


Yes, I like football. I especially like going to see the live games.  I just heard about Sean McVay becoming a top NFL coach of the year candidate in Year 1 with the Rams.  Pretty snazzy.


Do you like any position or player in particular?


I like New England Patriots QB, Tom Brady.  He's great.  I just learned that the quarterback touches the football on almost every single offensive play and is the offensive player that almost always throws forward passes.


I agree. The patriots are like the lannisters of football


Yes, absolutely.  Did you know that the average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay?


Yes so it shows how essential QB are in the offensive plays in that short time frame


True.  Did you know that the Junipero 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.


Perhaps they just didn't want to leave a stain on brady's record at that point?


Never thought of the point-of-view, huh.  That could very well be.  Speaking of quarterbacks, did you know who started the circular huddle?


Wasn't it by a deaf QB to hide his hand signals?


Another QB I follow is kellan moore since he is a lefty


Yes, apparently Moore is the only lefty quarterback in the NFL at this time.


Ya and unlike other sports, being a lefty QB has more cons than pro


Wow, didn't realize that.  Speaking of hands, did you know that former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis has never fumbled the football in his NFL career?  Wow.


That is indeed impressive and one of the reasons I like the patriots. A lot of amazing talent.


Another lesser known fact about football is the highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222 to 0. Wow, unbelievable.


Man I wonder if the winners were just that good, the loser just that bad, or a combination of both


Sounds pretty bad for the Cumberland guys.  Another fact is that back in the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars, wow.


Well times sure have changed. I mean who even watches bowlers anymore. In any case, thanks for chatting


Hello there, do you follow the NFL at all?


Yes.  Did you know they track players with tracking chips that are in their shoulder pads?


I think I have heard about that before.  The game is getting more high tech each year I will say.


It's amazing that there aren't any women playing in the NFL even though they are allowed to join.


I think it would be really cool if a female player did make it and we got to see them on tv.


Maybe it's not all that cut out to be.  Engineers on average earn more than NFL players.


I think I have heard that before, I think it is mainly due to the careers not being as long as an engineers.


Yeah.  Career paths can change unexpectedly for people.  Baker Mayfield considered being a competitive gamer.


Yeah Baker was really good at Halo 3 if i'm correct, did you ever play Halo?


No I have not.  Also, Alex Smith had his bachelors degree before he was picked in the NFL draft.  We are not confined to one trade or craft.


Alex Smith was really bright, I think he could have gone into any different field he wanted.


Yeah, everything is possible.  I hope though that New orleans saints cheerleaders get better treatment.


That rule about them being the restaurant and having to leave is so outdated.


It is amazing that NFL games usually have 11 minutes of actual live game play.  That fact somehow alluded me.


That is just crazy, I don't think most people would ever guess it was that little.


Decades ago, it may have been a better option to be a bowler than a football player.


Yeah I would have loved to have been a pro bowler back then, on par with what the footballs guys were making!


Times were probably so different back then!


Oh yeah and it goes to show just how much the NFL has grown since then.


I hope the changes to come will be changes that promote more diversity and equal treatment.  Use of tracking chips are a good step towards increasing safety.


Yeah I hope the same.  I think the tracking chips will help with safety as well.  Well it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


A little bit.  I do enjoy watching some playoff games and the Super Bowl, but I don't follow any team closely.  What about you?


I'm sorry for you then hehe!  Who's the current QB of your team?


I don't know to be honest. We've won a few super bowls in my time. I can't complain.


Did you know that Tom Brady was a backup QB in high school.  His team lost all games, but his coach refused to put him on field?


Yeah, I knew that. He doesn't get injured much. I think that is why he is so good.


He's won yet again this year.  And it looks like he has no plan to retire soon.  He will be known as the greatest of all time when all is said and done


That is probably true. I wonder what he will do after football?


He doesn't have to do anything.  He already has all the money in the world.  Maybe coaching?  NFL season's are only 17 weeks long...


I'm not sure he'd be a good coach. Maybe he will just be like Elway?


That's a possibility.  I'm not sure that Robert Kraft will sell his team though.  There's only 32 teams in the league and they're worth quite a bit right now.


Robert Kraft is in a bunch of trouble right now.


I don't think it matters too much.  Football, the American kind, is such a big business that he will be get a tiny slap on the wrist and get sent home


Yeah, that is true. I didn't know that ESPN won an emmy for that First Down marker, pretty cool if you ask me.


I didn't either.  I don't think I could watch a football game ever again without these.  They help so much in following the action


That they are. I couldn't imagine a game without it. Well, nice chatting!


Hey, Tom Brady is 41.  How about that?  Are you ready to play in the NFL.


Not at this point. I think I'll stick to engineering. Better career longevity. But good for Tom! He's in the SB again. Getting a bit repetitive.


Wow.  Engineering.  Care to guess the highest ever scoring football game?  It was in 1916.


I would guess that some powerhouse school played a puny academic institution. I wonder what the spread on the game was, and if the bookies took any bets.


I do not know what the betting was like.  Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0.  I would have been bored watching that.


I wonder whether Georgia Tech put in their second and third string. The person scheduling that game must have been sacked. I'm surprised a Cumberland player didn't get killed!


1916 was a long time ago.  Today, there are 32 teams in the NFL and a game has only 11 minutes of live game play.  Thats a lot of commercials, timeouts and flag waving.


The game really is slow. It's punctuated with a lot of violent action, but it doesn't have the flow of basketball.


Yes. I agree.  I know that the life time earnings of an engineer is greater than the lifetime earnings of a NFL player.  I assume the violence makes for shorter earnings potential.


I figure the concussions alone preclude a career as an engineer after the NFL. I am surprised that there is only one left-handed QB in the NFL. I guess I expected more, since each team has three QBs or so.


Only one left handed QB.  That is a fascinating bit of trivia.  Another fascinating bit of trivia is .. no rule against female players.  Think how wild the game would be.


I think female players could certainly handle non-contact positions such as kicker or punter. I don't know whether they could take the serious contact of the line of scrimmage.


Art and grace in running with a ball has a place.  Or something like that.  Tom Brady is playing the first Sunday in February.  the super bowl is on.  Who is the left handed QB?


Kellan Moore is the only leftie out there. Brad Johnson has an interesting claim to fame: he is a QB, but he threw a TD to himself. I didn't know that was legal, but I guess the passer and receiver can be the same player.


That is an interesting thing. I guess as a kid we all threw the ball in the air on a high arc to step forward and catch it again. Guess what color the U of Iowa painted the visiting team locker room?


Either something really sinister or something feminine.


In it entirely painted pink.  I wonder if it makes a difference.  It is funny how many different games are kind of not football but called foot ball around the world. Soccer, rugby and more.


I guess they could have painted it black, just like the Rolling Stones said. Might have put the opposition in a dire mood. Football is such a generic term. Could mean almost anything.


I am sure kids have fun with a ball no mater what.  Australian rules foot ball must be different than rugby.  I have never seen Gaelic football, but I bet its a tough game.


Violence is the key. I think the presence of the ball is incidental. Just there as an excuse to pummel the other team. Texas seems to be obsessed with high school football.


Hi! I love football and the NFL, even though I hate the 17 week regular season that lasts from the beginning of September all the way to late December. I wish it was longer. What about you?


I love it , 32 teams 2 divisions and then after a long wait the Superbowl


And it is a long wait. Ha! It's bad enough the average game is only 11 minutes long in terms of live gameplay. Then we have to wait a long time for the season to start again after the Super Bowl ends.


All season only to watch 11 minutes of live gameplay, seems really unfair, do you have a favorite NFL team?


I really like them all, honestly, although I don't like that silly misogynistic rule the Saints have in place that forbids cheerleaders from dining in the same restaurant as the football players. I can't believe no lawsuits have been filed over that rule yet!


I know right, its a terrible rule and should be abolished so unfair and also so sexist


There have not been any female players drafted yet.


Yeah maybe the interested ones didn't met the eligibility requirement but it would be great to watch a woman play some day


Indeed it would. But honestly, if they do it simply for the money, they should just enter the engineering field since engineers make more than the average lifetime earnings of both MLB and NFL players anyway.


Looks like engineers have it great they make more money and they don't risk the injuries football players do.


So true. You know what's sad is even the top bowlers made more than the top football players back in the 1960s. And football is a much tougher sport. I feel for the players from that era.


They did? I guess football wasn't a popular game back then I don't think bowlers make much money these days


It's sad especially when you have athletes like Benjarvus Green-Ellis who's never fumbled the football in his entire pro career! They definitely deserve top pay!


Sad how many players still end up with financial problems or even bankrupt and then also with brain damage or a serious injury


I know, it is sad! But you know, they're sticking these tracking chips in the players' shoulder pads now to record their every move so hopefully they can use it to study how to prevent serious injuries!


I think that's great, we must protect our players and make the game safer that must be like our #1 priority


That is so true. Well since we're on the subject, are you a fan of QBs? I like Kellan Moore because he's the only left handed QB in the NFL, which is surprising.


Its my favorite position in football and I think his retired by now haven't heard his name in a while


Yeah it's my favorite position as well because he touches the ball on nearly every single offensive play and he's the leader of the offense! It's such a fascinating position!


I know right, calling the play in the huddle must be really exiting, being the decisive player on the team, but anyways its been great chatting with you


I bet it is tough. That's why you need geniuses to play the position like Alex Smith who entered college as a junior. He even received his bachelor's in two years. That's fascinating! Well it was great chatting with you as well! I hope you have a great evening, friend!


He is a role model to many, proof that you can do both if you set your mind to it, hope you have a great night, thanks for all the cool facts and the conversation


Good morning.  I hope you're doing well this fine Monday morning.  Do you like NFL football?


I do too.  My favorite team is the New England Patriots.  How about you?


You a Big Ben fan, then.  Cool, I like Pittsburgh.


Did you know that top bowlers made more than nfl stars in the 60s?


That's hard to believe, isn't it.  But then again the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is more than the lifetime earnings of your average NFL player.


I should say the average nfl player has a pretty awesome job though.


True, but they do get banged up pretty hard sometimes, too.  So, I guess it's a tradeoff.


I guess. I think I would rather be in the nfl myself though.


That's cool, what position would you play, quarterback?


Or Rb. I want the ball. Hopefully I could go a whole career without fumbling. Like benjarvis green ellis.


Yeah, that must have been tremendous pressure on him to never have fumbled the ball his whole career.  I sure wouldn't have been able to do it. lol


Me either. Wonder how many years he played.


I'm not sure, but it's still an impressive feat!  Did you watch the last Superbowl?


Yeah I watched most of it. I just wanted the patriots to lose to be honest.


Oh, no.  You pulled against my team?  Shame on you!  Lol.  I tell you I was wore out from watching it, though.  Seemed like it lasted 3 hours.


That's depressing and a lot of wasted time, considering the average NFL game has only 11 minutes of actual live game play!


Im with you there they should speed the game up a little. Have a good one.


HI there.  I wasn't aare that new orleans saint cheerleaders aren't allowed to eat in the same restaurant as any nfl player.


The National Football League and its teams have a lot of rules!


True, and American football is much less popular globally than soccer.


I actually like soccer better.  Maybe because I have played that as a female.  Although that can get brutal too I guess.


There is actually no rule against female players in the NFL.


No.  Iowa's locker room for visiting reams is pink  LOL


I doubt that color was chosen due to gender!     Maybe for the better, since an average engineer earns more than an average pro athelete.


I was surprised to see that top blowers in the 60's were paid more than football stars.


Things certainly have changed.    Still, quarterbacks have always made money.


Maybe because they are considered the "leader" of the offensive team?


Perhaps so.    When a deaf quarterback played, the team created the modern circular huddle.


Interesting.  And ESPN created that yellow line for the first down.  Added amenities for football.


The players are also interesting.    Alex Smith was smart enough to enter college as a junior!


Wonder if he was going to be an engineer?


I think he was always planning on playing football.    Baker Mayfield on the other hand considered full-time competitive gaming.


He's quite confident too, claiming to be able to beat anyone one-on-one in halo 3. At Oklahoma that is.


Good thing he is not left-handed, as Kellan Moore is the only lefty qb in the NFL.


It seems like they are always playing bt there are only 16 games per season.


True, but that is over 17 weeks.   Add in four playoff rounds and four preseason, that is nearly half the year!


Nice chatting with you.  Has been informative.


No problem.    Remember that even Tom Brady could not get in a game while in JV football!


i don't thik the Jets every landed Kirk Cousins since he is in Minnesota now.  The Jets had a horrible year.


Maybe landing Kirk Cousins would have helped them?


I think so.  Darnold is not the answer in NY in my opinion.


Some seem curious as to why the Jets did not want to fork over the money for a sure thing since they had the funds.


agree.  especially seeing how much Garoppolo got for only 7 NFL starts.  seems the Browns have made more progress in getting a good QB in the draft.


Minnesota was predicted to be themost appealing destination for Cousins.


yeah he went there and had an average year.  They missed the playoffs.


Cousins implied that he wasn't necessarily going for the money but he was going for the best situation.


i believe that.  the Jets are a bad situation.  he probably could have gotten $150M guaranteed which is unheard of.  This according to Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk.


CBS Sport's Jason La Canfora thought the Jets and Broncos would be finalists in getting cousins as he thought New York would bemore appealing to the quarterback.


yeah, i'm glad the Redskins did not place the franchise tag on Cousins again.  that would have been bad for everyone involved.


Franchise tag is when the player get the average of the top 3 salaries at your position in the league.  guaranteed money but only for one year.  players usually do not like it because it is not a long term deal and they could get hurt.


Oh, interesting. Thanks for the explanation. I wonder why there is only one left handed quarterback in the NFL?


thats interesting.  never thought about that.  kelen moore but not sure who he plays for.


I don't know too much about football so I appreciate your comments. The average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay. Maybe that's why I'm not too into it.


it is crazy to think of it like that for such a fast sport.


I find it interesting how much technology there is in football these days.


i know tracking chips in helmets and pads to record moves.  probably to protect them better in the future.


Yeah, that's what I was thinking of. I also find it interesing that ESPN won an Emmy for that superimposed yellow line.


i hope they just use that line to measure first downs instead of those stupid chains!


Hello. Are you aware that the New Orleans Saints cheerleaders must leave a restaurant, if a player walks in? Even if they aren't done eating? How archaic is that?


As someone from Louisiana and a Saints fan, I am a bit surprised at having such a arcane rule.  To me, if the cheerleaders were there first, then they should be allowed to finish the meal they paid for.  But football does have its oddities, like the University of Iowa painting the visitors locker room pink!


That's easier to deal with, though I do wonder if the Saints would give a female an opportunity to start if she met the eligibility requirements.


Well, we just broke the glass ceiling on refs with a female ref officiating in an NFL playoff game.  So maybe a female player might not be too far off if they meet the requirements.  Perhaps a punter or kicker (i.e. a lower physical impact position) first.


Maybe. Living in Brown's country, I'm so glad Baker Mayfield didn't give up football to become a professional gamer.


Cleveland is a team my heart goes out too.  For the longest time the Saints did not have a Super Bowl.  Now its Cleveland's turn to make it to the top.  What do you think of tech in football?  It seems like they have tracking chips in shoulder pads and balls?


I don't really know how I feel about that. I guess it's okay,if it keeps them safe. I wonder if they would be willing to share the technology with car manufacturers?


Maybe, but since a car moves more than 100 yards, it will need to be at a different scale.  I read somewhere that Kellan Moore is the only lefthanded quarterback in the NFL.  I know lefthanders have certain advantages in baseball (e.g. first baseman) but do you think it is an advantage as a quarterback?


I don't know, I don't follow football very closely. i know the games are too long on t.v., since there is only 11 minutes of live play.


I agree; too many commercials and too much armchair quarterbacking from the broadcast booth.   An innovation I liked was when ESPN created the yellow line overlay so that TV viewers can comprehend how long a drive is needed to get a first down.  Did you know that ESPN won an Emmy for the superimposed 1st down yellow line?


Yes, that must have been a slow year. I find it impressive that Alex Smith entered college as a junior, due to taking so many AP classes. Wish my kids were that dedicated.


He has to be one of the few that completed their education.  So many enter the NFL draft before graduating college.   That, in part might explain the lifetime earnings of an engineer exceed the lifetime earnings of an average NFL player.


I don't know. I know a lot of them continue their education in the off season. I know bowlers in the 60's made more than football players, that's weird too


That is a bit beyond comprehension.  In my opinion, watch in bowling on TV is a bit like watching paint dry!  I recently found out that many years ago, the NFL had a deaf quarterback.  He created the circular huddle so the opposing team could not steal his play signs!


That's fascinating. There is a former running back for the Patriots who has never fumbled. That's an amazing feat.


I agree.  Have you been following the Bronco's quarterback situation since the retirement of Peyton Manning?


I have not. I barely pay attention to football, only when my son has it on. I only know about Baker Mayfield's competitiveness on Halo 3, because of him.


I don't follow it much either.  But it seems that the Bronco have struggled putting together an offence.  They picked Case Keenum who is a bit of a unknown quantity; it seems he has been traded a lot of times.


Is Elway the one they call the "Football Czar"?


Yes, and he's Denvers GM.  So, he trying to get a good mix so they can get back to the Super Bowl.  The question is this a short term trial run with Keenum or a longer game plan?  It seems like Keenum has a short contract so he might be a placeholder until Elway finds the one he wants.


Thank you for chatting with me, have a lovely day.


You to.  We have our 1st Mardi Gras parade tonight.  Hopefully the rain will hold off!


Hey there who is your favorite quarterback? I know that I like Tom Brady, even though he's never eaten a strawberry LOL


Personally, I like Eli Manning the best. I do find it odd that Brady has never tried a strawberry lol


I know right! I always wonder why he hasn't tried on before LOL. I like Eli Manning too. What do you think about Alex Smith?


He's seems very educated. I heard he took so many AP tests in high school that he entered university as a junior. Smart guy


It sounds like he's a smart guy yes. And he passed his bachelor's degree in only about 2 years, and was working on his master's before he got into the NFL, definitely a genius


I agree, it's good to be educated. I wanted to be an NFL player but decided to stick to Engineering. The average engineer makes more than most NFL players


That's interesting. And yes I've heard that before. I guess if you are an NFL player, you have to be smart with your money so that you'd lasts over your lifetime. What do you think about the circular huddle? Did you ever do that when you were playing


Yes I did do that a few times. Fun fact, it was actually created by a deaf quarterback!


That is really cool, and I'm sure that he used it so that other people couldn't see his hand signs. I wonder how good he was at football, I don't think we've had a deaf quarterback in the NFL, do you know?


I'm actually not sure. But I do know that Kellan Moore the only left handed quarterback in the NFL. Seems odd, you'd think lefties would be more common


You would think so yes. I wonder if it gives him an advantage or not, do you know? I also think it's interesting that one player almost became a professional video game player, imagine that is such a difference LOL


That is quite the difference lol! I think you're talking about Baker Mayfield.. apparently he can beat anyone at Halo 3


Yep that's who I was referring to. I used to play Halo 3 back in the day. Did you ever play any of the Halo games? I wish I could have played him LOL


I did play Halo but I wasn't very good at it. He could definitely beat me one-on-one! Lol


Haha yes I bet he could beat us both actually. Do you watch bowling at all? Apparently top Bowlers in the 60s made more than top football players back in that day


Wow! Makes sense because Bowling was a lot more popular back then. Also technology has come so far, the NFL uses tracking chips now to record a player's every move


Wow that's interesting. How did those work by the way? I wonder if anyone ever put tracking chips in bowling balls lol,


They embed them in the shoulder pads and it basically tracks velocity, ball speed, location, etc. It's pretty cool. Tracking chips in bowling balls would be interesting lol


LOL I agree with you. You ever watch football on TV by the way? Did you know that  ESPN won an emmy? it was for developing that yellow line that you see on TV, you know the one that designates the first down


I did hear that, that's pretty neat that that they could superimpose something like that


Yes I bet that was very advanced technology back in the day haha. I also like that the Patriots have a player that has never fumbled the ball before. That is an insane record to me, I would hand that guy the ball all the time


so I love the fact that women can be possibly eligible for the NFL


what do you think about them chipping the players moves?


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i don't know what that means, however it is a good thing statiscally


i love the fact about tom brady not being used as a back up qb and how he turned out.. I don't know much about football, so that is a great fun fact, what is your favorite thing about football?


I'll be honest, my favorite thing about football is a nasty, soul jarring, hit. ... I love that in football you can always point at a couple teams


oh fun, that is much more exciting than the dances they do in the endzone!


im glad I dont watch it though.. with that statistic of only 11 min of live play, what are people watching then?


On average, American adults are watching five hours and four minutes of television per day. The bulk of that is about four and a half hours of it is live television, which is television watched when originally broadcast.


Do you watch the Super bowl for the game or the commercials?


lol.. I don't even know who is good.  Who do you think is going to the SuperBowl?


Super Bowl LIII, the 53rd Super Bowl and the 49th modern-era National Football League (NFL) championship game, will decide the league champion for the 2018 NFL season. The game is scheduled to be played on February 3, 2019, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.


ok.. that didn't answer my question.  Do you like other types of football? I think rugby is super fun to watch!


well that is considered football in other countries.. do you have a favorite player?


hi how are you doing there today? are you good?


I'm good, a little peeved at Jameis Winston saying has to teach his son to respect women when he was suspended for groping a woman


why do guys do this? do they think that they are going to get away with it? now?! not likely.


I don't know, Winston was also accused of rape in 2012 when he was still in College


some people can control themselves and need to be supervised or punished.


It's ridiculous that he's engage and still acted so horribly


NFL has had a lot of problems with player behavior. i think the league needs to take a stronger stand.


The teams too, the Buccaneers still stood by Winston despite his character history


Yes, there should be a team level punishment to drive the point home. BEHAVE. you are a public figure.


Yea, the only thing the Bucs did was start Ryan Fitzpatrick, but at the end of the season Winston was the starter again


the money is the thing. you get them to pay cash and they will start to pay attention.


I guess so. It's funny is cheerleaders are held to a more strict standard than the players, they are forced to leave if a nfl player comes into a restaurant they are in


that is sexism and misogyny. what is that rule still around?


I have no idea. I wonder what the discipline would look like if there were female players, there are no rules barring them


I think that women could play. Really I twould be better to start the sport at the high school level.


Only if you have good coaches. Tom Brady's jv coach never started him despite the team not winning a game


the man was an idiot not to see that talent. TB was a talent in waiting. just needed his opportunity.


So was Cumberland's coach in 1916, they lost to Georgia Tech 222-0


Why would any coach do that to a team? it seems cruel. Anyway, great chat!


I don't know, I wonder why Kellan Moore was the only left handed qb in the nfl


I don't know either. Maybe coaches don't like lefties? Have a good day!


Hi! My favorite part of the Superbowl are the commercials. How about you?


Yes I agree with you on that! Games are so boring, especially since they only averaged about 11 minutes of actual gameplay


I can't believe that! Technology... it changes the world. Consider the tracking chips in their shoulder pads...guess Big Brother is always watching!


Yeah that would scare me. I hope that they take those tracking chips off when they leave the field, would you ever wear those outside of sports?


Not if I could help it. I mean- with my luck, I'd be tracked worse than a Saints Cheerleader avoiding a player in a restaurant.


Yeah I don't like how they can't go to a restaurant if a player is inside. Or if the player enters them they have to leave, that seems really unfair


It really is. Funny how the world changes. I can't wait for our first female NFL player!


Yes there's no rule against it! I could see you there being a kicker soon, what do you think the first position would be?


Quarterback? Maybe that's me dreaming big. Then again... they had a deaf quarterback once. Things happen!


I think that death quarterback actually invented the circular huddle, which we still use today which is awesome!


It is! I can't believe Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback- you'd think we had more!


Yes and I wonder if it gives him an advantage as well? You would think that Alex Smith would have a huge Advantage as a quarterback to because he was so smart back in college


And on the opposite end of the spectrum, we have Baker Mayfield. From quarterback to professional gamer... sign me up!


Yes absolutely! He definitely made the right choice going into the NFL, do you know how ESPN won an Emmy though?


No! That's awesome. I like the fact bowlers once made twice as much as NFL players. Can it go back to that? I like bowling.


Yes I like bowling two, I have a better chance of being a professional bowler than being an NFL star haha.


Same! I wouldn't be RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis who's never fumbled the football in his career.


I want him on my team! But I also love the Patriots so am with Tom Brady would probably be so unfair haha


They need to score like Georgia Tech vs Cumberland- 222 to 0!


That game was such a blow out! I wish that we had video cameras to record it back then, or at least ESPN could have put the yellow line for the first down marker when they were recording that game, maybe it would have helped Cumberland to win haha


Maybe an all-pink locker room (Just like The University of Iowa has!) would have been their good luck charm?


Yeah that's possible! Do you think that they won more games or lost more games after that happened? I would have played a lot better if I were in a pink locker room personally lol


Good afternoon. I think Alex Smith is a great fit for the Redskins. What are your thoughts?


hi how are you? I dont know much about smith or the redskins. why do you think that?


Well I think they need to stay ahead in games. Smith isn't the kind of quarterback who excels in a shoot outs, it goes against the style of play.


what is a shoot out in football? lots of passing?


Yes exactly. Like when the Redskins play the Saints they were down by three scores and people sometimes refer to a comeback like that a shootout.


Ok. so he is not big at comebacks. he is quite a bright guy, right? finished college in like 10 minutes or something?


Ha ha yeah basically that fast. He received his bachelors degree in two years.


that is quite fast. he must be a good student. is he still playing in the NFL?


Yes that is very fast. It usually takes four years. I believe you still playing. He did a lot of AP classes in high school so that's how he finished college so fast.


he is still playing. ok. i heard that he sustained an injury. That is a lot of AP tests!


I believe he is set to play next season but I'm not sure. He is right-handed but Kellen Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL.


why is there only one? that seems odd. Do coaches not like lefties?


I'm not sure maybe the plays aren't designed for them? Another smart quarterback is Baker Mayfield. But he almost became a full-time competitive gamer.


I guess that could be a good way to make money. i dont how many pros there are in gaming.


I think there's good money but probably not as good as football. It seems like his game was Halo 3.


I have never played Halo. i guess it must be pretty challenging. he probably did the right thing going into football.


Yes it is a lot of fun to play I recommended. I agree though football is the better choice. The high score ever in a football game was 222 to 0!


I wonder what the winning coach was thinking. that kind of score seems cruel.


Yeah I don't know what Georgia Tech was thinking that is not a good gesture. Poor Cumberland. Well it was nice chatting with you thanks again.


I'm a big fan!  Do you have a favorite team?  I'm an Eagles fan myself.


Yes, don't hate me, but my favorite team is the Patriots!


That's ok.  I like them too.  In fact I'm a big Brady fan.  My one grandmother came from the Boston area there and I still have cousins there.  So I root for them.


Cool, I didn't realize how many people actually LOATHE the New England Patriots and the GOAT Tom Brady.


I actually watched his Tom vs Time documentary and I love the work ethic he puts into the game.  Did you know that former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled the football in his NFL career?


Yeah, I had heard that stat and I couldn't begin to imagine the pressure he felt to remain perfect throughout his career.  WoW!


I know right?  lol  I read that ESPN won an Emmy award for creating the superimposed yellow first down line.  Never knew they had an Emmy award for something like that.


Me either, good for them, though.  It's such a part of watching the game, it deserved that award!


I agree.  I go back and watch old games on youtube from like the 70s and 80s when I was a kid and it's just crazy how the graphics have changed since then.


Big difference between then and now, for sure.  Did you watch the last Superbowl?


I did and I was rooting for the Patriots. I was rooting for them too last year when they lost.


Glad to hear that.  lol I swear that game seemed it lasted three hours!


lol it did.  Even towards the end.  I liked watching Belechik on the sidelines towards the end when they were figuring out what was going on with the gameclock.  He looked like he was giving the sideline judge an earfull. lol  Did you know that an average NFL game only has 11 minutes of actual live gameplay?


Oh man, I knew there was alot of wasted time, but didn't think it was all that much, though.  Kind of makes me mad, now. lol


So true!  Wonder why a woman hasn't played in the NFL, yet?


Good question.  Do you know who Kellan Moore is?  I'm not familiar with him but I see where it says he is the only left handed QB in the NFL.


Yeah, that must be an advantage of some kind?


I'm not sure if it would or wouldn't be.  lol  It's been fun chatting with you!  Have a good night and go Pats!


Hey how often do you watch the NFL? I know I watch football from time to time on TV


I watch one in a while. I find the games boring sometimes. They only play an average of 11 minutes per game!


Yep you're right about that! That probably explains why the Super Bowl was a little bit boring this year haha. Do you think that women should play in the NFL by the way?


I know there's no rule saying they can't, so I guess if they can meet the requirements, they should probably be allowed.


Yeah I can see that. I think we could see a female player in our lifetime, it's the only fair thing, as long as they're good enough to play they should be allowed to play I think


Yeah, they might as well get a fair shot. Some of the rules of the NFL are still sexist. Like how some cheerleaders can't eat at a restaurant where players are eating


Yeah I don't like that rule. I think it's really stupid and not appropriate in this day and age. I just don't get how that one has been sued yet about it LOL, have you heard about the tracking chips that they use too


Yeah, that's pretty cool. Some things like that are so high tech. Like the yellow first down line that ESPN won an Emmy for!


That's really genius by the way. I'm glad they won an Emmy for that, it's definitely necessary for enjoying games on the TV I think. But yes the tracking chips can track players movements and speed, I think that's pretty useful


I agree! They are in the footballs and shoulder pads! Do you know what the score of the highest scoring football game ever was?


I don't. What was it? I do know that back in the sixties the top Bowlers made more than the top football players of the time. Now that is totally reversed today. Haha!


That's amazing! The highest score was 222-0! But it was a college game.


Wow that's crazy! What year did happen? I would have loved to see that game haha. Do you think that the losing team had their locker room painted pink perhaps lol. I guess the University of Iowa's football team did that to the opposing players


It was way back in 1916. That's pretty funny, actually. I wonder what the visiting teams thought of that.


Yeah I wonder that too, what do you think about the Patriots by the way? Did you know that they have a player who's never fumbled the ball? His name is BenJarvus Green-Ellis


I am kind of sick of them being in the Super Bowl every year, it's boring! He must feel a lot of pressure never to get his first fumble!


Yeah I agree. I would feel so stressed every time I played haha. what do you think about Alex Smith by the way? Man is so smart, he got his bachelor's degree in only 2 years and then went to play for the NFL


That's pretty cool. He was the first pick in the 2005 draft, too!


Oh that's cool! I really like the story behind the circular Huddle, it was created by a deaf quarterback in order to block the other team from seeing his hand signs, that's really cool


That's brilliant, actually! There is only one left handed quarterback in the NFL.


I think that's Kellen Moore right? Also there's only one quarterback who is almost going to be a professional video game player, and that was Baker Mayfield, I think he made the right decision haha.


I've never really watched it. Although it seems the QB here is pretty smart. 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's cool.  The university of iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is completely painted pink


Trauma! 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.


In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars


isn't that crazy? Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl


I know! The highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0


That's crazy.  An average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay


I know! and it last about 2.5 hours! Former patriots rb benjarvus green-ellis has never fumbled the football in his nfl career.


New orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player and if they are already dining at a restaurant and an nfl player comes in after, the cheerleaders are required to leave.


Isn't that crazy? Espn won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down line for american football games.


Nfl uses tracking chips embedded in players shoulder pads to record a players every move on the field. they are also located inside footballs to track: velocity, rotation, ball speed and location.


I always wondered how they knew how fast the ball was flying!


Yeah, technology has really helped them.


a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held in the first Sunday in February, and is played between the champions of the NFC and AFC.


wOW, THAT'S NEAT.  The average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an nfl player and an average mlb player.


Sports commonly called football in certain places include association football (known as soccer in some countries)


Oh good,  yeah football is very entertaining.


Yes it is!  The University of Iowa painted their visitors locker room pink.  Wonder why they did that?


I think its a mental tactic,  like to make them feel calm or something


That would make sense.  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars of that era. I'm sure that's not like that any longer.


Yeah I doubt it also,  bowling isnt what it used to be.  Football players get paid a ton lol


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


Ouch,  thats embarassing!  Thats a huge loss!


No doubt!  ESPN won an emmy for creating the yellow superimposed first down line you see on tv while watching games.  I didn't even know they gave out emmy's for something like that.


Honestly me either lol But good for them that digital line has been really helpful on screens and tvs.


Yes! lol Former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled the ball in his NFL career.  Impressive!


Thats crazy,  how does someone not fumble for their whole career,  thats great. There is also only one left handed quarter back in the nfl weird huh


I'm not sure. lol  That is amazing that there is only 1 left handed QB.


The huddle was invented by a deaf quarterback


What was his name?  I can't remember it.


Nice!  The NFL has no written rule against female players.  Wonder if we will see one ever?


maybe,  but there's too much injury in football


True.  The average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.  Relatively short compared to how long they stretch the games out.  It's been fun chatting!


I am actually, its wild that an NFL game only has about 11 mins of gameplay on average


Isn't that crazy, I think you notice all the stops and stuff more when you attend a live game.


ya I haven't been to a live game in years, what do you think of the way the Saints cheerleaders have to act when outside of the field?


I think that rule is a bit outdated.  I think they should have standard rules within normal laws that everyone else follows.


ya I agree, it's so dumb they have to leave a restaurant if a player walks in for instance


Exactly.  Did you read that the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average NFL players?


that is crazy, but NFL players also don't play their whole lives they retire early, so who knows


I think that is what it is, is that the engineer's career is far longer than the average NFL career.


yup exactly, also crazy is the NFL could one day have female players


I think that would be so cool if a female player did make a pro roster.  I think it would huge for young sports fans.


ya, I think a female could become a kicker or maybe a quarterback, we shall definitely see


That would be cool to see a female quarterback one day.


haha ya maybe she'd paint her locker room pink like the Iowa team did for opposing players haha


That is so funny, I wonder who was in charge over there that gave the final ok for it, or if they just did it as a prank and then officials left it that way.


haha ya I do wonder that, I also wonder how a team can lose in football 222-0!


That is just insane.  I wonder if they just scored a touchdown on every single play?


ya I don't know, but it would suck to be a Cumberland fan on that day and get destroyed like that haha


Yeah I wonder how many fans were actually still there when the 222 point was scored?


oh ya, if I were a Georgia Tech fan even I would have left when it reached 100 to 0 haha


Right lol.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Do you think that tie games in the NFL are good, bad or are you indifferent?


Indifferent.  A lot of people think it is fine.


I really don't like sudden death types of dealing with it. There should be a clear winner.


Why do you think so?  Some people think that a tie should not be seen as less satisfying.


I was referring to a sudden death victory.  I wasn't clear - there should be more time on the clock.  A tie is OK with me.


I am not an expert.  However, I admire some NFL teams.


I prefer college when it comes to American football.  The excitement in things like "going for it" is the same.


I prefer college footballs better - no money is involved in it.  Do you know that NFL has no rule against female players?


Agree.  I did.  I wonder if the NCAA does.  It's probably more of a university-by-university rule.


Probably.  Do you know that average NFL game has only 11 minutes of live gameplay?  What do you think about it?


I played football in HS and there's a lot of standing around so I believe it.  What I can't believe is that the U. of Iowa has a pink locker room for visitors.


I heard about it.  Why do they do that? Why pink?


I heard there are colors that calm and subdue like pink.  Some jails are that color.  Causes for design... Huddle are circular since a QB named Hubbard was deaf.  It makes sense for me if one isn't deaf.


I read about it.  He did not want the other team to read his hand signals.


Makes sense... What doesn't make sense is that Georgia Tech, my alma mater, ran up the score 222-0 against Cumberland.  Not too proud of that...


Are you serious? But Georgia Tech won though.  Shouldn't you be proud?


Maybe if it were Alabama but to humiliate poor Cumberland isn't too cool.  Like not letting Saints cheerleaders dine around Saints players doesn't seem too cool.


You are funny.  Cumberland humiliated themselves.


So your not one for chivalry -- it seems to be dying like masculinity. Things change... In the 60's, top bowlers made more than top football stars.


I read about it?  Now bowlers make pennies compared to football players.


That makes sense.  Bowlers don't have to stare down a 330 lbs. guard. Nor do they have to constantly reach ESPN's yellow line.  Do you want to continue?


I'm good.  It was nice chatting with you.  Talk to you again next time.


Yea, the Giants are my favorite team but I keep up with all 32 teams


Nice!  I'm a Steelers fan.  How about Odell being traded to the Browns?


He's an awesome player but becomes a liability due to his temperament, the Giants aren't gonna be doing too well even if they kept him I just wish they got better picks for him


I agree.  That trade caught me off guard when I saw it last night.  Now on to some facts..lol  The University of Iowa painted their visitors locker room comlpetely pink.  No idea why!


Maybe Iowa thinks the pink locker room will cause the visiting team to play worse


lol  Maybe.  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars of that era.  Way different now I'm sure.


Yea I never even thought bowlers made much money, let alone more than football stars


I know!  I think bowling was really popular back then along with horse racing, boxing, and baseball.  All 3 of those sports have changed in fan attraction over the decades.


Yea, sports are constantly evolving, like the invention of the circular huddle by Paul D Hubbard


Was he the deaf QB who invented it so the other team couldn't read his hand signals?


Yea, I wonder if the only left handed QB Kellan Moore invented any special techniques


You would think he would have something different in his delivery of the ball.


Yea, I wonder if Alex Smith has different mechanics considering he's really smart, he started college as a junior


That's a great story of his!  Once in he completed and graduated with a bachelor's deegree in only 2 years!


Yea he's a smart dude but I'm not so sure about Baker Mayfield, he considered playing games professionally instead of playing football


I know that sounds crazy.  How about former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis.  He never fumbled the ball in his nfl career.


That's pretty cool, I wonder if playing for Bill Belichick had any thing to do with Green-Ellis never fumbling


Might have.  Do you know what the highest scoring football game ever was?  it was nice chatting by the way.


I know Georgia Tech scored 222 point back in 1916, I wonder if they cheated at all


Haha maybe they did.  What a blowout!  Sorry I have to run.
 Have a good day!


A little here and there.  I enjoy it more when my team is doing well.


I hear that.  No fun to watch a bad team.  I guess the Chargers are doing pretty well.


I agree.  Their last victory over Arizona sure was dominant!


Yeah, 45-10 is no joke!  Not as big a victory as Georgia Tech over Cumberland in 1916.  Did you see that score?


Yeah,  I am not sure how that is even possible! 222-0?  Its like they were scoring the whole game!


When you break it down they probably had to score like a touchdown a minute or something?  Guess Cumberland's Defense didn't show up that day!


Yeah, nor their offense.  Probably a lot of defensive points scored too.


True.  If they were playing at Iowa I would blame their performance on the color of the visitor's locker room. Pink!


I wonder what shade of pink it is?  More powdery, neon, magenta like?


Good question.  My guess would be whichever messes with their opponents heads the most.


Speaking of colors, did you know ESPN won an Emmy for the creation of the yellow line?


No, I didn't know that.  It has completely changed watching a game on TV.  Makes it easier anyway.


It certainly does.  When my mom when to my brothers first live HS game she didnt understand at first why the line wasnt there.


That's funny!  I can't believe benjarvus gree-ellis never fumbled.  That seems impossible!


It does.  I wonder how many carries he had in the game.  Even some of the greats fumbled a bit.


That's another good question.  It'd be WAY less impressive if he only had a couple of touches a game.


Very true. Hard to believe Tom Brady sat on the bench in high school!


It is, they definitely didnt recognize the talent and potential in front of them!


No doubt, I bet they feel like fools now!  It's been fun.  Have a great day!


I am, especially the Vikings! How about you?


I like the Redskins, but I'm from that area. Did you know Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL?


That is crazy to believe because there have been so many great left handed quarterbacks in the league!


Yeah, there has been. I wonder if it is a function of setting up the offense?


Maybe its because a lot of plays go to the right? I would be curious to see with all the technology they have!


Yeah, that would be pretty cool. Apparently there are chips in the shoulder pads.


Is that so? Is it to track player movement on the field?


I think it is, but I'm not sure. They also have chips in the ball.


That is awesome! I heard that it tracks velocity, rotation, ball speed, and location!


Interesting. Is the data shared with both teams?


I'm sure it's for the league haha. Maybe ESPN uses it too. You know they won an emmy for the yellow line?


For the first down marker? That's pretty cool!


It is! Did you ever hear about the Georgia Tech and Cumberland game that was 222-0? That would be sad to see haha.


WOW! That is a crazy score, is that real?


It did! in 1916 lol. They must have been psyched out with their locker room being pink like the Iowa Hawkeyes do to their opponents.


Hilarious, you would think that would make the other team angry though.


I bet! Would you rather been a football player or bowler in the 1960's when bowlers made twice as much as football players?


That would be pretty crazy, I'm actually not a bad bowler. Well, nice chatting with you!


I'm a terrible bowler haha. Nice chatting with you as well, have a great day!


hi how are you? I have talked about football quite a bit recently. I guess i am still interested. LOL


Agreed! I watch frequently too though. I did not know that the average game has only 11 minutes of actual live gameplay.


those players have a pretty sweet job! standing and waiting then they get to beat each other up. sweet!


Not sure how I would handle the same job. They have tracking chips ni their pads to know their speed for a reason.


yes, i hope that helps prevent injury and concussion. the game takes a toll on the body. i would rather be an engineer.


Yea, its a hard game to play. Why an engineer?


they make good money over the long haul. plus fewer concussions. LOL


Exactly! I can run, but couldnt take a hit! Do you have a favorite team


at the moment, no. I usually just root for the underdog in the superbowl. i like to see upsets.


Me too. I wish I could have seen the RAms win this year.


The Rams had a great team, but it is hard to beat Tom, Bill and the gang.


It was a boring game because both teams played defense quite well.


yeah, a defensive battle is not a crowd pleaser. people want touchdowns.


Yea, like when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222-0 for the highest score recorded in a game.


what was going through the coachs head then? that is a horrible thing to do to another team?


Might not be completely intentional. Happened in a game here in the upper Midwest - like 80+ points for one team. Happens when one team gets all the right bounces.


true, but the coach should put in the third string or something. even the cheerleaders maybe.


Could be fun to watch for some. The NFL does that with second/third string


yeah, its only fair. if your team is winning by that much, you should ease up. it is a sport, not a war. anyway, great chat!


did you know there is a university team whose visiting locker room is painted pink?


Yes.  I did know that. It is Iowa.  I think that is great competition.


Ya I would like to see some stats to see if that, on average, affects the players, I bet it does, also crazy that in the 60's bowlers made more money that football players back then


True.  It is value based on audience.  The NFL has the eyeballs now.  I do love that yellow line that ESPN added to football broadcasts.


ya that's interesting, I also like that the huddle was invented by a deaf quarterback, I wonder how he would call an audible if he was deaf though?


He would call the audible by talking.  Only he would not hear it.  ESPN got an Emmy for that yellow line.


ah that makes sense I guess, I don't like the nfl personally, it doesn't surprise me that there are only about 11 minutes of actual gameply in the average game, I think it is pretty boring


I agree.  I greatly prefer college ball with many more plays.  The global family of games called football all have some way to score involving kicking.  It is pretty minor in US football I think.


Yes that is true, also surprising is that in the nfl there is no written rule against female football players, and that women could play if they met the league's requirements


Wouldn't you be embarrassed to be the coach of a JV team.  never win, never score, have Tom Brady as you back-up QB and never let him play?


yeah that would be embarrassing, also its crazy that on average an engineer makes more in his lifetime than the average nfl player, I wonder if its because of the injuries they can get


It is just a short career.  The average running back lasts 4 years.  The QBs today make a lot though.  Imagine if Baker Mayfield had quit football to be a gamer.  He would not have been cashing the big checks that he does today.


Ah interesting, that is true, I saw that Baker was the Halo 3 champion of his college, I was really good at halo 1 and 2 I won a lot of tournaments when I was younger, did you ever play games?


Never played Halo, but I went to Oklahoma University so I watched every college game he played.  Alex Smith took so many AP tests that he entered college as a junior.  My grandson is taking a lot which will save his parents money.


ah that is good, I took 4 ap tests when I went to college and passed all of them, so I saved money, still have some student loans but it is more managable than it otherwise would be haha


Do you play NFL fantasy football.  You play 17 weeks from Sept to Dec even though each team only plays 16 games.


no I don't play that, I have friends who do and they always lose money haha. I did see that there is political fantasy that you can play, on whether each side passes certain bills and such, that's probably more to my liking because I follow politics more than football


It is hard to be an optimist when one follows politics closely.  We are so polarized.  I would not mind giving political fantasy a try.


Yes I agree, it is bad because it can make you depressed but unfortunately it interests me and has an actual affect on my life, so I pay attention to it, do you play fantasy football?


No.  But my grown son plays in 5 leagues and makes between $500 and $800 each year.


well that is impressive, I know there is luck but apparently skill if he can win that consistently, anyway great talking with you!


I'm good. But just frustrated with the Buccaneers for losing so horribly to the Bears!


I don't know much about football, though I've heard some things. Are you a big fan?


I watch it from time to time. Do you know what a quarterback  (often referred to as a QB) is?


Yeah, that is the most important position on the team, right? Touches the ball on every play?


Exactly. But you see, the main quarterback for the Buccaneers didn't get much chance to play against the Bears, and that led to their disaster! Makes me so upset.


That's too bad. Who are the big name QBs in the league now?


I'd say the best has to be Tom Brady. But did you know that his high school team never even let him play!?


What? That's strange. How did he get to play in college then? I thought you had to be a star to do that.


I have no idea. But I think the Buccaneers' defensive coordinator Mike Smith needs to go back to college! He let Tampa score six touchdowns against them! So dumb!


Well, that should be the end of his job. There are plenty of high school jobs out there I'm sure. Maybe he could coach a girl's team.


Ha ha, true. And oops, I meant he let the Bears score six touchdowns, my bad. My anger got me flustered there ha ha.


The nfl has no written rule against female players. Do you think we'll ever see women players?


We could! Maybe one or two in the future. If they ever play against the university of Iowa then I'm sure they'll appreciate the pink locker room there!


I guess maybe the Bucs defensive guy would suffer from Pink lockerroom syndrome or something.


Some kind of syndrome, that's for sure. They've got a lot of issues. One of their players, Winston, was even accused of groping a woman a few years back. Sad state they're in.


I don't understand the need for that behavior. Maybe that's why NO Saints have a rule about cheerleaders with players.


Yeah, maybe that's why that weird rule exists ha ha! Do you think they actually force the cheerleaders to leave when a player walks in the restaurant?


I have to wonder what the consequences are. The players might get fined, or the cheerleaders fired, or something. I don't know. It seems sexist.


Very sexist, indeed. I think they need to use one of their bye weeks to think over that rule and update it to meet modern standards.


Same to you. Hope you have a better day than those Buccaneers had. Bye!


I do.  I am a fan of the Ravens and Lamar Jackson.  You?


I like the patriots who are like the lannisters of football


I have never heard of the Lannisters.  I do know that the Ravens are implementing the pro-style offense after watching Philadelphia tear apart the Patriots defense with it.


Oh lannister is a reference to games of thrones


Gotcha.  We have a great center named Bozeman  - he was on Alabama when they won the national championship.


I like watching all of the players - sometimes the quarterback hands it off to the running back, other times he does a pass to a receiver.


I also like how the quarterback is the core of any offensive


Yes the quarterback makes the decision about what to do depending on what the defense is doing.  He is in charge.


I wonder how hard it is for kellan moore as a lefty


Yes he is the only left handed quarterback.  Alex Smith is a quarterback who was working on his masters degree when he got drafted!  he is smart!


Did you know the huddle was created by a deaf quarterback?


Yes so they could hide their signals from the other team!  That is brilliant I think!


I wonder what paul hubbard's performance was like though


I am not sure.  Probably better than the other quarterback in Tom Brady's high school.  His coach would never even start Tom!


Either he hated tom or just wanted to spare him the humiliation since the team was having the worst season in history


Yes that is pretty crazy - especially since Tom went on to win 4 Super Bowls


Wasn't he like the biggest steal in nfl history?


Without a doubt - the Super Bowl is the ultimate championship in the NFL and he has won it 4 times


Indeed. In any case, thanks for chatting. I hope you have a wonderful day.


Did you watch the playoffs this weekend for the NFL?


Hey do you think the Rams will go undefeated this year?


hi how are you? Um, I dont know. how did they do last year?


I think they played pretty well last year, but right now they are at 8 and 0, and it is halfway through the year so they have a chance to go undefeated


Well, i guess they could. i dont follow NFL too much until late in the season.


Well let me ask you this who is your favorite quarterback? I like Kellen Moore because he's left-handed haha just like me


is he still in the league? i wonder why there is only one lefty.


Yes I wonder that too. And I think he is but I'm not 100% sure, what do you think about Alex Smith by the way?


Is he the QB that did college in like 10 minutes or something?


Haha well he passed a lot of AP tests and was working on his master's degree before he was drafted so he's definitely a genius


Wow. the guy has the kind of mind you need for QB. is he still playing?


I think he is. But I don't watch a lot of football so I'm not one hundred percent sure. do you know how the circular huddle was invented by the way?


I figured it was just a basic part of the game.


No it was actually invented by a deaf quarterback, he would use the Huddle to block the other team from seeing his hand signs


Oh, i guess that makes sense. i am amazed that he could play. he must have been quite good.


Yes he probably was. It's interesting though that women are actually allowed to play in the NFL if they qualify, there is no rule against them playing


I can't imagine a women who meet the physical requirements to deal with the contact positions. maybe kicker?


Yeah I think a kicker could be possible. It's crazy though that they use tracking chips on players and the balls now, that way they can track the location and speed of the players on the field, hopefully they use this to help prevent injuries


I think the data could be used for many purposes. Maybe it could help with safety at the college and high school level too.


Yes I hope so. Did you hear about how cheerleaders are treated in the NFL? Apparently they can't even dine in the same restaurant as a player without having to leave


No eating with players? odd outdated sexist rule. Anyway, great chat!


Yes it was a great chat! And keep an eye out for BenJarvus Green-Ellis on the Patriots! He's never fumble the football and I hope he never does!


Hey there how often do you watch the NFL? You watched on TV or do you go to games


Both. i go to games occasionally. not as often as snoop dog, but i go


Haha I agree with you. I do go to games but it's very rare. I mostly watched them on TV. Did you know that the average NFL game only lasts about 11 minutes if you are counting the live gameplay? That seems so short


whoa. i want a refund. but these days even a high school stadium cost 60 million bucks..so im not holding my breath


Yep I wouldn't hold my breath I there haha. Do you know any engineers btw? apparently an engineer will make more, over his or her lifetime, then an NFL player. That's because NFL players get injured and definitely don't work their entire lives


Plus, there isn't risk of injury like there is in football. Perhaps the engineers can tweak those chips embedded in the players uniforms to measure brain injuries


That's a good point! I wish that all those brain injuries weren't the case, but it is good that they use those tracking chips to measure things like speed and acceleration of the players. I just hope that they take those off after they leave so that they're not tracked in their normal lives


yeah...dont want the wife to know where ur going.


Haha that's a good point. Did you hear about the New Orleans Saints cheerleaders though? Definitely a weird thing in my opinion, how they have to leave restaurants if players are there


i wonder if they got chips in them too. then they can be warned before entering the restaurant


Haha I guess they should do that. Then they could be sure that the two are never in the same room. Who is your favorite quarterback by the way?


well I like the way Sam Donald recovered from his first pass...but Russell Wilson's so versatile he could play baseball


Yep that's a good point. Do you Baker Mayfield by the way? He was a big-time gamer and almost went pro, but at the last minute he changed over to playing football


wow. almost as impressive as throwing a td pass to yourself


That sounds incredible! Who did that! I want to watch a video of it. Also sounding incredible, is Alex Smith, he actually finished his bachelor's in two years and was going for his master's before he got drafted


Oh that's cool. Have you ever bowled or watch bowling on TV before? Apparently top Bowlers in the 60s made twice as much as top football players, there's a complete reversal


wow. alex smith should give it a try. he's smart enough to learn anything fast


Yep I agree with you. I'm sure he was smart enough to use the circular huddle, by the way that was invented by a deaf quarterback!


interesting. smarter than a circular firing squad no doubt.  its not rocket science but there has only been one rocket scientist coaching in the nfl


That is interesting. I wonder if he's the best coach or not LOL. Did you ever hear about the highest scoring football game of all time by the way? Maybe that was the rocket scientist coach LOL


Hey! Yes I do. sad the season is over. I watched the super bowl, it was just ok this year. How about you? I am actually from Seattle so I love the Seahawks but unfortunately they didn't live up to the hype!


Nice, yeah I watch the games sometimes. DId you know women can play too?


Yeah I didn't know that was allowed to be honest. I think they are smart by not playing-it is a brutal game. I think they should be qb if anything because they are the most protected.


Yeah I guess. Would be interesting to see them in the game. I mean it only lasted for 11 minutes


True. And I hope they wouldn't do it for the money because the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than a nfl player-just too many injuries I think. Especially if there were girls, they just aren't built the same.


Yeah I guess a career in engineering is a smarter choice. Did you hear about that rule for the New Orleans cheerleaders?


Yeah I guess they don't want their players being distracted? Interesting tactic for sure. They sure are protective of their players. The nfl even puts tracking chips in shoulder pads!


Yeah I hope they can use those statistics like velocity, rotation and such to improve the game and reduce concussions


Yeah me too. They really need to do something. I like high scoring games but the highest ever reported football game was 222-0. I couldn't believe that. Seems unsportsmanlike.


I know. I bet you Georgia Tech still brag about that. What a game that must have been


Yeah I am sure. Another crazy college football fact is that University of Iowa's locker room for visiting teams is painted pink.


Wow, that does not sound nice. Did you know ESPN won an Emmy once?


Yeah for creating that yellow first line marker! I think they deserve it that was a great creation and changed the way the game is watched for sure.


Yeah that is true for sure. Do you know Benjarvus Green-ellis is?


Oh yeah the Patriots running back who never fumbled the football! That is truly amazing.


That is for sure. What a guy. And did you know Kellan Moore is the only QB that is left handed?


That's surprising. I would think there would be more. The player Alex Smith took so many AP tests in high school that he entered college as a junior. What a smart guy.


I know, must have planned his life pretty well. Good for him. DO you know who invented the circular huddle?


Very interesting. Yes Paul Hubbard apparently because he was deaf and needed a better way to hear. And they even now use it to this day. Just became a tradition I guess, funny how that works!


I know, what a smart guy. It was really nice chatting with you.


I love football, especially the NFL, how aboutyou


I'm a big fan!  Out of the 32 teams in the NFL do you have a favorite?  I'm a Steelers fan.


of the 32, i would say I am a vikings fan, both our teams didn't make the playoffs this year!


Nope!  lol  Did you know that the University of Iowa painted their visitors locker room pink?  Must have done that to mess with who they were playing.


That is true, I have seen it, I live where the stadium is! It is to calm and relax the other team


That's interesting!  Cool.  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars of that era.  Times have sure changed since then.


That is crazy, I wonder what the salary difference is now! Speaking of college teams, did you hear about the 222-0 win in 1916?


Holy smokes!  Who beat the heck out of who?  lol


Georgia Tech beat Cumberland that bad. I would have quit and walked off the field at like 100-0, lol


That's what I call a blowout!  Did you know that ESPN won an emmy for creating the superimposed yellow first down line on tv?


I did not know that, that is awesome! I love that yellow line, i used to think it was really as a kid lol


lol  Here's a good stat: Former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled the football in his NFL career.


Wow, that is an incredible feat on his part. I feel all RBs do now is fumble the ball. He needs to teach a clinic or something


Right?  Did you know that in an average NFL game there is only 11 minutes of live gameplay?  That's crazy.  I hate how they don't utilize every second of the clock.  Especially at the end of the first half or end of a game.  When I was a kid they used to throw hail marys at the end of the first half regardless of the score.  Now they just kneel on the ball whether they are ahead or behind.


lol that is crazy. The actual game is like 3 hours, talk about boring now! lol, I loved hail marys


It was more exciting back then.  When they would run out of bounds at any point in the game the clock would stop.  Now I think that rule only applies in the final 2 minutes of each half.


yea I think it does too. Now they use tracking chips in players, have you heard this?


I was reading about it.  Makes you wonder if they can program the chips somehow to change the flight of the ball and make it go to the chip that's in the wide receivers shoulder pads.


I bet it can, I am sure these chips are created by engineers who will make more money over their lifetime than players. It was so nice chatting with you!


hey did you know the nfl actually allows for female players?


ya assuming that they met the requirements, I think that'd be interesting and I could see it happening for sure


Well, think about it, in high school, they opened football to both genders.


ya, I don't personally watch sports but it is interesting, also it doesn't surprise me that on average an NFL game only has 11 minutes of actual game play, I personally think football is pretty boring


The only sport I watch and enjoy the most is basketball. I feel football and baseball are boring. After the 7th inning, I'm yawning.


Well did you know that the new york saints cheerleaders aren't allowed to eat in the same restaurant as the saints players? i don't know why but that is true, the NFL is weird


Yes, I have heard about that. I wonder why. Sexual harassment?


Ya that's a good point I don't know, I read that iowa painted their visiting team's locker room pink, I wonder if that is considered harrassment


were you aware that in the 60's professional bowlers made more than professional football players? thats the complete opposite of today


I bet it is the opposite of today, as well. I feel that football players do way more than bowlers.


yes I think so, do you ever bowl? I used to as a kid but I don't like how your score depends on previous frames, you and your friend could both get 8 strikes but depending on the order you would have different scores


Well, I am not a bowler. I had a turkey in one sitting, but that was it. It depends whether you have spares or not, as well.


ya one interesting thing about football though is that the huddle was created by a deaf quaterback, the circle of people blocked the other team from seeing his hand signs