Quote (MisterFurious @ Sep 10 2011 09:13am)
Rubgy players only run through one guy, NFL running backs try to run through 8 guys on the defense
In rugby blocking is not allowed, so somebody like Emmit Smith (quite a few people reguard as the best running back of all time) would basically be a nobody. He set his running back records not because he was the most talented athlete to play the position... He had an amazing O line for most of his career. Without blocking you should only need one or two people to make a tackle (without padding) and then have the last man back to clean up anything that is missed. In football everyone swarms the football because once the player is tackled the play is over they get a break and get to slow down go back to the huddle and prep for the next 7 second burst of energy. If everyone swarmed the ball in rugby it would take one kick of the ball to send it to the other wingman and he would have to beat one player to score a try. (touchdown)
I have nothing against football and I actually watch College and NFL football but if NFL players came and played rugby and tried to tackle the way they do with pads they would be knocking themselves out and breaking their collarbones EVERY game.
Quote (thenoose @ Sep 13 2011 02:38pm)
I think soccer... or football players are better athletes than rugby players. They have to run around a ton and the amount of skill involved in dribbling, tackling, crossing, shooting and all that jazz is extremely high. Seems like a lot more is involved in this than in rugby where the just run around toss the ball to each other and kick it occasionally.
Rugby play doesn't stop constantly and requires much better cardio from the players than in american football. A rugby game consists of two 40 minute halfs where you constantly run end to end, side to side with no breathers.
As for soccer... I see this kind of crap WAY to often to even bother watching the sport. These guys should be nominated for emmys not sports awards.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo4oUnpcmws 
I used to play soccer.. and trust me, it's not only pros who act like pussies, it's for all ages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyK1owU3e6Y Really?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WARgx1V1R8 This seems about right
There are about 300 similar clips on the sides of the videos of soccer players acting like this so you can't say it doesnt happen ALL THE TIME.
Now days even basketball players are starting to take dives to get free throws and crap. It's disgusting trying to watch competitive sports when playing like this is allowed to happen and nobody is punished. They need to start penalizing the diver for for taking the sportmanship out of a game. Don't give a flopper 2 free throw attempts or penalty kick...... Give the opposing team/player who got flopped on a penalty kick or 2 free throws... and then give the flopper a foul for unsportsmanlike conduct. I suspect this would pretty much stop the acting in sports immediatly.