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Title: American football coach abroad
Post by: Klaustrophobia on August 07, 2013, 02:53:32 pm
http://deadspin.com/what-might-happen-if-a-football-coach-coached-soccer-1012841849
Title: Re: American football coach abroad
Post by: karajorma on August 07, 2013, 04:19:31 pm
That's actually pretty funny.
Title: Re: American football coach abroad
Post by: Lorric on August 07, 2013, 05:03:57 pm
It didn't click with me. It's a nice try, but I just felt it was missing something, you know? Like it could have been done a whole lot better. Would have been funny if he'd picked up the ball, muscled his way through the team, dived over the goal line and shouted "TOUCHDOWN!!!"  :)

I've heard stories of gridiron football players being sent to train with soccer players in American schools as a punishment and ending up puking their guts up because they can't handle it. I'd have liked to see that, minus the puke!  :D
Title: Re: American football coach abroad
Post by: MP-Ryan on August 07, 2013, 05:15:35 pm
As a former right-side defender:  that skit is so win.
Title: Re: American football coach abroad
Post by: Klaustrophobia on August 07, 2013, 06:21:52 pm
It didn't click with me. It's a nice try, but I just felt it was missing something, you know? Like it could have been done a whole lot better. Would have been funny if he'd picked up the ball, muscled his way through the team, dived over the goal line and shouted "TOUCHDOWN!!!"  :)

I've heard stories of gridiron football players being sent to train with soccer players in American schools as a punishment and ending up puking their guts up because they can't handle it. I'd have liked to see that, minus the puke!  :D

they never trained with us, but they would sometimes start bleeding over onto our practice field.  i felt embarrassed watching some of them try to up-down.  our coach yelled at them to stop putting holes in our field by flopping their fat asses down on it. :D

and then there was that time their punters/kickers and our goalkeepers (me) ended up on the same field for a while.  it was fun easily out-kicking them.
Title: Re: American football coach abroad
Post by: Mongoose on August 07, 2013, 06:59:44 pm
I've heard stories of gridiron football players being sent to train with soccer players in American schools as a punishment and ending up puking their guts up because they can't handle it. I'd have liked to see that, minus the puke!  :D
By the same token, I'd love to see most soccer players absorb a hit from a 300-pound defensive end. :p
Title: Re: American football coach abroad
Post by: Lorric on August 07, 2013, 07:07:22 pm
If they created a hybrid game of the two, this guy might fit the bill for the new breed of player required to play the game:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=adebayo+akinfenwa&num=30&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=bOACUrvuDcei4gSy5YDQCA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=546

Speaking of which, there's this on PS2:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Midway-Games-Ltd-Card-Football/dp/B0000646Q8

It's basically soccer with no fouls.
Title: Re: American football coach abroad
Post by: Klaustrophobia on August 07, 2013, 09:22:23 pm
I've heard stories of gridiron football players being sent to train with soccer players in American schools as a punishment and ending up puking their guts up because they can't handle it. I'd have liked to see that, minus the puke!  :D
By the same token, I'd love to see most soccer players absorb a hit from a 300-pound defensive end. :p

yeah, done that.  probably wasn't quite 300 lbs and obviously not a pro player, but still not as bad as the kind of **** that happens to goalkeepers.  or getting cleated in the ankle whilst sprinting.
Title: Re: American football coach abroad
Post by: BloodEagle on August 08, 2013, 12:30:42 am
I'm pretty sure this joke has been done before....