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Im a big NFL fan, but I have to say the Super Bowl usually is a big let down, the skill is there but after all the hype its not what you'd expect. There have been a couple the last few years that were ok. The Grey Cup on the other hand is usually a fun game, I like when its snowing and its a close game, it doesnt get any better, very Canadian! :thumb:
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I like the CFL and all but I think the rules are pathetic. It's barely one step ahead of the old XFL rules. When I watch a CFL game, sometimes I wonder if I am watching a football game or a circus. For instance, in that Calgary/BC game apparently Calgary should have won. The receiver caught a pass and then booted the ball and another Stamp's player picked it up and went into the endzone. It was a fair play apparently because the guy who got the ball near the endzone from the kick was behind the receiver when he kicked it. I don't know about you but this reeks of grade 6 football in the old soccer field where you just throw the ball and if it is imcomplete the fat kid just picks it up and runs with it. The CFL rules are too foolish. I'm not talking about the 3 down rule but the other rules like getting a point for missing a field goal! haha
I do think that some of the top stars in the CFL are better than practice squad NFL'ers. The problem is that there aren't too many true stars in the CFL who would shine in the NFL. Printers is still young and I'm sure he'll get interest but look at Dickenson. He was the best player in the CFL and went to the NFL to hold a clipboard. Garcia succeeded and Flutie did for about 8 games.
What I find funny about the Argos is they have Rison, who was a star in the NFL, and they scratch him for a playoff game. It goes to show you how much Rison has fallen.
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many of the CFL rules are based of rugby, so that is why the play in the Calgary/BC happened.
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nothing like the NFL, fair catch rule, thats queer, "Should be called the please dont hit me rule."
Plus in the NFL, if you are wiining and its 2mins left, the game is over with their 40 second play clocks, take the knee a few times, and walk off the field with 35 seconds to go.
CFL with 2 mins to go, lots can happen, not to mention, you must finish out the quarter
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i love the nfl and cfl, but i agree with the above comment as to the final 2 minutes of a game...i absolutly loathe the fact that a team can just kill off that final time the way they do...that game a few weeks ago with the riders vs. b.c. when the riders were down 18 with about 3 minutes left ....came back to go up by 4 ...and then b.c. scores a t.d. on the last play to win it!... nfl doesn`t even come close to that kind of excitement
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what takes them so long to call a play, do they really need 40 seconds to call one
