[hennyting]

Guy has an extremely surface level and superficial take on American Football. His diatribe against football sounds like something a 15 year old faux-marxist would write...Football is a complicated sport. It's incredibly difficult to piece together the real chess game that's taking place but once you do, and once you understand the orchestration that goes into play calling (defense and offense), it unlocks the incredible nature of the sport. It's a real time war-game that's orchestrated by coaches and players on the field... You have a coach that invents defensive schemes on the fly (Bill Belichek) vs a coach that will scour the history of teh sport and call a play last seen in a 1940's rose bowl (Andy Reid).

[boppo1]

Idgaf about football for the most part, but I’m interested in understanding plays. Is there a primer on the theory or something out there? I learned everything I know about football from a cellphone 16 bit football game.

[chikenf00t]

YouTube is a great resource for this. Channels like The QB School, Football Analysis, and AllexRollinsNFL just name a few examples. Getting a 22 man view with a knowledgeable guide is a great way to understand the thought that goes into each play.

[SoftTalker]

Yeah, I watch football for casual time-filling on Sunday afternoon but I know that I know just enough to realize I'm only seeing about 10% of the game.

[fimoreth]

Interesting, where would you suggest someone starts if they’ve never seen that side of the sport?