American Football (NFL)

[n1kn0k]

There's not a lot of people that I can talk to about football. I was hoping to find some in this thread. Any of you guys follow the NFL?

Superbowl 44 is less than 2 weeks from now. The colts and the saints are playing. If you do follow the NFL you probably know who I'm rooting for through my avatar.

[n2knee]

i'm from the bay, so i'm a niners fan by default. however, i am putting my money on the colts this superbowl.

[Jun aka Pekto]

BOOOOOO!

I think the Colts will win as well. But, I'm rooting for the Saints. I don't think they've won the Superbowl yet.

When I'm back home in Nevada, I'm a Niners fan as well.

[frenchtower]

I'm with the COLTS!!! The have better offensive play than the Saints.

[c0zee]

Vikings fan here.

Peyton will get his 2nd Super Bowl ring.

[redorange]

Rams fan from LA to STL for more than 30 years. Yes I know we sucked this season and the season before that, actually we sucked for the past 3-4 seasons. But still love my Rams after all not too many teams can say they've had a Pinoy for a quarterback.

For this SB I want the Saints to win. Besides I hate all the Manning boys.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Being from Northern Nevada, it's either Niners or Broncos. I wasn't really psyched about football until the Joe Montana years starting in 1984 when the Niners beat the Dolphins. I still have a special original commemorative print from that Superbowl.

I actually don't like playing American football. I prefer soccer. For me, American football means barbecue or lots of beer n buffalo wings, usually at a sports bar with friends.

[fourtheboys96]

Elway and the Broncos were the champs when I started watching NFL. But I am a Colts fan after that so I am hoping they win the Superbowl.

[JackFlash]

One thing I like about the Super Bowl are the much-awaited ads. Sayang they were never played in the Pinas even when the Super Bowl used to be aired here. From past games, these commercials never fail to entertain: http://www.cbs.com/specials/superbowl/

No wonder friends and relatives in the US won't get off the couch even during commercial breaks.

[n1kn0k]

i checked this thread for several days. when no one was replying i gave up. i thought RP is really is basketball country. i just saw today the replies. i'm not alone!:party:

i'm a colts, manning (peyton, that is. i hate eli coz of his attitude after he was drafted.) and favre fan. i was disappointed when the vikings lost.

for those in RP, do you know a sports bar in QC that would possibly show the SB? if not, i guess my friends and i are going back to national sports grill in makati. (we were there last year.)

[c0zee]

i checked this thread for several days. when no one was replying i gave up. i thought RP is really is basketball country.

RP is and will always be a basketball country.
Basketball is like a religion in RP.

[redorange]

RP is and will always be a basketball country.
Basketball is like a religion in RP.

It's too bad most Pinoys don't pay attention to the NFL because there have been more Pinoys/Fil-Ams that have played in the NFL than the NBA.
Roman Gabriel-QB-LA RAMS-Father is Pinoy.
Teddy Bruschi-LB-NE PATRIOTS-Mother is Pinay.
Eugene Amano-G/C-TEN TITANS-Full blooded Pinoy born in Manila, 6'3" 300+lbs, starting left guard.
Aaron Francisco-SS/FS-IND COLTS-He is the second string free safety in their current roster in the Super Bowl.
Chris Gocong-LB-PHI EAGLES-Second string OLB.
Jordan Dizon-LB-DET LIONS-Second string OLB.
Steve Slaton-RB-HOU TEXANS- Starting RB and was nominee for 2008 ROTY. Even has a tattoo of the RP flag on his chest to acknowledge his roots.

These guys weren't just someone that rode the bench some of these guys are stars and they are Pinoy. Will there be more? Yes, the high schools of California, Hawaii, and other states are full of them in their football teams.

Let's see how many Pinoys/Fil-Ams made the NBA and we're not talking drafted but getting released before the season even starts.

Raymond Townsend-Fil-Am-played 3 years for Golden State and Indiana before being cut by the Mavericks.
Eric Spoelstra-Fil-Am-Coach Miami Heat.


You've got 7 Pinoys/Fil-Ams that have made the NFL and only 2 that made the NBA and the player was essentially a bench warmer. As crazy as it seems maybe Pinoys are better made for the NFL.

[frenchtower]

Great info Red

American style football is not played in RP while basketball is played virtually everywhere in the land. I wonder why?

[artpogi]

When I was abroad I used to follow NFL during the Steve Young/Jerry Rice days.

When Young, Rice and Elway retired I lost interest. I've always been 49er fan and I've always liked Steve Young and I absolutely hated Aikman and the Cowboys But I like Emmet Smith though!

Young is my all time fav QB, he doesn't have the arm of Aikman, Elway and that QB from Miami (what's his name?) But I like him because he runs. I've always like NFL QB's who can run.

I saw a couple of games of Peyton and he's really good. For the upcoming superbowl, my money is on the Colts

[JackFlash]

Great info Red

American style football is not played in RP while basketball is played virtually everywhere in the land. I wonder why?

Here are some web sites about ArenaBall, the local tackle football league: http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/lat...he-philippines

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx...bCategoryId=69

http://www.arenaballphilippines.com.ph/about.html

However, I've never come across widespread coverage of the league's activities. I wonder how it's doing now.

One of the reasons why basketball has gained grassroots popularity is the ease in setting up a court, even in the most overpopulated slums. Just nail a backboard w/ hoop to a post and you get instant street ball.

The most ironic part: depsite being played all year round in the PBA, how come we can't even come up with a major championship in Asia? But that's for another thread to thresh out. In the meantime, go Colts!

[redorange]

Well football is even easier to play on the streets or an emplty lot you don't need a board or ring. We used to play using tennis balls if we didn't have a footbal while in middle school and played two hand touch or tackle(yes we played tackle on the street and I came home bloody). The thing is Pinoys fell in love with basketball while the Japanese fell in love with baseball and football was forgotten. Funny thing is about the list I posted earlier is that the only pure Pinoy of the bunch happens to be the biggest, so much for the American blood making them bigger. LOL

Pinoys would be great in football, they have cornerbacks that are 5"9" to 6" and linebackers are typically about 6"2" to 6'4". So that would be your point guard to power forward slots in Philippine basketball, which is smaller than the rest of the world at those positions already. My nephew who is 6"3" and 255lbs(pure Pinoy blood also) at the time he played linebacker in college was good enough to get an invite to the NFL combines, too bad he decided to get married and become an LEO instead.

[fourtheboys96]

Instead of promoting/urging pinoys to play "football" (NFL), why don't we promote the real football played all over the world and is considered the most popular sport?

Ok. Let us just discuss NLF and stop discussing why this why that.

[n2knee]

i still can't understand why the pro bowl was played earlier than the super bowl. it's usually the other way around. did anyone notice the absence of players from both super bowl teams during last sunday's game? that sucks since i bet some of those players have contracts that include incentive pay when reaching a certain milestone (ex: playing in the pro bowl and/or super bowl). additionally, anyone who plays in the pro bowl gets extra money from the league (both winners and losers).

[Jun aka Pekto]

When I was abroad I used to follow NFL during the Steve Young/Jerry Rice days.

When Young, Rice and Elway retired I lost interest. I've always been 49er fan and I've always liked Steve Young and I absolutely hated Aikman and the Cowboys But I like Emmet Smith though!

Young is my all time fav QB, he doesn't have the arm of Aikman, Elway and that QB from Miami (what's his name?) But I like him because he runs. I've always like NFL QB's who can run.

I saw a couple of games of Peyton and he's really good. For the upcoming superbowl, my money is on the Colts

Teams go through highs and lows. Even all the money in the world can't guarantee they'll be at the top tier all the time. All teams are bound to have a bad year.

But, it's nice to see upstarts like the Cardinals come out of the pushover phase.

[artpogi]

Teams go through highs and lows. Even all the money in the world can't guarantee they'll be at the top tier all the time. All teams are bound to have a bad year.

But, it's nice to see upstarts like the Cardinals come out of the pushover phase.

Definitely agree with you.

I just lost interest that's it, the same way I lost interest in tennis when the fivesome (Sampras, Chang, Agassi, Courier and Martin) retired.

Darn, I'm getting oooooooolllllllllddddddd