Given we're in the midst of a cracker of a Rugby World Cup (despite the stupid pools for the teams), and getting into the meat of the NFL season stateside, it got me thinking. How many folks on the forum follow American football in particular? Also given the whole Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift romance, it feels like the NFL is entering the zeitgeist in segments of the population it wouldn't have had any hope of breaking in before, so feels apt to try and gauge if it's made a blip on here.
For context despite my college roommate being a big NFL fan, it took years later during my PhD, and an excellent show the BBC used to run hosted by Mark Chapman with two former NFL stars in Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell, for me to get truly hooked (mostly off the back of the chemistry between those 3 presenters). The show really did a lot to bring newcomers to the sport up to speed - I think it was part of a concerted effort by the NFL to try and win more fans in new markets, with the UK being a key target market (see the NFL London games being a permanent annual fixture with games at White Hart Lane and Wembley). In that sense it worked because I got suckered in. I'm sure I wasn't the only one who scoffed thinking it was a dumb sport but as it turns out, those seemingly silly coaches are basically playing chess with incredibly athletic humans. Also for a nation that is so averse to socialism, there's an innate irony in the way the whole draft structure is designed to ensure league wide parity. There's loads I still don't understand in all honesty, I hardly understand the actual nitty gritty of contracts in US sports especially when it ties in to the budget caps. Also actual tactics wise, no clue, unlike regular old football where I can easily bore folks with tactics, I couldn't tell you anything beyond rudimentary stuff.
Anyway, if there Are any fans on here, curious to know what the level of interest is and what teams they back? (You can select multiple - I know I have an affinity for a few teams in particular, mostly driven by the stars at the helm who I like).
NOTE: Just realised I instinctively typed Redskins in the poll entry, it should read Washington Commanders instead.
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