Quote Originally Posted by Will View Post
Wow, they make it seem much more interesting in films and stuff, like someone makes a run, the QB picks him out and he hopefully scores a touchdown, none of this slowly shuffle up the field nonsense and having to stop the opposition moving a mere 10 yards 4 times to get to 'attack'... Surely it's pure patriotism americans actually enjoying that!
nah mate, it IS exciting. any play can get a TD, it's just that you NEED 10 yards (at least). the start-stop thing = tension and release. it's like with football...people who can't see the excitement just fundamentally don't understand the game.