[GulliverSwift]

Here is a Scottish Claymore, from a Scottish website.

I think one problem with NFL Europe is that most of the players are pretty bad. That's a pretty bad way to get introduced to the game, by seeing mediocre players who have trouble with basic manuevers.

If the NFL really wanted to promote the game over there, they should have the two Super Bowl contestants from the previous season play two preseason games in Europe.

Maybe to make it more interesting, could possibly tell the defense to lay off and allow great pass plays. Each team could have the opportunity to get to face a soft defense for one of the two games. (unless it's the Raiders, who'll be soft regardless) Doing this will provide a demonstration of what an ideal game is about. Of course, that sounds artificial, and probably just having the two teams go at it in earnest would be better. They've made it all the way to the Big Game, so they probably have a good handle on play making (unlike NFL Europe scrubs)

Most people in Europe still don't even know what's going on. It just looks like a bunch of guys with costumes who run into each other.

Europe deserves better than soccer. Soccer is an old, old game, 400 years old, right after Columbus sailed the ocean blue. There have been many, many improvements on it since then. It's like settling for a candle instead of a lightbulb.

I enjoyed it in elementary school at recess, but tackle football (when Mrs. Teacher wan't looking) was always funner.

[GulliverSwift]

The game seems to be popular in Finland

[John H K]

Europe deserves better than soccer. Soccer is an old, old game, 400 years old, right after Columbus sailed the ocean blue. There have been many, many improvements on it since then. It's like settling for a candle instead of a lightbulb.

Well, they already have Rugby, which is pretty popular.

Frankly, I'm not sure why soccer exists given the existence of Rugby.

[JohnGalt]

NFL Europe has sent something like 25 players to the Pro Bowl and has proven itself to be a capable developmental league.

The problem is that NFL style football with average players is really boring compared to the college game, and that problem is not easily overcome since the purpose of the league, of course is to develop NFL talent.

[Dane]

Why would the NFL think that the games would be competitive in Europe, especially when the teams in France would surrender the game before the kick off.

[mhking]

If they pulled it from Europe and put the money into the CFL (along with a domestic television contract), they'd do much better. The NFL already has a developmental agreement with the CFL; they would do better to go ahead and take the next step.

[Chewbacca]

What the Europeans need to understand is that American Football is a kind of like a military campaign.

It is an assembly of army components. Linebackers = Heavy Tanks or Armored Knights, Quarterback = Commanding Officer/General, Recievers = Light Assault Troops, and the rest are the infantry.

The whole point of the game is one army is trying to move the ball to the opposing armies base/capital to score points.

Modern American military tactics are partially based on the concepts of attack and manuver developed through playing Football.

That's how I see the game.