Meh. I've said my peace about the NFL what...18 months ago in this thread? I'm not going to rehash. I would like to say that if there is a Euro, South American or Aussie member of Freeones who is interested in trying to understand American Football---bypass the NFL and head straight to College Football. It is a purer, more free-flowing game, especially with a college team that runs an Option attack offense. Having watched NFL and College games in person for years, the better *crowd atmosphere* by far is at a college game. Typical NFL fan watches the game, of course, but the crowd is more docile than at a typical "Big Boy" college stadium.