Why is american football so boring?

Quote Originally Posted by BrummieViking:

For many decades now in the UK we've really tried to get into american football. TV has played its part trying to stimulate interest. Myself and friends have read up, watched games and endless American sports programmes yet all of us have come to the conclusion its pretty boring. There seems more emphasis on commentators and 'has been's' talking the game up and dissecting it afterwards than actually time spent playing the game! Its all about razz-a-mataz than the actual sport? Here in the UK football and rugby are dominant, a continuous  90 minute-ish sporting attraction split in two halves without any interference or commercials. Do you think its a cultural thing?

Quote Originally Posted by Chic135:

Ya you were very right that American football is boring. It's the same teams with mostly the same players.At least in soccer you got club teams in one country versing another club team in another country and there the World Cup with countries versing countries and players switch clubs mostly every four years. Is that in football no just the same boring teams and players . With football having all these commercials makes it all about money with soccer there none expect in half time. While in soccer the game mostly keeps moving in football it stops every minute which is very boring. In soccer you need skill in football you just need to be fat and be a brute or run very fast and catch a football which does not really need a lot of skill one example is after Usain Bolt was done with the Olympics nfl teams were asking him if he join as a wide receiver. Bolt never played football in he's life this proves you just need to be fast to be a wide receiver no skill.  I would rather watch a sport with skill. In football the field goals are a joke any soccer player can do it. Would rather see a Rotherham game then the Super Bowl. 

Quote Originally Posted by Titan2:

 yes, we grew up playing and watching it, just like you grew up doing whatever you do over there in Europe

Quote Originally Posted by MTFN50:

They have tried many times to get soccer in the states .But the huge  playing fields ,the low scoring , the girlish hugging and kissing after   the rare goal, and worst of all boring to bet on are just some of the reasons the sport after high school looses its appeal ......