American Football is interesting. It's unique among major sports in terms of how similar it is to a classic strategy board game where two armies have a war.
One important thing to remember in American Football is how often the clock stops, unlike Association Football where you have 90 minutes and stoppage. Any time there is an incomplete pass or a runner goes out of bounds, the clock stops. This is why a "60 minute game" usually takes over 2 hours to play.
@@blindleader42 I guarantee you in 1920 they didn’t have commercials in mind. Stoppage in the clock has a purpose, American Football is a tiring sport and they need a break. It is also a time to strategize what play you will be doing next down
@@obeseparrot4266 I guess I assumed everyone knew what I was talking about. I was talking about "stoppages for no other reason than to show TV commercials". There are 18 of them, 20 if you count the 2 minute warnings, which served another purpose before the electronics revolution
Here's a little tidbit for James the term Sack comes from a HOF defensive tackle named Deacon Jones. Jones played for the Rams during the 60's and 70's and used to proclaim that his sole purpose was to sack and pillage opposing backfields.Sacks in his day were never kept as a stat, but from looking at game film it is estimated he would be in the top 3 all-time in Sacks
Jesus! I've played, watched, obsessed, and bet on football my entire life and never knew this. I must be an idiot. No teammates, coaches or even bettors ever told any history of the term "sack". Thank you for this info!
@@dalem58Forget Grier, Lundy and Olsen no way. I miss the days when front fours had nicknames Purple people eaters, Steel curtain, The Gold rush, The NY Sack exchange
I thought that was an excellent primer to the game. An excellent introduction to the game for people who are previously unfamiliar with the game. If you knew nothing about the game previously, watched this video, and then watched a game, you’d be able to understand and follow a very high percentage of what you’re seeing. There are nuances and obscure rules that pop up from time to time, but referees and TV announcers generally do a pretty good job of helping the viewer navigate those times. You know enough-after watching this-to watch a game and derive some enjoyment from it.
Something you might not expect. While the highest paid guy on the team is probably the quarterback, very likely the 2nd highest paid guy is the offensive left tackle - the big fat blocker on the left end of the offensive line. That’s because this is the most key player when it comes to blocking for the QB when he steps back to pass; the left tackle protects a right-handed QB’s blind side where he might not even see a defender charging around the end about to clean his clock. As such the best command a high premium.
One thing not covered was "clock management" The coach and quarterback of a team trailing late in a game needs to know all the ways of stopping the clock without using a time-out, Conversely, the coach and quarterback of the team ahead late in the game needs to know how to keep the clock running.
He only really scratched the surface it was so many things left out but he did a good job of helping y’all get a feel of the game definitely should do a reaction to some recent games The game highlights aren’t that long
In the NFL the games can end in a draw. If tied in regulation time they play a 10-minute overtime, first team to score a touchdown wins. If still tied after OT it is declared a tie (draw). It does not end in a tie very often.
Only the first team to have the ball has to to score a TD to win the game, however if they kick a field goal or don’t score then the other team gets a chance to at least tie the score with their own field goal or score a touchdown to win, If both teams are tied after the first two possessions then the next team to score wins the game
Lemme explain this to you even though I know it isn’t part of the video. Yes kicking a football is hard. It is not a circle like a soccer ball and people are trying to block it. Plus the holder sometimes screws up. I hope this clears up concerns cause it pisses me off when Brit’s say that
A sac only occurs when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage, if the quarterback passes the line of scrimmage he is considered as a running back.
Pretty well done video. Once you get past the rules and onto strategy and play calling you realize it’s a very complicated but beautifully designed sport. 22 players on the field and each one has a very specific job depending on the play called. It’s an advanced game of chess with diar physical consequences. I love this game.
The good thing about American football is the complexity. One can enjoy the game with merely a simple understanding while a person who has followed the game for years still finds he learns new things each time. Football is to chess as most other sports are to checkers. Most Americans who follow other sports only do so while waiting for football season to start up again.
Here is some information on "placing" the ball after a play is completed. There are "hash marks" painted on the for every yard. They are along both sidelines and in two columns down the middle of the field from end zone to end zone. Those hash marks are "in line" with the goal posts. If the player with the ball is tackled between the two hash lines the ball is kept there for next play....but if the player goes out of bounds or is tackled between the hashline and the sideline the ball is brought back to the nearest hash line. This basically keeps the ball in the middle third of the field. In college ball the hash marks are NOT in line with the goalposts (more wide) but rather divides the field into equal thirds. Positioning the ball for every play is the same as in the NFL. FYI: you may wonder why sometimes you see a team run in the middle just before a fieldgoal. They just want to make the fieldgoal easier for the kicker...less angle.
I don't have a specific video in mind, but I think watching a video on just the penalties would be helpful if you want to learn the game. I understand why they didn't put it in this video because there are a lot of different penalties and it would require it's own video. However, not understanding the penalties might make watching games really frustrating if you don't know them. If you watch a team gain 20 yards, but then see those yards taken away, I can see how that could be frustrating if you don't know what happened. Great reaction, though! It's cool to see you're getting into American Football!
I used to be a center, and I'll tell you, it's a complete elephant fist fight. But I did play in the late eighties and early nineties. The game was very different then.
Lol I literally just watched solo James' reaction to the rules earlier today and he was so confident in knowing the rules, but I can see he forgot most of them now
One amendment to the fumble rule: During the last two minutes of each half (called the "two-minute warning"), if the offense fumbles the ball, only the player who fumbled it can pick it up on *offense.* For example, if it's inside the two-minute warning, and the quarterback fumbles the ball, and the running back picks it up, then the ball is considered dead (I can't remember if it's a turnover or not). If it's outside the two-minute warning, then yes, anybody can pick it up. So, the time of game is important with fumbles.
The Hash marks on the field show how far left or right they will spot the ball. It will never be any further from the center than the furthest right or left point of the hash marks in the center of the field.
Quarterbacks are also known as Field Generals too. Usually, Offensive Coordinator send plays to QB, but QB's can change plays if they see defensive schemes or lineup changes to gain yardage. American Football took some aspects of Rugby. Founders studied Rugby in prior creating the sport.
This is a good video, the really tough part of football is scheming. They’re are different types of coverages a defense can play such as Cover 3, Cover 2, Man defense being the main three I guess you can say. That’s where the coaching aspect comes into football, definitely sit and watch some football and you’ll understand the game more. It’s simple to watch and understand
Actually James, there are draws in the NFL. They're only allowed during the regular season though, and not the playoffs. They happen when neither team manages to score after an overtime period. In the playoffs, there can be multiple periods, if necessary.
Huge Dutch American football fan here. Been taking days off of work for the conference finals and Super Bowl for 20+ years now :) 5:54 Scenarios are usually 'go for two if one point doesn't gain you anything'. Example is when you're leading by 1 (14-13) after the TD. Taking the kick gets you up to 2 (15-13), but since a field goal is 3 points the other team only has to make a FG to beat you. If you make the 2 point conversion, you're leading by 3 (16-13) and they can only tie with a FG. Another example is when you're trailing by 5 (17-22) after the TD. Go for 1 and you're still 4 behind (18-22), which means only a TD is good enough to win. Go for 2 and if you're succesful you can tie with a FG since you're only 3 behind. (19-22) 6:12 Kick is always more or less central. Ball has to be between the two 'hash marks', which are the 1 yard lines running across the field. (the ones you can see just inside the goal posts) If you wanna react to some American football, as a Bronco fan I can recommend the mic'd up Super Bowl 50 vids on the NFL channel. Game has fumbles, interceptions and a challenge, and you can hear the players, coaches and refs speaking to each other.
There's also many other rule violations, like holding, off sides, unnecessary roughness, leading with the helmet in a tackle, pass interference, taunting, unsportsmanlike conduct, too many men on the field, intelligible receiver, and for the most serious violations of the rules, like fist fighting with another player, or getting physical with a referee. Can get you throne out of the current game and depending on the seriousness of the violation you could even face a suspension from being able to play at all. There are more. But the best way to learn then is by watching a few games . Ideally with someone who is already familiar with the game.
You can have ties (draws) in football. If both teams have the same number of points at the end of "regulation" (the four quarters of the standard game), then the rules usually call for overtime. College football has different rules for overtime than the NFL does, and they keep changing the overtime rules anyway. But the current rules in the NFL do allow for a tie in the regular season, if the two teams have the same score at the end of overtime. In the playoffs, however, they will keep playing additional overtimes until somebody wins.
There are times if you up by a touchdown or too that just to mess with your opponent’s mental you will try for a 2 point conversion anyway to try put them off their game
One thing not mentioned: Each half has an automatic break 2 minutes before the end of the 2nd and 4th quarters. These 2 Minute Warnings are in addition to the 3 timeouts per half per team. Unless used for challenges that fail, there could be as many as 14 timeouts between kick-off and final play. This does not include time stops caused by medical attention or results of referee decisions (first downs, checking the chains, penalties, etc.). Time stops when plays are forced out of bounds or passes are incomplete. There is a 30-second timer that runs after the timer stops between plays. If the offense does not get a play started or calls a timeout to stop the clock, then Delay Of Game penalties force the Line of Scrimmage back.
The ability for the coach to challenge a play is fairly new. But they can't challenge a penalty against their team. In overtime the first team to score would win the game. But they changed rule to allow the other team to get the ball if the first score in OT is a field goal. If the first score is a TD the game is over.
The thing with the 60 minutes though is that unlike in soccer, it doesn't run continuously. Certain types of plays cause the clock to stop between downs while other plays keep the clock running. Teams that are behind will try to make plays that stop the clock, while transit that are ahead will try to make plays that don't. Timeouts also stop the clock until the start of the next down. This means that in real time, a "fifteen-minute" quarter actually runs for twenty to twenty-five minutes or longer.
I feel like it should also be added that the ball doesn’t necessarily have to cross the goal line, it just has to break the plain. Essentially if the point of the ball is even in the line it’s a touchdown.
If you've never watched a full football game here's a good one to start with: ua-cam.com/video/4n-Vi2BIKNs/v-deo.html If you're not up for the whole thing skip to 2:20:00 and watch the last 30-40 minutes. If that game doesn't get you hyped for American college football... :D
I'm 40 and my Mom got me into (American) Football. We both have watched our entire lives and there has never been a single game we watched together where we didn't argue about rules or play-calling. Don't feel bad if you trip up on the rules; arguing with family/friends is a big part of Sunday Football.
That's a pretty detailed description for a beginner to digest. It probably won't make much sense till you watch a couple of games, preferably downloaded so you can pause, rewind and listen to the commentator again to figure out what really happened. So many different things happened in the six seconds that a play usually takes, that there's a good chance you missed some important things. For a simpler and sarcastically entertaining introduction, I highly recommend "A Clueless European’s Guide to the NFL" on the BMOnus channel. It presents a lot of the flavor of football culture in the US. There's no need to watch past the 14:50 point as the rest is just a pitch for fantasy football.
Most people who watch the game only see players running into each other. What this video doesn’t explain are penalties, which would make the sport much easier to understand.
@@redsnapper8811 Like I said, a 1 point safety is a very rare play thus it is understandable that many people don't know about it. I've listed a couple of UA-cam videos showing 1 point safety plays. ua-cam.com/video/jp4TeP4rw0s/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/KKLKbpWLHJ8/v-deo.html
In addition to costing a timeout if you fail, you only get 2 challenges per game. You can get a 3rd challenge if you win both challenges. Inside of 2 minutes, or in overtime there are no challenges & replay reviews are initiated in the booth. All scores & turnovers are also subject to replay review, without the need for a challenge. Note on late touchdowns. If you score a touchdown as time expires, the extra point is only played if it can make a difference in the outcome favorable to the team that scored. So if you score a touchdown that puts you ahead as time expires, the extra point is not played. The same is true if you still trail by 3 or more points after the touchdown.
More correctly, a "sack" always results in a loss of yardage. If you tackle the player on the line of scrimmage or after they pass the line of scrimmage it would not be called a "sack", so, you have to tackle the person behind the line you were on to have a sack.
If you watch college football, another penalty you might want to know is Targeting. Targeting is when a player launches himself at another player with the crown of his head and makes head to head contact against a defenseless player. This results in a personal foul penalty and an automatic 15 yard deduction, as well as the player who was called for targeting to be ejected from the game. If targeting happens in the first half, the player must sit out the rest of the game, if it occurs in the second half, the player will still sit out the rest of the game and the first half of the next game the following week. This penalty was introduced fairly recently, the case for it being to help avoid concussions which could result in C.T.E. It is pretty severe.
One scoring opportunity they left out is the 2 Point Conversion. After scoring a touchdown, the offensive team can elect to try for 2 points instead of kicking an extra point. In this instance, the ball is placed at the 2 yard line and the offensive team essentially tries to score another touchdown and is awarded 2 points if they are successful. It is far riskier to do this. So most teams elect to just kick an extra point. They also left out the Onside Kick. On any kick off, whether it's at the start of the game or after any scoring play, once the ball travels 10 yards the kicking team may recover and take possession of the ball. Generally, the kicker will deliberately kick the ball into the ground towards one side of the field while his teammates charge forward in an attempt to recover the ball. The onside kick is mainly used towards the end of a game, when the kicking team is still behind in the scoring. This gives them a slim chance to try to make a comeback to win the game.
This is a really good starting point to understand the basic rules. It should be noted there are lots of different rules in college football compared to pro football, but many of them pertain to more specific aspects of the game. For example, in pro football, a receiver has to have both feet down in bounds (in the field of play) when they catch a pass for the reception to count. In college, the receiver only has to have one foot down in bounds for a reception to count as a completed pass. There are several other examples as well, and after every year a committee gets together to review rules, and sometimes changes are made. More recent changes have included moving where a kickoff after a score starts. It was adopted to reduce the number of times the receiving team will attempt a return and was done to reduce collisions, or more full speed collisions, and lessen the risk of injury. Other changes have included when the clock is stopped. In college, the clock used to stop after every first down. In the pros, the clock does not stop after a first down unless the player runs out of bounds. Anyway..... there are lots and lots of rules and they differ from the college game to the sports game. Hope you all have a great Christmas!
Ties (draws) are rare but in the NFL if there's a tie during a regular season game when overtime (extra time) runs out it's a draw. Usually there's only 1 tied game a season.
I really enjoy watching British/UK people reacting to American football. You can tell they'd really get into it if they had more exposure. I honestly think they have the potential to be some of the most passionate, dedicate fans of the sport if they watched it more.
6:40 Technically, a drop kick (like in rugby) is also a legal way to score a field goal, but in the past 50+ years it was only successfully done once (in a game already decided, on the try after the touchdown as something of a memorable final play for a retiring quarterback). And there are some peculiar scoring notes around the safety. If a safety is scored by either team on a try or 2pt attempt after the touchdown, only 1 point is scored. This can come up on rare occasions, and is the only theoretical way a team can end a game with 1 point. It is rare for either team to score the 1pt safety because it would either require the offense to lose the ball out of its own end zone (behind them, on the other end of the field), or for the defense to get a turnover, advance out of their end zone, willingly go back into their own end zone, and then be stopped.
These were the offenses several years back. Very few teams use a full back any longer, and they don't use him very often. Today's NFL is more of a passing league these days. They have replaced the full back with an extra receiver, known as the slot receiver. Defenses are replacing a linebacker with a defensive back to cover the slot receiver.
He covered the basics here fairly well, but there are many nuances left uncovered. For example, penalties such as holding, pass interference, offside, false start, delay of game etc. And that really just scratches the surface of the totality of the game. TBH it just takes watching it for a while and eventually, as you get a feel for it, it becomes somewhat straightforward.
There could be videos out there that are this long to show the specific rules for offense, for defense, for special teams, or for penalties which would include all of the hand signals used when describing a penalty. You did get the basics with this one. There is even the very rare one-point safety, and times when an offense would intentionally take a safety.
One key rule I feel this video left out is the ball can only be thrown forward behind the line of scrimmage. I feel like a lot of people who are unfamiliar with American football might be under the impression that forward passes are entirely legal. Backwards passes are always legal but you must be behind the blue line on the tv to throw it forwards and once the ball crosses it no forward pass is legal even if you bring it back.
American football is really a magnificent game, a very strategically interesting game, kinda like war, but without the death😵 , just a concussion or two 🤕🤕 no wonder us Yanks love it. 😂
They did a pretty good job explaining it within the time frame used. But, there is so much more. If you do manage to make it to the U.S. and want to see an American college football game, I suggest any one of the rivalry games played late in the season (late November, around Thanksgiving weekend).
What a great video!! This has to be my fave video you both reacted too!!! Yes it was awesome!! Why? Because of it showing lots of THE best team in any sport, anywhere in the universe!!...my DALLAS COWBOYS!!!! HaHaHaHa!!!!!!!!!!! 'Ello from Indiana,Pa. And merry christmas to you both. Love your channel
Speaking of penalties, Personal Fouls are more extreme penalties that team penalized for 15 yards. Now, NFL and College Football has rules for targeting or helmet to helmet can eject suspected player(s) from the game.
Every year the NFL Rules Committee meets to consider and change the rules ,most of these are just slight tweaks of existing rules ,but for the last 20 years or so there has been a consistent trend of handcuffing the defense to favor the offense ,especially in the passing game because the mostly clueless TV audience just loves those long pass plays ., As an old linebacker , I love to watch the running game and good defense .
It's possible to have a draw, or "tie", in American Football. If the game is tied at the end of the 4th quarter an overtime period is played. If the game remains tied at the end of that period the result is a draw. This is a rare scenario that usually only happens if both teams make serious mistakes. But it's not unheard of.
Good video and great reaction. Yes it's true the more you watch the game the more you understand, that as a matter of fact that's how most of us actually learned unless we played the game in school growing up or pick up (means a bunch of kids get together and pick sides and throw an unofficial game together just as friends) games in front yards. I remember as a kid we would play with two front yards side by side and the driveway between the two front yards was the 50-yard line and of course the driveway is on the other two ends where the end zones. It got a little bit brutal if you got carried away near the concrete of the driveway, but always a blast. I have found this video that I share with friends all the time that don't understand the game. I thought you might like to check it out as well because it's a little bit more thorough and slower in explanation. Enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/uM9iLQJzMO0/v-deo.html
I use to officiate high school and college football. While the basic rules of the 3 levels are the same, there some major differences. These are usually dealing with safety and penalties. There may be things you can do in the pro's but not in hs or college. If you watch a high school game a player may get penalized, on Sunday the same play and there is no foul. The overtime in high school and college are basically the same. One team will start on 10 yard line in high school or the 35 yard line in college. One over time period is when both teams have a chance to be on offense. There is no game clock. Who ever is ahead at the over time period, is the winner. If it is still tied, then you play another over time period. There is no instance replay in high school. Defensive pass interference: in high school it is 15 yards from the line of scrimmage. In college if it is less than 15 yards down from the line of scrimmage, it is placed at the spot of the foul. If more than 15 yards, then it is 15 yards from the line of scrimmage. In both cases, it is a first down. In the pro's the ball is placed at the spot of the foul and is a first down. I hope this will help you understand football.
This is a start to understand. But I suggest to learn about what the different penalities are, offensive sets (screens, fake punts, fake field goals, onside kicks, trick plays, receiver pass routes) defensive sets (blitzing, zone coverage, man to man.) Good video and reaction.
That covers the very basics and the list of possible penalties is actually quite long so I wasn't surprised to not see them presented, but some of the most common are: Face masking which is just what it sounds where one player grabs another's face mask and doesn't let go. Offsides: A defensive player moves past the line where the ball rests before the ball is snapped to begin play. False start, an offensive player moves before the ball is snapped. This doesn't apply to a running back in motion laterally across the field unless he turns upfield before the snap. 12 (or more) men on the field. Is what it says. You are only allowed 11 men to be on the field during each play. Ineligible receiver, None of the offensive linemen may catch a forward pass and may not proceed downfield until the pass is in the air. Only backs, tight ends and wide receivers are eligible to catch a forward pass. Unnecessary roughness is called when a player commits some form of violence against another player that cannot legitimately be said to be needed to tackle them, the player has given themselves up by going into a slide or is out of bounds when struck. There are many other penalties, but that gives you a primer to try and understand the penalty called and what it means
In gym class I would play flag football….you had 2 flags Velcroed on a belt…and to stop play you would rip the flag of the flag was a colorful strip of nylon…usually neon yellow or orange easy to see…the other type was touch not so easy to see….
American Football is interesting. It's unique among major sports in terms of how similar it is to a classic strategy board game where two armies have a war.
It's sometimes referred to as "playing chess with gorillas".
@michaelrogers2080 Actually, it's 12 minutes. I have brilliant idea! Don't watch it!
@Michael Rogers I see it that way… lol I’d rather be watching hockey but sometimes I’m stuck with it on my TV.
I wouldn't say it's unique. Canadian football is the same in that regard, though it's a lot more dynamic.
Exactly..it’s like chess and rugby mixed into one game
One important thing to remember in American Football is how often the clock stops, unlike Association Football where you have 90 minutes and stoppage. Any time there is an incomplete pass or a runner goes out of bounds, the clock stops. This is why a "60 minute game" usually takes over 2 hours to play.
Three hours with stoppages for no other reason than to show the TV commercials that make the NFL the biggest money sports league in the world.
@@blindleader42 I guarantee you in 1920 they didn’t have commercials in mind. Stoppage in the clock has a purpose, American Football is a tiring sport and they need a break. It is also a time to strategize what play you will be doing next down
@@obeseparrot4266 I guess I assumed everyone knew what I was talking about. I was talking about "stoppages for no other reason than to show TV commercials". There are 18 of them, 20 if you count the 2 minute warnings, which served another purpose before the electronics revolution
Here's a little tidbit for James the term Sack comes from a HOF defensive tackle named Deacon Jones. Jones played for the Rams during the 60's and 70's and used to proclaim that his sole purpose was to sack and pillage opposing backfields.Sacks in his day were never kept as a stat, but from looking at game film it is estimated he would be in the top 3 all-time in Sacks
Jesus! I've played, watched, obsessed, and bet on football my entire life and never knew this. I must be an idiot. No teammates, coaches or even bettors ever told any history of the term "sack". Thank you for this info!
Lets not forget #75's fellow fearsome foursome!🏈
@@dalem58Forget Grier, Lundy and Olsen no way. I miss the days when front fours had nicknames Purple people eaters, Steel curtain, The Gold rush, The NY Sack exchange
@@paulobrien9572 you forgot the Orange crush!
@@paulobrien9572 Or the Doomsday Defense.
I thought that was an excellent primer to the game. An excellent introduction to the game for people who are previously unfamiliar with the game.
If you knew nothing about the game previously, watched this video, and then watched a game, you’d be able to understand and follow a very high percentage of what you’re seeing.
There are nuances and obscure rules that pop up from time to time, but referees and TV announcers generally do a pretty good job of helping the viewer navigate those times.
You know enough-after watching this-to watch a game and derive some enjoyment from it.
Something you might not expect. While the highest paid guy on the team is probably the quarterback, very likely the 2nd highest paid guy is the offensive left tackle - the big fat blocker on the left end of the offensive line. That’s because this is the most key player when it comes to blocking for the QB when he steps back to pass; the left tackle protects a right-handed QB’s blind side where he might not even see a defender charging around the end about to clean his clock. As such the best command a high premium.
Most left tackles are not fat at all.
One thing not covered was "clock management" The coach and quarterback of a team trailing late in a game needs to know all the ways of stopping the clock without using a time-out, Conversely, the coach and quarterback of the team ahead late in the game needs to know how to keep the clock running.
Suggesting Millie be a lineman (line person) may be hazardous to thy health...
🌸 He was very good at putting the rules in an easy to understand and in a quick way. 💙
He only really scratched the surface it was so many things left out but he did a good job of helping y’all get a feel of the game definitely should do a reaction to some recent games The game highlights aren’t that long
In the NFL the games can end in a draw. If tied in regulation time they play a 10-minute overtime, first team to score a touchdown wins. If still tied after OT it is declared a tie (draw). It does not end in a tie very often.
There was one game this season in NFL ended in a tie. When College Football has different rule for OT.
And that's regular-season. The rules can be different when playoff or championship games are going (e.g. no ties allowed)
Only the first team to have the ball has to to score a TD to win the game, however if they kick a field goal or don’t score then the other team gets a chance to at least tie the score with their own field goal or score a touchdown to win,
If both teams are tied after the first two possessions then the next team to score wins the game
@@DanDan-jc8nq True, but I was trying to keep it simple. The full rule is complex and confusing for those not new to the game.
Lemme explain this to you even though I know it isn’t part of the video. Yes kicking a football is hard. It is not a circle like a soccer ball and people are trying to block it. Plus the holder sometimes screws up. I hope this clears up concerns cause it pisses me off when Brit’s say that
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You didn’t even mention the 11 200-300 pound players running at you full speed ready to kill you
@@hermunkulus LACES OUT!
See that’s the thing, when done perfect, it’s easy. The slightest mistake makes it hard.
Laces up!
A sac only occurs when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage, if the quarterback passes the line of scrimmage he is considered as a running back.
they forgot about the 1 point safety. if during a extra point try and the defense gets the ball and run it back it is 1 point.
Pretty well done video. Once you get past the rules and onto strategy and play calling you realize it’s a very complicated but beautifully designed sport. 22 players on the field and each one has a very specific job depending on the play called. It’s an advanced game of chess with diar physical consequences. I love this game.
The good thing about American football is the complexity. One can enjoy the game with merely a simple understanding while a person who has followed the game for years still finds he learns new things each time. Football is to chess as most other sports are to checkers. Most Americans who follow other sports only do so while waiting for football season to start up again.
It owns a day of the week!
Here is some information on "placing" the ball after a play is completed. There are "hash marks" painted on the for every yard. They are along both sidelines and in two columns down the middle of the field from end zone to end zone. Those hash marks are "in line" with the goal posts. If the player with the ball is tackled between the two hash lines the ball is kept there for next play....but if the player goes out of bounds or is tackled between the hashline and the sideline the ball is brought back to the nearest hash line. This basically keeps the ball in the middle third of the field.
In college ball the hash marks are NOT in line with the goalposts (more wide) but rather divides the field into equal thirds. Positioning the ball for every play is the same as in the NFL.
FYI: you may wonder why sometimes you see a team run in the middle just before a fieldgoal.
They just want to make the fieldgoal easier for the kicker...less angle.
I don't have a specific video in mind, but I think watching a video on just the penalties would be helpful if you want to learn the game. I understand why they didn't put it in this video because there are a lot of different penalties and it would require it's own video. However, not understanding the penalties might make watching games really frustrating if you don't know them. If you watch a team gain 20 yards, but then see those yards taken away, I can see how that could be frustrating if you don't know what happened.
Great reaction, though! It's cool to see you're getting into American Football!
I used to be a center, and I'll tell you, it's a complete elephant fist fight. But I did play in the late eighties and early nineties. The game was very different then.
Lol I literally just watched solo James' reaction to the rules earlier today and he was so confident in knowing the rules, but I can see he forgot most of them now
One amendment to the fumble rule:
During the last two minutes of each half (called the "two-minute warning"), if the offense fumbles the ball, only the player who fumbled it can pick it up on *offense.* For example, if it's inside the two-minute warning, and the quarterback fumbles the ball, and the running back picks it up, then the ball is considered dead (I can't remember if it's a turnover or not). If it's outside the two-minute warning, then yes, anybody can pick it up. So, the time of game is important with fumbles.
1hr of play has enough stops in it to result in a 3hr game, which means 2hrs of commercials on US TV.
60 minutes in football time is around 3+ hours in real time. A 1pm game is followed by a 4:15pm game which is followed by an 8:30pm game.
NFL has International Games in each season with a few in London. Games played also in Germany this year. There are planned in other countries.
That was basic football but there are so many rules. I've been watching for years and years and am still learning.
You two need to go and watch a football game when it comes over to England again next year. I think you would enjoy it.
The Hash marks on the field show how far left or right they will spot the ball. It will never be any further from the center than the furthest right or left point of the hash marks in the center of the field.
Quarterbacks are also known as Field Generals too. Usually, Offensive Coordinator send plays to QB, but QB's can change plays if they see defensive schemes or lineup changes to gain yardage. American Football took some aspects of Rugby. Founders studied Rugby in prior creating the sport.
Head Coach can also send plays to QB's. Defense has its coordinator who sends plays to stop the offense
My children and grandchildren have played soccer..my son still tries to explain that to me 🤣❤️🤷♀️
6:10 The point attempt after a touchdown is also properly called a _try._
I love it that they're showing my team, the Dallas Cowboys, basically kicking ass throughout the video.
This is a good video, the really tough part of football is scheming. They’re are different types of coverages a defense can play such as Cover 3, Cover 2, Man defense being the main three I guess you can say. That’s where the coaching aspect comes into football, definitely sit and watch some football and you’ll understand the game more. It’s simple to watch and understand
The penalties is where it gets hard to explain to a newbie because there are so many.
You guys need to watch a breakdown of offensive and defensive schemes and plays. Will give you great insight in the language players use on the field.
Actually James, there are draws in the NFL. They're only allowed during the regular season though, and not the playoffs. They happen when neither team manages to score after an overtime period. In the playoffs, there can be multiple periods, if necessary.
Actually it's now possible for both teams to score in OT and still end in a tie; if both teams score a field goal and neither scores again
I always found it funny that it's called Football but the ball isn't even allowed to touch the feet - except when kicking and punting.
As an american I wish the sport had a different name
Huge Dutch American football fan here. Been taking days off of work for the conference finals and Super Bowl for 20+ years now :)
5:54 Scenarios are usually 'go for two if one point doesn't gain you anything'.
Example is when you're leading by 1 (14-13) after the TD. Taking the kick gets you up to 2 (15-13), but since a field goal is 3 points the other team only has to make a FG to beat you. If you make the 2 point conversion, you're leading by 3 (16-13) and they can only tie with a FG.
Another example is when you're trailing by 5 (17-22) after the TD. Go for 1 and you're still 4 behind (18-22), which means only a TD is good enough to win. Go for 2 and if you're succesful you can tie with a FG since you're only 3 behind. (19-22)
6:12 Kick is always more or less central. Ball has to be between the two 'hash marks', which are the 1 yard lines running across the field. (the ones you can see just inside the goal posts)
If you wanna react to some American football, as a Bronco fan I can recommend the mic'd up Super Bowl 50 vids on the NFL channel. Game has fumbles, interceptions and a challenge, and you can hear the players, coaches and refs speaking to each other.
There's also many other rule violations, like holding, off sides, unnecessary roughness, leading with the helmet in a tackle, pass interference, taunting, unsportsmanlike conduct, too many men on the field, intelligible receiver, and for the most serious violations of the rules, like fist fighting with another player, or getting physical with a referee. Can get you throne out of the current game and depending on the seriousness of the violation you could even face a suspension from being able to play at all. There are more. But the best way to learn then is by watching a few games . Ideally with someone who is already familiar with the game.
You can have ties (draws) in football. If both teams have the same number of points at the end of "regulation" (the four quarters of the standard game), then the rules usually call for overtime. College football has different rules for overtime than the NFL does, and they keep changing the overtime rules anyway. But the current rules in the NFL do allow for a tie in the regular season, if the two teams have the same score at the end of overtime. In the playoffs, however, they will keep playing additional overtimes until somebody wins.
There are times if you up by a touchdown or too that just to mess with your opponent’s mental you will try for a 2 point conversion anyway to try put them off their game
One thing not mentioned: Each half has an automatic break 2 minutes before the end of the 2nd and 4th quarters. These 2 Minute Warnings are in addition to the 3 timeouts per half per team. Unless used for challenges that fail, there could be as many as 14 timeouts between kick-off and final play.
This does not include time stops caused by medical attention or results of referee decisions (first downs, checking the chains, penalties, etc.). Time stops when plays are forced out of bounds or passes are incomplete. There is a 30-second timer that runs after the timer stops between plays. If the offense does not get a play started or calls a timeout to stop the clock, then Delay Of Game penalties force the Line of Scrimmage back.
The ability for the coach to challenge a play is fairly new. But they can't challenge a penalty against their team. In overtime the first team to score would win the game. But they changed rule to allow the other team to get the ball if the first score in OT is a field goal. If the first score is a TD the game is over.
Two times I‘ve seen the one point safety scored in college football. Texas and Texas A&M and Oregon and Kansas State.
I watch my favorite team the Dallas Cowboys religiously.
The thing with the 60 minutes though is that unlike in soccer, it doesn't run continuously. Certain types of plays cause the clock to stop between downs while other plays keep the clock running. Teams that are behind will try to make plays that stop the clock, while transit that are ahead will try to make plays that don't. Timeouts also stop the clock until the start of the next down. This means that in real time, a "fifteen-minute" quarter actually runs for twenty to twenty-five minutes or longer.
I feel like it should also be added that the ball doesn’t necessarily have to cross the goal line, it just has to break the plain. Essentially if the point of the ball is even in the line it’s a touchdown.
That video was wonderful. I only know only the basics of American Football. You two are also legends!
Love how open minded you guys are. Hope you’re neighbors don’t give you grief 😂
If you've never watched a full football game here's a good one to start with: ua-cam.com/video/4n-Vi2BIKNs/v-deo.html
If you're not up for the whole thing skip to 2:20:00 and watch the last 30-40 minutes. If that game doesn't get you hyped for American college football... :D
I'm 40 and my Mom got me into (American) Football. We both have watched our entire lives and there has never been a single game we watched together where we didn't argue about rules or play-calling. Don't feel bad if you trip up on the rules; arguing with family/friends is a big part of Sunday Football.
That's a pretty detailed description for a beginner to digest. It probably won't make much sense till you watch a couple of games, preferably downloaded so you can pause, rewind and listen to the commentator again to figure out what really happened. So many different things happened in the six seconds that a play usually takes, that there's a good chance you missed some important things.
For a simpler and sarcastically entertaining introduction, I highly recommend "A Clueless European’s Guide to the NFL" on the BMOnus channel. It presents a lot of the flavor of football culture in the US. There's no need to watch past the 14:50 point as the rest is just a pitch for fantasy football.
Millie needs to see the Baseball video “what pitch is that.”
I didn't expect them to use Yoshimitsu's theme from Tekken 3. Wow. ☺
Most people who watch the game only see players running into each other. What this video doesn’t explain are penalties, which would make the sport much easier to understand.
Players can also score a 1 point safety. It's extremely rare to see the conditions met for this type of score.
A safety is worth two points
@@redsnapper8811 Like I said, a 1 point safety is a very rare play thus it is understandable that many people don't know about it. I've listed a couple of UA-cam videos showing 1 point safety plays.
ua-cam.com/video/jp4TeP4rw0s/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/KKLKbpWLHJ8/v-deo.html
In addition to costing a timeout if you fail, you only get 2 challenges per game. You can get a 3rd challenge if you win both challenges. Inside of 2 minutes, or in overtime there are no challenges & replay reviews are initiated in the booth. All scores & turnovers are also subject to replay review, without the need for a challenge.
Note on late touchdowns. If you score a touchdown as time expires, the extra point is only played if it can make a difference in the outcome favorable to the team that scored. So if you score a touchdown that puts you ahead as time expires, the extra point is not played. The same is true if you still trail by 3 or more points after the touchdown.
More correctly, a "sack" always results in a loss of yardage. If you tackle the player on the line of scrimmage or after they pass the line of scrimmage it would not be called a "sack", so, you have to tackle the person behind the line you were on to have a sack.
If you watch college football, another penalty you might want to know is Targeting. Targeting is when a player launches himself at another player with the crown of his head and makes head to head contact against a defenseless player. This results in a personal foul penalty and an automatic 15 yard deduction, as well as the player who was called for targeting to be ejected from the game. If targeting happens in the first half, the player must sit out the rest of the game, if it occurs in the second half, the player will still sit out the rest of the game and the first half of the next game the following week. This penalty was introduced fairly recently, the case for it being to help avoid concussions which could result in C.T.E. It is pretty severe.
One scoring opportunity they left out is the 2 Point Conversion. After scoring a touchdown, the offensive team can elect to try for 2 points instead of kicking an extra point. In this instance, the ball is placed at the 2 yard line and the offensive team essentially tries to score another touchdown and is awarded 2 points if they are successful. It is far riskier to do this. So most teams elect to just kick an extra point.
They also left out the Onside Kick. On any kick off, whether it's at the start of the game or after any scoring play, once the ball travels 10 yards the kicking team may recover and take possession of the ball. Generally, the kicker will deliberately kick the ball into the ground towards one side of the field while his teammates charge forward in an attempt to recover the ball. The onside kick is mainly used towards the end of a game, when the kicking team is still behind in the scoring. This gives them a slim chance to try to make a comeback to win the game.
This is a really good starting point to understand the basic rules. It should be noted there are lots of different rules in college football compared to pro football, but many of them pertain to more specific aspects of the game. For example, in pro football, a receiver has to have both feet down in bounds (in the field of play) when they catch a pass for the reception to count. In college, the receiver only has to have one foot down in bounds for a reception to count as a completed pass. There are several other examples as well, and after every year a committee gets together to review rules, and sometimes changes are made. More recent changes have included moving where a kickoff after a score starts. It was adopted to reduce the number of times the receiving team will attempt a return and was done to reduce collisions, or more full speed collisions, and lessen the risk of injury. Other changes have included when the clock is stopped. In college, the clock used to stop after every first down. In the pros, the clock does not stop after a first down unless the player runs out of bounds. Anyway..... there are lots and lots of rules and they differ from the college game to the sports game. Hope you all have a great Christmas!
I would like to see a reaction to y’all watching a full game
one thing not covered here is game timing - when and why the clock stops or continues to run.
Ties (draws) are rare but in the NFL if there's a tie during a regular season game when overtime (extra time) runs out it's a draw. Usually there's only 1 tied game a season.
I really enjoy watching British/UK people reacting to American football. You can tell they'd really get into it if they had more exposure. I honestly think they have the potential to be some of the most passionate, dedicate fans of the sport if they watched it more.
This is a good starter vid. Understanding the different flags/yds penalized will be a bit more immersive.
They didn't mention the dropkick as a means of scoring though it is not used now days.
6:40 Technically, a drop kick (like in rugby) is also a legal way to score a field goal, but in the past 50+ years it was only successfully done once (in a game already decided, on the try after the touchdown as something of a memorable final play for a retiring quarterback).
And there are some peculiar scoring notes around the safety. If a safety is scored by either team on a try or 2pt attempt after the touchdown, only 1 point is scored. This can come up on rare occasions, and is the only theoretical way a team can end a game with 1 point. It is rare for either team to score the 1pt safety because it would either require the offense to lose the ball out of its own end zone (behind them, on the other end of the field), or for the defense to get a turnover, advance out of their end zone, willingly go back into their own end zone, and then be stopped.
These were the offenses several years back. Very few teams use a full back any longer, and they don't use him very often. Today's NFL is more of a passing league these days. They have replaced the full back with an extra receiver, known as the slot receiver. Defenses are replacing a linebacker with a defensive back to cover the slot receiver.
Human Joystick or Barry Sanders. Good times.
He covered the basics here fairly well, but there are many nuances left uncovered. For example, penalties such as holding, pass interference, offside, false start, delay of game etc. And that really just scratches the surface of the totality of the game. TBH it just takes watching it for a while and eventually, as you get a feel for it, it becomes somewhat straightforward.
There could be videos out there that are this long to show the specific rules for offense, for defense, for special teams, or for penalties which would include all of the hand signals used when describing a penalty. You did get the basics with this one.
There is even the very rare one-point safety, and times when an offense would intentionally take a safety.
oh man you could make a video just about penalties that’s 8 hours long 😂😂
The only thing we don’t know anymore is what qualifies as a catch!
And the quarterback is off limits after he throws the ball
One key rule I feel this video left out is the ball can only be thrown forward behind the line of scrimmage.
I feel like a lot of people who are unfamiliar with American football might be under the impression that forward passes are entirely legal. Backwards passes are always legal but you must be behind the blue line on the tv to throw it forwards and once the ball crosses it no forward pass is legal even if you bring it back.
POOR Millie... She looked like she was in pain.
American football is really a magnificent game, a very strategically interesting game, kinda like war, but without the death😵 , just a concussion or two 🤕🤕 no wonder us Yanks love it. 😂
The "death" comes years later in the form of CTE. Unfortunately
For a comical look check out Andy Griffit's explanation here ua-cam.com/video/hpMcaE6tmpE/v-deo.html
They did a pretty good job explaining it within the time frame used. But, there is so much more. If you do manage to make it to the U.S. and want to see an American college football game, I suggest any one of the rivalry games played late in the season (late November, around Thanksgiving weekend).
Excellent understanding. American Football has become more popular in Europe. They’ve play3 games so far this season.
The Army Navy Football game is tomorrow if y’all want to watch it.
Also if the extra point attempt is blocked and returned the defense gets 2 points
Shoulda mentioned that even the "smallest" player on the field is usually close to 200 Lbs....the biggest guys go over 300 Lbs
What a great video!! This has to be my fave video you both reacted too!!! Yes it was awesome!! Why? Because of it showing lots of THE best team in any sport, anywhere in the universe!!...my DALLAS COWBOYS!!!! HaHaHaHa!!!!!!!!!!! 'Ello from Indiana,Pa. And merry christmas to you both. Love your channel
There so much more too.
You guys need to go and see a LIVE GAME, I’m going to next week to root for mine, my very 1st in the stadium
Check out the differences between American Football and Canadian Football.
We have a disciple! Welcome, Millie!!
She said yeah.
Speaking of penalties, Personal Fouls are more extreme penalties that team penalized for 15 yards. Now, NFL and College Football has rules for targeting or helmet to helmet can eject suspected player(s) from the game.
With the challenges you're allowed 1 per half with the same rules
I thought it was two per half. Pfft
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld I just double checked. 2 per game. And a 3rd can be awarded if a team wins both challenges.
You should also know about the most common penalties. Offsides and pass interference come to mind- but don’t ask me to explain them 😅
The code of nhl is a fun one!
Theres a movie about a female American football place kicker called Necessary Roughness you guys may like to watch.
Every year the NFL Rules Committee meets to consider and change the rules ,most of these are just slight tweaks of existing rules ,but for the last 20 years or so there has been a consistent trend of handcuffing the defense to favor the offense ,especially in the passing game because the mostly clueless TV audience just loves those long pass plays ., As an old linebacker , I love to watch the running game and good defense .
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It's possible to have a draw, or "tie", in American Football. If the game is tied at the end of the 4th quarter an overtime period is played. If the game remains tied at the end of that period the result is a draw. This is a rare scenario that usually only happens if both teams make serious mistakes. But it's not unheard of.
Now just need to do one for European Football.
Why? It's boring as hell, the crowd has to chant the whole time to keep entertained. And the flopping is comical.
Good video and great reaction. Yes it's true the more you watch the game the more you understand, that as a matter of fact that's how most of us actually learned unless we played the game in school growing up or pick up (means a bunch of kids get together and pick sides and throw an unofficial game together just as friends) games in front yards. I remember as a kid we would play with two front yards side by side and the driveway between the two front yards was the 50-yard line and of course the driveway is on the other two ends where the end zones. It got a little bit brutal if you got carried away near the concrete of the driveway, but always a blast. I have found this video that I share with friends all the time that don't understand the game. I thought you might like to check it out as well because it's a little bit more thorough and slower in explanation. Enjoy!
ua-cam.com/video/uM9iLQJzMO0/v-deo.html
I use to officiate high school and college football. While the basic rules of the 3 levels are the same, there some major differences. These are usually dealing with safety and penalties. There may be things you can do in the pro's but not in hs or college. If you watch a high school game a player may get penalized, on Sunday the same play and there is no foul. The overtime in high school and college are basically the same. One team will start on 10 yard line in high school or the 35 yard line in college. One over time period is when both teams have a chance to be on offense. There is no game clock. Who ever is ahead at the over time period, is the winner. If it is still tied, then you play another over time period. There is no instance replay in high school. Defensive pass interference: in high school it is 15 yards from the line of scrimmage. In college if it is less than 15 yards down from the line of scrimmage, it is placed at the spot of the foul. If more than 15 yards, then it is 15 yards from the line of scrimmage. In both cases, it is a first down. In the pro's the ball is placed at the spot of the foul and is a first down. I hope this will help you understand football.
This is a start to understand. But I suggest to learn about what the different penalities are, offensive sets (screens, fake punts, fake field goals, onside kicks, trick plays, receiver pass routes) defensive sets (blitzing, zone coverage, man to man.)
Good video and reaction.
penalties alone would be a whole (and pretty long) video of its own, especially nowadays.
That covers the very basics and the list of possible penalties is actually quite long so I wasn't surprised to not see them presented, but some of the most common are:
Face masking which is just what it sounds where one player grabs another's face mask and doesn't let go.
Offsides: A defensive player moves past the line where the ball rests before the ball is snapped to begin play.
False start, an offensive player moves before the ball is snapped. This doesn't apply to a running back in motion laterally across the field unless he turns upfield before the snap.
12 (or more) men on the field. Is what it says. You are only allowed 11 men to be on the field during each play.
Ineligible receiver, None of the offensive linemen may catch a forward pass and may not proceed downfield until the pass is in the air. Only backs, tight ends and wide receivers are eligible to catch a forward pass.
Unnecessary roughness is called when a player commits some form of violence against another player that cannot legitimately be said to be needed to tackle them, the player has given themselves up by going into a slide or is out of bounds when struck. There are many other penalties, but that gives you a primer to try and understand the penalty called and what it means
In gym class I would play flag football….you had 2 flags Velcroed on a belt…and to stop play you would rip the flag of the flag was a colorful strip of nylon…usually neon yellow or orange easy to see…the other type was touch not so easy to see….
You should do a football reaction soon. It would probably help cement some of these rules in your mind before you forget them.