The NFL..... I think I am over it, are you?

[LittleBlue]

133. Take it from someone who watches the Premier League

every weekend: soccer will not replace football. I am obsessed with watching European soccer. That person you're replying to must never have watched a match.

It takes a completely different set of skills to play soccer. Foot coordination, intelligence, finesse, cardiovascular stamina, etc. These are not the same skills used widely in football. Most NFL players sprint in short bursts and rest. A 300 pound offensive lineman could not run the 13km that a midfielder runs in a soccer game. Players over 200 pounds in soccer are extremely rare. 180 pounds is considered heavy. That is why most soccer players are much smaller and especially lighter and than football players. Soccer is continuous running, the fitness of a long distance runner is required to play at top level. Football is about sprinting.

Baseball and basketball have not been the death of football, so why would soccer? The similarity in skills between soccer and football are far less than between basketball and football.