I need a fb fix real bad so I thought I'd start following the CFL. I never paid much attention in the past. Any thoughts on what to expect.
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Lots of movement.....scoring...punting. Great thing about the CFL is unlike the NFL there can be a lot of scoring late in the game if you like offense.
Golson is on the roster for Hamilton Tiger Cats but is injured.
http://www.espn.com.au/cfl/story/_/...-vernon-adams-jr-darian-durant-everett-golson
Recent ESPN article attached.
Other than that....field is 110 yards long and end zones are 20 yards deep but with the goal posts at the goal line. Field is much wider as well which tends to lead to smaller but fast players who can run sideline to sideline. There is also a 12th man....on the field. With it being three down football you see a lot more passing...not as much running....and the receivers can be running towards the line of scrimmage when the ball is snapped. There is also a yard between the lineman....heck...copying and pasting is easier..
CFL field is both longer (110 yards vs. 100 yards) and wider (something like 65 vs. 50). End zones are also deeper (20 yards vs. 10 yards).
There are certainly other rule differences, but a lot of those are smaller things like how time is kept, what yardline certain plays are run from (e.g., extra points), or rules that technically exist in both but are generally only exercised in one or the other more for stylistic reasons (e.g. returning FGs above).
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-major-differences-between-the-NFL-and-CFL-rules-for-football
Golson is on the roster for Hamilton Tiger Cats but is injured.
http://www.espn.com.au/cfl/story/_/...-vernon-adams-jr-darian-durant-everett-golson
Recent ESPN article attached.
Other than that....field is 110 yards long and end zones are 20 yards deep but with the goal posts at the goal line. Field is much wider as well which tends to lead to smaller but fast players who can run sideline to sideline. There is also a 12th man....on the field. With it being three down football you see a lot more passing...not as much running....and the receivers can be running towards the line of scrimmage when the ball is snapped. There is also a yard between the lineman....heck...copying and pasting is easier..
CFL field is both longer (110 yards vs. 100 yards) and wider (something like 65 vs. 50). End zones are also deeper (20 yards vs. 10 yards).
- Goal posts are at the front of the end zone in CFL, whereas they're on the back line in the NFL. This has a few secondary effects such as extra points being taken from the 5 in the CFL (vs. the 2.5 in the NFL), and makes it more likely that a missed field goal will be returned in the CFL. (Technically, you can return a missed FG in the NFL, but since the posts are on the back line, it rarely happens because as long as a kick is long enough, the ball ends up out of play).
- 12 men on the field for CFL, 11 for NFL. Extra guy on offense is a backfield position; on defense, it can be anything.
- 3 downs to gain 10 yards for a first down in the CFL; 4 downs for NFL. Between this and the larger field, this tends to create a more pass-oriented game, as the short running game isn't as viable.
- In the NFL, only a single offensive player can be moving when the ball is snapped, and the player may not be moving forward. In the CFL, any backs may be moving when the ball is snapped, and in any direction (i.e. WRs can get a running start if they time it right).
- When a ball is fumbled out of bounds, in the NFL it goes to the last team with clear possession; in the CFL, it goes to the last team to touch it.
- No fair catch rule in CFL; instead, no player except the kicker or a player behind the kicker can approach within 5 yards of the ball until the receiving team touches the ball.
- Additional scoring option in CFL - the "rouge" gives a single point when a kickoff goes out of the end zone or is not returned out of the end zone.
- Consistent with the game's soccer/rugby roots, CFL retains the idea of an open-field kick -- that any player can kick the ball at any time -- whereas the only kicks allowed in the NFL are from behind the line of scrimmage. Check out video [1] below.
There are certainly other rule differences, but a lot of those are smaller things like how time is kept, what yardline certain plays are run from (e.g., extra points), or rules that technically exist in both but are generally only exercised in one or the other more for stylistic reasons (e.g. returning FGs above).
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-major-differences-between-the-NFL-and-CFL-rules-for-football
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Nice to see DD land on his feet. I enjoyed last nights game. I plan on watching two more this weekend.
CFL ball is fun to watch. A lot offense as the big field is hard to cover DB'S that are obviously nowhere near as talented as the starters in the NFL. Once you understand the subtle rule differences, I think you'll find that it's still just football and the guys playing it are still professionals who compete at an extremely high level. CFL ball is a good way to pass the time until college ball/ NFL ball starts. Most Americans I know that give it a chance, wind up liking it as a spring / summer alternative to a having no football at all.
20 second play clock vs 40 seconds in the No Fun League. if you are set to snap, you can play the last play even if clock runs down to zero before you snap the ball, play isn't over until the ball is dead. With 12 players on the field the standard D consist of 2 corners, 2 DB and 1 safety .
We have lots of long end zone celebrations. Our balls are bigger, closer to the size of a rugby ball. We have an import rule where the roster must have 21 players that are Canadians. The CFL plays 18 regular season games and has a very low salary cap of around 5 million. Some former Irish names you might recognize played in the CFL: Joe Theismann, Raghid Ismail and Tom Clements
We have lots of long end zone celebrations. Our balls are bigger, closer to the size of a rugby ball. We have an import rule where the roster must have 21 players that are Canadians. The CFL plays 18 regular season games and has a very low salary cap of around 5 million. Some former Irish names you might recognize played in the CFL: Joe Theismann, Raghid Ismail and Tom Clements
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