And American Football is all about strategy, that's why they stop and think about each play before they send it in from the "play calling coach". They agonize for days over which plays to call, they watch hours of films of the other team to find their weak spots, then design plays to exploit them, then they go out and attempt to execute them. They even have special players who they put in for certain situations. But it doesn't always work out, obviously, we usually just tune in to see who makes the most mistakes!

I know the Rugby guys have designed plays too, and they are certainly in great shape, what with all that non-stop action, and they have to think on the fly as their coach can't send in a special play or player for each situation.

But my original thought in posting was, is there any interest at all over there in American Football? I've never heard anyone over there say, "Gee, I wish we could watch more of your football..." So why is the NFL spending the money and time to put on an American Football game in wEmbly stadium anyway? Is it just because Glaser wants to make some money on a freak show? Or is he trying to grow the sport internationally?

Will anyone -other than expat Americans- even show up to watch it?