Arena Football -- Shutout

Homer · #1 03-04-2007, 03:10 PM

NY is presently being shutout, losing 47-0 to Dallas with 4 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter. How impressive is this compared to shutting a team out in the NFL? It is shocking that a team has not scored once on a 50-yard field in 41 minutes.

Homer · #2 03-04-2007, 03:43 PM

Apparently, this would have been only the 2nd shutout in league history. Too bad NY managed to get a TD.

Your Mom · #3 03-04-2007, 05:40 PM

I think a shutout for a half in arena ball is 10 times more impressive than an NFL game shutout.

Narcileptico · #4 03-04-2007, 06:42 PM

I don't think anything in Arena football is impressive as anything in real football.

NajdorfDefense · #5 03-04-2007, 08:26 PM

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I think a shutout for a half in arena ball is 10 times more impressive than an NFL game shutout.

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I think Nomo's no-hitter at Coors is even more amazing than AFL shutout. He should be in the HoF for that alone.

jstnrgrs · #6 03-04-2007, 10:35 PM

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NY is presently being shutout, losing 47-0 to Dallas with 4 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter. How impressive is this compared to shutting a team out in the NFL? It is shocking that a team has not scored once on a 50-yard field in 41 minutes.

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It's not just the shorter field. Arena football has severe restrictions on how defence can be played.

One linebacker must stay in the box. There is a limit on the number of players that can blitz and they must be declared ahead of time. The offence can have a man moving toward the line of scrimage at the snap, but the defence can't. And they require 6 (out of 8) players to play both offence and defence.

These rules make arena football almost unwatchable, but they do make a shutout extremely impressive.

mblax10 · #7 03-04-2007, 11:08 PM

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And they require 6 (out of 8) players to play both offence and defence.

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I watched a little of Chi-KC today, at one point they were talking about different offensive packages teams can use this year implying this rule no longer exists.

TheRover · #8 03-05-2007, 03:07 AM

Free substitution is allowed now.

jstnrgrs · #9 03-05-2007, 09:52 PM

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Free substitution is allowed now.

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This is the only Arena football rule I liked. They need to allow more defensive freedom. That would make the sport watchable.

TheRover · #10 03-05-2007, 09:58 PM

You need to post more about how much you dislike Arena football. Maybe in every thread about it or something close is doable.