The description of American football as "chess with full maxed out athletes " is correct. The play designs are extremely intricate. Each player has specific responsibilities based on the events of each play. Just like chess, the offense is trying to deceive the defense, and the defense is trying to read the offense. Each play is a chess move trying to move your team down the field.

2:08 Many players carry towels to wipe grass, moisture, paint, or rubber turf filler off of their hands between plays.

Paint under the eyes reduces reflection from the stadium lights.

American Football is extremely entertaining once you understand the rules, it just takes time to watch games and you will understand it and like it.

2:50 The entire pylon is in bounds, so contacting it with any part of the ball counts as breaking the goal line, and as such, a touchdown.

Tyreek Hill (final play) is an Olympic level track athlete who is one of the fastest players in NFL history. He runs the 40 yard dash (36.58 meters) in 4.29 seconds. Usain Bolt (all time fastest Olympic runner) runs a 4.22

Football players often take unusual classes as part of their training including hurdles, high jumps, gymnastics and even ballet

Their athleticism is unbelievable. My cousin, a tiny 5’2” ballerina, taught ballet to college football players for almost 20 years.

At 6:18, D.K. Metcalf reached 22.64 MPH and traveled 114.8 yards to chase down Budda Baker on his 90-yard interception return (Baker's top speed: 21.27 MPH). Metcalf is 6’ 4” and weighs 236lbs Baker is 5’ 10” and weighs 194lbs

The orange pylons are both the visual and physical markers for the corners of the end zone. Since the ball just has to break the front line of the endzone to be considered a touchdown, the pylons serve as a target for players willing to risk it as the bare minimum as to where the ball has to be in order to count as a touchdown. Essentially, hitting the pylon= hitting the corner of the endzone.

The 'paint' under the eyes is called eye black. It's used to help fight the glare from the stadium lights or the sun. It's also used in baseball, which is my experience with it, and you would not believe how much it helps you to see on an extremely sunny day.

I met an offensive lineman once. He was massive. About 6'10" and 280lbs to 300lbs, and a lot of it was muscle. When he shook my hand, it was like grabbing a rock. One of the nicest guys I ever met.

You can catch with both hands but often the other hand is used to fend off a defender

The black under the players’ eyes is to reduce sun glare. What I find amazing about the players is they get hit so hard and (usually) still hang on to the ball. Great video👍🏼

Something about a soccer fan reacting to a football video kindly warms my heart 😂

These guys are so great at athletics but some of the moves they pull off is amazing when you see how big they are! They are almost all huge human beings, it's hard to tell until they are near regular sized people

he does not even now how rare it is for a qb to hurdle😂

Last clip: Tyreek was a fairly accomplished track runner when he was younger. They call him the Cheetah for a reason, lol. When he gets in open field, pretty much nobody in the league can catch him. Also, the "white thing" hanging from their belts is just a towel to dry their hands for a better grip.

Its absolutely like chess, but even more nuanced. Imagine being an offensive or defensive coordinator. You have 11 pieces and you have to cover the board. The opponent is adjusting to your gameplan, identifying and attacking your weaknesses. Your opponent is trying to predict what youre gonna do and youre trying to predict what theyre gonna predict and do the opposite. And player skill is a far larger variable than a fixed set of moves

Omitting Larry Allen’s chase down from this list is a huge omission.

These are world class athletes. They have been training since they were kids ✌️

Yes, it is quite rare to have a one handed catch and when it does happen, it usually ends up on a highlight reel

Brandon Aiyuk (3:14) and Christian McCaffrey (3:38) are now teammates since McCaffrey went to the San Francisco 49ers.

For a touchdown, you just have to have possession of the ball with any part of the ball on, above, or beyond the goal line. If you are diving across the sideline as you do it, the ball has to cross the goal line inside the field of play. The orange cones at the corner are to mark this; if the ball touches it on the way out, it counts, but if it passes outside the marker without touching it, it will be put into play next where it crossed the sideline. 2:10 - that's a towel to dry their hands between plays.

The superhumans in the NFL are absolutely, positively, can’t even argue with me, the most exceptional athletes, the most most athletic humans, on the planets, bar none.

Greetings from Arizona, US. Professional Quarterbacks can throw the football with so much power and speed, that it's Amazing that other players can catch some of these throws with just 1 hand. That's the exception... usually receivers can get 2 hands on a football throw. :)

American football is mostly a fall and winter sport: College football runs from late August to early January, and the NFL runs from September through mid-February (though the NFL does have some preseason games--similar to a "friendly" in soccer--starting at the beginning of August). If you want to get into watching an American sport that is being played right now, and still has a lot of games left in its season, you might want to check out baseball! It's the oldest American sport (and the only one that is older than the popularity of college sports in the US, so its player-development system isn't entirely dependent on colleges). The NFL may be the most popular league in the US nowadays, but baseball was a HUGE part of American culture and history.

The orange thing is called a pylon. If the player is going out of bounds but he can touch the pylon with the ball it's considered in bounds and he scores a touchdown

Most highlight compilations naturally focus on offense and scoring. But plenty of defensive plays are just as incredible, if not more. Particularly a Troy Polamalu highlight reel, his Top 50 is full of stuff most guys would be happy to do once in their career.

Glad you can appreciate our crazy American sport. Hope this reveals why we aren't near the top for football/soccer. Our best athletes tend to play American football, basketball, baseball and/or hockey

In that last clip you said "How did he outplay the whole team." You might also like a video called "Devin Hester you are Ridiculous" -- he broke a lot NFL records by doing just that throughout his career and is arguably the best of all time at it.

All you have to do is hit the orange pylon to make it a touchdown. Remember that the average NFL player is 6’2”- 6’3” and weighs 245-250 lbs. Not to mention they are top tier athletes. The way they twist and turn is called a “juke.” Looking like you’re going one way, then going the opposite. Confusing to the player trying to take you down. The black under their eyes draws the sun or light so it’s not right in their eyes. You can catch with one hand or two…any way to get ahold of that ball. Thanks for your reaction, I really enjoyed it. You should check out ‘Football’s Hardest Hits, Here Comes The Boom’. It’ll blow your mind. Hi from Houston, Texas!

The paint is to absorb the sunlight, acting as a sort of sunglasses, without the actual sunglasses

The orange thing on the corner is called "the pylon". They mark the very edge of the end zone. The part of the rules that lead to plays like Julio Jones' diving touchdown, is that if you are able to knock it over with the ball, it would've had to pass the line. As long as no part of the body touches out of bounds before the pylon is knocked over, it's a touchdown. There are a lot of nuanced rules to the game.

I am not a sports person but NFL is always fun to watch. It really is one of the most entertaining sports in my opinion. The sheer level of talent on the field.

As A American Football player this was extremely funny to watch

If you saw the NFL training videos, you might see the agility training routines they players go through.

To answer a few questions I remeber you asking, No, you can catch it with one hand. 2 hand, or even no hands (yes, that's happened) and no, you don't need to hit the orange thing (pylon pronounces pie-lawn) to score a touchdown, but you can if you need to.

How did he outplay the whole team? My man, let me introduce you to man named Devin Hester. A kick return specialist who broke the record for returning punts and kick offs for touchdowns.

Btw for the one hand question, no you do not need to catch with one hand. Most of the time one handed catches (objs catch) are only done as a last resort, and most of the time they don’t succeed. And for hopkins catch he couldn’t really do both hands because the db (defensive back) had control of one of his arms so he tipped the ball with the other and drew the ball in with his other.

A bit of clarity for you about those plays around the sideline/endzone. They leap before going out of bounds, so while they're in the air the ball is still in play. they don't go out of bounds until they land. If they can hit the orange post at the goal line or physically move the ball across the goal line before touching the ground it's considered a touchdown, but only if they still maintained control of the ball. if it was falling out of their hand, it wouldn't be a touchdown. Also the thing hanging out of the back of their pants is a towel so they can wipe their hands or face of sweat, or mud, or rain, or blood, or snow, or a mixture.

I love your enthusiasm for gridiron football. Soccer was new for me, and I really appreciate the abilities of those athletes, too. Thanks for your video!

The game grew out of the us Civil War, so think napolionic warfare. Frederick, the great quarterback for the Hohenzollern Eagles. after 0:02 a few setbacks in previous seasons. Came back to score in the fourth quarter in the superbowl, at waterloo stadium against the French.

The thing hanging out of the back part of their leg pads is called.... a towel to wipe the sweat off the player's face.

I like how he reacts after the play it’s really exciting and by the way you can catch with both or one hand, they wear accessories like paint and towel and backplates and visor for looks, grip with hand and throw with pointer finger straight spiral everytime

These plays are even more impressive when you understand that the opponents are the best in the world at stopping these plays.

I'm almost afraid to get this guy watching Barry Sanders footage... I think his brain would explode

At 2:42 when he asks “does this count,” the announcer says, “Yes it does.” 😂😂

8:22 that’s eyeblack and it’s used to keep the sun from getting in your eyes

10:20 When you hold the football, grip it tight, as you grab on, hold the white laces with at least 3 of your fingertips & spin it as you let it fly. That sends the ball into a ''spiral', like a bullet. Here's a link to one of the most phenomenal & versatile players of all time. The Great, Walter Payton. (Chicago Bears) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/npiRnJt3152mh6s.htmlsi=lP8h5pVAejpVfuhK

Chess is a great way to explain this sport. The play calls are all made based on formation and statistics, they’re playing the odds on any specific area of the field, it’s all about territory

Those towels hanging out is to keep your hands dry/clean. One hand catches are rare as you use two... if you can. Sometimes somersault into the end zone is just a celebration! Paint under the eye is to help with the glare of the sun/stadium lights.

In american football, plays like that happen fairly often. I’d say a handful of plays per game are really impressive whether it’s freakishly athletic or just takes unbelievable skill to do. Part of the reason why I love it so much, every play has the potential to be a highlight

I’m glad to finally see a European respecting an American sport because most European people usually say that oh we have girly sports and yes one hand grabs are uncommon

2:52 The orange post is called a pylon. If the ball either touches the pylon or crosses the line inbound from the pylon, it's a touchdown. If the ball crosses the line outbound from the pylon, it is out of bounds at the 1 yard line.

There are many athletic plays in the nfl each year. I recommend reacting to more!

The paint below the eyes aid in dulling down glare, I think.

2:52 if you touch the pylon with the ball (orange post) it is in and everything inside of it is in but anything outside of that pylon is out of bounds

NFL level play is incredible complicated and involved, strategies within strategies, different shifting tactics to respond to shifting tactics on the other side. And then we get to the actual athletic play ;)

The paint is to reduce glare that comes from the lights or sun when you're sweating. It can be blinding at times especially if you're really sensitive to light. It allows you to see everything better.

2:45 if the ball touches the orange pylon it is in (touch down)

An important thing about American Football. It is the ball that is in paly, not the player. This is why you see some of the players hold the ball out away from their body. It does not matter if the play goes out of bounds. If he can hold his arm out and keep the ball in bounds, he can still score a goal. The player just runs with the ball, passes the ball; but it is the ball that is in play. It matters if the ball hits the ground, or the ball's forward progress that is stopped, or the ball goes out of bounds that stops the play. So, in American Football, it is the ball that starts the play and the ball that ends the play.

11:02 The reason he does that is to 1.Extend the play because there is only 40 seconds left on the clock and 2.because he was falling the orange thing is called a pylon and that is what helps players score touchdowns

Yeah, a lot of the flips over the goal line were just flexing. [nod] They're fun to watch, but I agree that the ones where they're actually flipping *over* someone to make the touchdown are much cooler. If you like the runs where they're jerking back and forth and doing spin-moves and such, check out Best Jukes. And of course, the NFL Biggest Hits Here Comes the Boom video is a classic for a reason. :)

I remember watching most of the games was so crazy

Hopkins 8:49 had a catch that should have counted that was one of the craziest ever. Where he caught the ball mid air, between his legs, and behind his back.

American football is almost exclusively focused on athleticism. They’re very athletic, not a lot of thinking in football except quarterbacks and maybe safeties. It’s a coaching competition with chess pieces

These are all the more impressive when you realize that each of these men are at LEAST 90kg in weight before they put on the pads. The linemen can be upwards of 158kg before pads. These men are monsters.

02:02 - That little thing is a towel. Just a basic towel. If your hands get muddy, or wet, or maybe bleeding from a cut, you have a towel there. I think some guys just wear them to wear them, too. 08:22 - That stuff on their cheeks is called "eye black." Think of it as lipstick made from grease. It's used to prevent glare from lights, the Sun, etc. 09:02 - One-handed catches are usually because you can reach further out with one hand/arm. You can extend farther from stretching out one shoulder, as opposed to both. Try it for yourself. Reach up a wall. Having said that, some just do it for the highlight reels... lol 11:00 - No. You do not have to touch the "orange thing." That is called a "pylon" and it's a clear marker for the boundary lines of the End Zone. In order to score a touchdown, any part of the ball mush "break the plane" of that front edge. It must cross over any point on that white line, or those two pylons. Much like an auto race, where two cars reach the finish line within tenths of a second of each other. Whoever broke the plane first, wins. 11:56 - Because he's Tyreek Hill. lol

2:20 it's a towel that players use to wipe sweat/dirt/moisture off their hands to better grip the ball

My favorite athletic play is by the late Larry Allen. Very very large man who hit Mach 97.

You should 100% look at the biggest football hits to see another aspect of the sport

I enjoy soccer, but my European friends can't understand why I always choose viewing American football games over watching soccer. Football is 20 seconds of chess planning followed by 10 seconds of absolute finesse and brutality. These athletes are in the 98th percentile of all American men with respect to speed, strength, size and coordination. They have to memorize hundreds of plays by heart and execute them with split-second timing and body placement. And bones get broken, concussions happen, etc., unlike in soccer where grown men act like cry babies when they get kicked in the shins or accidently knock heads together. I watched a game in Carolina where two players collided so hard that the crash sounded like a pistol shot at the top of the stadium 70 meters away. Soccer players are quite skilled, but not physically or mentally awe-inspiring. That's why I much prefer testosterone-driven "man sport" to the dilettantes in soccer, although I do enjoy soccer. And the German system and English no-blood-no-foul playing style are much more fun to watch in soccer than the sissy French, Italians and Spanish, who always try the long ball forward to score and throw themselves theatrically on the ground because they were "fouled". Last but not least ... go Dortmund!!! Just say no to Bayern Hühnchen and Werder Blähmen. 😁

you should watch a nfl hardest hits compilation i think its help in understanding the physicality and strength that is also a huge part of the game

9:48 A. Amazing athleticism is commonplace in the NFL (every play when you really think about it). Visually spectacular athleticism, the subject of this video is quite rare. Any one handed catch makes the highlight reel every time.

8:24 The paint is called eyeblack, and it's to absorb more of the light from the sun and help keep the sun out of the players' eyes.

while I deplore both the violence and horrific competitiveness, football requires a great amount of versatility in athletics

The orange marker is on the goal line and out-of-bounds line. If you have the ball and hit that marker, it is a touchdown. That's a towel hanging from his waist. It is to keep his hands dry to better hang on to the ball. Quarterbacks also use them.

Oh, so, the white thing hanging from their trousers is a towel. and the paint under the eyes is to block the sun, since the black absorbs the light so the sun doesn't get in their eyes.

Thanks for watching American football Chris. My dad played for Florida State so I love football . Especially college ball

The soccer players would look like they are in slow motion on the same field with them. They are world class track sprinters as well. It's insane.

I’m from America and my favorite sport is football and athletic plays like those are common.

You should look up the "beastquake" run. This video shows athleticism as far as running and jumping. But watching that run is a good example of how powerfull some of these players are.

The Indianapolis Colts were stolen from Baltimore City in 1984. The team was sold and moved in the middle of the night and no one knew it was happening. The Colts were in Baltimore since 1953. It a dozen years for Baltimore to buy the Ravens from Cleveland. I grew up here.

2:03 it’s a towel players wear if their hands get sweaty or if they get grass stains

The orange thing in front of the edzone is called a pylon. If the ball hits it while in control of an offensive player, it's a touchdown. The tip of the ball just has to hit the front of the goaline or a pylon for it to be a td

The rule is that the ball must cross the plain of the goal line. Thus if you hit the orange corner post with the ball, the ball has crossed the plain of the goal line. No, they don't have to catch the ball one handed.

It doesn’t have to touch the orange pylon that tells the players where out of bounds is and where the touchdown is 10:59 usually players do this if they are forced out or to show off

The pylon is both in the endzone and out of bounds at the same time. It's complicated. If a loose ball touches the pylon then it's out of bounds, so a kickoff or punt that touches the pylon is a touchback, receiving team's ball on the 20 if a punt, the 25 if a kickoff. If an offensive player fumbles the ball and it touches the pylon before the ball is recovered, it's a touchback, defense gets the ball on the 20. To score a touchdown you only have to get any part of the ball to the plane of the goal line. You don't have to touch the ball to the ground like in Rugby Football. If you're diving/falling towards the end zone if you get the ball to touch the pylon, or inside of the pylon before any part of your body touches out of bounds, then it's a touchdown. If you're diving towards the pylon, and you both fail to touch the pylon, or get the ball inside of it, and you land out of bounds, then the ball is dead at the location it crossed the sideline. Many, if not most of these players are Olympic caliber athletes, or better.

I love you man your so kind and loving😊

As a fan of both sports, I will say that soccer players have exceptional stamina. They are marathon runners. No football player could run at that pace for 45 minutes at a time. Football players are peak athletes, but they are sprinters. In Football you can make substitutions at will between every play. Coaches will rotate out players who have just been involved in a play because they are usually only able to fully participate in one or two plays before they would be winded. And if they aren't subbed out, the coach will call a play that takes it easy on them. If a Quarterback just made an athletic run, the next play will almost certainly be a hand-off to a rested player or a very quick short pass so the QB can catch his breath. Even more so for the defense, as the offense can dictate who is fully involved in a play by calling passes, runs, screens, etc... the defense has to have every player going all out as they never know which players are the primary targets, so they must play like all of them are at all times. A frequent tactic for the offense is the 'hurry up' where they run plays as fast as they can so the defense doesn't get a change to rest. It is devastatingly effective, but of course take its toll on the offense as well. The play begins when the offense snaps the ball so they can take the full 45 (or 25) seconds allotted between plays to take a breath or rush to the line. Knowing how to tire out your opponent is a key tactic of the sport.

That’s where our football is different. Just the tip of the ball has to break the goal line (orange pillar) for a touchdown or safety to be scored.

American football is like a violent car crash with maxed out super athletes.

Some other videos you might want to check out are the best jukes in the NFL and the best trucks. A juke is a quick movement by the ball carrier (spin move, sidestep, etc.) to avoid a tackler and a truck is where the ball carrier simply lowers his shoulder and runs through the tackler

Something else to consider is that all of these men are olympic track and field level fast and huge 225 pounds to 340 pound plus and on average 6 foot to 6 feet 10 inches ,monstrously huge

If you want to see an insane amount of athleticism from a single player, watch Troy Polamalu's lifetime highlights. He was a Strong Safety (backfield defender), and a Hall of Famer (2020). Along with Ed Reed (2019), Ronnie Lott (2000), Ken Houston (1986), and Emlen Tunnell (1967), he is one of only five players from that position to be elected to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. His nickname was the Flyin' Hawai'ian due to his incredible speed and leaping abilities.

one handed catches are pretty rare and require a ton of concentration, most people use 2 hands but sometimes the defender will grab the other arm.

Great video.. but are you ever going to finish Oversimplified part 2? Breaking them up like this is just cruel lol.

2:06 it’s a towel for when they get sweaty and some players actually do gymnastics

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