How is canadian football different

Love the unpredictability of the cfl. In the cfl with 2 minutes left the score can change 4 times. The nfl is a great brand. Big stadiums lowd rowdy fans fun to go watch live. Cfl is a fun game as well. Not as loud or rowdy but awesome to watch live. Not taking anything away from the athletes in the cfl because you have to be in great shape to play in that league. The players just arent as big or fast. Still tenacious and driven.

There are many grammatical errors in this article. However, I believe that it is still very interesting. I find it interesting that NFL players get paid more than our military. NFL runs around with a ball trying to not get tackled, while our military is running around with lbs of equipment and trying not to be killed, but we still pay the NFL more All I can see are feminists saynig that feminism is about equality, then claim that the acts of discrimination or examples of discriminatory laws that have been passed by feminists were the responsibility of radical feminists and that they aren't one of those.

In many cases the people that claim equality even on here will then go on to justify discrimination. If they are different then surely someone can tell me why them seem to ACT in the same manner and can tell me how we can tell them apart.

So, how do we tell the difference between a true feminist and a radical feminist if they make the exact same claims? Minvera: So judging them by whether they take the action of claiming that the wage gap is real would be a good way to go right?

Someone's a radical feminist And dogtown, as far as I can tell the third wave feminists are second wave feminists that don't want to be saddled with the bad reputation and lack of credibility of the second wave feminists, so denounce them, then go off campaigning for the exact same things.

They are exemplary examples of why I can't tell the difference. Very interesting article. I was aware of a lot of the differences, but the salary difference is one aspect I wasn't sure about. They need to bring CFL back south of the border! Santa Barbara, CA. I enjoy both games. I know it upsets NFL people but the Americans found Canadian football rules too hard so they added an extra down to have four.

Also their size of field is only because they didn't have enough room between buildings at Harvard where it was first played.

NFL game has been taking on a remarkably similar look to the CFL game in recent years and are a pass happy league. Hardly a fair representation: Last winner was CFL though. Anyways I'm a football fan and enjoy both games but am always amazed how negative the CFL colour men are vs the colour men of NFL broadcasts; but if you're a billion dollar league it doesn't bode well to have your colour men dressing down game, which of course is your meal ticket.

I guess Canadians are just too hard on themselves as usual. I'm a woman let me just settle these arguments Couldn't hold my attention for two seconds That was terrible the nfl could demolish the cfl in any challenge. Bottom line cfl would lose using there best players vs nfl's worst players. Arena football is where it's at. Players from both leagues have come together and excelled as teammates and rivals. Not as easy to drill it at a receiver. Bounces weirder too.

I'm American but prefer to watch the CFL. The games are faster in time because there are constant time outs. Seems like the NFL are always in a time out. Plus, in my opinion, the CFL play a more fair game - not as much "trying to kill or maim an opponent player" as in the NFL. Salaries have nothing to do with the quality of the player or league? It depends on what the market will bear, the value of the owners and revenues. The NFL is a huge buisness that makes millions, maybe billions where the CFL is a more modest league that has learned to budget having an economic formula that works.

That makes for a sustainable league and competitive product on the field. We have had a number of NFL and outstanding american college players not do that well in the CFLas the game is much different. There are many CFL players who could never play south but there are some IF given the opportunity could play at that level.

No question overall the american game has bigger, faster, stronger players but the margin of difference in ability and skill level is slight. The Ticats had 3 players tryout for the NFL this year. Justin Hickman, Marcus Thigpen and Justin Medlock all made the 48 player rosters and even though they were excellent players in the CFL they in no way dominated and if they had one might say the NFL is far superior but it's not; That saying there is not a big difference in the calibre of the players.

The difference lies in the salaries, size and scope of the game and yes the HYPE! The Grey Cup celebrating it's th is almost always a classic! Generally high scoring, close and very exciting where the Super Bowl over the years, excluding the most recent championships have been low scoring, one sided and for all the hype and talk rarely meets that expectation! Pro Football north or south of the border is great entertainment with incredible athletes so lets just leave it alone and not compare as both games provide a great product for it's fans and yes us Canadians love the NFL too as we are football fans and appreciate both games knowing your game is great too!

NFL - It's happened on numerous occasions ahaha. Gotta keep your head up if you're running up the middle into the end zone :P.

OR just hit it that would be funney. I don't believe it is, although as Ricky Williams said, I believe the respective talent levels are comparable. I base that on a comment that the foremost authority on the two Leagues made. Bud Grant was the second leading receiver in the NFL in l, jumped to Canada in l and became the second leading receiver in Canada. He went on to coach successfully in both Leagues and is still involved in the game. Grant didn'y say so, but there are a few Canadian stiffs on each CFL club who are just around to complete the Canadian-American ratio and have no business on a football field.

CFLers go as free agents - they are seeded behind the regulars, behind the backups, behind the practice roster players, behind the draft choices, and behind any players that arrived in trade. The NFL club has no investment in these guys and cutting them is easy. Often the ex CFLers don't even receive the opportunity to show what they can do. Any player needs playing time to get into a rhythym and gain some confidence.

I love my CFL just as much as the next canadian but everyone knows you guys pick first and we get the rest. I live in the states but have watched the CFL and they are great. I think that the NFL is hyped up a bit but they are also very good players. It is too bad that both leagues cant figure out a way to play each other. Play both champion teams twice a year.

Sorry that's The highest paid CFL player had a contract worth There are a handful of players in the CFL that make a million per season aswell. While the salaries of the players in the CFL aren't as low as you say they are, many players do still have jobs in the off season.

Gene Makowsky who plays for the Roughriders for over 16 years still works as a substitute teacher. A lot of the players are also involved in politics or even farming, not just because they're not paid a lot. I mean 42, a year may not be millions but it's still a pretty comfortable living.

That's ignorance if you ask me, i made a neutral statement and then voice what i actually think.. WRs get a running start?? WTF I'm watching right now. CFL just isn't for some people, they are very different. SMH Canada Its not for me, but i guess if you like watching the mediocre-talent league, it's for you.

How could the writer leave out 3 downs versus 4 downs? And in the CFL quarterbacks must know how to run; in the NFL they're too valuable to allow them to run and get flattened. Drop back passers don't exist in Canada and the wider field encourages them to roll out. I think most prefer fun. Terribly written article, cfl players make more than that, cfl is a much better league, just wish the bombers wouldn't finish in last place all the time.

NFL 32 teams in a market place of million people, CFL 8 teams in a market place of maybe 10 million people. This means the NFL can pay higher salaries, sell more merch and have higher ticket sales because of demand. CFL not so much. I cannot say which game is better because non are, it is a completely different structure, the rule books are different, players are of different size and skill. Look at Walker with New England. He is 5'9" at lbs. That is about as small as the get in the NFL.

But the reason they have to keep those boys big in that league is the size of man chasing them down the field. CFL does have its downfalls and one is marketing. No one league however is tougher than the other. I believe tho the CFL is more understanding to players and can find talent in them that the NFL seems to oversee because of size, what position they played in college so on and so forth.

Darren Durrant, running back college, star quarter back in the CFL. Payton Manning quarter back college, star quarter back NFL. Why didn't he play in the NFL couldn't adapt? And how can you have a interleague contest when the leagues don't match up for rules?

It doesn't work. However if they were to play again I am sure there would be surprising results. In talking with people from the USA who actually have watched a game of CFL they seem to be fairly impressed by the skill, energy, and all around fun the CFL can offer while watching a game. And if the CFL was really as bad as it is made out to be why are having our 99th grey cup this year?

NFL fans will always say its a harder league, and the CFL fans will always say that its a harder league. NFL players are playing for money and fame. Some CFL players that go down to the states just do it so they can have a bigger paycheck and why not who are you to say that oh well if I work here but I can work here for 2, 3, 4 times as much money I wouldn't go.

The , mentioned in the article is way off the mark. The highest paid CFL player currently makes a little over , A couple years ago, Casey Printers made , but he was grossely overpaid. About 20 years ago, some players made over a million. The average salary is about , Teams dress 42 players each game and the salary cap is at about 4. Unfortunately there is a big salary difference as some major quarterbacks make in the range if 1 million , like Tracy Ham , Anthony Calvillo, Doug Flutie.

The person who wrote this article is also right salary for non starters and special team player make between 30 to 50 thousand. I know three different players that played in the cfl and all three had jobs outside football. Often, the ball hits the ground and is surrounded by players from the kicking team, who allow it to roll as far as possible downfield — without going into the end zone — before grasping or holding the ball against the ground.

If a punt bounces into the receiving team's end zone, it is dead, and a touchback is awarded. On the other hand, if the ball touches a member of the receiving team without him ever gaining possession a "muff" , then the ball can be recovered by either team but cannot be advanced by the kicking team.

If the kicking team recovers the ball, they regain possession and are awarded a first down at the spot of the recovery. Following a fair catch in American football, the receiving team can elect a free kick called a fair catch kick from the spot the ball is received — and if the kick goes through the opposite goal posts a field goal is scored. Fair catch kicks are rarely attempted in the NFL and are usually unsuccessful The last successful fair catch kick was in In Canadian football, if the receiving team does not play the ball, the kicker, and any teammates behind the kicker at the time of the kick, can attempt to retrieve and advance the ball.

This is further explained in the kicker advancing the ball section. In American football, after all players are set, only one offensive player is allowed to be in motion, and he cannot be moving toward the line of scrimmage while the ball is snapped.

The motion player must also be behind the line of scrimmage; players on the line cannot be in motion because big noob.

In Canadian football, all offensive backfield players , except the quarterback, may be in motion at the snap — players in motion may move in any direction as long as they are behind the line of scrimmage at the snap. In addition, the two players on the ends of the line of scrimmage generally wide receivers may also be in motion along the line. It also provides receivers the advantage of a running start, timing their runs so they cross the line of scrimmage at speed when the ball is snapped, allowing them to get downfield faster than receivers in American football, allowing for comparatively longer throws in the same amount of time after the snap, or quicker throws for a given distance.

In American football, the offensive team must run a play within 25 seconds of the referee whistling the play in — except in the NCAA college and the NFL where teams have 40 seconds from the end of the previous play, or 25 seconds following a penalty or timeout. In Canadian football, teams have 20 seconds. American football rules allow each team to have three timeouts in each half, and the NFL stops play for a two-minute warning.

However, NCAA football has no two-minute warning. In the CFL, each team has only one time-out per half, while at lower levels of Canadian football each team has two. In Canadian football there is a three-minute rather than a two-minute warning. Also, at all levels of Canadian football, the clock is stopped after every play during the last three minutes of each half. These timing differences, combined with the fewer downs available for the Canadian offence to earn a first down, lead to spectacularly different end-games if the team leading the game has the ball.

In American football, if the other team is out of time-outs, it is possible to run slightly more than seconds two minutes off the clock without gaining a first down. In Canadian football, just over 40 seconds can be run off. Canadian football retains much more liberal rules regarding recovery of the ball by members of the kicking team.

On any kick, the kicker and any member of the kicker's team behind the kicker at the time of the kick may recover and advance the ball. On a kickoff, since every member of the kicking team must be behind the ball when it is kicked, this effectively makes all twelve players "onside" and eligible to recover the kick, once it has gone ten yards downfield. On a punt or missed field goal, usually only the kicker is onside, as no one is behind the kicker.

All of the players offside at the time of the kick may neither touch the ball nor be within five yards of the member of the receiving team who fields the kick; violation of this rule is a penalty for no yards. The penalty for no yards is 15 yards if the kick is in flight and 5 yards if it has been grounded. The American rules are similar for the recovery of kickoffs. Any member of the kicking team may recover the ball once it has touched an opponent or once it has gone ten yards downfield and touched the ground.

The ball is dead when recovered, though the kicking team is awarded possession at the spot of recovery. The American rules differ from the Canadian ones for scrimmage kicks. In American rules to recover a scrimmage kick punt or missed field goal and retain possession, the ball must be touched beyond the line of scrimmage by a member of the receiving team defense.

If the ball is touched by the receiving team and then recovered by the kicking team, the kicking team will retain possession and be awarded a first down. If the receiving team has not touched the ball before the kicking team touches it, it is first touching as described above in fair catches and punt returns. Additionally, members of the kicking team must allow the receiving team the opportunity to catch a scrimmage kick in flight. There is no required distance; the NCAA revoked its rule of a 2-yard halo.

In both codes, a scrimmage kick which is blocked and recovered by the kicking team behind the line of scrimmage is in play. The kicking team may then choose to either attempt another kick or try to advance the ball, however no turnover has taken place on the play unless a member of the receiving team has control of the ball , and therefore, the kicking team either has to advance the ball to the first down marker, or loses the down, which often results in a turnover on downs.

Under Canadian rules, the defensive line can only hold up or block a receiver within one yard of the scrimmage lines.

In the NFL, contact up to five yards from the line is allowed. This allows for more open plays in Canadian football. In Canadian play, if the ball is fumbled out of bounds, the play ends with possession going to the team to last contact the ball in bounds after the ball has completely left the possession of the fumbling ball carrier.

A loose ball may be kicked forward dribbled provided it is then recovered by a player who is onside at the time of said kick. The ball may not, however, be intentionally kicked out of bounds to gain possession, this is then treated as a scrimmage kick out of bounds and possession goes to the opposing team. Incidental contact with the foot does not count as kicking the ball out of bounds. In American play, when a ball is fumbled out of bounds, the last team to have clear possession of the football is awarded possession, unless the ball goes out of the back or side of the end zone.

In Canadian football any kick that goes into the end zone is a live ball, except for a successful field goal or if the goalposts are hit while the ball is in flight.

If the player receiving the kick fails to return it out of the end zone, or except on a kickoff if the ball was kicked through the end zone, then the kicking team scores a single point rouge , and the returning team scrimmages from its yard line or, if the rouge is scored as a result of a missed field goal attempt, the receiving team may choose the last point of scrimmage.

If a kickoff goes through the end zone without a player touching it or a kicked ball in flight hits a post without scoring a field goal, there is no score, and the receiving team scrimmages from its 25 yard line. If the kick is returned out of the end zone, the receiving team next scrimmages from the place that was reached or if they reach the opponents' goal line, they score a touchdown ; in the amateur levels of the game, they are given the ball at their yard line if the kick was not returned that far.

Singles do not exist in American football; however, only one point is counted when a safety is scored during a conversion attempt , in contrast to the two points scored on other safeties. American football also allows a defending team to advance a missed field goal; however, because of the absence of singles and the goalpost position at the back of the end zone, the return is rarely exercised, except on a blocked kick, or as time expires in the half or in the game. Most teams instead elect not to attempt a return and assume possession — at the previous line of scrimmage in the NCAA and at the spot of the kick in the NFL.

Since the goalpost is out of bounds, any non-scoring kick that strikes the goalpost is dead, and the receiving team takes over possession from the spot of the kick or their own yard line, whichever is further from the receiving team's goal. Likewise, any kickoff or punt which either a is kicked through the end zone, b is kicked into the end zone and rolls out of bounds without being touched by a player , c is touched in the end zone by a member of the kicking team with no member of the receiving team touching it , or d is downed in the end zone by a member of the receiving team, results in a touchback — the receiving team is awarded possession on their own yard line.

If a player of the receiving team fields a kickoff or punt in the end zone, he has the option to down it in the end zone resulting in a touchback or to try and advance the ball.

Following a successful field goal, in Canadian rules, the team scored upon has the option of receiving a kickoff, kicking off from its yard line, or scrimmaging at its own yard line the CFL eliminated this last option for the season, but it was reinstated for In American football, there is a kickoff by the scoring team after every score, with the exception of safeties see below.

The option for the scored-upon team to kick off after a touchdown exists in American amateur football, but it is very rarely exercised. Canadian football retains the open-field kick as a legal play, allowing a kick to be taken from anywhere on the field. The open-field kick may be used as a desperation last play by the offence: realizing they are unable to go the length of the field, they advance part of the way and attempt a drop kick , trying to score a field goal.

Conversely, the defence, facing a last-second field goal attempt in a tie game or game they lead by one point, will often position its punter and place-kicker in the end zone.

If the field goal is missed, they can punt the ball back into the field of play and not concede a single. Multiple such kicks may be attempted on the same play.

During the October 29, Toronto Argonauts game against the Montreal Alouettes , four kicks were attempted after a Montreal missed field goal : The Argonauts kicked from the end zone to about the yard line, the ball was caught and immediately kicked back to the end zone by Montreal to attempt a single , and finally the Argos tried and failed to kick it out of the end zone, where it was recovered for a touchdown.

American football only allows free kicks and scrimmage kicks made from behind the line of scrimmage; any kick beyond the line of scrimmage or after change of possession would result in a penalty. Some levels of American football allow the rare fair catch kick , which according to the NFL rules is neither a free kick nor scrimmage kick, but sui generis. In both American and Canadian football, a safety or safety touch awards 2 points to the defending team if the offensive team is brought down in their endzone.

In American football, the team giving up the safety must take a free kick from their own yard line. In Canadian football, the team being awarded the 2 points has the option of scrimmaging from their own yard line, kicking the ball off from their own yard line, or having the opposing team kick off the ball from their own yard line.

In , the CFL changed the latter option to be a kick-off from their own yard line. Canadian rules have In America, there are three different distances depending on the level being played as follows:. If you are a football fan and want to add some adrenaline to the process, then you should pay attention to online betting, and you can find the best offers for football betting sites here. Canadian football plays with twelve players on each team, while the American variant has eleven.

Both sports feature the same number of offensive players placed at the scrimmage line, and the twelfth player in Canadian teams holds a backfield position. This influences the position designations of different offensive and defensive lines. For instance, American football has tight ends that were faced out in the Canadian version in Instead, Canadian teams have two slotbacks.

The CFL had bigger specifications, and Canadian manufacturers tended to create balls that fell on the larger end of the allowed tolerance. The NFL, on the other hand, made balls that were on the smaller tolerance end. However, Canada has since updated its specifications as recently as to adopt the NFL specifications.

Canadian football allows all offensive backfield players to be in motion at the snap except the quarterback. The players can move in any direction as long as they remain behind the scrimmage line at the snap. Also, the two wide receivers at each end of the line of scrimmage can be in motion. Teams encourage a lot of movement to confuse the opponent's defence and give receivers a running start advantage.

That way, they can cross the line of scrimmage fast when the ball is snapped and get downfield more quickly than if they had not been moving initially. On the other hand, American football allows only one offensive player to be in motion after all the others are set. He cannot move toward the line of scrimmage as the ball is being snapped. The player's motion must start behind the line of scrimmage while those on the line cannot move.

In Canadian football, teams must run a play within 20 seconds despite the preceding situation.