Why I like the NFL over the CFL

Football's back!!! Some would say "Oh it's been back for awhile" No it hasn't the Canadian version maybe, but to me that's not good enough. I like the NFL a lot better and I'll tell you why.

1. Four downs, who thought that three downs would be a good idea for a football game? Four yards is a decent gain in a football game, yet in the CFL if you gain four yards twice in a row you have to punt. You should get one more oppurtunity to get those extra two yards.

2. Fair Catch, people who only support the CFL call this a wimpy rule. Yet who are they to say it's wimpy when the CFL has no yards? With no yards you have to give the returner five yards. Why should the returning team get five free yards? He should be allowed to catch it where he stands and take that position, risk getting crushed if he tries to run it, or hope it bounces in the endzone for a touch back, but no getting five free automatic yards with possibly more room to run. The NFL has it's fair share of good kick returns without it (and the fact that there's fewer makes it even more exciting when one happens), why can't the CFL?

3. The game is over when the clock says 0:00. In the CFL when the clock reads that you can get one more play off? Why? In hockey the goal doesn't count if it goes across the line at 0:00, basketball players can't shoot the ball at that point. There's no 4th out in the 9th inning of a baseball game, so why should you get one last chance to score when the time runs out?

4. No awards for missing a field goal. You can win a game on a missed field goal in the CFL, that's right. A kick going out in the endzone is a point. Why should you be rewarded if you miss your field goal? Why should you even be rewarded for punting it out the endzone. That's kind of the punter's whole job is to be able to kick it a long ways, you don't need to reward his team for it.

5. Running time. In the NFL the fact that the clock is running after any completed play that stays in bounds makes it much more interesting to watch a last second drive. It makes managing the timeouts more interesting to watch, and time management in general is more interesting instead of having the clock stop all the time.

6. The stage the NFL is on. The NFL has 32 teams and millions of fans worldwide, the fact that it's a much bigger league and gets that much more attention to me just makes it more exciting.

There are some other rule differences, such as field size, ball size, number of players, etc. These rules don't bother me as much. Don't get me wrong I still do watch the CFL and do enjoy it, but nowhere as much as I like the NFL.