The Increasing Popularity of American Football

A couple decades back if you would happen to spark up a conversation with some random person who happened to be from another country about their favorite football team, most likely the first thought that would come to their mind would soccer for us Americans, also known as football around the world. Soccer is one of the world's most popular sports. No matter what distant land you may be in everyone loves and plays soccer, even countries like Iraq and Africa that seem to be constantly at war, with distant or neighboring countries or with poverty and starvation itself. But, in the past our American football has not been able to reach across these distant shores. Fortunately due to the ever increasing popularity of the sport more of our foreign friends around the world are beginning to take notice of the ever growing sport. Although the full contact sport is sometimes looked upon as brutal and barbaric from neighboring countries. The constant head to head action of the game is what can turn heads and catch the eye of said naysayers.

This is because football is like a living creature that is ever evolving into something that is faster and stronger more adapt, and slowly becoming a more efficient animal. By this I mean that with any game that deals with a lot of players all at once you are going to get many different players wall at once you are going to experience the many different emotions and attitudes of said players. This is because no matter how much you pay someone you can not change what kind of man "or woman"that person is. And after awhile of watching a game your own feelings somehow become wrapped up in the madness, the excitement, and the drama of the game. Before you know it you are wearing an NFL jersey and have thrown away your old sports bedding and replaced it with an NFL bedding set which you protect using duvet cover sets whenever company is around. That is why so many countries are beginning to support and recognize American football because of how it wraps you emotionally.

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Fresno State University Quarterback David Carr - First Houston Texans NFL Player Drafted

Fresno State University quarterback David Carr was the first player to ever become a member of the Houston Texans NFL team. The Houston Texans were an expansion team in the early twentieth century with their first season coming in 2002. It just so happened that prolific Fresno State quarterback David Carr entered the NFL draft in the same year that the Houston Texans franchise made their first draft pick. Because the Texans were an expansion team entering their first year of play in the NFL the team was awarded the first overall draft pick in the April 2002 NFL Draft. With the first pick of the first round of the draft the new team selected David Carr out of Fresno State in the hopes that he would be a franchise quarterback that would lead the team to a number of victories and playoff success.

The Houston franchise invested a great deal into David Carr who came highly touted as a mature QB with good size at six feet and three inches with a weight of roughly 215 pounds. It is unusual for a football player from Fresno State University to be selected near the top of the NFL Draft. The Fresno State Bulldogs have a moderately successful football program in which they consistently compete in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). However, despite success in the middle tier WAC the school is not normally associated with having football players drafted by the NFL, let alone be selected as the number one overall pick. David Carr was an exception in terms of football notoriety for the Bulldogs program that otherwise is not normally discussed on the national scale.

David Carr ended up being the quarterback for the Fresno squad in part because he was a local central coast of California native who was able to stay close to home with his college selection. Carr was born in Bakersfield, CA which is about 100 miles south of Fresno in the central coast area of California. In addition to being born in Bakersfield, California David played quarterback at a local Bakersfield high school named Stockdale High School before eventually going on to be the signal caller for the Fresno State University Bulldogs and later the University of Houston Texans.

After putting up impressive passing statistics at Fresno State University David Carr was drafted by the Houston Texans on April 20, 2002. Over the first five years of the existence of the Houston Texans David Carr started 95% percent of the team's games (76 out of 80).

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Without Vick Will the Eagles Season Remain Flightless?

It looks highly likely that as soon as the lockout is lifted, (if it is lifted) a move might be imminent for the Eagles Kevin Kolb in the free agency market.

Kolb has already made it clear he wants to be a starter in the NFL and judging by Vick's phenomenal season in 2010 it doesn't seem likely he will feature in the Eagles plans any time soon.

Kolb has already been linked with many teams in desperate need of a QB, the latest being the Cleveland Browns. This move seems unrealistic however considering the Browns already have Colt McCoy in his second season with the offence and the last thing Kolb needs is a fight for starting position with a player he might not be able to better.

No matter where Kolb ends up I fear it could leave the Eagles looking very bare in the quarterback department.

Starting quarterback Michael Vick returned to the NFL emphatically last season, producing clutch touchdowns and key downs when required. Many question whether he can produce the same performances that he did for the upcoming 2011 season however.

In 2002, for the first time Vick started every game with the Falcons. He threw for just under 3,000 yards, 16 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. This season proved to be the most impressive and he never bettered this performance during his time at the Falcons. Interceptions and fumbles became more apparent, and his quarterback rating dropped. So will we see a similar outcome again at the Eagles?

Admittedly Vick had his most positive season to date last season with the Eagles, posting his first quarterback rating average above 100, but did he produce this because he had a point to prove?

Defences will be more weary of his abilities next season as well. The Eagles thrived on their big game changing abilities in 2010 which I doubt will be so accessible again.

Vick showed his toughness and ability to get the job done when required, but his physical and stubborn method of obtaining yards could see him get into trouble. It was clear he was a huge target for many pass rushers and with Kolb out of the picture, and Vick ailing, it begs the question of whether Eagles hopes of the playoffs will greatly diminish in this scenario.

Currently without Kolb or Vick the leadership responsibility could fall to Mike Kafka. Kafka, 23, was the fifth QB selected in the 2010 draft behind Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy. He is quick, able to run like Vick but still has a lot to learn.

Kafka is yet to feature in his first NFL game, having only played in the four preseason matches of 2010. In those four matches Kafka threw three picks and one touchdown but it was all very valuable experience for the youngster.

Kafka still obviously has weaknesses at present in his strength and accuracy so will he be able to cope with the pressure in the event of a Vick injury, or will Andy Reid be prepared to pick up a replacement in the free agency?