They don't discuss it except on a playground. In organized football from peewee to pro. It is the chess game that Gnu was talking about. There are literally hundred of different offensive options on each play, dozens of ways to defend. Coaches call the offensive plays (sometimes, but rarely quarterback call plays or change them in the huddle depending on defensive formation). Defensive coaches try to put the right players on the team to counter the offense they see. Then the players skills are put to the test. There is a few seconds of furious action and they set up to do it again.

The contest between the linemen on each team alone is far more complex than any other team sport I can think of. And it is not just a chess game. It is a poker game too. While there are feints and dekes of one sort or another in Cricket, rugby and Soccer, it is all on the individual level. In football there are bluffs, feints and tricks at every position and all over the field carried out on a tactical and strategic level on at least 1/4 of the plays. There is no way they could talk this out and discuss this strategy in 25 seconds in college or 45 seconds in the NFL, the time that they have from the time the ball is set to when they have to snap the ball to start the next play.

You may have gathered that I was kidding about cricket, rugby and soccer, in my previous posts, just goofing around really. I amused myself. But I have been taught how to play cricket and have played rugby, soccer,ice hockey and North American Football. Football is way more complex. Whether it is better for the fans is hard to say. I would say that depends upon the fan. I like the speed of Hockey and the complexity of Football. But I also like to watch soccer, especially the way the Brazilians play it. On the other hand, I would rather watch paint dry than the Germans play soccer.