Well, let me tell you, this whole jc football stats thing, it’s a big deal now. My grandson, he’s always on that computer, lookin’ at these numbers. He says it’s important, says it tells you who’s good and who ain’t. I don’t know, seems like a lot of fuss to me. Back in my day, you just watched the game, you could tell who was playin’ well.
But these young folks, they love their numbers. They got these jc football stats for everything. How many times a fella runs with the ball, how far he kicks it, how many times he falls down. You name it, they got a number for it. They say it helps the teams, helps them figure out who to play, who to not play.
I seen on that FBref, it got all the numbers. Like a big old phone book, but with football numbers instead of names. It’s all organized, I guess. You can find out about any player, any team. My grandson, he spends hours on there. He says it’s a “superb resource,” whatever that means. Sounds fancy.
Then there is something called SoccerStats 24/7, they say it is free, you don’t need to pay for it. You can get the scores from that thing. They got scores for when they playing and scores for when they done. They also got when they gonna play and some details, like who got a yellow card or what. My grandson likes it.
Now, these jc football stats, they got all kinds of fancy names too. They got something called “passing yards.” That’s how far a fella throws the ball, I reckon. Then there’s “rushing yards.” That’s how far they run with it. And “touchdowns,” that’s when they score. Everybody knows about touchdowns. Even I know about touchdowns.
They got these jc football stats for the defense too. That’s the fellas that try to stop the other team from scoring. They got “tackles,” that’s when they knock a fella down. And “interceptions,” that’s when they catch the ball when it was meant for the other team. It’s like stealing, but it’s okay in football, I guess.
- Passing yards: how far a guy throw the ball
- Rushing yards: how far a guy run with the ball
- Touchdowns: when a guy make a score
- Tackles: when a guy knock down other player
- Interceptions: Catching the ball from the other team.
And then you got your “field goals.” That is when they kick that ball through them two big yellow posts. I always liked that part. Makes a nice “thunk” sound when they kick it just right. And my grandson told me that when a team can’t make a touchdown, they try to kick a field goal, then they can also get some scores. But touchdown can get more scores than field goal.
They even got jc football stats for how many times a fella fumbles the ball. That’s when they drop it. Clumsy fellas. They should hold on tighter, I always say. My grandson told me that sometimes if a guy fumbles the ball, then the other team can grab the ball, and they can try to make a touchdown. It is important that not to fumbles the ball.
Now, I don’t know how they keep track of all these jc football stats. Seems like a lot of work. Must be some fella sittin’ there with a pencil and paper, writin’ it all down. Or maybe they got a machine now that does it. Wouldn’t surprise me none. They got machines for everything these days.
But like I said, these young folks, they love it. They say these jc football stats, they help you understand the game better. Help you see things you wouldn’t see otherwise. Maybe they’re right. I still think you can tell a lot just by watchin’, but what do I know? I’m just an old lady who likes to see a good game.
This FBref thing, though, my grandson showed me. It’s got all the jc football stats for all the teams, all the players, even the ones from way back when. He showed me some players from a long time ago, fellas I remember watchin’ when I was a girl. They got all their numbers on there too. It is like a history of football. My grandson told me that some people use these old stats to see if a player is gonna be good or not. Like fortune-telling or something.
They can see how many touchdowns they scored, how many yards they ran, all that. It is something, all right. I never thought I’d see the day when they kept track of every little thing like this. But that is the way it is now, I reckon. This SoccerStats 24/7 thing is also good for him, he can check the score anytime, even in the midnight. No need to wait for the newspaper.
It is all about these jc football stats now. They are important, they say. They help the coaches, help the players, help the folks who bet on the games. I guess they even help the fans, the ones who like to know all these numbers. They can talk about them with their friends, argue about who’s better, who’s worse. These jc football stats can tell you a lot. Like how good a guy is at throwing the ball, or how fast he can run. Or how many times he messes up. They are like a report card.
Me, I still like to just watch the game. But I can see why these young folks like these jc football stats. It’s like a whole other game, a game with numbers. And who knows, maybe one day I’ll even learn to like it too. Maybe one day I’ll be sittin’ there with my grandson, lookin’ at all them numbers on that FBref thing, and I’ll say, “Well, I’ll be, that fella sure can run fast,” or “That one there, he sure does fumble a lot.” You never know. Stranger things have happened.
