By Dale Bottomley It’s my turn to weigh in on the debate, after much stalling, as to which NFL players would be best suited to a flag American Football team. Having read the suggestions given by Coach Cluskey, Coach Babbington and youth players Tom and Eliot, I am left with two choices: 1. pick players they already have or 2. throw some curveballs. I’ll let you decide which path I have chosen… Russell Wilson - Quarterback/Safety Not yet chosen by any body else, somewhat surpr

By Eliot Hutton, Academy Youth player Whilst I am new to this sport and have a tiny amount of experience compared to Coach Babbington and Coach Cluskey I have decided to give my team a chance to absolutely annihilate their two teams so let's get started: Quarterback/Safety: Johnny Manziel (Browns) Although already having been picked by Coach Cluskey I feel that I need to give myself a chance, despite his ability being questioned by most pundits and scouts in the build up t

Having read Mike and Will's blogs on their ideal flag team assembled from current NFL players, Academy youth player, Tom Ritchie has offered his thoughts on who he would pick. By Tom Ritchie My NFL flag American Football team: 1. Quarterback - Peyton Manning A quarterback is the key to any team winning whether it's flag football or the NFL. So why not have the best QB in the league in the team? 2. Adrian Peterson - Running back The plays used most in flag American football ar

After Academy coach Will Babbington kick started a discussion on which 5 NFL players he'd have in a flag American Football team, Academy Director Michael Cluskey has replied in detail below: By Michael Cluskey, Academy Director I’ve been known to enjoy the odd game of flag American Football in my time, that is, until I saw some film of it. Let me be clear here, inside of every offensive lineman’s head as they play a game of flag football is the visualisation of themselves as

By William Babbington, Academy Assistant Coach Running coaching sessions with the Leeds Academy of American Football and teaching the kids how to play, got me thinking about NFL players playing the flag game and who would make up a great flag American Football team. Flag teams only have 5 players in them, a quarterback, running back, two wide receivers and a centre (in this discussion anyway), who in flag football is an eligible receiver. The players must be able to play both