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Why does everybody think they are good at football?
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Seriously though, Football is the one sport where natural athletes have a shot at playing more so than other sports. Games like Baseball and Basketball require an additional skill so if your an athlete you have more a a chance of making a football team. I think that's why when guys can't play basketball or baseball the good old reliable is football. It is just running, jumping and catching.
No, its rocket science.
Point is, my OP was me saying that these types are out there. Chris Johnson is rare but he's not the only of his kind. The Bengals have had track guys on their training camp squad but got cut on the account of the numbers game and etc.fact that they sucked and were not good at the game of football.
May be the case.
Thats like me saying well I'm 6'6 if I practice my shot for like 3 hours a day, everyday for a year or two, I can play in the NBA. " I mean I got the requiste size?......I just need time to develop"
Shooting a basketball is harder IMO than catching a football in traffic. Some people are naturals. Some can work day and night and never be good.
My point was it can be done. Ever here about guys who never played ball until college and um, they pick it up quick and become good at it?
#@+$...Tony Meola couldn't even crack the NFL as a kicker, but folks wanna say that if you got great speed you could catch the ball and go/return kicks???
Oy vey....
Never mind. I get it now.
Never mind my mindless dribble guys. I apologize to the S&T Gods.
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Shooting a basketball is harder IMO than catching a football in traffic.
No its not....I could score 3 buckets game in the NBA before I could catch 3 balls a game in the NFL.
I think the reason why people think Football is so easy because they havent played contact Football in awhile or havent played at really high level while most guys can go to gym and discover they suck at Basketball instantly.
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Cause I am.
next time in the fall, If i remember, i wanna post a video here, and see if theres anyone on here to make a Highlight thread or something like that.
next time in the fall, If i remember, i wanna post a video here, and see if theres anyone on here to make a Highlight thread or something like that.
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So nobody finds it a lil bit weird that every male in America believes they are good at football?
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maybe cause they are
i wasnt very good at football and rode the bench my freshman year. that was the only year i played and i did it just to wear a jersey on gamedays for the ladies sake.
i wasnt very good at football and rode the bench my freshman year. that was the only year i played and i did it just to wear a jersey on gamedays for the ladies sake.
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I think the reason people tell you that they are good at football is because you are a hooper. Now maybe you've played football before who knows, but before my spinal injury (non sports related) cats knew not to talk about how good they were at football unless they were decent because they knew I not only knew the game, but was successful in multiple positions. At 17 being 6'1 235, benching 315, and squatting 455 I was definitely about that life. My deadlift was also underwhelming though. I started varsity at a pretty good area school, and played left tackle for Andre Woodson. That's my quarterback
Had I not gotten sick in college I doubt I would have went league, but I'd of had an opportunity to play for a good Petrino team.
But the hell with all that.
Next time just ask the cats a few questions. What position did you / would you play? Let me see your 3 / 4 point stance. Throw some agility drills in there. Most of the cats will be like nah I aint doing that. And not saying the cats that can do the drills will be good, but some of them will be good enough to be considered good in a pick up football game.
Had I not gotten sick in college I doubt I would have went league, but I'd of had an opportunity to play for a good Petrino team.
But the hell with all that.
Next time just ask the cats a few questions. What position did you / would you play? Let me see your 3 / 4 point stance. Throw some agility drills in there. Most of the cats will be like nah I aint doing that. And not saying the cats that can do the drills will be good, but some of them will be good enough to be considered good in a pick up football game.
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Basketball is my main sport, but I've played ball with athletic looking cats and when they suck the first thing they say is "oh I don't hoop, I play football"
I played a little football in high school, and yeah I wasn't very good. I had size and speed so coach put in me in on special teams....well one game I was blocking while my teammate was returning the kick. All I remember is running full speed and I guess someone hit me from the blind side cause the next thing I know I went from running around on the field to being on the sideline being woken up with the smelling salt. Scared the $#+$ outta me, and I vowed that would be the last time I ever played organized football.
I played a little football in high school, and yeah I wasn't very good. I had size and speed so coach put in me in on special teams....well one game I was blocking while my teammate was returning the kick. All I remember is running full speed and I guess someone hit me from the blind side cause the next thing I know I went from running around on the field to being on the sideline being woken up with the smelling salt. Scared the $#+$ outta me, and I vowed that would be the last time I ever played organized football.
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