what you talking bout wrote:
THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:
4. There's another NFL player who I know for a fact will be attempting to make the Olympic team. I like his chances a lot more, but I won't divulge who.
You know for a fact but wont reveal? lol ok buddy. why bring up the point then?
Isn't there a really good long jumper on the Texans, I can't think of his name, but in the NFC championship game he kep Hill from turning the corner on a stretch play.
Not every nfl’er is using.
Yes I know how ridiculous that sounds.?
Sprintgeezer wrote:
Not every nfl’er is using.
Yes I know how ridiculous that sounds.?
MIGHT be a couple of kickers that aren't.
I have known some unbelievably football-gifted athletes who I know were clean. Unfortunately those types don’t last long, by 24-25 they are usually done—sometimes through injury, sometimes by just losing the edge.
Unfortunately footballers tend not to compensate for decreasing ability with increased smarts, even at positions where it could make a lot of difference. Some do, eg Chris Carter, etc, but most don’t, so they use to keep that edge.
Coach O knows. Speed and explosiveness are probably the most important attributes in football.
Adoree Jackson. USC
John Ross broke the 40yd NFL combine record a couple years ago. He's the fastest player in the NFL.
THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:
Coach O knows. Speed and explosiveness are probably the most important attributes in football.
They're valued but aren't predictors of NFL success. Most of the top combine performers haven't gone on to become NFL stars.
Born in the 856 wrote:
John Ross broke the 40yd NFL combine record a couple years ago. He's the fastest player in the NFL.
John Ross has been considered a bust because it takes more than pure speed to produce in the NFL.
Iowa800 wrote:
Born in the 856 wrote:
John Ross broke the 40yd NFL combine record a couple years ago. He's the fastest player in the NFL.
John Ross has been considered a bust because it takes more than pure speed to produce in the NFL.
True, but he could be the other NFLer who might try to qualify for the US Olympic Trials.
everyone else understood this wrote:
CarlsbadFan wrote:
Teams? There's only 1 US Olympic team.
If someone makes the Olympic team in 2020, then again in 2024, most people would say that the athlete in question has made two Olympic teams. You are likely the only person who read his quote and failed to understand it.
Further, there are three Olympic sprint relay teams: 4X100, 4X200, 4X400.
Iowa800 wrote:
They're valued but aren't predictors of NFL success. Most of the top combine performers haven't gone on to become NFL stars.
There's nuance. First of all to even reach the conversation of being an NFL prospect, you need to have very good speed. For a CB sub 4.6, WR/Safety/RB sub 4.7. Those are at the absolute worst, you'd have to be elite in some other aspect to get considered, and most likely .05 faster is required.
A lot of the combine record 40 guys are very undersized/injury-prone. John Ross has constantly been hurt since being drafted, he's had moments when he's been healthy. Guys like Holliday/Demps couldn't withstand the pounding necessary to be big NFL stars.
For Coach O's purposes, he's talking about at the college level. And there's no question to me that what I said in reference to that is correct. The NFL exposes guys who are smaller, more fragile, unintelligent (DGB), or can only run in straight lines. College you can get away with more of that.
Facts are worthless wrote:
Sprintgeezer wrote:
Not every nfl’er is using.
Yes I know how ridiculous that sounds.?
MIGHT be a couple of kickers that aren't.
That is naive
Nate Ebner from the Patriots went to the Olympics for rugby in 2016. I believe he is the only person to be an active NFL player while participating in the Olympiad.
semi_pro wrote:
Facts are worthless wrote:
MIGHT be a couple of kickers that aren't.
That is naive
You're right. They are probably juicing too.
Sounds like a great idea until he has to cooperate with that whole USADA thing. You know, reporting your location, not dodging tests..
One guy who was legit world class who had a long NFL career was James Jett of the Raiders. He ran the heats in Barcelona and got a gold in the 4x100. I think he gave up track once he got drafted though.
This is just such a bad idea. Losing 10 pounds is way too much. Losing 20 is career suicide.
I don’t think he realizes how difficult it will be to lose 20 pounds of muscle and rebuild it. It is a great way for him to lose his job in the NFL when he shows up to camp skinny and is getting bounced around like a pinball by the defense.
And I cannot think of any logical reason that he would make the team. He might need to run 19.6 or something crazy just to finish 3rd. His timing and technique is going to be garbage compared to the big guns who have been drilling this stuff for years.
But he is probably just good at getting himself in the news by saying silly stuff like this. And if not, I am sure that reality would hit him before he completely emaciated himself.
This is cool:
http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2015/02/nfls-fastest-man-competition.html
I think this basically aligns with what you'd suspect. Jett's 6.10 is right on par with the fastest time ever in these 60-yard dashes. For reference, he ran 10.10 and finished 5th in the 1992 trials. He was NCAA runner-up in the 100/200 in college aka he had a legit resume. He was an above-average winner of this competition but most years there'd be some someone within .1 of him in the 60 if not challenging him/closer. 60 yards is probably a more ideal event for NFL players when compared to the 100 it's probably also worth noting.