[quote]msd0060 wrote:
Someone needs to see if that sonofabitch can catch a football.
I wonder what his 40 time would be.[/quote]
Renaldo “Skeets” Nehimiah…world class hurdler from '78 to 81. Bill Walsh found out he could run like Hell, but he couldn’t catch a cold…
[quote]eic wrote:
It’s not irrelevant and you know it. The whole gist of your post was that you could not believe he could break the 60 meter WR without going all out. But we know that he broke the 100 meter WR without going all out. Explain that, motherfucker or shut the fuck up.
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What is there to explain? I’m not talking about the last 20 m where he cruised and beat his chest, I’m talking about the first 60 m. You can spin it however you want kid, you still fail.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
What is there to explain? I’m not talking about the last 20 m where he cruised and beat his chest, I’m talking about the first 60 m. You can spin it however you want kid, you still fail.[/quote]
No, I don’t. You’re just too dense to get what I’m saying, so I’ll try another way. We are talking about Bolt’s capability to beat records of various distances and whether he needs to go “all out” to do that.
In light of the fact that Bolt is CAPABLE of beating the 100 meter WR without going all out, what makes you think he is not CAPABLE of beating the 60 meter WR without going all out? The point is that he is so damn fast that he need not go all out to break the record at any distance–60 meter, 100 meter, or anything in between. Do you get it now?
Do a google search on Dwain Chambers, british sprinter, banned for roids tried his hand ant American Football and Rugby League, dropped out of American Football and was made to look retarded on the rugby pitch.
Sprinting does not translate to football skills.
You will not find a player in the league without a good amount of experience.
You are talking about the NFL right?? National Football League also stands for Not For Long if you are a 100m olympian.
It has been said before, he would need to be able to get off the line. He needs quickness to get in and out of cuts. That translate in to quick change of direction speed. Obvioulsy balance and agility would be needed too.
I agree this suggestion is about worthless. Do you think high jumpers would be good in the NBA?
I would like to see if he could even start for a D-IA football team. The truth is his head would be spinning just from terminology and learning the game. Forgotaboutit.
Everyone,
you are way over thinking this.
This guy would not do anything skill related other than catch.
He would line up in a wide out, run straight, and Jamarcus Russell would throw it 75 yards for the touchdown.
The Jamaican would have to run, jump, and catch. Catch is the only thing we have to work on.
“Skill, hits, blah blah blah” All moot. You can only jam for the first 5 yards, after that, see ya. Theres not a corner in the league that could out run or out jump him. And free safety? Nah. And even then, the other wide out is wide open.
And it’s not going to happen, I’m aware. This was more of a tribute to the fastest man on earth who is also 6’5". Guess off topic isn’t where a thread like this belongs.
[quote]msd0060 wrote:
Everyone,
you are way over thinking this.
This guy would not do anything skill related other than catch.
He would line up in a wide out, run straight, and Jamarcus Russell would throw it 75 yards for the touchdown.
The Jamaican would have to run, jump, and catch. Catch is the only thing we have to work on.
“Skill, hits, blah blah blah” All moot. You can only jam for the first 5 yards, after that, see ya. Theres not a corner in the league that could out run or out jump him. And free safety? Nah. And even then, the other wide out is wide open.
And it’s not going to happen, I’m aware. This was more of a tribute to the fastest man on earth who is also 6’5". Guess off topic isn’t where a thread like this belongs.[/quote]
I will repeat, Renaldo “Skeets” Nehimiah…world class hurdler from '78 to 81. Bill Walsh found out he could run like Hell, but he couldn’t catch a cold…
[quote]msd0060 wrote:
Everyone,
you are way over thinking this.
This guy would not do anything skill related other than catch.
He would line up in a wide out, run straight, and Jamarcus Russell would throw it 75 yards for the touchdown.
The Jamaican would have to run, jump, and catch. Catch is the only thing we have to work on.
“Skill, hits, blah blah blah” All moot. You can only jam for the first 5 yards, after that, see ya. Theres not a corner in the league that could out run or out jump him. And free safety? Nah. And even then, the other wide out is wide open.
And it’s not going to happen, I’m aware. This was more of a tribute to the fastest man on earth who is also 6’5". Guess off topic isn’t where a thread like this belongs.[/quote]
Have you ever played football?
First of all, it is a lot harder to get off the line then it looks. I’m not saying he wouldn’t be capable of doing that, but still. Additionally, the “run straight for 75 yards” would be pretty ineffective if you just rolled a safety over the top. You can be the flash, but you still won’t beat somebody deep if they have a 30-yard head start on you.
Finally, it’s damn hard to catch a deep pass; think of the velocity that the ball has to be thrown with to travel that far and it is fairly difficult to judge exactly where it is going to come down.
[quote]ukrainian wrote:
The question is really if he can take a hit.
Well, can he?[/quote]
He’s Jamaican.
What do you think?
[quote]msd0060 wrote:
you are way over thinking this.
This guy would not do anything skill related other than catch.
He would line up in a wide out, run straight, and Jamarcus Russell would throw it 75 yards for the touchdown.[/quote]
Yes, because defenses would never figure out that this one play was coming, jam him at the line, give him cushion, or bring a safety into his neighborhood.
It ain’t sandlot out there, junior.
They wouldn’t have to - the corner would back off ten yards and force him to run other routes. You know, route running - one of those skills.
Bolt has great physical tools, but would have to learn other things - yes, wide receivers actually are expected to block, for example - he’d be terrible at football.
[quote]lixy wrote:
ukrainian wrote:
The question is really if he can take a hit.
Well, can he?
He’s Jamaican.
What do you think?[/quote]
Never heard of a Jamaican football player, so no.
justin gatlin trained at my junior college when he was trying out with the texans.
worst football player i have ever fucking seen. couldn’t run routes, couldn’t catch, couldn’t do shit…
…but he could run a fly pattern, that’s for sure.
[quote]ukrainian wrote:
lixy wrote:
ukrainian wrote:
The question is really if he can take a hit.
Well, can he?
He’s Jamaican.
What do you think?
Never heard of a Jamaican football player, so no.[/quote]
So it wasn’t about bong hits?
[quote]lixy wrote:
ukrainian wrote:
lixy wrote:
ukrainian wrote:
The question is really if he can take a hit.
Well, can he?
He’s Jamaican.
What do you think?
Never heard of a Jamaican football player, so no.
So it wasn’t about bong hits?[/quote]
Well, no. But now that you mention it…
[quote]tedro wrote:
This thread’s retarded.[/quote]
True
Let a sprinter be a sprinter.