Is Eryk Anders the example of "A-level Athletes" from team sports MMA is looking for?

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Check this article please:
https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/03/tides_eryk_anders_makes_one_la.html

"One year to be more than the undersized, pass-rushing specialist who famously preserved Alabama's 2009 national title by sacking Texas' quarterback and forcing a fumble."

"Anders has added 25 pounds to his 6-foot-1 frame since the BCS Championship Game and now weighs 245 pounds. He says he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.56 seconds recently in training and believes he can rush the quarterback in the NFL."

It seems to be that he WAS a successful football player and hadn't he been undersized, he could've had a bright future in the NFL.
He actually had to BULK to 245 to be there.Now he's a MIDDLEWEIGHT.

Is it something MMA orgs have to aim for - successful yet undersized fighters from team sports than can be VERY successful in MMA and take it to new level?
 
He's a C-
Couldn't even make an NFL roster, something Schaub did
 
This whole idea on who's considered an A-Level athlete and who's not is just pure bullshit. At the end of the day, they're all athletes getting paid to do whatever sport they're in, some just happen to be better at said sport than others.
 
ThatGuy7698 said:
some just happen to be better at said sport than others.
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Not just "happen to be".
It's more popular sport, more known and respectful.
So it attracts more successful sportsmen.

Now there are leftovers these sports belch like Greg Hardy, but Anders is a different story, as I explained.
 
He went undrafted because of his small stature for a LB, and he wasn't athletic enough to play WR, CB, or RB at the NFL level.

Levels, son.
 
The Blob said:
and he wasn't athletic enough to play WR, CB, or RB at the NFL level.
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So had he been small as he is yet athletic he would've succeeded?
And can you please send a source of this info?
 
ThatGuy7698 said:
This whole idea on who's considered an A-Level athlete and who's not is just pure bullshit. At the end of the day, they're all athletes getting paid to do whatever sport they're in, some just happen to be better at said sport than others.
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I think any thread that discusses "levels of athlete" should be wastelanded immediately.
 
PoundMeToo said:
He's a C-
Couldn't even make an NFL roster, something Schaub did
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Schaub never made an NFL roster. He was on the practice squad, which is not part of the team's 53 man roster. Anders was a much more successful football player in college than Schaub and is a better athlete than Schaub ever was. He has yet to progress in MMA as far as Schaub got, but we'll see.
 
ryanrandy said:
I think any thread that discusses "levels of athlete" should be wastelanded immediately.
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There is a reason I put quotation marks on that.
Overall, better sportsmen come to team sports. Can we agree on that?
 
I can’t comment on Anders’ football skills, but I don’t see a bright future for him in MMA.

As far as other athletes crossing over into MMA, I think it’s really a case-by-case basis, more than a specific prototype that will automatically guarantee success in MMA.
 
AimedWithV said:
There is a reason I put quotation marks on that.
Overall, better sportsmen come to team sports. Can we agree on that?
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Depends on the job...

There are certain positions in the NFL where the requirements to do that job don’t carry over to any other sport.
 
tenniswhiz said:
Depends on the job...

There are certain positions in the NFL where the requirements to do that job don’t carry over to any other sport.
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And Anders'? Is it one of them? I really don't know
 
The better athlete doesn’t always mean they’re going to be a great fighter. There’s different kinds of athletes and certain athletic abilities and what not are good for specific fighting styles. These so called A level athletes you all obsess over, the vast majority have shit cardio. Big, strong, fast, done after 5 minutes or less, usually way less. Dana/WME care about having the most entertaining fighters that can draw a crowd or will draw one day. Dana & Friends aren’t like the idiotic ‘Brrooo AAA+ level athlete! Big muscles babyyyy!’ Like so many immature idiots here. This A level athlete bullshit.. it’s gotta stop. It’s straight up garbageeeee.
 
That209 said:
The better athlete doesn’t always mean they’re going to be a great fighter. There’s different kinds of athletes and certain athletic abilities and what not are good for specific fighting styles. These so called A level athletes you all obsess over, the vast majority have shit cardio. Big, strong, fast, done after 5 minutes or less, usually way less. Dana/WME care about having the most entertaining fighters that can draw a crowd or will draw one day. Dana & Friends aren’t like the idiotic ‘Brrooo AAA+ level athlete! Big muscles babyyyy!’ Like so many immature idiots here.
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I agree and I never claimed anything that opposes that
 
That209 said:
The better athlete doesn’t always mean they’re going to be a great fighter. There’s different kinds of athletes and certain athletic abilities and what not are good for specific fighting styles. These so called A level athletes you all obsess over, the vast majority have shit cardio. Big, strong, fast, done after 5 minutes or less, usually way less. Dana/WME care about having the most entertaining fighters that can draw a crowd or will draw one day. Dana & Friends aren’t like the idiotic ‘Brrooo AAA+ level athlete! Big muscles babyyyy!’ Like so many immature idiots here. This A level athlete bullshit.. it’s gotta stop. It’s straight up garbageeeee.
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I remember Rogan was talking about how Lebron James would destroy heavyweights if he trained. I remember thinking that this was the guy that looked like he was about to cry when he got a leg cramp. He's going to dominate MMA?
 
Vil7 said:
I remember Rogan was talking about how Lebron James would destroy heavyweights if he trained. I remember thinking that this was the guy that looked like he was about to cry when he got a leg cramp. He's going to dominate MMA?
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...and to think that not every sportsman has a chance to show this durability during the game.

Well, I assume that someone like Lebron would've decided by himself that MMA is not for him...
 
AimedWithV said:
Check this article please:
https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/03/tides_eryk_anders_makes_one_la.html

"One year to be more than the undersized, pass-rushing specialist who famously preserved Alabama's 2009 national title by sacking Texas' quarterback and forcing a fumble."

"Anders has added 25 pounds to his 6-foot-1 frame since the BCS Championship Game and now weighs 245 pounds. He says he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.56 seconds recently in training and believes he can rush the quarterback in the NFL."

It seems to be that he WAS a successful football player and hadn't he been undersized, he could've had a bright future in the NFL.
He actually had to BULK to 245 to be there.Now he's a MIDDLEWEIGHT.

Is it something MMA orgs have to aim for - successful yet undersized fighters from team sports than can be VERY successful in MMA and take it to new level?
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No, Anders is a college football player who couldn’t make it to the NFL.

Greg Hardy is an example of a future UFC champion in 1.5-2 years.
 
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