NFL NFL Rugby Team

[Hellowhosthat]

Yep, sure have I get the game that is how I knew those I mentioned ould be good at it,

I don;t think you really get what kind of athlete it takes to play NFL football.

Cowboys runningback...

I've never doubted they're good athletes. But different sports require a slightly different type of athlete.

As I say, if you want to build a team, start with your running backs.

 

[Natural Order]

Came for Ray Lewis. Leaving satisfied.

Although, where is Butkus @Sir Elzio Dennick?

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

I've never doubted they're good athletes. But different sports require a slightly different type of athlete.

As I say, if you want to build a team, start with your running backs.

OK

Bo Jackson...decathlete
Jim Brown.....basketball, lacrosse, track
Marcus Dupree....sorinter
Herschel Walker....sprinter
Derrick Henry....sprinter
Christian Okoye....discus thrower/sprinter
Larry Csonka
John Riggins.....twice Kansas state 100 champ
Lorenzo Neal...college wrestler
Jim Nance...college wrestler
Cookie Gilchrist
Steve Van Buren
Ironhead Heyward
Calvin Hill....long jumper
Mike Alstott

 

[Hellowhosthat]

OK

Bo Jackson
Jim Brown
Marcus Dupree
Herschel Walker
Derrick Henry
Christian Okoye
Larry Csonka
John Riggind
Lorenzo Neal...college wrestler
Jim Nance...college wrestler
Cookie Gilchrist
Steve Van Buren
Ironhead Heyward
Calvin Hill
Mike Alstott

I've heard of Herschel Walker, Bo Jackson and Jim Brown. Don't know anything about any of the others.

 

[Koya]

None of these guys have the endurance to play a full rugby game. None

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

I've heard of Herschel Walker, Bo Jackson and Jim Brown. Don't know anything about any of the others.

Well there we go, I am talking about athletes I am well aware of while you really don't know about most,

While at Azusa Pacific Christian Okoye (255pounds) threw stuff, the discus his best event and he ran a leg on their 4x1 team, a 255 pounder running 4x1.

Only football has all these cats who ALSO could............................

What about that aren't you getting?

Jackie Robinson the great baseball player, was a UCLA footballer and the NCAA long jump champ and played basketball.

The NFL is full of MULTI talented athletes, what other sport can say that?

Like I mentioned around 20ish athletes were Olympians AND NFLers, what other sport can say that?

QB RGIII was a great hurdler, QB Terry Bradshaw held the HS javelin throw record and it goes on and on..............

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Well there we go, I am talking about athletes I am well aware of while you really don't know about most,

While at Azusa Pacific Christian Okoye (255pounds) threw stuff, the discus his best event and he ran a leg on their 4x1 team, a 255 pounder running 4x1.

Only football has all these cats who ALSO could............................

What about that aren't you getting?

Jackie Robinson the great baseball player, was a UCLA footballers and the NCAA long jump chamo and played basketball.

The NFL is full of MULTI talented athletes, what other sport can say that?

Back in the day it used to happen a lot before things got specialised. There are players who represented England in both soccer and cricket.

Would never happen nowadays obviously.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Back in the day it used to happen a lot before things got specialised. There are players who represented England in both soccer and cricket.

Would never happen nowadays obviously.

Dolphins RB De'Von Archane was a 10.14 sprinter the year he was drafted out of Texas A&M.

We still have multi talented athletes right now, the NCAA full of track/footballers,

Give me the name of any rugbyite/soccer cat who made it who did another sport, well?

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Dolphins RB De'Von Archane was a 10.14 sprinter the year he was drafted out of Texas A&M.

We still have multi talented athletes right now, the NCAA full of track/footballers,

A track/NHL crossover makes sense when one of the positions involves running fast and catching a ball. That's similar to sprinters also being good at hurdling.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

A track/NHL crossover makes sense when one of the positions involves running fast and catching a ball. That's similar to sprinters also being good at hurdling.

Bottom line is most the WR/RB/DB ers, did do other things besides just football, while that isn't true in other sports.


Nobody is talking about the 300 pounders being great athletes, I get they are in a special situation.

 

[LEWIS540]

Big, fast, American..........durrrr.

We da best at everything!

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Big, fast, American..........durrrr.

We da best at everything!

Give me a gang of non Americans who compares to....

Bo Jackson
Randy Moss
Eric Dickerson
Adrian Peterson
OJ Simpson
Herschel Walker
Terrell Owens
Marcus Dupree
Derrick Henry

.....if talking size with speed, go ahead.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Over 25 feet long jumping NFLers

Paul Warfield
Chris Sanders
James Lofton
James McAlister
Vance Johnson
Johnny Hector
Eric Metcalf
Bo Roberson
Mel Renfro
Terry Metcalf
Cecil Turner
Dokie Williams
Adoree Jackson

Sub14.00 hurdlers

Renaldo Nehemiah
James Owens
Jabari Greer
Jerry Tarr
Mel Renfro
Milt Campbell
RGIII
Earl McCullouch
Richmond Flowers
Quadry Ismail
Gene Washington
Reyna Thompson
Tyrone Wheatley

What other sport has those kinds of athletes?

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Olympic sprinters who played pro football

Ollie Matson
Frank Budd
Ray Norton
Glenn Davis
Stone Johnson
Bob Hayes
Trenton Jackson
Henry Carr
Jim Hines
Tommie Smith
Johnny Jones
Javid Best
Ron Brown
Sam Graddy
James Trapp
James Jett
Jeff Demps
Gerald Tinker
Larry Burton

So take those long jumpers, the hurdlers, those sprinters, now add....

Tyreek Hill 10.15
De' Von Archane 10.14
Deion Sanders 10.26
Herschel Walker 10.23
Darrell Green 10.08
Alvis Whitted 10.07
Curtis Dickey 10.10
Wilie Gault 10.11
Mike Mller 10.10
Michael Bates 10.10
Michael Bennett 10.18
Jamaal Charles 10.18 again

A whole truck load of sub 9.5 old 100 yard cats.

TONS TONS TONS of multi talented athletes play football.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Lynn Swann the Seelers Hall of Fame WR was a Cali State long jump champ.
Gale "Kansas Comet" Sayers led the nation (HS) with a 24-11 leap.
Paul Lowe the first Chargers 1000 yard rusher a Cali state hurdles champ
Bears WR Curtis Conway a Cali state 100m champ,

And it goes on and on....

Ezekial Elliott a Missouri state hurdles champ
Browns RB Eric Metcalf an NCAA long jump champ

and on and...................................

Soccer, rugby cats play soccer and rugby

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Chambers was around 180 pounds if that, all those I mentioned far bigger than that.

Yep, if a guy can play football at an NFL level chances are he can play rugby, it's not complex at all, a running wrestling match.

People always try to sell both rugby and soccer as a constant/full run, when it's not, those guys jog around a lot.

yes, it's not a full sprint, and they do jog around a lot, but opposed to the NFL where you don't even jog? you just play for 4 secs then literally stand around or sit on a bench sucking oxygen? i don't know bro, sounds like not so good cardio. plus you have to realize some of these guys are too musclebound to play Rugby. they are extremely explosive and fast but being the most explosive doesn't mean anything if you can't play passed 4 secs.

I played football and ran track, trust me rugby would be no problem and I'm sure most (no not the big guys or kickers) would have any problems at all with it.

It's not chess.

i mean, if it's no problem for the NFL guys to just win everything in Rugby, why are we even talking about it then? ironically, some of the kickers and a lot of the Polynesians who are mostly big guys, played Rugby before the NFL.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Olympic sprinters who played pro football

Ollie Matson
Frank Budd
Ray Norton
Glenn Davis
Stone Johnson
Bob Hayes
Trenton Jackson
Henry Carr
Jim Hines
Tommie Smith
Johnny Jones
Javid Best
Ron Brown
Sam Graddy
James Trapp
James Jett
Jeff Demps
Gerald Tinker
Larry Burton

So take those long jumpers, the hurdlers, those sprinters, now add....

Tyreek Hill 10.15
De' Von Archane 10.14
Deion Sanders 10.26
Herschel Walker 10.23
Darrell Green 10.08
Alvis Whitted 10.07
Curtis Dickey 10.10
Wilie Gault 10.11
Mike Mller 10.10
Michael Bates 10.10
Michael Bennett 10.18
Jamaal Charles 10.18 again

A whole truck load of sub 9.5 old 100 yard cats.

TONS TONS TONS of multi talented athletes play football.

why does this even matter? i don't care how fast you run, i want to know CAN YOU PLAY RUGBY WELL??

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

why does this even matter? i don't care how fast you run, i want to know CAN YOU PLAY RUGBY WELL??

That wasn't the point that was about NFLers doing other sports besides football.