12-13-2012, 05:07 PM
Yeah, it was 3 hand times, and median result I believe. Even still, Suppose Bo Jackson was "As Slow" as Chris Johnson. BO is listed at 6'1" 227lbs playing weight. That's... REALLY big for a RB. Chris Johnson is listed at 5'11" 191lbs. Ray Lewis, is listed at 6'1" 250 lbs. So Bo's size put him somewhere in between Chris Johnson, and Ray Lewis. That's... FREAKISHLY big, and unbelievably fast. Even if, which the hand start time adjusted to Digital time, he was as slow as Chris Johnson. It's no wonder that the injury that ruined him was his hip joint dislocation. Could you imagine the power in the body of someone that size moving THAT FAST?
And you're right, the average talent in the league has gone up. And there is a pretty good reason why.
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Above all, this is what gets the talent moving higher. And I don't mean it in a negative way. When Jim Brown played, he was the greatest Running Back in the Game. And he still had an offseason job. If he was the greatest in the game, and had an Offseason job, You better believe that the random guy X playing RG has an offseason job.
Because of that, the training just wasn't the same. Sure, some of these guys did construction, or meat packing, or something physical, which would keep them in shape, but it wasn't like they were training year round.
Now, the amount of money that they are making is enough, that this IS their full time job. The offseason is spent training, staying in shape, building more muscle, endurance, etc...
It does leave me to wonder though... Could Jim Brown Bowl over Ray Lewis the way he did so many in the 60's? It's hard to decide, the game, the style of play, the rules, the players, so much has changed since then.
It's part of the reason why I regard Peyton Manning as the best QB to play the game. Defenses are more complex than they ever have been. Players are more physically capable than ever. And yet, here is this guy, who routinely makes the right reads, the right throws, the right decisions.
Sure, the league is definitely more QB friendly than when Montana, or Bradshaw, or Namath, or Graham played. I wont argue that. But at the same time, it is far more complex. And still, Manning makes so many adjustments at the line. For me, the thing that makes him stand out from the rest of the crowd has little to do with his physical abilities. It's all about the pre-snap information gathering. No QB had done anything like that (at least on that scale) until Peyton was going no huddle, call the play and adjustments at the line. And, this season, he has proved that it wasn't a "Team" or a "Coach" thing. He's doing it again, with diminished physical ability (I hate to say it, but you can see there is a little "less" on the pass) than he had 2 years ago.
And you're right, the average talent in the league has gone up. And there is a pretty good reason why.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Above all, this is what gets the talent moving higher. And I don't mean it in a negative way. When Jim Brown played, he was the greatest Running Back in the Game. And he still had an offseason job. If he was the greatest in the game, and had an Offseason job, You better believe that the random guy X playing RG has an offseason job.
Because of that, the training just wasn't the same. Sure, some of these guys did construction, or meat packing, or something physical, which would keep them in shape, but it wasn't like they were training year round.
Now, the amount of money that they are making is enough, that this IS their full time job. The offseason is spent training, staying in shape, building more muscle, endurance, etc...
It does leave me to wonder though... Could Jim Brown Bowl over Ray Lewis the way he did so many in the 60's? It's hard to decide, the game, the style of play, the rules, the players, so much has changed since then.
It's part of the reason why I regard Peyton Manning as the best QB to play the game. Defenses are more complex than they ever have been. Players are more physically capable than ever. And yet, here is this guy, who routinely makes the right reads, the right throws, the right decisions.
Sure, the league is definitely more QB friendly than when Montana, or Bradshaw, or Namath, or Graham played. I wont argue that. But at the same time, it is far more complex. And still, Manning makes so many adjustments at the line. For me, the thing that makes him stand out from the rest of the crowd has little to do with his physical abilities. It's all about the pre-snap information gathering. No QB had done anything like that (at least on that scale) until Peyton was going no huddle, call the play and adjustments at the line. And, this season, he has proved that it wasn't a "Team" or a "Coach" thing. He's doing it again, with diminished physical ability (I hate to say it, but you can see there is a little "less" on the pass) than he had 2 years ago.
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