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I've always played cornerback or wr. Like they're all saying, it's damn hard to run in pads, so without the pads, your average wr is probably as fast as most soccer players. They're the only ones who could really "make it" in a soccer team. Them, and cornerbacks, and maybe running backs (the ricky william type of rb)
Quote from: Inspector Owen on June 27, 2003, 09:02:40 AMI've always played cornerback or wr. Like they're all saying, it's damn hard to run in pads, so without the pads, your average wr is probably as fast as most soccer players. They're the only ones who could really "make it" in a soccer team. Them, and cornerbacks, and maybe running backs (the ricky william type of rb)^^true...plus, remember he was saying Ricky Williams blew him away in the strait-away...Williams is far from the fastest player in the NFL though, and probably not even the fastest player on his team.
Quote from: .:DayGoStyLz:. on June 27, 2003, 09:41:09 PMQuote from: Inspector Owen on June 27, 2003, 09:02:40 AMI've always played cornerback or wr. Like they're all saying, it's damn hard to run in pads, so without the pads, your average wr is probably as fast as most soccer players. They're the only ones who could really "make it" in a soccer team. Them, and cornerbacks, and maybe running backs (the ricky william type of rb)^^true...plus, remember he was saying Ricky Williams blew him away in the strait-away...Williams is far from the fastest player in the NFL though, and probably not even the fastest player on his team.James is a goalkeeper, he doesnt need to have great speed so any attacking NFL players should beat him easily in a sprint.im surprised he couldnt kick the ball though.The view in England of American Football is that it is a very boring game played by fat, overweight people. This of course is a very ignorant view, although there is some truth in it.i remember in the last super bowl a clip was shown on the TV here many times of a really fat player hardly being able to run, chasing a guy down the line. How this guy was able to make it in a professional sport i will never understand.Most of the players though are great athletes.
I dont think any soccer player would make it in american football or vice versa. Learning to play soccer takes years to master and Im sure its the same with american football. I think Gaelic footballers, or more particularly rugby players would have no problem with the transition because they play with the ball in their hands and have similar training regimes and rugby has the fucked ball too. Ronan O Gara, Irelands number 10 in rugby was being courted by an amer.football team for 12million. He would have no problem kicking but he didnt like the fact he couldnt play for the whole game.Soccer is a TOTALLY different sport, like saying who's a better runner a sprinter or a marathon runner, theres no answer. I play soccer and gaelic, and Id have the fitness for rugby, but Id get killed on the field coz I wouldnt know how to "play" the game, in every sense of the word.As for David James.Hahaha. Good article though.