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Mediocre Man

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Would it literally not make everyone giddy like a school girl if this happened and he blew out his knee?

These players are absolute idiots. Dear Lebron........You would lose every cent of your contract.....LOL
 
No, for two reasons.

First, it's hard for me to wish injury on someone.
Second, there's the 0.05% chance that he does it and is legitimately good at it, and I have to hear people slobber about how he's better than Bo and Deion combined for the rest of my (his) life.
 
No, not everyone. I would love to see Lebron play football, although I also know he'd be foolish to do so. But someone like Dante Cunningham--who has the size and athleticism, but not the lucrative career to protect--that's who I think should give it a shot.
 
Maybe a better question would be: for which NBA player do you think an attempt at an NFL career might make the most sense, taking size, strength, athleticism, and NBA career prospects into account?
 
I think the best athletes in the world play basketball, so with that size they have a lot of potential.

But yeah going to the NFL would be stupid.
 
Well, you'd want a younger guy, "toolsy", who for whatever reason hasn't translated to NBA stardom.

Maybe someone like Chase Budinger? He's never going to be a star, he's been around long enough to know about what he's going to peak at, but young enough that if he switched to WR he could be a stud. Jeremy Tyler might be the same.

Or someone who's a "tweener" for the NBA b/c he's not fast enough for his size, but would wreck shop in the NFL. Maybe someone like Nathan Jawai or Big Baby for D-Line. Jason Maxiell might be a pretty good DE or OLB. Same for Carl Landry.

Of course, Krypto-Nate at DB. :) Shelvin Mack might be decent there, since he's probably destined for backup PG anywhere he goes in the NBA but with his size, strength, hops and attitude might be a good safety.
 
I'd have loved to see Lebron play TE in the NFL 5 years ago but nowadays I would just rather watch him play amazing basketball and root against him with a vengance.
 
I always wonder how many NBA players could have been great QBs. The skillset is all there.
 
yuyuza1 said:
BRoy with menisci would have been a decent player too.
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I remember back in the late 80's or early 90's, one of the networks created a fictional football team using NBA players at the time. I remember Clyde being a reciever, and Jordan was there too, but can't remember who else. It was pretty entertaining though
 
Mediocre Man said:
Ainge is probably the best choice. Skillsets are totally different....IMO
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Right but you don't have to be a typical pocket passer anymore.

I'm seeing what Newton is doing in the NFL, and I think various NBA players have that kind of potential.
 
huevonkiller said:
Right but you don't have to be a typical pocket passer anymore.

I'm seeing what Newton is doing in the NFL, and I think various NBA players have that kind of potential.
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You still have to have the threat of throwing the ball fairly accurately down field. If not, teams will line up 8 in the box and kill you.
 
For a guy that doesn't like to be touched much in the NBA I have a hard time believing he'd be OK with getting clocked by a linebacker coming across the middle (I'm assuming he'd be an H-back or inline tight-end given his build?). Then again, in today's NFL where you can barey breath on somebody without drawing a 15 yard penalty or a pass interference call maybe he'd be just fine ... just don't ask him to catch many balls when the game is on the line :wink:
 
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huevonkiller said:
Right but you don't have to be a typical pocket passer anymore.

I'm seeing what Newton is doing in the NFL, and I think various NBA players have that kind of potential.
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Newton has shown he can spin the ball down the field just as well as anybody and he's mostly operating from the pocket vs. being a 2 read option guy like he was at Auburn. He may not be "typical" because he's such a freak athlete, but he's fairly typical in the way he's playing the position (aside from a few designed run plays).
 
Mediocre Man said:
You still have to have the threat of throwing the ball fairly accurately down field. If not, teams will line up 8 in the box and kill you.
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Well you are simply not paying attention to skill set then. Many athletic players rely on their jumper for 60+% of their attempts. The majority of field goal attempts in the NBA are jump shots.

Also Newton was denounced here as incapable of passing the ball, well that doesn't look so smart now I would say.

Nikolokolus said:
For a guy that doesn't like to touched much in the NBA I have a hard time believing he'd be OK with getting clocked by a linebacker coming across the middle (I'm assuming he'd be an H-back or inline tight-end given his build?). Then again, in today's NFL where you can barey breath on somebody without drawing a 15 yard penalty or a pass interference call maybe he'd be just fine ... just don't ask him to catch many balls when the game is on the line :wink:
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I'm pretty sure his fourth quarter numbers are just fine for his career.

Well if you're joking I think that is a funny comment though.
 
huevonkiller said:
Well you are simply not paying attention to skill set then. Many athletic players rely on their jumper for 60+% of their attempts. The majority of field goal attempts in the NBA are jump shots.

Also Newton was denounced here as incapable of passing the ball, well that doesn't look so smart now I would say.



I'm pretty sure his fourth quarter numbers are just fine for his career.

Well if you're joking I think that is a funny comment though.
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If for one second you think any NBA player has the skill set to be a decent QB, you are crazy. Cam Newton is the perfect example. People thought he would fail miserably because of his throwing accuracy, but in the regular season he has shown so far that he can be accurate. if he wasn't, teams would load up the box. And what does athleticism and shooting jump shots have to do with throwing the ball downfield into coverage?
 
Mediocre Man said:
If for one second you think any NBA player has the skill set to be a decent QB, you are crazy. Cam Newton is the perfect example. People thought he would fail miserably because of his throwing accuracy, but in the regular season he has shown so far that he can be accurate. if he wasn't, teams would load up the box. And what does athleticism and shooting jump shots have to do with throwing the ball downfield into coverage?
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Newton's accuracy is average, I've watched all his games. Why do you think few NBA players have the skillset?

It seems that various NBA players have vision, Jumpshooting ability, and height. These skills should translate well into the NFL.
 
huevonkiller said:
Newton's accuracy is average, I've watched all his games. Why do you think few NBA players have the skillset?

It seems that various NBA players have vision, Jumpshooting ability, and height. These skills should translate well into the NFL.
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Absolutely ... but NFL players also have something else that most other people don't: a desire to get hit and hit other people as hard as they can. Maybe Lebron would be one of those guys, but having not played football since high-school I get the feeling there'd be some real eye opening pain sent his way.

There's a reason the Raiders have been hit or miss on a lot of prospects over the past twenty or so years, Al Davis always loved the height-speed guys over the "production" guys and as a result his hit rate hasn't been what it was in the 60s and 70s when most teams were still trying to hoard bad-body, unathletic, corn fed white boys.
 
I think Professional Bass Fishermen would be good NFL quarterbacks because casting a fishing line is just like throwing a football.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Absolutely ... but NFL players also have something else that most other people don't: a desire to get hit and hit other people as hard as they can. Maybe Lebron would be one of those guys, but having not played football since high-school I get the feeling there'd be some real eye opening pain sent his way.

There's a reason the Raiders have been hit or miss on a lot of prospects over the past twenty or so years, Al Davis always loved the height-speed guys over the "production" guys and as a result his hit rate hasn't been what it was in the 60s and 70s when most teams were still trying to hoard bad-body, unathletic, corn fed white boys.
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Qbs get hit in the NFL? I think you meant Running backs.

Also NBA players are huge, that's the biggest thing in their favor.
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I think Professional Bass Fishermen would be good NFL quarterbacks because casting a fishing line is just like throwing a football.
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Yeah the difference is that fatasses in that sport aren't quite as athletic, fams.

There's this Michael Vick guy who was an awful pocket passer and a brittle, fragile QB in Atlanta.
 
I wish he would do it, not because I wish an injury on him, but because I would love to see him get laid the fuck out trying to come across the middle.
 
huevonkiller said:
Qbs get hit in the NFL? I think you meant Running backs.

Also NBA players are huge, that's the biggest thing in their favor.


Yeah the difference is that fatasses in that sport aren't quite as athletic, fams.

There's this Michael Vick guy who was an awful pocket passer and a brittle, fragile QB in Atlanta.
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What? You think Lebron would play QB? Oh god, no way in hell. With his speed, size and leaping ability he'd be a pass catching tight end in the mold of Antonio Gates or Jermichael Finley
 
Nikolokolus said:
What? You think Lebron would play QB? Oh god, no way in hell. With his speed, size and leaping ability he'd be a pass catching tight end in the mold of Antonio Gates or Jermichael Finley
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Yeah you're too obsessed with the pocket-passer stigma. There are other ways to play that position.

There's this Cameron Newton guy who probably would not be able to hit jumpers at LeBron's rate. LeBron is more accurate than Kobe and Durant on long jumpers.

Size and athletic ability have everything to do with the QB position. I love seeing Newton dominate, but there are NBA players with just as much, or more potential.
 
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WHAT THE FUCK DO LONG JUMPERS HAVE TO DO WITH THROWING A FOOTBALL?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! The NBA 3 point line is 23' 9" from the basket. Even rounding up to 24' that is an 8 yard pass from the line of scrimmage. So again I ask....what does shooting long distance have in common with throwing a football on a damn dime down the field?

Size and athletic ability have some to do with the QB position, not anywhere close to EVERYTHING. Bledsoe, Marino, Falco, Raplesberger, Manning(S) to name a few aren't at all considered athletic QB's.

As for Cam Newton "domninating"? He is 1-4 as a starting QB, with a total QB rating of 46.6. Good for 20th out of 32 QB rated for the year.
 
Look at Antonio Gates. He was runner up for Mr. Basketball in Michigan in high school and played for E.Michigan and Kent State. Gets drafted by the Chargers and ends up being the best TE in the league for several years. Lebron is three times the athlete Gate's is. I have no doubt that Lebron could be a very good NFL player if he put in the work. The dude is a freak, probably the best blend of all around athletic skill ever. Size, speed, quickness, power, finesse, soft hands, etc. etc.
 
I also have no doubt that after really devoting himself to it that Lebron could play TE in the NFL. I don;t for a second think he could play QB though
 
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