Would Shaq be a good football player?

BillyMadison · 06-29-2003, 02:37 PM

Think of the possibilities of him being a redzone TE... Offensive Tackle? DT?

Wow... If Shaq played football in H.S. instead of Basketball... I think he'd be pretty good.

Bee · 06-29-2003, 02:43 PM

He's too slow and his knees wouldn't hold up for a single game.

tucker342 · 06-29-2003, 02:44 PM

That's a good question... Think about him as a fullback, ouch

BillyMadison · 06-29-2003, 02:45 PM

No way... he is atheletic. Just stick him in the endzone and tell him to put his hands up.

sabotai · 06-29-2003, 02:47 PM

It's hard to judge. He's spent his whole life training for basketball. If he trained for football, he might have made it. Or he might have just been another clumsy big guy in a long list of big guys who sucked. Training for football and training for basketball differ enough that making a judgement call would be pure guessing.

illinifan999 · 06-29-2003, 02:47 PM

I don't think he would be good. Just cause your big doesnt mean you can play.

sabotai · 06-29-2003, 02:48 PM

dola,

Most importantly, we have no idea how his body would hold up after being hit hard several times.

BillyMadison · 06-29-2003, 02:51 PM

Thing is, could anyone take the big man down?!?

cthomer5000 · 06-29-2003, 02:52 PM

If he had tried to play football, I think he'd project to tight end, tackle, or defensive end. It's incedibly tough to guess how good he would have been.

MrBug708 · 06-29-2003, 02:52 PM

IF Shaq were to play football right now, he couldnt handle it. Of course, if he were training for football, his body would not have the same size to it. I think he would make a good DT/DE because of his speed for his size and strenght

Bee · 06-29-2003, 02:53 PM

I played college football against a few "tall" guys, it takes a lot more than size to play. Someone that tall would be practically useless after one hit to his knees if he didn't have football skills to go with his size. He might be useful on special teams bocking field goals, but that's about it.

This reminds me of when Ed "Too Tall" Jones started boxing. A lot of people thought he'd be great because he was big and strong. Basically, he was a punching bag. Shaq is a great basketball player because his height is critical and his build gives him an advantage over other tall players. In football, his legs would be taken out from under him and his build is nowhere near what it would need to be to be competitive.

BillyMadison · 06-29-2003, 02:55 PM

Ovbiously, h couldnt just strap on pads and play... now had he trained and been playing from the start... how would he do? Comeon... the NFL has never seen a 7' 320 LBS. Monster! I think this guy would be a monster on the DL.

vtbub · 06-29-2003, 02:57 PM

He'd be intimidating, but he's not very agile.

Bee · 06-29-2003, 02:59 PM

A lot of tall DEs don't make it to the NFL because they get cut-block and their knees don't hold up. He'd have had to really work on his leg strength and his quickness to avoid those kind of blocks. Very few tall DEs can do it. I don't see Shaq having that kind of quickness, nor the work ethic to really do it. He was known as being pretty lazy early in his career.

sabotai · 06-29-2003, 03:00 PM

"the NFL has never seen a 7' 320 LBS. Monster! I think this guy would be a monster on the DL."

There might be a very good reason why the NFL hasn't seen a 7' 320 lb monster before....

BillyMadison · 06-29-2003, 04:14 PM

No... its cause they all play basketball.

sabotai · 06-29-2003, 04:26 PM

Yeah, they all play basketball because they can't play football.

Daimyo · 06-29-2003, 06:05 PM

I don't think his center of gravity is low enough to be effective at football... like someone said, there is a reason you don't see 7-footers playing football (i've never seen one at any level).

Blackadar · 06-29-2003, 07:06 PM

On the line, it'd be easy to block him or get around him. Anybody could just get under his pads and stand him up. That leaves TE, and his knees wouldn't take the beating. Plus, Shaq's hands aren't that good.

SackAttack · 06-29-2003, 07:10 PM

Just to play devil's advocate, fellas like Flutie always get knocked for being too short. What about Shaq at QB?

thealmighty · 06-29-2003, 07:13 PM

Shaq "Nate Newton" O'Neill

mckerney · 06-29-2003, 09:54 PM

With his toe problems, I doubt he'd last too long. Guys would be aiming to stomp on it and send him to the sidelines.

SunDancer · 06-29-2003, 10:07 PM

Is Iowa replacing Banks with a tall passer?

mckerney · 06-29-2003, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SackAttack
Just to play devil's advocate, fellas like Flutie always get knocked for being too short. What about Shaq at QB?

Shaq at QB? If you don't mind him not being able to complete anything over 2 or 3 yards. I mean, have you seen the man shoot the basketball.

His dunking ability could translate into him being very good at handing the ball off though.

TroyF · 06-29-2003, 10:13 PM

Well, at least in football, most of his pet moves would be legal.

TroyF

06-29-2003, 02:47 PM	#6
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	I don't think he would be good. Just cause your big doesnt mean you can play. __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

06-29-2003, 02:57 PM	#13
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	He'd be intimidating, but he's not very agile. __________________

06-29-2003, 07:13 PM	#21
thealmighty Pro Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: heaven	Shaq "Nate Newton" O'Neill __________________ Check out The Unofficial FOFC Movie Guide Here

06-29-2003, 02:43 PM	#2
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	He's too slow and his knees wouldn't hold up for a single game.

06-29-2003, 02:44 PM	#3
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	That's a good question... Think about him as a fullback, ouch

06-29-2003, 02:45 PM	#4
BillyMadison High School Varsity Join Date: May 2003	No way... he is atheletic. Just stick him in the endzone and tell him to put his hands up.

06-29-2003, 02:47 PM	#5
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	It's hard to judge. He's spent his whole life training for basketball. If he trained for football, he might have made it. Or he might have just been another clumsy big guy in a long list of big guys who sucked. Training for football and training for basketball differ enough that making a judgement call would be pure guessing.

06-29-2003, 02:48 PM	#7
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	dola, Most importantly, we have no idea how his body would hold up after being hit hard several times.

06-29-2003, 02:51 PM	#8
BillyMadison High School Varsity Join Date: May 2003	Thing is, could anyone take the big man down?!?

06-29-2003, 02:52 PM	#10
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	IF Shaq were to play football right now, he couldnt handle it. Of course, if he were training for football, his body would not have the same size to it. I think he would make a good DT/DE because of his speed for his size and strenght

06-29-2003, 02:53 PM	#11
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	I played college football against a few "tall" guys, it takes a lot more than size to play. Someone that tall would be practically useless after one hit to his knees if he didn't have football skills to go with his size. He might be useful on special teams bocking field goals, but that's about it. This reminds me of when Ed "Too Tall" Jones started boxing. A lot of people thought he'd be great because he was big and strong. Basically, he was a punching bag. Shaq is a great basketball player because his height is critical and his build gives him an advantage over other tall players. In football, his legs would be taken out from under him and his build is nowhere near what it would need to be to be competitive.

06-29-2003, 02:55 PM	#12
BillyMadison High School Varsity Join Date: May 2003	Ovbiously, h couldnt just strap on pads and play... now had he trained and been playing from the start... how would he do? Comeon... the NFL has never seen a 7' 320 LBS. Monster! I think this guy would be a monster on the DL.

06-29-2003, 02:59 PM	#14
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	A lot of tall DEs don't make it to the NFL because they get cut-block and their knees don't hold up. He'd have had to really work on his leg strength and his quickness to avoid those kind of blocks. Very few tall DEs can do it. I don't see Shaq having that kind of quickness, nor the work ethic to really do it. He was known as being pretty lazy early in his career.

06-29-2003, 03:00 PM	#15
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	"the NFL has never seen a 7' 320 LBS. Monster! I think this guy would be a monster on the DL." There might be a very good reason why the NFL hasn't seen a 7' 320 lb monster before....

06-29-2003, 04:14 PM	#16
BillyMadison High School Varsity Join Date: May 2003	No... its cause they all play basketball.

06-29-2003, 04:26 PM	#17
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Yeah, they all play basketball because they can't play football.

06-29-2003, 06:05 PM	#18
Daimyo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkeley	I don't think his center of gravity is low enough to be effective at football... like someone said, there is a reason you don't see 7-footers playing football (i've never seen one at any level).

06-29-2003, 07:06 PM	#19
Blackadar Retired Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fantasyland	On the line, it'd be easy to block him or get around him. Anybody could just get under his pads and stand him up. That leaves TE, and his knees wouldn't take the beating. Plus, Shaq's hands aren't that good.

06-29-2003, 07:10 PM	#20
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Just to play devil's advocate, fellas like Flutie always get knocked for being too short. What about Shaq at QB?

06-29-2003, 09:54 PM	#22
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	With his toe problems, I doubt he'd last too long. Guys would be aiming to stomp on it and send him to the sidelines.

06-29-2003, 10:07 PM	#23
SunDancer College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2002	Is Iowa replacing Banks with a tall passer?

06-29-2003, 10:13 PM	#25
TroyF Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Well, at least in football, most of his pet moves would be legal. TroyF

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