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  • Jukeman
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    • Aug 2005
    • 10955

    #91
    Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

    Originally posted by wwharton
    That's why I think MJ was a good example... unless I'm missing your point, Jukeman. I was saying that MJ may have had a shot at pro baseball if he decided to only play baseball from HS on, and we saw the results of the best athlete in the world trying to just pick up where he left off. Very different sports but I think Lebron would have similar struggles if he tried to go to the NFL right now.
    Its harder to try and hit a fast ball compared to LBJ playing TE and maybe catching 2-3 balls per game...

    LBJ jobs seems way easier....Im not saying he would dominate the NFL as a two sport athlete but the least he can be is the worst 2nd string TE in the league...Thats competing...

    Now if dude went to college to play just football, he could be one of the best TE's in the league right now...

    It's not like we're are talking about Glen Davis here...

    Or even Greg Paulus..

    And Brock Lesnar??? I bet he cant dunk...

    LBJ>Brock in athleticism...

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    • Cebby
      Banned
      • Apr 2005
      • 22327

      #92
      Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

      Originally posted by Jukeman
      Its harder to try and hit a fast ball compared to LBJ playing TE and maybe catching 2-3 balls per game...

      LBJ jobs seems way easier....Im not saying he would dominate the NFL as a two sport athlete but the least he can be is the worst 2nd string TE in the league...Thats competing...
      Based on what?

      We have no idea whether Lebron can catch, run routes, and, most importantly, block.

      Tight end would be awful for Lebron. Being 6-8 and catch a pass in the middle is like begging for an injury.

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      • da ThRONe
        Fire LesS Miles ASAP!
        • Mar 2009
        • 8528

        #93
        Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

        Originally posted by Cebby
        Based on what?

        We have no idea whether Lebron can catch, run routes, and, most importantly, block.

        Tight end would be awful for Lebron. Being 6-8 and catch a pass in the middle is like begging for an injury.
        There have been TE's around 6-6 or 6-7 I dont think that inch or two would make LeBron injury prone.
        You looking at the Chair MAN!

        Number may not tell the whole story ,but they never lie either.

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        • Jukeman
          Showtime
          • Aug 2005
          • 10955

          #94
          Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

          Originally posted by Cebby
          Based on what?

          We have no idea whether Lebron can catch, run routes, and, most importantly, block.

          Tight end would be awful for Lebron. Being 6-8 and catch a pass in the middle is like begging for an injury.
          He wouldnt be the only 6'8 TE in the history of the NFL...

          You're talking like he have no experience playing football at all...

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          • lonewolf371
            MVP
            • Aug 2009
            • 3420

            #95
            Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

            Originally posted by Cebby
            Based on what?

            We have no idea whether Lebron can catch, run routes, and, most importantly, block.

            Tight end would be awful for Lebron. Being 6-8 and catch a pass in the middle is like begging for an injury.
            Eh blocking isn't that important in today's game for TEs if they can catch and run. As I saw one sportswriter write, "Antonio Gates couldn't block a toilet seat."
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            • SouthernBrick
              9.17.13
              • Mar 2009
              • 5831

              #96
              Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

              Originally posted by Jukeman
              He wouldnt be the only 6'8 TE in the history of the NFL...

              You're talking like he have no experience playing football at all...
              And everybody else is talking like he could quit playing basketball right now and immediately transition to football and dominate just because, he's freakishly athletic.

              Maybe he could I'm not saying It's impossible but, It would take more than 2 or 3 years imo. He would be a pretty big project.
              Originally posted by WatsonTiger
              One out of 7 billion, and we still tagged your ***.

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              • Jukeman
                Showtime
                • Aug 2005
                • 10955

                #97
                Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

                Originally posted by SouthernBrick
                And everybody else is talking like he could quit playing basketball right now and immediately transition to football and dominate just because, he's freakishly athletic.

                Maybe he could I'm not saying It's impossible but, It would take more than 2 or 3 years imo. He would be a pretty big project.
                Who used that word in this thread?

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                • SouthernBrick
                  9.17.13
                  • Mar 2009
                  • 5831

                  #98
                  Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

                  Originally posted by utexas
                  dominant WR
                  Originally posted by patriotsk1d
                  He would be an incredible TE. Hes kinda big for WR but he could play it.
                  Originally posted by da ThRONe
                  When you consider 2 or the top three TE's all played basketball at the college level. I'm put any money LBJ would be unstoppable as a pass catcher. Who can out jump LeBron?
                  Originally posted by Jukeman
                  Who used that word in this thread?
                  There's a few.

                  Doesn't has to be the exact word "dominate" in their sentence to know what people would think would happen If he crossed over to football.
                  Originally posted by WatsonTiger
                  One out of 7 billion, and we still tagged your ***.

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                  • elgreazy1
                    MVP
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 2996

                    #99
                    Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

                    Had he developed his skills in college playing football: yes.

                    Now: never.
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                    • SouthernBrick
                      9.17.13
                      • Mar 2009
                      • 5831

                      #100
                      Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

                      Originally posted by elgreazy1
                      Had he developed his skills in college playing football: yes.

                      Now: never.
                      That is the way I feel about it(not never but, unlikely). If he had of stuck with it then yes It's more likely he could have dominated in the game of football If that is the craft he wanted to pursue.
                      Originally posted by WatsonTiger
                      One out of 7 billion, and we still tagged your ***.

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                      • wwharton
                        *ll St*r
                        • Aug 2002
                        • 26949

                        #101
                        Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

                        Originally posted by lonewolf371
                        Eh, depends on the course. Sure, you have Augusta right now where anyone can hit well below par, but the guys that don't have great game really get exposed when the tour moves on to other courses. This is evidenced by Tiger's horrific performances since Augusta, which have exposed that he's a little off right now.

                        In other news, have you seen Tiger's biceps? He's probably bigger than some baseball players; I have no doubt he could slug it. Probably hasn't spent enough years doing it to get a hit off a major league pitcher, but he could knock it out of the park.

                        http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/spor...TigerWoods.jpg
                        That's not really arguing against what he's saying though. Lets take it back to HS to make the comparison easier. A freakish athlete in HS would naturally dominate basketball, football, and quite possibly baseball. But being a freakish athlete won't determine what kind of golfer you would be.

                        Originally posted by Jukeman
                        Its harder to try and hit a fast ball compared to LBJ playing TE and maybe catching 2-3 balls per game...

                        LBJ jobs seems way easier....Im not saying he would dominate the NFL as a two sport athlete but the least he can be is the worst 2nd string TE in the league...Thats competing...

                        Now if dude went to college to play just football, he could be one of the best TE's in the league right now...

                        It's not like we're are talking about Glen Davis here...

                        Or even Greg Paulus..

                        And Brock Lesnar??? I bet he cant dunk...

                        LBJ>Brock in athleticism...
                        I think you have to go back and read my original post that you replied to. You almost repeated exactly what I was trying to say. I use MJ as example bc if he concentrated on baseball coming out of HS, he may have been a decent pro. We saw the effects of him trying to cross over after a short break from basketball. Not very good.

                        Football is different, and I'd even say an easier adjustment but it's still a pretty big adjustment. You've gotta give football players (even TEs) more credit than that.

                        The only thing I disagree with in your post here is that he'd dominate if he focused on football. People are gifted with both athletic ability and a knack to learn certain things. Basketball clearly came natural for Lebron. You can't just find a guy as big and fast and expect him to be able to do the same things. It wouldn't be right to assume the same isn't true for football players. Who knows what kind of knack he had for football. Just athletic ability can only take you so far.

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                        • lonewolf371
                          MVP
                          • Aug 2009
                          • 3420

                          #102
                          Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

                          Originally posted by wwharton
                          That's not really arguing against what he's saying though. Lets take it back to HS to make the comparison easier. A freakish athlete in HS would naturally dominate basketball, football, and quite possibly baseball. But being a freakish athlete won't determine what kind of golfer you would be.
                          I don't know about that. I think it takes some level of athleticism to be a great golfer, with the whole hand-eye coordination thing. I suppose it would depend on your definition of what athleticism is. If it's running fast and jumping high, then it would definitely affect football and basketball, but maybe not baseball. If it's hand-eye coordination and having great control over your body, it would matter the most for golf and baseball and the least for football.
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                          • CPT
                            Banned
                            • Feb 2010
                            • 202

                            #103
                            Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

                            Originally posted by lonewolf371
                            In other news, have you seen Tiger's biceps? He's probably bigger than some baseball players; I have no doubt he could slug it. Probably hasn't spent enough years doing it to get a hit off a major league pitcher, but he could knock it out of the park.

                            http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/spor...TigerWoods.jpg
                            not to be nitpicky (again) but biceps play almost zero role in swinging a bat. legs,core,tris,shoulder,lats,forearms...

                            hardest thing to do in sports - hit a baseball.

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                            • CPT
                              Banned
                              • Feb 2010
                              • 202

                              #104
                              Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

                              Originally posted by wwharton
                              That's not really arguing against what he's saying though. Lets take it back to HS to make the comparison easier. A freakish athlete in HS would naturally dominate basketball, football, and quite possibly baseball. But being a freakish athlete won't determine what kind of golfer you would be.
                              great point. elite high school athletes are frequently dominant (all-state level) in more than one sport because they that .02% that truly is elite. I havent done research on this but I bet there are more football/track or football/baseball all-state guys than football/golf.

                              Out of high school a buddy of mine got his PGA card and he was 5'8"/150....the only sport he played was golf.

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                              • Cebby
                                Banned
                                • Apr 2005
                                • 22327

                                #105
                                Re: Could LeBron James compete in the NFL?

                                Originally posted by CPT
                                great point. elite high school athletes are frequently dominant (all-state level) in more than one sport because they that .02% that truly is elite. I havent done research on this but I bet there are more football/track or football/baseball all-state guys than football/golf.
                                I would assume that #1 and #2 would be football/basketball and football/track.

                                Baseball isn't big enough anymore, though traditionally it would probably be #1.

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