Author Topic: SECRETARIAT . . . best pure athlete ever. (Read 14314 times)

Al-Gebra · « **Reply #25 on:** November 04, 2007, 06:57:52 PM »

Quote from: whateva on November 04, 2007, 06:56:24 PM

HAHAHHAHHaHA, Did I touch a nerve? and I forgot ,divide those 15 minutes between two teams (offense and defense)

you didn't "touch a nerve." i just don't like seeing midgets (mental or otherwise) get in over their heads.

The Coach · « **Reply #26 on:** November 04, 2007, 06:58:02 PM »

Quote from: whateva on November 04, 2007, 06:50:02 PM

because american football has the best athletes in the world
Two weeks ago Kevin Willians (Vikings)needed Iv and oxygen, after running 70 yards, he almost died

Average duration of an NFL game = 180 Minutes
Average amount of time for timeouts, halftime, huddles, reviews, etc = 165 Minutes
Average amount of actual game action in an NFL game = 15 Minutes.

No, no no....you cannot make that comparison to a reciever, Williams is a defensive tackle who weighs about 310lbs, he was NEVER conditioned for those kind of runs. Most linemen are only conditioned for about 10-15 yards at the most and are not cnditioned fo 70 yard runs....he's 310 for Gods sake!!

SirTraps · « **Reply #27 on:** November 04, 2007, 06:59:07 PM »

I think Bo was a great athlete, but i also think he juiced. His injury was to his hip, not the femur. Alot of speculation that it was steroid related.

Al-Gebra · « **Reply #28 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:00:19 PM »

Quote from: SirTraps on November 04, 2007, 06:59:07 PM

I think Bo was a great athlete, but i also think he juiced. His injury was to his hip, not the femur. Alot of speculation that it was steroid related.

pretty sure something was wrong w his femur and that led to the hip replacement. the coach probably knows but he's not telling.

tu_holmes · « **Reply #29 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:00:58 PM »

Quote from: Al-Gebra on November 04, 2007, 06:54:39 PM

I'm old enough to have seen Bo play . . . and also old enough to remember that his injury was as serious as it was b/c there was something wrong w his femur naturally. if you're liable to lose a leg playing a sport, you can't be the best pure athlete in my book.

and plenty of people get horse-collared w/o having their goddam hip pop out.

and to the adrian peterson nuthuggers. I'm a huge fan . . . but the kid's still in his rookie season . . . and has a history of injuries.

This is the same type of tackle that broke Terrell Owens' leg... I guess he's genetically inferior too... as well as all of the other players who have been injured by it... Whatever you say dude.

Palpatine Q · « **Reply #30 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:02:02 PM »

Quote from: Al-Gebra on November 04, 2007, 06:54:39 PM

I'm old enough to have seen Bo play . . . and also old enough to remember that his injury was as serious as it was b/c there was something wrong w his femur naturally. if you're liable to lose a leg playing a sport, you can't be the best pure athlete in my book.

and plenty of people get horse-collared w/o having their goddam hip pop out.

and to the adrian peterson nuthuggers. I'm a huge fan . . . but the kid's still in his rookie season . . . and has a history of injuries.

That's just silly, it was a freak injury. You're going to hold it against him?

As far as him being the "best athlete ever" that's really a matter of opinion

Al-Gebra · « **Reply #31 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:02:42 PM »

Quote from: tu_holmes on November 04, 2007, 07:00:58 PM

This is the same type of tackle that broke Terrell Owens' leg... I guess he's genetically inferior too... as well as all of the other players who have been injured by it... Whatever you say dude.

you'd have a point if TO hadn't come back and had a career game in the goddam superbowl.

think . . . it's good for you.

Sir William Idol · « **Reply #32 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:03:05 PM »

bo jackson was taken out by a torn Y ligament, which connects the femur to the hip. its a quite a rare tear but when it does happen you get retired like Bo did

Al-Gebra · « **Reply #33 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:04:29 PM »

Quote from: Groink on November 04, 2007, 07:02:02 PM

That's just silly, it was a freak injury. You're going to hold it against him?

As far as him being the "best athlete ever" that's really a matter of opinion

that's what he had . . . it was a predisposing condition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avascular_necrosis

never mind. it was a freak injury.

whateva · « **Reply #34 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:04:48 PM »

Quote from: The Coach on November 04, 2007, 06:58:02 PM

No, no no....you cannot make that comparison to a reciever, Williams is a defensive tackle who weighs about 310lbs, he was NEVER conditioned for those kind of runs. Most linemen are only conditioned for about 10-15 yards at the most and are not cnditioned fo 70 yard runs....he's 310 for Gods sake!!

My point is, that, American football players ,are not the best athletes in the world ,they are the best at playing football,but far from best athletes

tu_holmes · « **Reply #35 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:05:02 PM »

Quote from: Al-Gebra on November 04, 2007, 07:02:42 PM

you'd have a point if TO hadn't come back and had a career game in the goddam superbowl.

think . . . it's good for you.

The cause of the injury is still the same... I think just fine... It's you who is refusing to connect the dots so to speak.

It just so happened that TOs injury wasn't to the same area as Bo's... it broke his leg differently... It could have easily been the same.

Al-Gebra · « **Reply #36 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:06:47 PM »

Quote from: Al-Gebra on November 04, 2007, 07:04:29 PM

that's what he had . . . it was a predisposing condition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avascular_necrosis

never mind. it was a freak injury.

Al-Gebra · « **Reply #37 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:07:49 PM »

Quote from: tu_holmes on November 04, 2007, 07:05:02 PM

The cause of the injury is still the same... I think just fine... It's you who is refusing to connect the dots so to speak.

It just so happened that TOs injury wasn't to the same area as Bo's... it broke his leg differently... It could have easily been the same.

could have . . .

if my dad was mickey mantle and my mom was babe didrikson, I could have been the greatest myself.

AllDrugs · « **Reply #38 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:09:13 PM »

Jim Brown........

Palpatine Q · « **Reply #39 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:09:21 PM »

Quote from: Al-Gebra on November 04, 2007, 07:04:29 PM

that's what he had . . . it was a predisposing condition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avascular_necrosis

never mind. it was a freak injury.

Avascular necrosis was the RESULT of his hip socket being torn, it's not congenital dummy

Al-Gebra · « **Reply #40 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:10:09 PM »

Quote from: Groink on November 04, 2007, 07:09:21 PM

Avascular necrosis was the RESULT of his hip socket being torn, it's not congenital dummy

that's why I struck my initial post

. . . but thanks.

tu_holmes · « **Reply #41 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:12:06 PM »

Quote from: Al-Gebra on November 04, 2007, 07:07:49 PM

could have . . .

if my dad was mickey mantle and my mom was babe didrikson, I could have been the greatest myself.

Maybe so... Sometimes it's just not in the genes though.

Al-Gebra · « **Reply #42 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:12:42 PM »

Quote from: AllDrugs on November 04, 2007, 07:09:13 PM

Jim Brown........

good one . . .

duncanlukas · « **Reply #43 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:15:34 PM »

my votes for AD..adrian peterson, dudes a freak..broke the single game rushing record today and hes a rookie..big, fast, quick, everything

swoody · « **Reply #44 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:17:09 PM »

Quote from: Al-Gebra on November 04, 2007, 06:22:02 PM

seems like you could make a case for it.

he's past his prime, and still far better than anybody in a league full of specimens.

Nope. Hope that helps.

duncanlukas · « **Reply #45 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:18:22 PM »

anyone who says nfl players are not the greatest athletes in the world is retarded...name a sport with more gifted athletes...and dont tell me some olympic dude who swings on bars or shit like that

tu_holmes · « **Reply #46 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:21:10 PM »

Quote from: duncanlukas on November 04, 2007, 07:18:22 PM

anyone who says nfl players are not the greatest athletes in the world is retarded...name a sport with more gifted athletes...and dont tell me some olympic dude who swings on bars or shit like that

I think you could make a case for a Rugby guy or an Australian rules football guy, but for me... I still think they are probably in the NFL.

Running, throwing, catching... the whole bit... They just have to do so much.

I can't make any case for any rookie though... I still have to say the guy in the NFL is LT and I still don't think he's the best athlete of all time, but he is a damn good one.

paul84 · « **Reply #47 on:** November 04, 2007, 08:42:15 PM »

This beast

Earl1972 · « **Reply #48 on:** November 04, 2007, 08:43:50 PM »

recruiting guru tom lemming said he's seen one kid that was good enough to start for an nfl team while he was still in high school

randy moss

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arce377 · « **Reply #49 on:** November 04, 2007, 08:52:45 PM »

Randy
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