Author Topic: 49ers sign Rugby Star who's never taken a snap (Read 17883 times)

rocket · « **Reply #100 on:** August 24, 2015, 03:40:53 AM »

This guy would be a killer returner. He is faster, lighter on his feet than Hayne.

Doesn't have the creativity or vision as hayne,though.

jr · « **Reply #101 on:** August 24, 2015, 05:09:47 AM »

Hulkotron · « **Reply #102 on:** August 24, 2015, 05:15:27 AM »

Has looked good and will make the team seemingly but let's hold off on the "he will be a star, lol American "football"

" conclusions until he's doing it in regular season. Most of these guys he's making look foolish will be cut or practice squad players.

polychronopolous · « **Reply #103 on:** August 24, 2015, 05:59:22 AM »

Quote from: Hulkotron on August 24, 2015, 05:15:27 AM

Has looked good and will make the team seemingly but let's hold off on the "he will be a star, lol American "football" " conclusions until he's doing it in regular season. Most of these guys he's making look foolish will be cut or practice squad players.

My thoughts align more with this gentleman right here. ^^

rocket · « **Reply #104 on:** August 24, 2015, 03:04:34 PM »

Quote from: Hulkotron on August 24, 2015, 05:15:27 AM

Has looked good and will make the team seemingly but let's hold off on the "he will be a star, lol American "football" " conclusions until he's doing it in regular season. Most of these guys he's making look foolish will be cut or practice squad players.

Bugs me how much pressure this dude is getting.

It won't be long before people realise you can't rush him with single players. In that gif above you can see the tackler has made the decision for him. If the tackler slows up a little, he risks getting taken out the blocker but Hayne can't make a decision until he is sure which way he needs to go to make space for himself. In rugby, there are no blockers - you cannot interfere with tacklers so that tackler would be free to be a hell of a lot less all in about their tackle. Basically, in rugby, if someone pulled a kick chase like that defender, he'd be off the field quick smart. That's why it is pretty fun to watch these NFL returns. So much less structure.

SquidVicious · « **Reply #105 on:** August 24, 2015, 11:52:24 PM »

He'll be in the last group cut. Australian viewership isn't a coveted market but maybe there's a spot on the practice squad for him at 75k/year.

jr · « **Reply #106 on:** September 03, 2015, 11:46:11 PM »

che · « **Reply #107 on:** September 04, 2015, 07:45:51 PM »

Quote from: jr on September 03, 2015, 11:46:11 PM

So what , he'll never make a team .

I listen to these guys , they know their shit

Quote from: TheGrinch on March 03, 2015, 09:50:47 AM

haha.... the fastest slow white guy on the rugby team..

being chased by a bunch of slow <300lb white guys?

good luck breaking a tackle or running past this:

Quote from: Coach is Back! on March 03, 2015, 10:02:30 AM

Yeah, I think he's going to be in for a rude awakening. However, Pete Carroll began introducing rugby-type tackling for high school, college and pro athletes to reduce the amount of concussions so if anything this guy might be very effective if somewhere on defense.

Quote from: SF1900 on March 03, 2015, 10:09:32 AM

I don't know shit about sports, but hes going to get destroyed.

good luck getting past a bunch of guys that look like this

Quote from: El Diablo Blanco on March 03, 2015, 10:16:32 AM

NFL is so precise and timing is everything. It doesn't translate well going from Rugby which is more open to NFL. A couple fumbles and he's on the bench.

Quote from: G_Thang on March 03, 2015, 10:44:08 AM

he runs upright with his chest forward in traffic.

sandlot football star

he'd be a good option back in college.

maybe he should play university ball for one year before the nfl

does the nfl still have that european development league?

LBS will make him quite.

Quote from: honest on March 03, 2015, 02:43:31 PM

Egos bigger than his brain, should have stayed in rugby he wont make the final playing roster, back in rugby next year at the latest.

Quote from: Quickerblade on March 03, 2015, 03:03:08 PM

He is Australian, amazing rugby league player but clearly delusional. best case scenario is he fumbles his way out of the league.
Worst case is he gets injured and cannot even go and make money back in Australia.

Quote from: Walter Sobchak on March 03, 2015, 09:10:33 PM

No.

We get it, you and TA hate football.

But this guy will be in the bottom percentile of NFL athletes

Quote from: oldtimer1 on March 05, 2015, 04:54:10 AM

Just delusional. That guy couldn't make the team on a Division I college team. NFL players are explosively strong and the top of the food chain.

Quote from: The Showstoppa on March 05, 2015, 11:02:34 AM

6'2" 228 ? Lol. More like 5'11" 240 He is a toad who will get smoked in the NFL. Can't wait to see him beheaded in preseason.

Quote from: polychronopolous on March 05, 2015, 11:31:23 AM

Probably on some slow, awkward cut back move where he looks completely out of place in comparison to the other 21 men on the field.

Quote from: The Showstoppa on March 05, 2015, 11:39:28 AM

Yep. Can you imagine that uprght style? Most battles are won by who gets their pads lower. And he will be a marked man.

Quote from: polychronopolous on March 05, 2015, 05:52:49 PM

We all know how this ends.

Supposed Euro Rugby "God" tries to compete with the Americans. Touches the ball 8 times. Gets injured. NFL Career Over. The End.

I have to remember to bump this thread in August when it takes place.

Quote from: The Showstoppa on March 06, 2015, 03:32:31 AM

Amd the rugby crowd comes crawling out. The no-pads nonsense is laughable. The hits in rugby are nowhere near what they are in the NFL. CTE, look it up.
In his highlight reel the vast makority of "tackles" were pathetic attempts at arm tacking that looked lids on a playground. That uproght style is going to get him smashed. He is used to outrunning slow white guys, in comparison to the NFL.
Might make a team as a novelty/return guy. Nothing more.

rocket · « **Reply #108 on:** September 04, 2015, 08:43:57 PM »

I dunno why people see it fit to make a judgement before seeing some proof. Got a lot of respect for what the NFL is but a lot of the fans just look at the numbers. All they give a shit about is how much the dude weighs and how tall he is

I know there are probably people on both sides making lame judgements about "which sport is tougher", but a balanced judgement is that both sports have an elite level that is constantly evolving to the athleticism and talent of the human beings on the field AND the requirements of the game. There isn't going to be massive difference between the two. On the rugby field, you often have to perform for 80 minutes out of 95, which means you need to last and it lends to lower bodyweights. On the NFL field, you use that unneeded endurance in explosiveness.

It's not surprising that a dude who has had a career of returning and running through lines for 80 minutes (with small halftime break) can adjust his training to be more explosive and do okay on an NFL field.

Also, not to discount his talent, but NFL seems to have really fucking low standards for kick returns. Every professional rugby league team on the planet plays a player at the back who will punish a broken defensive line on a kick

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #109 on:** September 04, 2015, 10:53:08 PM »

This guy is a flat out badass on the field..

https://www.facebook.com/rugbyradio/videos/475594342600635/

jr · « **Reply #110 on:** September 04, 2015, 11:12:22 PM »

Quote from: Coach is Back! on September 04, 2015, 10:53:08 PM

This guy is a flat out badass on the field..

https://www.facebook.com/rugbyradio/videos/475594342600635/

Relevant to the thread

jwb · « **Reply #111 on:** September 05, 2015, 09:30:34 AM »

Quote from: Coach is Back! on September 04, 2015, 10:53:08 PM

This guy is a flat out badass on the field..

https://www.facebook.com/rugbyradio/videos/475594342600635/

this is a prime example of how NFL players should be using their shoulder to tackle and not their heads. this guy has no helmet on and is slamming people with his shoulder on offense and defense.

mr.turbo · « **Reply #112 on:** September 05, 2015, 09:45:40 AM »

this kid looks like one of those pacific island beasts that get recruited into the NFL on occasion

turns out his dad is from FIJI

jwb · « **Reply #113 on:** September 05, 2015, 01:44:38 PM »

Hayne made the 53 man roster.

Hulkotron · « **Reply #114 on:** October 31, 2015, 07:59:13 PM »

twitchfibres · « **Reply #115 on:** November 01, 2015, 01:41:30 AM »

Quote from: Hulkotron on October 31, 2015, 07:59:13 PM

That's cold.

phreak · « **Reply #116 on:** November 01, 2015, 02:09:28 AM »

Anxiously awaiting the day when a fat fuck of a lineman tries out in rugby league. Heart attack in less than 3 minutes, I bet.

local hero · « **Reply #117 on:** November 01, 2015, 02:15:12 AM »

JJ watt would be an amazing forward, there's countless names that would be incredible to see switch

Hypo · « **Reply #118 on:** November 01, 2015, 03:20:08 AM »

Guy needs to go back to basics...like catching a ball.

local hero · « **Reply #119 on:** November 01, 2015, 05:52:45 AM »

He's just been released, shame they didn't have a bit more patience

polychronopolous · « **Reply #120 on:** November 01, 2015, 07:59:32 AM »

Quote from: phreak on November 01, 2015, 02:09:28 AM

Anxiously awaiting the day when a fat fuck of a lineman tries out in rugby league. Heart attack in less than 3 minutes, I bet.

And I'm anxiously awaiting the day a marathon runner enters into a powerlifting meet.

Or a pie making champion enters a bass fishing contest.

What's your point? It's comparing apples to oranges.

polychronopolous · « **Reply #121 on:** November 01, 2015, 08:02:10 AM »

Quote from: che on September 04, 2015, 07:45:51 PM

So what , he'll never make a team .

I listen to these guys , they know their shit

Appreciate the shout out bro!

phreak · « **Reply #122 on:** November 01, 2015, 08:09:33 AM »

Quote from: polychronopolous on November 01, 2015, 07:59:32 AM

And I'm anxiously awaiting the day a marathon runner enters into a powerlifting meet.

Or a pie making champion enters a bass fishing contest.

What's your point? It's comparing apples to oranges.

Clearly it was not, if the first well known league player who bothers to try it can get a serious shot in the NFL after only a few months specialising. He's left millions of american hopefuls behind him. Not bad for a first attempt.

polychronopolous · « **Reply #123 on:** November 01, 2015, 08:27:50 AM »

Quote from: phreak on November 01, 2015, 08:09:33 AM

Clearly it was not, if the first well known league player who bothers to try it can get a serious shot in the NFL after only a few months specialising. He's left millions of american hopefuls behind him. Not bad for a first attempt.

Meh.

People were fawning all over him during preseason but as I stated earlier that is a completely different ballgame.

The guys he was making those plays against in pre season aren't even in the league right now so when it's all said and done he really didn't do anything against legit NFL competition.

They put him as a return guy which is generally designated for the 4th or 5th receiver/running back on the team. Really nothing special at all. I'll give him props for hanging around at the very bottom of the roster for half a season but that's really about it.

I think "not bad" might sum it up but I'll also say "not really good" either.

SquidVicious · « **Reply #124 on:** November 01, 2015, 08:49:38 AM »

The difference wasn't pre-season lineups versus regular season lineups. It was the fact that he muffed three punt returns in the regular season versus zero in the preseason. Any punt returner who can't catch punts without fumbling is on the short track to the unemployment line. You had one job....