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Could Shaq have played Left Tackle in today's NFL?
Posted on 4/20/14 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 4/20/14 at 4:50 pm
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Posted on 4/20/14 at 4:52 pm to ManBearTiger
If he had trained for it like he did for basketball..sure. Easily.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 4:52 pm to ManBearTiger
He would make a better Center
Posted on 4/20/14 at 5:00 pm to hg
I wonder if he would have made a ridiculous defensive end. it is hard to imagine an offensive lineman being able to get his hands on Shaq first
Posted on 4/20/14 at 5:00 pm to hg
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He would make a better Center
Ahh how very witty. I like the way you think my man. High five and an upvote for you.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 5:14 pm to SuperSoakher
yes.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 5:30 pm to ManBearTiger
People forget what Shaq looked like in college and early on in the NBA.
And the bigger you are, the bigger youre bones are, the more brittle they are. His knees would have been destroyed.
And the bigger you are, the bigger youre bones are, the more brittle they are. His knees would have been destroyed.
This post was edited on 4/20/14 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 4/20/14 at 5:33 pm to KG5989
:inb4TE:
Posted on 4/20/14 at 5:34 pm to hg
quote:Well done sir. Well done
He would make a better Center
Posted on 4/20/14 at 5:36 pm to Sunday_Tiger
How many on this board would fellate Shaq?
Posted on 4/20/14 at 5:41 pm to ManBearTiger
red zone target.
can you imagine something like 100 yards and 30 TDs on the greatest show on turf? No one could outjump him
can you imagine something like 100 yards and 30 TDs on the greatest show on turf? No one could outjump him
Posted on 4/20/14 at 6:04 pm to KG5989
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People forget what Shaq looked like in college and early on in the NBA.
The question is (and I know because this started as a conversation between the OP and I) if Shaq had instead chose to go the NFL route and trained himself accordingly. So by the time he got to the NFL, he would not look like he did as a basketball trained freshman at LSU. He would have bulked up-something his later career showed he had no problem doing.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 6:08 pm to ManBearTiger
No
Posted on 4/20/14 at 6:20 pm to justice
lol no football coach would ever put a 7 footer on the OL.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 6:24 pm to TheSexecutioner
You do realize how hard it is to bulk up when youre 7'0 at 18 years old? Its not like he wasnt trying to bulk up when he was younger. But he didnt truly bulk up until a few years in the league when he stopped growing and his metabolism slowed down. And you cant guarantee that he would would been bigger / bulked up at a younger age. You gotta remember this was in the late 80s to like 1992 before he went pro. Working out wasnt the same it is now a days with technology, supplements, trainers, etc.
And if he played football instead of basketball, a lot of diff things could have happened, and not all are good things.
Its a hypothetical discussion, but when you say something like "well he would have been training his entire life in football, so ____ would have happened", etc. Too many diff things with too many if, ands, or buts to say 1 would have happened.
And if he played football instead of basketball, a lot of diff things could have happened, and not all are good things.
Its a hypothetical discussion, but when you say something like "well he would have been training his entire life in football, so ____ would have happened", etc. Too many diff things with too many if, ands, or buts to say 1 would have happened.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 6:26 pm to KG5989
I really doubt it.
Leverage would be an issue.
Leverage would be an issue.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 6:28 pm to ManBearTiger
better have a tall arse QB in the pocket
This post was edited on 4/20/14 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 4/20/14 at 6:56 pm to ManBearTiger
Nah
Posted on 4/20/14 at 7:15 pm to ManBearTiger
Who is the tallest ever nfl player?
Posted on 4/20/14 at 7:17 pm to Thurber
I think Richard Sligh, at 7'0. He was a DT.
The tallest OL was in the 6'8 - 6'9 range.
The tallest OL was in the 6'8 - 6'9 range.
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