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re: If you dropped Danny Woodhead into 50's/60's NFL, how good would he have been?
Posted on 11/21/14 at 10:49 am to Draconian Sanctions
Posted on 11/21/14 at 10:49 am to Draconian Sanctions
the best player in the league.
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Posted on 11/21/14 at 10:52 am to ehidal1
quote:That's true in today's NFL... but back then, his ability between the tackles would be way better due to the competition.
Woodheads value is more of a passing down guy (routes, blocking). Teams three a lot less then and even less to RBs. He is not a between the tackles kind of guy. He would be good but don't think a HOFer
Posted on 11/21/14 at 11:03 am to boom roasted
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ETA: Go ahead and look at the height and weight of the 1950 NFL pro bowlers.
the Olinemens are 6-3 250 pounds max.
You think any of them is stopping JJ Watt?
Posted on 11/21/14 at 11:04 am to SammyTiger
quote:Or Suh? They would both have 200 sacks.
You think any of them is stopping JJ Watt?
Posted on 11/21/14 at 11:10 am to RileyTime
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HA! No. If you just all of a sudden dropped an athlete from today to the 50's and 60's they probably wouldn't last a whole game.
If by wouldn't last a game you mean that they'd dominate so badly that they became bored and quit, then I agree 100%.
If you mean that today's players who are all bigger, stronger, and faster than just about everyone from the 50/60's, but the game would be too "physical" for them and they wouldn't be "tough" enough for it, then I'd like to lol at you.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 11:27 am to Draconian Sanctions
He would be a Hall of Famer without question. And maybe regarded as one of the best football players ever. He would be so far ahead of his time.. he would put up video game numbers.
Hell, throw Kenny Hilliard in that era.. Or any good D1 player, and he's a hall of Famer.
That's why when comparing players from different generations should always be relative.
Babe Ruth is the greatest baseball player of all time, but bring him into 2014 and he might not even be a starter in today's MLB.
Hell, throw Kenny Hilliard in that era.. Or any good D1 player, and he's a hall of Famer.
That's why when comparing players from different generations should always be relative.
Babe Ruth is the greatest baseball player of all time, but bring him into 2014 and he might not even be a starter in today's MLB.
This post was edited on 11/21/14 at 11:31 am
Posted on 11/21/14 at 12:34 pm to PhiTiger1764
Babe Ruth wouldn't even be in the MLB. Pitching now is so far and beyond anything Babe Ruth ever saw.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 1:06 pm to boom roasted
It's obvious with Watt or Suh. I brought up Woodhead SOLEY because of his size handicap
Posted on 11/21/14 at 1:13 pm to Draconian Sanctions
quote:Your example was perfect. Woodhead is small today, but at 200lbs he would have been on the heavier side of NFL rbs in the 50's. His 4.3 speed and 39 inch vertical though would have made him a freak
I brought up Woodhead SOLEY because of his size handicap
This post was edited on 11/21/14 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 11/21/14 at 1:13 pm to Draconian Sanctions
He probably would have the rushing record.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 1:17 pm to schexyoung
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Why? He would have never gotten a clean release off the line, and would have been killed.
Do you know what NFL players did back then during the offseason? They went back to their regular jobs.
Woodhead would have owned them.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 1:22 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Hall of Famer
Posted on 11/21/14 at 1:44 pm to lsupride87
If Woodhead were to have played in that era, then shouldn't we assume he would have been raised on that era's nutrition and workout regimes? Woodhead might have been playing at about 170lbs given his 5'8" height, and without the modern training he might not be quite so fast.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 1:45 pm to PrimeTime Money
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Babe Ruth wouldn't even be in the MLB. Pitching now is so far and beyond anything Babe Ruth ever saw.
Ruth would probably be fine after a period of adjustment. He's already a great hitter, and would just have to learn to adapt to today's pitching.
Football players, however, would be totally outclassed, especially linemen. Only the very best of skill players would have a chance today.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 1:46 pm to Poodlebrain
quote:I dont think that is what the OT intended. It is a pointless conversation that way. I think we want to know how Danny Woodhead would do if he met Dr. Emmett Brown and traveled back to the 50's.
If Woodhead were to have played in that era, then shouldn't we assume he would have been raised on that era's nutrition and workout regimes? Woodhead might have been playing at about 170lbs given his 5'8" height, and without the modern training he might not be quite so fast.
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