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2-Sport Athlete choice
Posted on 5/29/09 at 9:42 am
Posted on 5/29/09 at 9:42 am
NOTE: THIS IS NOT A FLAME, SO PLEASE SAVE ANY LAME RODENT JOKES!
Which 2-sport athlete would you rather have, Eric Decker or Jared Mitchell? Decision must be based on having him for both sports (i.e. can't choose one for football and one for baseball).
Stats for each:
Mitchell
Football
YEAR REC YDS AVG TD
2006 2 25 12.5 0
2007 13 143 11.0 0
2008 9 106 11.8 0
Baseball
YEAR AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG OB% SB
2008 .297 44 52 10 1 6 29 .469 .363 16
2009 .326 55 60 11 4 8 40 .560 .472 30
Decker
Football
YEAR REC YDS AVG TD
2006 26 378 14.5 3
2007 67 909 13.6 9
2008 84 1074 12.8 7
Baseball
YEAR AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG OB% SB
2008 .329 42 53 7 4 3 28 .478 .439 9
2009 .332 41 66 12 3 4 24 .482 .394 11
Which 2-sport athlete would you rather have, Eric Decker or Jared Mitchell? Decision must be based on having him for both sports (i.e. can't choose one for football and one for baseball).
Stats for each:
Mitchell
Football
YEAR REC YDS AVG TD
2006 2 25 12.5 0
2007 13 143 11.0 0
2008 9 106 11.8 0
Baseball
YEAR AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG OB% SB
2008 .297 44 52 10 1 6 29 .469 .363 16
2009 .326 55 60 11 4 8 40 .560 .472 30
Decker
Football
YEAR REC YDS AVG TD
2006 26 378 14.5 3
2007 67 909 13.6 9
2008 84 1074 12.8 7
Baseball
YEAR AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG OB% SB
2008 .329 42 53 7 4 3 28 .478 .439 9
2009 .332 41 66 12 3 4 24 .482 .394 11
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Posted on 5/29/09 at 9:45 am to TheLittleAristotle
I'll take Chad Jones 
....but if I had to pick then Mitchell
....but if I had to pick then Mitchell This post was edited on 5/29/09 at 9:46 am
Posted on 5/29/09 at 9:47 am to strikingoutsince87
chad jones
Posted on 5/29/09 at 9:48 am to TheLittleAristotle
Chris Jackson hands down
Posted on 5/29/09 at 9:53 am to TheLittleAristotle
a 1000 yard receiver and a .320+ hitter. Day-umm.
Posted on 5/29/09 at 9:57 am to N.O. via West-Cal
Mitchell all the way.....
Posted on 5/29/09 at 10:13 am to tweave4
quote:
Chris Jackson
:kige:
Posted on 5/29/09 at 10:20 am to CHEEEEESE
I'll take Mitchell, he would probably have bigger numbers than your guy if he played for Minn and in the Big 11.
Posted on 5/29/09 at 10:23 am to TheLittleAristotle
Cannot be determined by stats alone. Decker, like Mitchell, would not see the playing field much on LSU's football team due to the WR depth the last few years. So the football comparison is invalid.
This post was edited on 5/29/09 at 10:24 am
Posted on 5/29/09 at 10:24 am to tasseaux joeaux
Playing in the sec is definately alot tougher. But, this kid is a top 5 receiver for the 2010 draft. Not sure what kind of baseball player he is though. We will find out this weekend. That being said C.Jones gets my vote too.
Posted on 5/29/09 at 11:05 am to graychef
quote:
he would probably have bigger numbers than your guy if he played for Minn and in the Big 11
quote:
Cannot be determined by stats alone
I agree with both of these statements, however 1,000 vs 100 is a huge difference regardless of hypotheticals.
quote:
Decker, like Mitchell, would not see the playing field much on LSU's football team due to the WR depth the last few years
nice homerism. decker could have been, at least, the no.3 receiver for LSU last year
quote:
Not sure what kind of baseball player he is though.
pretty good, considering he took off 2 years to concentrate on football and only plays from Jan-June. and yes, i understand jared does the same and i think he's a hell of an athlete.
i'd take decker (obviously) based on production, but for the record i'd give the advantage to decker in football and mitchell in baseball
Posted on 5/29/09 at 11:27 am to TheLittleAristotle
quote:
i'd take decker (obviously) based on production, but for the record i'd give the advantage to decker in football and mitchell in baseball
I can handle this, but I dont think we need more depth at WR so Mitchell it is.
Posted on 5/29/09 at 11:41 am to TheLittleAristotle
quote:
nice homerism. decker could have been, at least, the no.3 receiver for LSU last year
Maybe, but without consistent QB play, his stats would have been way down, just like LSU's #3 (Toliver or one of the Mitchells). No way he would have been ahead of Byrd or Lafell in 08, Doucet in 07, or Bowe or Davis in 06. So being #3 in 08 would not have worked for him...he wouldn't have gotten any catches.
This post was edited on 5/29/09 at 11:42 am
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