Athletes are far different today than what they were back when Casanova played. I too don't know much about him and I've heard numerous times that he's one of the best ever to put on a Tiger uniform, but I have a hard time believing that he was as athletic as Patric Peterson.
They didn't train the same back then as they do now and the game have evolved quite a bit.
Best in his era, no doubt. Better than Peterson, I'd have to see some substantial evidence to say that.

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Posted by whoisnickdoobs

Lafayette

Member since Apr 2012

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Posted on 7/24/12 at 2:21 pm to pickle311

Trindon at #3 and Justin Vincent at #13 are flat out ludicrous.

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The author is a Baton Rouge native and lifelong LSU fan who counts the time he met Billy Cannon, after LSU's 2003 BCS national championship victory, as one of the greatest moments of his life.

I guess anyone who meets Billy Cannon and calls themselves an LSU fan can become a yahoo.com writer.

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Posted by Toughcrittercrumb1

Houston

Member since Apr 2011

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Posted on 7/24/12 at 2:29 pm to pickle311

IMO, you have to judge the players based on what they did during their time period. It's not fair to compare today's athlete to someone from 1970. Wilt Chamberlain was ahead of his time because of his size and athleticism. He would compare very favorably to athletes of this time. Larry Bird would probably have a hard time running with the young guys of these days although he has a better shot then any of them. Bird was a killer during his days but to compare him to Lebron isn't fair. If you made an all-time list, they would both be on it and Bird would be ahead of Lebron due to his body of work but head to head its not fair.

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