re: In defense of Tommy Casanova

My two cents on this pointless debate:

Tommy Casanova was one of the greatest LSU Tigers to ever play the game. If he born twenty years ago instead of fifty years ago, he would still be a premier player in today's game. However, if you take 1970's Casanova and put him on today's field, I think he would not be as prominent due to the increase in the speed of the game. I think players today are faster than thirty years ago due to several factors. This can be seen each year at track meets when the records set in the recent past are quickly replaced. In addition, I bet it would take any 1970's player a while to catch up with the new forms of explosive offense's that have develop over the past decades. Although, he could probably adapt to this quickly due to his intelligence. Also, it is possible that the increase in technology, techniques and training over the past three decades would result in QB's being able to throw the ball faster, meaning the ball gets to the receiver faster, which would mean the defense would have to less time to close in on the receiver. Notwithstanding the most likely incorrect point about throwing speed, I still believe his quickness/reaction time and his overall speed would decrease the number of accolades he would receive. With all this being said, his work ethic and natural talent would still lead him to being an ALL-SEC player in today's age even with the speed disadvantage he would have.