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Why don't more football teams try to recruit college basketball players for reciever
Posted on 12/17/17 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 12/17/17 at 9:47 pm
Imagine your a low level fbs or fcs school. You have trouble getting top talent. Why not try and get a 6'6 215 pound small forward who plays at the school to play football? He could be a beast on the gridiron probably better than he even is at basketball. And cpils you imagine a 6'9 or 6'10 reciever? Think of the possibilities. I wonder why more small schools don't try this
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Posted on 12/17/17 at 9:48 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
because many fail
Posted on 12/17/17 at 9:48 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
I like the idea. Maybe it does happen?
Posted on 12/17/17 at 9:49 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Yea I think the saints had a guy like that a few years back.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 9:51 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
How many good 6’6” 215 WRs are there?
There’s your answer. Like none
There’s your answer. Like none
Posted on 12/17/17 at 9:51 pm to TH03
Obviously Jimmy Graham and demaryious Thomas are examples of guys who did this which is why I'm wondering why more don't try it
Posted on 12/17/17 at 9:57 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Could you imagine Shaq as a tight end? Have him run 10 yards and turn around and just throw it up to him.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:00 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
This is the second thread you've started regarding two sport athletes. It's not as easy as you seem to be making it out to be. College basketball players don't because they aren't good enough. It takes more than being 6'6" 215 pounds to play D1 football
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:05 pm to lsufball19
Football is easy as hell to pickup and play from a reciever or fkex tight end perspective as long as you know the playbook and learn basic route combos. Its like track you just have to be an athlete no alot of technique. Most practice is to learn olays and get in shape. Of your already an athlete just learn the plays
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:06 pm to lsufball19
By the time you bulk up enough for football the season's over and you have to drop all that weight to get in shape for basketball. If your coach will even let you do it in the first place.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:07 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
The scholarship would count towards the football limit. Not sure why a football coach would want to burn a spot for a part time player. And I'm sure the basketball coach wouldn't be thrilled about football poaching his players.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:08 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Basketball players in general are to big of pussies to be good football players on the college level.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:10 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
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Football is easy as hell to pickup and play from a reciever or fkex tight end perspective as long as you know the playbook and learn basic route combos. Its like track you just have to be an athlete no alot of technique. Most practice is to learn olays and get in shape. Of your already an athlete just learn the plays
Sounds like you quit after your freshman year because you couldn’t be further from the truth.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:13 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
I played football and baseball all through high school never played basketball all of my basketball friends played football and the only one to go anywhere was a kid who was 6'3 thought he was Kobe incarnate but ended up signing to go play reciever at la tech.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:17 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Then you should know there is a hell of a lot more to the position than just being athletic. Especially after high school.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:27 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Corner and reciever is 90% athleticism
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:33 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Look everyone we have a fricking genius amongst us.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:52 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
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Football is easy as hell to pickup and play from a reciever or fkex tight end perspective as long as you know the playbook and learn basic route combos.
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Its like track you just have to be an athlete no alot of technique
no, it's not
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:53 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
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Corner and reciever is 90% athleticism
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:55 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
You can only get one scholarship, and I think both Football and Basketball tend to be the full ride variety. Why risk hurting yourself at a secondary sport for the insanely tiny chance you may make the NFL.
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