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re: why is bo jackson so highly regarded as a pro rb?
Posted on 8/14/10 at 1:07 pm to tubucoco
Posted on 8/14/10 at 1:07 pm to tubucoco
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having your hip pulled out of place is not having a career cut short by injuries
im not catching your drift...
he had to quit football. went back to baseball for a bit but was never the same, which was pretty awesmone in itself, but he was never the same imo.
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Posted on 8/14/10 at 1:14 pm to iwyLSUiwy
he lost his ability to run after the hip injury. The dude was slow as Molasses when he went back to baseball.
Posted on 8/14/10 at 1:37 pm to tubucoco
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having your hip pulled out of place is not having a career cut short by injuries
I remember it being real bad, degenerative or replacement hip maybe?
Posted on 8/14/10 at 1:40 pm to iwyLSUiwy
an accident like that takes a great RB like that and wrecks his career like it did! so it wasn't a series of injuries like someone suggested!
he also couldn't even swing like before in baseball with the hip turning and stuff to generate power, just a tragic accident!
he also couldn't even swing like before in baseball with the hip turning and stuff to generate power, just a tragic accident!
This post was edited on 8/14/10 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 8/14/10 at 1:48 pm to H-Town Tiger
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why is bo jackson so highly regarded as a pro rb
He was REALLY GOOD WHEN HE PLAYED?????
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he made some spectacular plays
Yes he did. BUT at the time he could NOT CARRY the load for A team. 20 carries MAX!!!
Posted on 8/14/10 at 1:52 pm to tubucoco
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having your hip pulled out of place is not having a career cut short by injuries
Yea, he had a hip replacement. It's amazing he was able to play baseball at the time.
Posted on 8/14/10 at 1:56 pm to dukke v
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BUT at the time he could NOT CARRY
and you know this how? As mentioned previously, when he played for the Raiders they also had Marcus Allen
Oh and you can't pull your usual "YOU NEVER SAW HIM PLAY PUNK" crap on Bo with me, I was in college when he played for the Raiders and saw him live in both sports
This post was edited on 8/14/10 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 8/14/10 at 2:00 pm to H-Town Tiger
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Oh and you can't pull your usually " YOU NEVER SAW HIM PLAY PUNK" crap on Bo with me, I was in college when he played for the Raiders and saw him live in both sports
OK!!!
IN COLLEGE WALKER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BO. In the Pros??? The COWBOYS WILL ALWAYS say THANK YOU WALKER. BUT The Hip thing is what bothers me. SHAME.BO WAS GREAT. BUT.,
Posted on 8/14/10 at 2:21 pm to dukke v
Well, I think Walker is the best CFB player I ever saw, but that many > is taking it too far, Jackson was a bad arse in college as well.
As for the pros, Walker's pro career was better than people realize, he had a couple of great years in Dallas, just on some crappy teams. The staggering part about the Minnesota trade is after giving up so much to get him, they basically platooned him with some guy named Rick Fenney
As for the pros, Walker's pro career was better than people realize, he had a couple of great years in Dallas, just on some crappy teams. The staggering part about the Minnesota trade is after giving up so much to get him, they basically platooned him with some guy named Rick Fenney
Posted on 8/14/10 at 2:22 pm to dukke v
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He was REALLY GOOD WHEN HE PLAYED?????
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he could NOT CARRY the load for A team. 20 carries MAX!!!
He waited a few years before going into the NFL. He'd come straight out of baseball and step on the field around game 7 each year... virtually no practice time with his team.
If he had committed to CONDITIONING to be a full-time back - You bet yer arse he would've been putting up jaw-dropping numbers.
Posted on 8/14/10 at 2:26 pm to diat150
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why was bo jackson so highly regarded?
One word: Tecmo Bowl Beast
Posted on 8/14/10 at 2:29 pm to yurintroubl
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If he had committed to CONDITIONING to be a full-time back - You bet yer arse he would've been putting up jaw-dropping numbers.
MAYBE!!!!!
Posted on 8/14/10 at 2:45 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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ESPNCentury's top 100 athletes of the past 100 years, only one person voted Bo Jackson #1 overall. Dick Schaap. A man a lot of people respect. His reasoning was that it was a list for best athlete, and he never saw one better than Bo.
I think Lebron and Dwight are definitely more freak athletes than Bo.
Posted on 8/14/10 at 2:49 pm to Colonel Flagg
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Colonel Flagg
Only you Flagg and two others could bring up James in a running back thread.
Gotta love the commitment!!
Posted on 8/14/10 at 3:58 pm to bomber77
Bo is the last American sports folk hero. He wasn't the greatest ever, but he is a classic "what if" guy. And it's the legend around Bo that's outstanding. Not just the TV ads, but the feel he could do anything.
He was an interesting baseball player, but not a great one. He made jaw dropping catches and hit some massive homers (most notably off of Nolan Ryan - who being Nolan Ryan threw him nothing but fastballs). Bo never lead the leage in homers and he didn't win the Rookie of the Year, as suggested in this thread. He was an All Star once, and he won the AS Game MVP. Then again, so has Michael Young.
He was an interesting baseball player, but not a great one. He made jaw dropping catches and hit some massive homers (most notably off of Nolan Ryan - who being Nolan Ryan threw him nothing but fastballs). Bo never lead the leage in homers and he didn't win the Rookie of the Year, as suggested in this thread. He was an All Star once, and he won the AS Game MVP. Then again, so has Michael Young.
Posted on 8/14/10 at 4:07 pm to Baloo
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He was an All Star once, and he won the AS Game MVP.
and lead off the game with a monster shot.
Posted on 8/14/10 at 4:07 pm to Colonel Flagg
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ESPNCentury's top 100 athletes of the past 100 years, only one person voted Bo Jackson #1 overall. Dick Schaap. A man a lot of people respect. His reasoning was that it was a list for best athlete, and he never saw one better than Bo.
And Schaap actually played against Jim Brown in college.
OK so it was lacrosse, but still....
Posted on 8/14/10 at 4:08 pm to Colonel Flagg
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I think Lebron and Dwight are definitely more freak athletes than Bo.
why because they are taller?
Posted on 8/14/10 at 4:15 pm to H-Town Tiger
Bo was legit. Deion may be a better athlete, but the dude was awesome. Easily one of my top 5 favorite backs.
Posted on 8/14/10 at 4:16 pm to Kafka
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OK so it was lacrosse, but still....
they say Jim Brown is really the GOAT of Lax
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