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re: Is Ben Watson one of the most genetically gifted humans of our lifetime?

Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:02 pm to
Posted by GRTiger
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:02 pm to
Myron Rolle is probably up there. Not as gifted of an athlete as Ben, but neurosurgery is pretty stout.
Posted by Jcorye1
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:04 pm to
Him chasing down Champ Bailey is one of the greatest plays ever.
Posted by Sun God
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:04 pm to
Rolle got a 33 on the Wonderlic

Decker got a 43
Posted by teke184
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:05 pm to
She was also a National Merit Scholar IIRC, so those kids are getting brains and athleticism from both sides.
Posted by Powerman
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:05 pm to
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There’s a better chance that he’s not in the top 10 most athletic TEs ever than there is he’s one of the top 10 most athletic players in nfl history.

Humor me. How many tight ends in the league have posted more impressive combine numbers? He ran a sub 4.6 40 at 260 lbs with a 35.5 vertical and 34 reps on bench.

There aren't 10 tight ends in the history of the NFL that have put up those numbers. None that played anyway.
Posted by IT_Dawg
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:05 pm to


He’s really going to have to kill it if he wants the last two records
Posted by MoarKilometers
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:05 pm to
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You have to have a near genius IQ to achieve that.

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and is smarter than almost anyone you've ever met.


You must hang around with a lot of idiots.
Posted by oleyeller
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:06 pm to
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Scored a 48/50 on the wonderlic


Posted by Eightballjacket
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:07 pm to
Rohan Davey representing.
Posted by Powerman
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:07 pm to
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You must hang around with a lot of idiots.

And you're hopelessly stupid if you can't recognize that a 48 wonderlic score is a sign of someone who is very intelligent.
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:07 pm to
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and is working on producing a documentary (evidently with Ben Carson that's supposed to be an anti abortion doc)


The documentary is done and distributed. It was an honor to work with Benjamin on it. He is a damn fine man.

When he signed with the Pats after retiring he warned them if he was tested he would fail because after his retirement announcement he went on test to repair the damage to his body. He also called us right after signing to say he would still be an executive producer on the project but likely couldn't be "the guy" because of going to New England. He was tested and suspended which allowed us to rush his part of the project and get it in the can before he started playing football again.

God wanted that movie made and Benjiman to be a key player.
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:08 pm to
He’s definitely has a top 10 TE athletic profile

Top 10 all time no way
Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:08 pm to
This is really weird dude.
Posted by Powerman
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:08 pm to
Awesome that you got to work with him
Posted by wallowinit
Louisiana
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:09 pm to
I came here to post that. Probably my all time favorite play. And I go way back. It made Ben Watson one of my top five all time favorite athletes.
Posted by LordSaintly
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:11 pm to
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Anyone here that says they can do better is likely full of it.


I scored 45 on one of those Wonderlic internet tests
Posted by 1BamaRTR
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:11 pm to
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they have 7 children together.

This puts him and Phil Rivers in a class by themselves.

Antonio Cromartie has 14 kids. He can’t even remember all their names
Posted by Sun God
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:11 pm to
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And you're hopelessly stupid if you can't recognize that a 48 wonderlic score is a sign of someone who is very intelligent

Is there a single poster on the OT that didn’t score 30+ on the ACT or 1400+ on the SAT?
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:12 pm to
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There’s a better chance that he’s not in the top 10 most athletic TEs ever than there is he’s one of the top 10 most athletic players in nfl history.

there is a very strong argument that until Pitts this year he had the best workouts for TEs in NFL history. his pro day is legendary

he ran a sub-4.4 40 at his pro day at like 6-4, 255 with a 35+ inch vert at the combine
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 9:12 pm to
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Awesome that you got to work with him



I have known him for four years and we finally had a project to work with him on. Met him in DC at a March for Life event we were hosting. Instantly hit it off well. He is an amazingly wonderful human.
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