VanS Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 We've seen subpar basketball players like Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham, and Tony Gonzalez come into the NFL and dominate it. I'm sure there are quite a number of NBA players that could do the same. Basketball has the best athletes in the world IMO. They can do everything NFL or soccer players can do from a purely athletic standpoint. They're just able to do it at a much taller height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 2 hours ago, VanS said: We've seen subpar basketball players like Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham, and Tony Gonzalez come into the NFL and dominate it. I'm sure there are quite a number of NBA players that could do the same. Basketball has the best athletes in the world IMO. They can do everything NFL or soccer players can do from a purely athletic standpoint. They're just able to do it at a much taller height. There's always an exception to the rule, but 95% of NBA players are just too lanky. Heck being any taller than 6'6ish is bad for NFL players. Here's an NFL player that was a also a Basketball player in College. Cincinnati, Connor Barwin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Danger said: Here's an NFL player that was a also a Basketball player in College. Cincinnati, Connor Barwin Julius Peppers - at North Carolina, no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontTazeMeBro Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I’d go with LeBron at QB. High IQ player. There’s a zero point zero percent chance he can’t throw tf out of a football. Probably be Cam Newton in the run game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I think I'd rather see baseball players in the NFL than basketball players! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 On 7/13/2018 at 8:24 AM, VanS said: We've seen subpar basketball players like Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham, and Tony Gonzalez come into the NFL and dominate it. I'm sure there are quite a number of NBA players that could do the same. Basketball has the best athletes in the world IMO. They can do everything NFL or soccer players can do from a purely athletic standpoint. They're just able to do it at a much taller height. Antonio Gates wasn't a subpar basketball player. And the reason why guys like Gates, Gonzalez, Graham, etc. worked in the NFL is because their body types weren't great fits for basketball despite their athleticism. Ideal basketball body types aren't good fits for football for the most part. There are certainly some guys who could have played in the NFL if they dedicated their lives to football, but many of them are tailor made for the NBA. On 7/12/2018 at 11:51 AM, BleedTheClock said: Oh, Ben Wallace would have been a hell of a DE if he wanted to be. Thought about him at TE, but I can't imagine him being able to catch a pass. Despite his rebounding ability? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedTheClock Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 3 hours ago, jrry32 said: Antonio Gates wasn't a subpar basketball player. And the reason why guys like Gates, Gonzalez, Graham, etc. worked in the NFL is because their body types weren't great fits for basketball despite their athleticism. Ideal basketball body types aren't good fits for football for the most part. There are certainly some guys who could have played in the NFL if they dedicated their lives to football, but many of them are tailor made for the NBA. That's the biggest thing about these guys. They have no incentive to lift heavy on their legs. They aren't having to generate jarring power in basketball and therefore don't attempt to pack mass on their frames...for the most part. I'm sure had they decided to get into football, in due time, those guys would be monsters. 3 hours ago, jrry32 said: Despite his rebounding ability? Yeah maybe he would have great hands...but he was so unskilled as an offensive player it was comical. I guess catching a pass is a different thing than basketball coordination (dribbling, shooting, passing...), but I want to believe he'd be a stud defensively like he was in the NBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, BleedTheClock said: That's the biggest thing about these guys. They have no incentive to lift heavy on their legs. They aren't having to generate jarring power in basketball and therefore don't attempt to pack mass on their frames...for the most part. I'm sure had they decided to get into football, in due time, those guys would be monsters. Yeah maybe he would have great hands...but he was so unskilled as an offensive player it was comical. I guess catching a pass is a different thing than basketball coordination (dribbling, shooting, passing...), but I want to believe he'd be a stud defensively like he was in the NBA. Some would be. Some would not be. The guys best suited for the NFL will be the smaller guards, small forwards, and the undersized big men. The real big men are too tall, and many don't have the movement skills. The large point guards and shooting guards generally don't have the body types to play the skill positions in the NFL. They're too tall and lanky. The small forwards are generally more muscular in build, which would allow them to play TE or OLB. The undersized big men are the tackles, tight ends, and DLs.(by undersized, I mean shortish) The smaller guards are obviously well suited for CB and WR. The really small guards might be able to play HB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDez Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Zion Williamson would be an elite DE had his passion/development been football from the beginning. 270 lbs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Prime Dwyane Wade would have been a fun, highlightmaking defensive player. Or Maybe a crazy coordinated WR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malak1 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 On 7/11/2018 at 8:55 PM, thrILL! said: I could see him continuing to play QB in D1 and have a Tony Rice type impact. Any shot at the next level was doubtful bcuz of his size and frame. But man he could’ve been a Devin Hester-like return specialist. Stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texansfan713 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 PJ Tucker would kill at as a LB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrILL! Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 hour ago, malak1 said: Stop How old were you in 1994? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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