2008 Olympics: Notes, Stories & Observations
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Mr. SWAC
F*** THE LAKERS!!!!!!
Re: Olympic Men's 100m (Tyson Gay is Out/Who will win?)
So is Justin Gatlin (tried out with Titans). Slot receiver material. Someone you would expect to send over the middle. 6'4" - you keep on the ends strictly deep threat material.
I mean are we really discussing if this can be done? How many soccer players become place kickers and punters?
So is Justin Gatlin (tried out with Titans). Slot receiver material. Someone you would expect to send over the middle. 6'4" - you keep on the ends strictly deep threat material.
I mean are we really discussing if this can be done? How many soccer players become place kickers and punters?
Re: Olympic Men's 100m (Tyson Gay is Out/Who will win?)
I don't know how many soccer players turned kickers, but I do know that Jan Stenerud, a former soccer player, changed the way NFL place-kickers kick forever.
I don't know how many soccer players turned kickers, but I do know that Jan Stenerud, a former soccer player, changed the way NFL place-kickers kick forever.
Blacknbengal
Well-Known Member
Shaw, that has always been a part of the Olympics. I use to watch that all the time as a kid.
Re: Olympic Men's 100m (Tyson Gay is Out/Who will win?)
He was not one of the best receivers in the league but had 333 catches in his career. He was one of if not the best kick returner in the nation when he was at Tennessee.
He was also an excellent hurdler. He was a state champ and third nationally in college. Unlike a lot of track stars who try football, he was a star in football and track for a long time.
I believe that Sam Graddy, a Georgia state track champ like Gault and a former running back in high school, on the other hand ran track for a couple of years at Tennessee before taking up football. He was a much bigger star in track than football while in high school.
He was not one of the best receivers in the league but had 333 catches in his career. He was one of if not the best kick returner in the nation when he was at Tennessee.
He was also an excellent hurdler. He was a state champ and third nationally in college. Unlike a lot of track stars who try football, he was a star in football and track for a long time.
I believe that Sam Graddy, a Georgia state track champ like Gault and a former running back in high school, on the other hand ran track for a couple of years at Tennessee before taking up football. He was a much bigger star in track than football while in high school.
SUtrp96
HBCU SCREAMING CHAMP 99'
DallasCowboyGirl
The Olympian
This is why I have loved this girl (L. Williams) since 2004, she is humble, unassuming, and she does not make excuses for losing.
They test the top three right after every event. and randomly select two or three others. The drug tester are at the finish line and they follow the athlete until a sample is taken. that include when they take a victory lap. they have up to 30 minute to report to drug testing area but the assign person stays with them until they give a sample. and lets not forget that there is always new drugs out there that they the IOC do not know about therefore they do not have a test for. If you remember Balco that the the whole thing.
Wrong making money in track and field is just not in endorsements. Tyson Gay can still get $50,000 or more to run (one) 100 meters race per meet after the olympics. and there are about 8 meets left in the season. and that's every year not just during olympic years. I was a full time track athlete (no job and living on my own) during my time without a single endorment a year before the olympics and a few years after. and I would make around $60,000 a year. not including the indoor season.
a 3.6 in track is different from a 3.6 in football. The factors are the surfaces, and the shoes. Football player don't use spikes when being timed they run in flats. while Bolt would be fast if running on grass or turf it would not be 3.6. the year I made the olympic time I was timed on turf in flats (tennis shoe) by a NFL recuriter and I ran a 4.5 in a 40 meters. on the track it was a 4.2.
USA Track is horrible...Jamaica Track is the real deal
You think :smh:Jamaica Track is undetected.
I just heard a Bears fan suggest the team sign Bolt, and the sports-talk radio host said "it would be a really bad idea" because he is not sure how Bolt would take being hit.
SUtrp96
HBCU SCREAMING CHAMP 99'
I agree.. There a few unknown factors.. "Can he take a lick" and most importantly... "can he CATCH!!"....lol
But with dude height and speed I don't think it is far fetch to try him out with a team that may really NEED a wide receiver...
If he can catch, I don't think being hit should be a big problem, unless he don't have the heart for it.. From watching him show boat after that race he SEEM like he MAY have it in him... But that's just speculation...
Being able to catch is just starters. Bolt would have learn how to run routes, read coverages and know the plays, block and ect.
And considering Bolt has never played organized football at any level, it would be a risk to take a guy off the street and try to turn him into an football player at the NFL level.
SUtrp96
HBCU SCREAMING CHAMP 99'
It's not "THAT" hard to learn routes when that's your job.. It ain't like QBs RB, and WRs are the greatest blockers on the team.. Most times I see WR throw blocks they do better letting the RB try to fake out the defender...lol
Bottom line it was all most impossible for Bolt to make an NFL roster if he were to play WR, considering he has never played the game before.
Guys just don't come off the street and play in the NFL with no football experience. Speed, at that point, means nothing because everyone on defense is fast.
SUtrp96
HBCU SCREAMING CHAMP 99'
They ain't no where NEAR as fast as Bolt.. They would have to play too far off of him... The way they would have to play him alone will help out some offenses..
PsychoJag
We Run The SWAC
I don't know. Have a CB jam him at the line and that'll take away some of the speed but I agree. If he can catch then a team will be willing to work with him. He doesn't even have to play every down.
If that is not done perfectly he'll make any CB look like Jason David with his speed.
Didn't we all think the same thing about Reggie Bush and Vince Young and every other fast guy who we though could not be contained by NFL defenses?
Folks made Bush out to the best the next Gayle Sayers because he was so fast. Now, people are wondering if he is a bust.
Vince Young made USC's defense look like a high school defense, but has not made it look easy in the NFL.
Defenses will find away to stop or contain a player because the game is so darn fast.
And Bolt will be fresh meat IF he actually makes an NFL roster. Plus, the NFL has not lacked tall, fast receivers over the years. So Bolt would not be unique to the game.
Folks made Bush out to the best the next Gayle Sayers because he was so fast. Now, people are wondering if he is a bust.
Vince Young made USC's defense look like a high school defense, but has not made it look easy in the NFL.
Defenses will find away to stop or contain a player because the game is so darn fast.
And Bolt will be fresh meat IF he actually makes an NFL roster. Plus, the NFL has not lacked tall, fast receivers over the years. So Bolt would not be unique to the game.
PsychoJag
We Run The SWAC
Vince Young has no WR's and Reggie Bush has his face up Kim Kardashian's arse. If Reggie gets his mind on football then he'll be alright and all Vince Young needs is help.
1.Oh, Vince Young has no WRs now? But I thought he was so gifted Young did not need WRs.
2. You don't think while playing at USC Reggie Bush did not have girls throwing it in his face every darn day?
3. Plus, I find it so funny that people want to put Bolt in a NFL uniform, considering he said if he was not a sprinter, he would be a cricket player. (also a very popular international sport) Those cats get paid $800,000 a year. Which is not bad in Jamaica.
PsychoJag
We Run The SWAC
1. Who said that Vince Young didn't need receivers? You're reaching.
2. Yeah of course he did but Reggie at USC Reggie didn't have to carry the load for the offense.
3. Yeah we know that he played cricket but $800,000 vs 2-5 Millie not counting endorsements to catch a football. You do the math.
The average income in Jamaica is $8,000. Making $800,000 a year playing cricket is like making $2 to $5 million.
I will agree. My advice to Bolt is to stay on the track.
Brown Trafton, Taylor spur sluggish American track team
By Luke Cyphers
ESPN The Magazine
Updated: August 18, 2008, 6:19 PM ET
BEIJING -- The world champs fizzled. The shot put locks got picked. The jumpers took a great leap backward. For three solid days, the U.S. Olympic track team laid goose eggs all over the Bird's Nest, going without a single gold medal and, in some cases, without a single qualifier for the finals in some of the country's best events.
So Monday night, when the squad needed some gold, it turned to the people in the blue collars.
Stephanie Brown Trafton, a wild-pig-hunting discus thrower who has a sense of humor and a day job, broke the American losing streak with an upset victory.
Then Angelo Taylor, a former gold medalist who two years ago was waking up at 5 a.m. for a job laying electrical cable, reasserted American sprint pride by leading a sweep of the men's 400-meter hurdles.
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By Luke Cyphers
ESPN The Magazine
Updated: August 18, 2008, 6:19 PM ET
BEIJING -- The world champs fizzled. The shot put locks got picked. The jumpers took a great leap backward. For three solid days, the U.S. Olympic track team laid goose eggs all over the Bird's Nest, going without a single gold medal and, in some cases, without a single qualifier for the finals in some of the country's best events.
So Monday night, when the squad needed some gold, it turned to the people in the blue collars.
Stephanie Brown Trafton, a wild-pig-hunting discus thrower who has a sense of humor and a day job, broke the American losing streak with an upset victory.
Then Angelo Taylor, a former gold medalist who two years ago was waking up at 5 a.m. for a job laying electrical cable, reasserted American sprint pride by leading a sweep of the men's 400-meter hurdles.
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