Can I be a pro
05-12-09, 08:52 PM
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Can I be a pro
I'm 5'9" 185, run a 5.0 40, but I'm willing to work really hard. Almost made the varsity squad at my small High School as a junior.
I think if I work really hard this summer, I can start at Left tackle next year as a senior, go to a 1AA school,and continue to work hard and get drafted in the NFL.
Do you think I have a chance to be a first round pick? And should I just do base miles this summer, or a lot of SST?
I think if I work really hard this summer, I can start at Left tackle next year as a senior, go to a 1AA school,and continue to work hard and get drafted in the NFL.
Do you think I have a chance to be a first round pick? And should I just do base miles this summer, or a lot of SST?
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05-12-09, 08:57 PM
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05-12-09, 09:32 PM
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double your weight and add 7 inches to your height and your 40 time is acceptable for an offensive tackle.
05-12-09, 09:45 PM
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Which thread?
05-13-09, 05:59 AM
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This almost reads like a letter to the penthouse forums.
05-13-09, 06:47 AM
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05-13-09, 07:46 AM
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back in the day i use to roll in my 5.0 with the rag top down so my hair could blow.
i think that qualifies me as a PRO. later.
i think that qualifies me as a PRO. later.
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05-13-09, 10:28 AM
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The second fastest Offensive Lineman (I said he could play offensive tackle) this year ran a 5.03 in the combine man....get your facts straight. The fastest was Murtha at 4.89 and look where he got drafted....7th round. That big of a jump in speed did nothing to help his draft status. So yes the OP could play in the NFL as an Offensive Lineman if he added 7 inches and doubled his weight like I said originally.
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Eh. I used to be a pretty good pitcher in my Legion days. I'm 5'10, 170 lbs. Had a pretty good overhand curve, so-so slider, and a back-up change. On a good day I could throw my fastball in the high 80s, maybe break 90 with a tailwind. I figured I'd maxed out my physical abilities. You know, your levers are only so long.
Then this guy shows up and ruins that theory.
Freak.
Then this guy shows up and ruins that theory.
Freak.
05-13-09, 10:59 AM
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I was a pitcher too in high school. Threw about the same speeds as Caloso and had a wicked overhand curve. Look how contorted his upper body is. He is using his entire body to pitch and that's what makes a difference between a good high school/college pitcher and a major league pitcher.
05-13-09, 11:08 AM
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I quit playing organized ball at 14. When I was in my mid-30's I was in Atlanta and went to a game with my brother-in-law. They had a booth where you got to throw 3 pitches for $1 that were timed with a radar gun. I hadn't thrown in years, was wearing street clothes, no mound, no warm-up and I was throwing at 88 mph.
I think I made an expensive mistake at 14.
I think I made an expensive mistake at 14.
05-13-09, 11:17 AM
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The block was dead, yo.. so I continued on to A1A BEACHFRONT AVENUE
I'd be happy to move this to Road, or we could continue rapping.
I'd be happy to move this to Road, or we could continue rapping.
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05-13-09, 11:30 AM
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i know, so he continued to A1A Beachfront Avenue where the girls were hot wearing less than bikinis...
later.
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