Speed of the NFL Game

[Favpack]

I've watched about 8 HS games in person or on TV, and about 6 college games on TV this year. I really had not watched hardly any pre-season NFL games.

My jaw was literally dropping last night at the speed differential between college and the NFL game. I think it's an ever bigger jump than from HS to college.

Granted - I was watching the Titans and Steelers (as opposed to the Lions and Seahawks) - but it was amazing.

Also amazing to me that a pro player can make it through a year without a major injury - as in one every single year. Polamaulu's injury was sickish - but I can't believe that doesn't happen every play.

[ThEgReAtOnE]

I've watched about 8 HS games in person or on TV, and about 6 college games on TV this year. I really had not watched hardly any pre-season NFL games.

My jaw was literally dropping last night at the speed differential between college and the NFL game. I think it's an ever bigger jump than from HS to college.

Granted - I was watching the Titans and Steelers (as opposed to the Lions and Seahawks) - but it was amazing.

Also amazing to me that a pro player can make it through a year without a major injury - as in one every single year. Polamaulu's injury was sickish - but I can't believe that doesn't happen every play.

When a kid gets to college he finds that everyone is handpicked as the elite athletes, from their respective high school's or JUCO's, etc. The speed shoots through the roof, with the potential of the talent. (Power, size, etc.) I told Derrick Dockery this, the summer before his freshman yr at Texas, back in 1999. I told him speed kills, and if he didn't want to be a casualty he'd better get his arse (I used different words) to working on a higher level.

In the NFL, not only are you selecting the fastest players from college (the equivalent of selecting the fastest of the fastest of the fastest), you're also asking them to take their aggressiveness to another level. The tenacity, motivated by the potential to a) have a job w/ a base salary of 6-figures, and b) make millions of dollars, while becoming a celebrity, will make the pro level look like an express-way on steroids.

And to think, we're just cracking the potential. The speed of the game will get faster, from top to bottom. Oh, and Troy is a beast. Remember the commercial with he and Tomlinson, last season? As a kid, they showed him jumping on the living room table, and tearing stuff up. That's his frame of mind. He's going to completely tear his body up... and like a "warrior", leave it on the field when he's done playing. He'll get hurt (while hurting others) a few more times, this season, and several more times in his career. That's his fortay... and I love it! :ninja:

[Favpack]

I honestly don't know if I love it.

I remember when Marlon McKeever broke Staubach's collar bone in a pre-season game in about '72 ( I was 11) and I was sick for a few weeks. Kids today need to subscribe to an injury report to keep up.

Ted Hendricks (the Mad Stork) never lifted weights - not once. Dudes had beanpole legs back then - even Joe Greene looked small as compared to linebackers today.

I don't know - it maybe get scarier as you say.

[slorch]

should have just posted a picture of Polomaulou(sp:eek:) making that tackle in the flat last night. OMFG!!!!!!

[KT2000]

Polamalu is a freaking b-e-a-s-t. Too bad about the knee, hope he gets back soon.

[SLC]

Polamalu is a freaking b-e-a-s-t. Too bad about the knee, hope he gets back soon.


That damn int was insane!

[Eagles]

A big big big big titan guy did fell on the Polamalu's leg...You've never heard abut the madden curse? :rolleyes::D:D...waiting Larry now.