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[TheBigIguana]

buddy this is complete trash talk.

Silly me for thinking that professional athletes are freaks of nature.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Jonathan Davies was nowhere near 6’1 lol lol

I didn't realize there were two.

 

[Kurt.]

Yanks are more concerned about whoop whooping for the cameras than actually competing anyway

 

[the sniderman]

Silly me for thinking that professional athletes are freaks of nature.

athleticism is one thing buddy but technical expertize for sports which are highly strategic and not stopping every 6 seconds is another. or maybe google “ carlin isles “ and see your buddy would be 7s at best.

 

[Goat]

Remember when Usain Bolt tried to play footy.

Good times.

 

[TheBigIguana]

athleticism is one thing buddy but technical expertize for sports which are highly strategic and not stopping every 6 seconds is another. or maybe google “ carlin isles “ and see your buddy would be 7s at best.

I know about Isles. He wasn't good enough to make the NFL. So the people I'm talking about are even more athletic than him.

And once again my point is not that these guys could right now today play rugby. It's that I wish the US cared about the sport so athletes of their caliber would play rugby and develop the technique and strategic knowledge so that they could play at a high level. I used Zion as an example because he's a complete freak of nature.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Remember when Usain Bolt tried to play footy.

Good times.

Football as a game of skill is on entirely different level to almost every sport. I think we can all agree on that.

 

[Goat]

Football as a game of skill is on entirely different level to almost every sport. I think we can all agree on that.

So is Rugby mate and most sports, most require more than power and strength.

 

[Kurt.]

Why can’t yanks just accept they can’t play competitive ball games on an elite level ?

 

[Kurt.]

Why can’t yanks just accept they can’t play competitive ball games on an elite level ?

Except tennis maybe

 

[TheBigIguana]

So is Rugby mate and most sports, most require more than power and strength.

The difference is you can be comparatively slow and weak and play football if you have off the charts skill. Look at Andrea Pirlo or Riquelme. Rugby and NFL you can maybe play 9 or 10 and QB. Every other position is going to have skilled players who are also freak athletes. You can't have just the skill and play professionally in those positions.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Why can’t yanks just accept they can’t play competitive ball games on an elite level ?

I am accepting that I just wish it wasn't true.

 

[Kurt.]

I am accepting that I just wish it wasn't true.

Except Basketball too ... love the game.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Except Basketball too ... love the game.

And we even finished 7th or something in that this summer FFS

 

[Kurt.]

The difference is you can be comparatively slow and weak and play football if you have off the charts skill. Look at Andrea Pirlo or Riquelme. Rugby and NFL you can maybe play 9 or 10 and QB. Every other position is going to have skilled players who are also freak athletes. You can't have just the skill and play professionally in those positions.

Playing 9 or 10 rugby is akin to signing your own death warrant