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(S4) - Weekend PT #2 - Old School Football - pulsedk - 11-05-2017
It's tough to say where Bastion might play if this was a different era. Seeing as how he is currently very content with being a defensive end, choosing another position would be tough. Although it's not something he has thought of before, he definitely has some ideas of where he would play depending on the era.
Should Bastion have played 20 years ago, he would have loved to be a running back. Seeing 30+ carries a game is a definite plus. Also the style of game, hard nosed, physical, is right up Bastion's style. He would have loved to have bashed his way through the line 35 times for 110 yards. But the game has drifted away from this style so Bastion is happy to be the man tackling the running backs.
Now if he played 20 years from now, he would happily transition to a corner back. With the way the game is developing, in 20 years teams will be throwing the ball for an all time high number. And if that's where the game ends up, Bastion would love to be in the secondary.
But, as of right now, Bastion is more than happy to play defensive end and sack the QB every play.
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Ryan Sierra and the old days of football
When thinking about the old days of football, I picture the leather helmets without facemasks. The old, antiquated movie projectors with large film canisters, flashing and crackling with visions of the “frozen tundra” of Lambeau Field. Thinking about my size growing up and the rate at which I matured physically, I would have never made it into football as a quarterback. Reaching 6’5” and 225 lbs. as a senior in high school, the scouts and coaches would have pushed me into the line. I found it difficult to break the mold of big athletes only being used for size, until I could display my athleticism and skill as a passer. In the old days, they would have just stuffed a couple of plates from the buffet line in my face and beg me to “keep bulking up” which would have neutralized my speed and quickness. Fast forward to today, a 325 lbs. offensive lineman in the DSFL and not the quarterback I worked all those years trying to perfect. While I’m a much healthier prospect in today’s society, I can imagine the diet and workout regimine I would have been exposed to back then. I suspect my weight would be near the 400 lbs. mark with a heart working overtime to pump my blood through clogged arteries.
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Word count: 225(S4) - Weekend PT #2 - Old School Football - HalfEatenOnionBagel - 11-05-2017
Like most NSFL players, Micah Hendrix would stick out like a sore thumb if he was playing football back in the good old days. Training, nutrition and preparation are nowhere near as complex and developed as they are today and the general strategy of the game has developed quite a bit. When he was an OL, Hendrix easily would have been the biggest player on the field in the olden days. His playstyle would have meshed perfectly with the power running style that was so popular compared to the pass heavy league we see today in professional football. After his recent transition to LB though, Hendrix easily would be one of the best athletes on the field and could dominate at a variety of positions. Aside from linebacker, because of how much smaller players were then, he could have played on the defensive line or due to his athleticism he probably would have absolutely wrecked people playing as a running back or even lined up as a run stopping safety. The game is so evolved now, that most players are pretty limited to a certain specialization based on their size and skillset. But, if you put almost any player from the league back in time, they would absolutely dominate the game and Hendrix is no exception
(S4) - Weekend PT #2 - Old School Football - AsylumParty - 11-05-2017
Very little about Dustin Evans would change had he been a football star of an earlier era. Very little then at least. As he compounded concussions upon concussions, little would the time traveling superstar realize that he was building some serious "man cred" in the year 2017.
You see, back then when it was normal not to have a solid grasp on your physical or mental health, people let them fall to the wayside, unintentionally of course. Had they known there were better ways to play football than while smoking a cigarette, would they have still done so? Perhaps we should ask Jay Cutl- wait, no. Never mind.
Had Dustin Evans played football much less prepared for his bones to be broken and skin to be torn and pierced, perhaps he would land a posthumous documentary at 2 am on NFL Network. Yes, that truly is the dream.
Even better, would Evans be the figurehead of a drunken speech about how today's men are bitches and that they should aspire to be like those that came before us, specifically those without the capability to defend their bodies against the brutal onslaught of 300 pound wrecking balls crashing into them? Yes, I imagine that's every child's dream growing up. Fortunately, Evans is right here in the year 2017.
(S4) - Weekend PT #2 - Old School Football - manicmav36 - 11-05-2017
Most would assume that because Owen Taylor is a running back, he wouldn’t be a very large man. They would be wrong. At 6’2” and 225 pounds, Taylor is larger than the average man. In fact, many would say that his large stature would be prohibitive to his position. Because of this, if Owen Taylor were to play football in nearly any other era, he would not be a running back. Based on size alone, Taylor would most likely play linebacker or tight end. If you go back to the 50’s, his 225-pound body weight would most likely put him on the offensive line. For the sake of this exercise though, we’re going to put Owen Taylor as a running back in the 1970’s.
An easy comparison would be to that of Hall of Fame fullback, and Steelers legend, Franco Harris. Their size in nearly identical, with Harris being only 5 pounds heavier. Harris is twelfth all-time on the rushing leaders list with 12,120 yards and scored 91 touchdowns. The interesting thing is that while Harris may have been stronger, Taylor is both much faster, and more agile. To take someone with Harris’ stature and give him significantly more speed and decent bit more agility, they would become unstoppable. Unfortunately for Taylor, this isn’t 70’s, and his size advantage is all but non-existent.
(S4) - Weekend PT #2 - Old School Football - The_Hero - 11-05-2017
If Gregory Fletcher played football in a different Era only one phrase would describe him. Total league domination. Obviously this is a bold claim I mean how could anyone claim that? Easy Gregory Fletcher will be the best Corner back in the league now so it's only fair to say he would be the best in any era. From 80s football to the leather helmet wearing era of the 20s and 30s. Depending on the era would depend on what position he would play as the game has obviously evolved over the years, but regardless he would excel. Gregory Fletcher would most likely play both offense and defense if we are talking about the early years of football, but he would stick to defense in the more developed years of the game. In conclusion Gregory Fletcher would not be much different in any other era of football than he is currently. He would excel in all aspects of the game but he would especially dominate in the early years of the game when players were not as physically strong or fast as they are now. One thing would be certain though, regardless of when or what position he plays Gregory Fletcher is a game changer.
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(S4) - Weekend PT #2 - Old School Football - Admin - 11-05-2017
If Josh Garden was playing in a different era of football in the National Simulation Football League you have to assume that he would be a dominant receiver. Of course Josh Garden would need to adjust to different rules that allow defensive backs to be much more physical with him all over the field, but in the other hand players are bigger, faster, and stronger now than they have ever been in the history of the game. Josh Garden is one of those players who fits the mold of being biggee, father, and stronger. If Josh Garden was playing in an older era of the National Simulation Football League he would be strong enough to manhandle defensive backs who tried to get physical with him all over the field and he would be faster than anyone else on the field. One thing that may hold him back from monster statistics would be the quarterback play as quarterbacks were far less refined back then and modern passing schemes were not developed at that time. Having a player like Josh Garden on their team back then would likely help accelerate he development of a more passing based attack for an offense which would possibly lead to the game become more passing led quicker than it actually happened.
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(S4) - Weekend PT #2 - Old School Football - JKortesi81 - 11-05-2017
Carlito Crush, with his 6’6 and 260 pound frame, would not be a tight end in the older days of football. Back then, when the forward pass was not a legal play, you’d assume a person of Carlito’s size would be a lineman of sort, perhaps on offense or defense. In fact, he may have played both sides of the ball. But honestly, with Crush’s superior athleticism, he’d be a running back. He’s incredibly fast, and he’s hard to bring down. When you consider the average football player from back in the day was about 6 feet tall, and maybe 200 pounds, there would not be very many, if any at all, players that can bring down the monster. He’d have a Jim Brown type of career, running down the field, running over opposing players, and scoring lots of touchdowns for sure. He’d have been a workhorse for whatever team was lucky enough to have his player rights. It’s not out of the realm of possibility to consider that Carlito Crush would have been the greatest running back in pro football history just based on how he would be so incredibly hard to tackle. Of course, he would run a bigger risk of injury too, since opposing teams would have to take out his knees, which was legal then, to bring him down. (223)
(S4) - Weekend PT #2 - Old School Football - toivo - 11-05-2017
Not many people want to talk about being afraid of concussions and all of that, but to play in the past when players were expected to get right back in there after suffering nasty blows to the head, to lead with their head, it's just scary. I'm fortunate to be in this modern era where the player safety is more important than in previous decades. It's still not perfect, you can play through a concussions, so some guys do it, and they get all over you if you try to self-report one. All I have to say to that is I value my brain more than playing in any game. I'm not going to rush back to the field too early because it'll give the team an advantage. It's just a game, you feel? So yeah, to go back to a previous era, I think my play would be a lot more physical, and that my mental status wouldn't be as good as it is. Playing more physical, I might be able to hurt and take other players out more, but the cost for all that is just too much, and like I've said, very thankful of the player safety procedures we have these days.
(S4) - Weekend PT #2 - Old School Football - ErMurazor - 11-05-2017
Jayce Tuck has dominated the National Simulation Football League in the modern football era. Tuck is a physical freak. He’s over 300 lbs and faster than many skill position players in the league. Tuck’s domination stems from his mental attributes as well as his physical and there are several other positions on the field he could likely dominate. It isn’t a stretch to think that Tuck would also likely dominate the league in an old school era. While he is known in the modern era of football for being a force in the passing game and getting the quarterback in the dirt, Tuck has shown he is a very strong run defender as well being among the top players in the league in tackles for loss. While it is unclear what era Tuck would be playing in with his dedication to his craft and his physical abilities it seems that Tuck would have no issue being a keystone piece of any team, in any era of the game. The real question here is probably would position would Tuck NOT excel in during another era of professional football? He is a product of elite training, dedication, mental ability, and physical excellence that would blow players from older eras out of the water.