In general, are NFL players more athletic than NBA players?

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by cdcox

Drop James. Go to the 50th best athlete in the NBA. Now match him against an average NFL WR or CB on speed and strength. Who you going to take?

I mean, if you want me to I'll go through the rosters of every NBA team and list the guys I think would be dominant NFL receivers...it's just not the star players...there are young, super athletic dudes on every NBA bench that don't have the basketball skills to contribute...so they just sit on the bench, collect their huge salaries, and don't get hurt...

I mean, perfect example, that dude that lit up the McDonald's All-American game a few years ago that busted in Boston...Gerald Green.

There is NO way that dude wouldn't be a primetime NFL receiver...the dude can literally touch the top of the backboard...and he's no dumber/smarter than DeSean Jackson...he's just almost a foot taller with a higher vertical...

These NBA dudes are super quick...there are several receivers in the NFL that don't run 4.4 speed and are effective...but they aren't 6 foot friggin' 8...

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by Hootie

These NBA dudes are super quick...there are several receivers in the NFL that don't run 4.4 speed and are effective...but they aren't 6 foot friggin' 8...

And that 6-8 height is probably the biggest reason that today's NFL players could not have developed into NBA players had they chosen that route early in their athletic careers. And why TG, JP, and AG are better football players than they are BB players. Different body types.

The track record of really tall guys in the NFL isn't very good.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by cdcox

And that 6-8 height is probably the biggest reason that today's NFL players could not have developed into NBA players had they chosen that route early in their athletic careers. And why TG, JP, and AG are better football players than they are BB players. Different body types.

The track record of really tall guys in the NFL isn't very good.

That's because if you're 6'8" and have the athleticism of Terrell Owens...you're playing basketball...

Even if you can't make it in the pros you can still go overseas and make more, tax free, than you'd make in the NFL without the life-altering hits and physical demand.