reminds me of Garo from LONG ago............Its a little scary that he has trained in american football but hasn't actually played the game.
reminds me of Garo from LONG ago............
You think it tales more coordination to catch and drop the ball than kick a college FG?A punter is a football player. First, he has to catch the ball. Hand-eye coordination. Then he has to drop it and punt it. More coordination.
↑Big difference between a place kicker and a punter.
I think so. But imagine the old drop kick. I learned out to do that when I was young. But the ball was rounder on the end when they did it years ago.You think it tales more coordination to catch and drop the ball than kick a college FG?
You think it tales more coordination to catch and drop the ball than kick a college FG?
Soccer players punt, goalies more though.
Ray Guy was/is an outstanding athlete. Excellent college safety and a good pitcher. At some stage he had a great pitching duel with a man who became a quite well known pitcher. Thought the NFL would practice him as a backup safety and save a roster spot. I believe he once held the record for the longest college field goal.Yes, that’s what I said.
Every now and then you see a punter make a TD saving tackle on the punt return guy.
Converted soccer players trying to tackle on a kickoff return...that’s just comedy gold.
Or Garo trying to throw the ball in the Super Bowl
Alex.
My neighbor who was OAF (and just died) taught me with a very old leather football. Wish I still had it. It was much more round than what we played with in HSYou old AF, Corch.
From Popular Mechanics, "The Evolution of the Football":
In 1935, the NFL shortened the ball's short axis to between 21-1/4 and 21-1/2 in. The ball's length was shortened that year to between 11 and 11-1/4 in., and the amount of air that it could hold was set at 12.5 to 13.5 psi. Its long axis of 28 to 28-1/2 in., however, did not change. These dimensions remain today, as does the ball's shape, which has been called a "prolate spheroid" since 1890.
I figured coach rode a horse to school. Probably single classroom building.Back in coaches day they kicked footballs so hard they turned them into basketballs. Must have been all the walking up hill in the snow both ways to school that made their legs so strong.