Someone who played D-1 please explain....

[CTPride]

Uhhh you out of shape = cant make it down the staires without losing breath.

d1 football player out of shape = 40 time going from 4.4 to 4.45

you out of shape = lose to your kid at pick up basketball in the backyard.

d1 football player out of shape = bench press went from 275 to 265

 

[TouchdownHusky]

. You will always hear NFL athletes complain that they are never in better shape than when they report to the first day of training camp.

Something to be said for that observation. Football games and football practice are effective only in getting you in shape for . . . ahhh, well. . . football. Another thought is that these kids are talking about "in shape" the way Dick Vitale talks about his "All Airport Team". You know, the guys that look like they are chiseled from granite, all buff and cut. They look the part, even though that doesn't guarantee they can play at all (Tony Mandrich being the poster boy). On the other hand, Vince Woolfork, Tony Siragusa, the late Alex Karras didn't look like athletes, but man are/were they ever.

Finally, Tweets? Seriously? These are kids and when it comes to texting and Twitter they are numbnuts, sorry to say. Much like their professional brethren they actually believe anyone gives a crap what they're eating or what they're work regiment is. Right? I mean, people don't right?

Unfortunately they are folks who apparently do and so these kids Tweet away without thinking. They forget that in today's Facebook, Twitter world that maybe some discretion is advised. Case in point. . . if I'm a coach I'd make darn sure they were never in a position again to much such a stupid proclaimation.