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<blockquote data-quote="Kempistry" data-source="post: 680926" data-attributes="member: 70932">I&#039;d put the odds of him succeeding as very low. The NFL not only has amazing athletes who have played all of their lives, but it is arguably the most cutthroat sports league in the world. Contracts aren&#039;t guaranteed. If players don&#039;t work out they are cut quickly and never seen again, injuries are rampant. Every single game is do-or-die and everyone&#039;s job is on the line, from the GM, to the head coach, to the last guy on the practice squad. There are like 100 college teams each with 50+ players ready to take your job each year.Brock Lesnar was a 300 lb athletic marvel who tried for a few years to make the NFL and had even played a bit in high school and he couldn&#039;t sniff an NFL roster. I think he had some of the best combine stats in NFL history.&nbsp; He then became UFC heavyweight champion almost immediately with zero fighting experience. Devin Hester is one of the most athletic freaks in the NFL and can barely get off special teams.I&#039;ve never even seen Haynes play rugby and it would be amazing if he did well, but I think it is unlikely he is ever more than a special teamer. And not to be too racist here but there are basically zero successful white running backs in the NFL.Running back requires knowing how to block, pick up blitzes, catch passes, run routes, how to follow blocks, how NOT to fumble. If you screw up the consequences are MASSIVE. Receiver is arguably more complex. Safety? Maybe but he&#039;d be covering monsters and would be targeted quickly. And he&#039;s too small for everything else. His only hope is that some coach sees something and puts in the enormous amount of time it would require to get him prepared and doesn&#039;t yank him when he screws up. I&#039;d put his odds at truly being successful at slim to nil. Hope I&#039;m wrong!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kempistry, post: 680926, member: 70932"] I'd put the odds of him succeeding as very low. The NFL not only has amazing athletes who have played all of their lives, but it is arguably the most cutthroat sports league in the world. Contracts aren't guaranteed. If players don't work out they are cut quickly and never seen again, injuries are rampant. Every single game is do-or-die and everyone's job is on the line, from the GM, to the head coach, to the last guy on the practice squad. There are like 100 college teams each with 50+ players ready to take your job each year. Brock Lesnar was a 300 lb athletic marvel who tried for a few years to make the NFL and had even played a bit in high school and he couldn't sniff an NFL roster. I think he had some of the best combine stats in NFL history. He then became UFC heavyweight champion almost immediately with zero fighting experience. Devin Hester is one of the most athletic freaks in the NFL and can barely get off special teams. I've never even seen Haynes play rugby and it would be amazing if he did well, but I think it is unlikely he is ever more than a special teamer. And not to be too racist here but there are basically zero successful white running backs in the NFL. Running back requires knowing how to block, pick up blitzes, catch passes, run routes, how to follow blocks, how NOT to fumble. If you screw up the consequences are MASSIVE. Receiver is arguably more complex. Safety? Maybe but he'd be covering monsters and would be targeted quickly. And he's too small for everything else. His only hope is that some coach sees something and puts in the enormous amount of time it would require to get him prepared and doesn't yank him when he screws up. I'd put his odds at truly being successful at slim to nil. Hope I'm wrong! [/QUOTE]

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