Stealth Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Though I can't claim to be a skilled analyzer of player skill or abilities.... ....it seems to me that Spiller has astonishing acceleration but his top end speed is merely great. He seems to go from zero to very fast in an instant.....but does not get much faster as he straight-line runs. Do others see validity in my observations.....or am I mistaken? No you're 100% correct Spiller gets out of the gate great. Can cut on a dime backtrack then go forward again all while losing while losing very little speed. His ability to make people miss is the greatest thing I've seen since Barry (not saying he's the next Barry just his ability to make people miss) all while losing very little speed. His top end speed while great he's not the fastest guy in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) this. Bo was my all time favorite back along with Barry. IMO he was the most perfect RB of all time. Had the size, strength and power of Jim Brown. The speed and illusiveness that was unmatched by anyone but Barry. Just absolutely amazing to watch. IMO if he would have committed full time to football and never gotten injured he would have destroyed every single rushing record that ever stood. He would have set the bar so high that it would never be broken. Man I miss good football like this. That run against the Seahawks where he went up the sideline blowing by a safety who had a 20 yard headstart and the angle to cut him off is still one of the most unbelievable runs I have ever seen...it looked like the safety was running in concrete shoes compared to Bo... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ao0FGCuqYGI Edited January 22, 2013 by matter2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBackersChicago Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Bo don't know snow. 51-3. 'nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanM.D. Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Deion was 'fairly' fast as well. The ease with which he catches Don Beebe is pretty amazing...especially since Beebe was already with a good head of steam....and a sub 4.3 guy himself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLw3ewIo8Ws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) Love that this is a Bo Jackson thread. My favorite non-Bill player of all time. The reason I found, and love, SEC football. For my 11th or 12th birthday I got his book, Bo Knows Bo. Changed my young little life at the time. this. Bo was my all time favorite back along with Barry. IMO he was the most perfect RB of all time. Had the size, strength and power of Jim Brown. The speed and illusiveness that was unmatched by anyone but Barry. Just absolutely amazing to watch. IMO if he would have committed full time to football and never gotten injured he would have destroyed every single rushing record that ever stood. He would have set the bar so high that it would never be broken. Man I miss good football like this. Agreed 100%. Edited January 22, 2013 by DrDareustein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster Guy Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 My favorite Bo Jackson memory was going to see him play baseball against the Cleveland Indians. He was on the White Sox at the time, with big Frank Thomas in his prime. So my brother Jeff and I go in the stadium early to catch batting practice, and we're right down next to the dugout watching Frank launch some impressive homers, and next up comes Bo Jackson. We sat there in awe as he crushed what seemed like every single pitch into line drives deep into left field, most of them homers. It was an unbelievable show of strength. In contrast to Frank Thomas' high floating long balls, Bo was just hammering these liners 350 feet and the ball never seemed to go any higher than maybe 40 feet. Even the players on the field doing warmups were just standing there in awe. Useless baseball fact du jour: Frank Thomas is the only player in major league history to have seven consecutive seasons of a .300 average and at least 100 walks, 100 runs, 100 runs batted in, and 20 home runs. And the dude hit over 500 homers with no juicing. Married a girl from Pittsford. Yeah I know it's a football thread, sorry boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kkspike Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Bo was country strong, by the time he was in the nfl he stopped lifting weights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBytheBay Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster Guy Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Deion was 'fairly' fast as well. The ease with which he catches Don Beebe is pretty amazing...especially since Beebe was already with a good head of steam....and a sub 4.3 guy himself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLw3ewIo8Ws funny how Beebe gets up and looks back to see who the hell just caught him from behind. He's obviously not used to that happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Deion was 'fairly' fast as well. The ease with which he catches Don Beebe is pretty amazing...especially since Beebe was already with a good head of steam....and a sub 4.3 guy himself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLw3ewIo8Ws the real question is why Deion wasnt called for a horse collar tackle on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Maybe cause that wasn't a penalty until 20 years later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybee Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Bo ran a 4.1 40 in the combine. For a guy his size its simply amazing. I believe he'd have shattered all records had he not damaged his hip. He was so strong. Thats what did him in. The Bengal got his leg and he pulled to get a way so hard he basically ripped his hip apart. I'll never forget him running right thru Brian big mouth Bozworth. Bo made Bozz irrelevant in one Monday night game. He is the most amazing football player I've ever witnessed.......in 45+ years of watching this silly sport. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Maybe cause that wasn't a penalty until 20 years later? again, the sarcasm font Didnt work there. Bo ran a 4.1 40 in the combine. For a guy his size its simply amazing. I believe he'd have shattered all records had he not damaged his hip. He was so strong. Thats what did him in. The Bengal got his leg and he pulled to get a way so hard he basically ripped his hip apart. I'll never forget him running right thru Brian big mouth Bozworth. Bo made Bozz irrelevant in one Monday night game. He is the most amazing football player I've ever witnessed.......in 45+ years of watching this silly sport. jb i only wish I was a little older and more in tune to football when he was playing. I would have loved seeing him play like I see CJ and AP now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rstencel Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) My favorite Bo Jackson memory was going to see him play baseball against the Cleveland Indians. He was on the White Sox at the time, with big Frank Thomas in his prime. So my brother Jeff and I go in the stadium early to catch batting practice, and we're right down next to the dugout watching Frank launch some impressive homers, and next up comes Bo Jackson. We sat there in awe as he crushed what seemed like every single pitch into line drives deep into left field, most of them homers. It was an unbelievable show of strength. In contrast to Frank Thomas' high floating long balls, Bo was just hammering these liners 350 feet and the ball never seemed to go any higher than maybe 40 feet. Even the players on the field doing warmups were just standing there in awe. Useless baseball fact du jour: Frank Thomas is the only player in major league history to have seven consecutive seasons of a .300 average and at least 100 walks, 100 runs, 100 runs batted in, and 20 home runs. And the dude hit over 500 homers with no juicing. Married a girl from Pittsford. Yeah I know it's a football thread, sorry boys Can we really say for sure no juicing for anyone? Lots of athletes from the 70's admitted to it after their careers were over, mostly football players. There was nothing done to stop or to test back then, and people really didn't seem to care. Wouldn't be surprised if more than half of non Olympic type athletes juiced before testing was around, and even since was so easy to find stuff that wouldn't show up in a test. Not that I am implying or have any reason to suspect Thomas did, just that who really knows who did for sure. Only people we know for sure did, are because one supplier turned these people in. Shoot there were people on my High School's football team that took steroids that never got caught even. You know there where other suppliers who came before and during, so only those who got caught we know for sure. Edited January 22, 2013 by rstencel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Can we really say for sure no juicing for anyone? Lots of athletes from the 70's admitted to it after their careers were over, mostly football players. There was nothing done to stop or to test back then, and people really didn't seem to care. Wouldn't be surprised if more than half of non Olympic type athletes juiced before testing was around, and even since was so easy to find stuff that wouldn't show up in a test. Not that I am implying or have any reason to suspect Thomas did, just that who really knows who did for sure. Only people we know for sure did, are because one supplier turned these people in. You know there where other suppliers who came before and during, so only those who got caught we know for sure. if agree with this. And Frank Thomas was an absolute monster in a time where's my others werent nearly as large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBytheBay Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 the real question is why Deion wasnt called for a horse collar tackle on that one. cause Roy Williams wasent playing safety for the cowboys yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 He never played more than 11 games in a season. I can't remember if that was due to injury, or his baseball career. He started football after the baseball season ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan in n.h Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Yes spiller is fast Water is wet. Fire is hot Tom Brady is a girly man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 cause Roy Williams wasent playing safety for the cowboys yet. sarcasm font Didnt show up on your computer either huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBytheBay Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 sarcasm font Didnt show up on your computer either huh? lol, no... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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