2013 NFL Season Week One

[dwid]

I think a healthy Jordy is neck and neck with Johnson.

I agree, all those catches that people speak of with Johnson climbing the ladder and outmuscling the receiver, Jordy doesn't get many of those throws to him, Aaron Rodgers is just the better qb, he has made acrobatic catches and has made catches where he has had to outmuscle the receiver. I am sure if he was targetted close to 200 times we would see more plays like this. They are just used a little differently. Not saying Matt Stafford is bad, he just lobs some jump balls because for whatever reason he has more trust in Johnson. Aaron Rodgers should have that trust in Nelson, to just lob it up in double coverage when nothing else is there, I guarantee Nelson would come down with it. I saw it at K State, its the season that put Josh Freeman on the map.

About Woodhead, I am hearing that his injury is still bothering him, hopefully by week 3 they are using him full force. Ronnie Brown won't be a viable option for more than a few games, so its not like they have a choice.

 

[FootballDad]

I agree wa33, overall Jordy is as good, although Johnson gets the edge because he's a little bigger, but not so sure he's stronger.

I see so many black players that look like Tarzan, but are weak as well water. It's so weird especially down in the high school and college ranks. Some black players are bigger and seem to look more muscular and weigh 20-30 lbs. more, but when it come to power and strength, most do not compare to the smaller white players.

Why is this? Probably should be on a whole new thread. Does anyone else notice this? Can we start a thread on why most white players are generally stronger than their black counterparts or has this been covered?

Yes, this. A local 6A school (the largest classification in the state) has quite a few blacks and usually can intimidate the other team into basically laying down. However the 5A school that my son is on is extremely well-coached and even though they were MUCH smaller across the board and not nearly as black, proceeded to slaughter the (perennial championship contender) 6A school by 30+ points, basically by precision and hitting them HARD. Blacks can't seem to take it.

 

[Awake in America]

I see so many black players that look like Tarzan, but are weak as well water. It's so weird especially down in the high school and college ranks. Some black players are bigger and seem to look more muscular and weigh 20-30 lbs. more, but when it come to power and strength, most do not compare to the smaller white players.

This is a very interesting topic. A partial answer is that muscle stands out more when it's behind darker skin. I'm the same guy in February as I am in July, but the July me is far more cut looking after doing some outdoor work without a shirt. The sport that demonstrates this most is probably wrestling. The competitors are the same weight, same low levels of body fat, but the blacks generally look more muscular. I've been saying for years that white players who don't tan before the combine are crazy.

 

[Phall]

This is a very interesting topic. A partial answer is that muscle stands out more when it's behind darker skin. I'm the same guy in February as I am in July, but the July me is far more cut looking after doing some outdoor work without a shirt. The sport that demonstrates this most is probably wrestling. The competitors are the same weight, same low levels of body fat, but the blacks generally look more muscular. I've been saying for years that white players who don't tan before the combine are crazy.

One of the most bizarre and stinky rituals I've witnessed was backstage before a bodybuilding competition. The contestants lather themselves with layers of "bronzer" like coats of paint. A shiny bronze hue seems to be the ideal for advertising muscle definition. The black guys of various shades also all use (to my knowledge) the exact same generic stuff.

I'd guess it has something to do with refraction of light within convex angles, but that's as close to a scientific explanation as I can muster. Black hue attracts and retains light, whereas white hue sort of repels it. Lay out a white towel and a black towel in the summer sun and compare after ten minutes - should be a noticeable difference in temperature.

 

[TOWG]

How body fat is stored

Blacks and Whites also store body fat differently. Whites wear their body fat like a coat or a coverall this is a evolutionary adjustment to European winter. Blacks body fat is intertwined through out their muscles making thier muscles look bigger than they really are. This might also explain the comment about not being able to take a hit. The layer of fat over the musles and organs will also act ass a pad to protect the player when he is hit.