From his year by year stats & game logs Anders didn't play in any cold weather. Auburn's games were all in the south (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, S. Carolina, etc.) and against MIN in the Outback Bowl they played in Tampa. He'll adjust... or Gute will find another who can.
It's not only the ball, it's your own body. Joints are tight, muscles are tight, and admittedly, if you're not in the game on a regular basis, you're kinda frozen up. The parka helps, the sideline heaters must help some, but when you hit the field itself, it's like going into a deep freeze from a room at 80¤
Yup and that is why they should build a simulator, that....simulates all types of weather that a player may face. Make the kicker, punter, LS, rookie QB's sit in it, keeping warm/dry/cool with whatever means they do in a real game and then have them kick/punt/snap/throw.
This might give you some answers.
Really interesting player. Obviously some character issues that need to be addressed first and foremost. He was signed by Georgia and was a
Maybe you read something that I missed. I didn't think Cox was let go for being dirty or cheap shots (like Burfict). It was a Marijuana charge at Georgia and some disagreements with coaching, that got him cut from the program. At Florida, he did have some contact after a play, but that sounded like the last straw for a guy that coaches didn't want to deal with off the field.
Yeah. That’s the thing. You can be fantastic for 99% of your college career, but those athletes are under a 100% microscope I’m not saying either is a bad guy or anything like that. Just I wouldn’t want to be drinking Tequila with those 2 guys when a bar fight is ready to happen. I’m heading to the powder room with the ladies. Something’s about to get broken and it’s not me skull..
Marijuana is legal in so many places now. It's almost like booting a guy for smoking a cigarette. A lot of people use it for health reasons.
Even when and where it's illegal, it's typically a misdemeanor. I've been around enough UW football players to know just how popular its use it. I can't imagine coaches and training staff haven't smelled it on players clothes. My theory is that for the most part, people turn a blind eye to it, unless a greater offense occurs. Then it can be said "player was dismissed from team for Marijuana use and other undisclosed disciplinary issues."
He grew up in Colorado and played HS ball there.
The amount of advantage it would give is dwarfed by the increased risk of injury.
How would practicing in simulated conditions, that a player may have to play in, increase risk of injury? I'd actually contend that it would help them to physically and mentally prepare themselves for such time and possibly reduce injuries because of it.
The Packers definitely were out practicing in the elements, to acclimate to them. However, that was when those elements "arrived", late Nov. and Dec. When it is July and you are trying to determine if a rookie kicker can kick in the cold, do you really want to wait until the 14th or so game of the season to find out that he can't? Which is why the whole "simulator" idea came to my head.
I was pleasantly surprised to read that after he was booted off the Gators football team, he was allowed to finish up his degree and he graduated. Further, Cox participated in the East-West Shrine Bowl. The Gators also let him come in on Pro Day and work out for Scouts. Now that may not sound like much to some, but it tells me that he didn't totally burn bridges with the school or the NCAA. More importantly, most schools seem to want to wash their hands of athletes that are dismissed for undisclosed reasons, this wasn't the case with Brenton Cox.
I'd think if his ceiling was really high; he would have been drafted early. But that does not mean he won't make it.
Same fear for 90% of the young guys, drafted or not. If they don't have a grasp of having & handling $$ it's very easy to blow it and/or get lazy thinking it'll always be there.
