LeBron James is the greatest pure ATHLETE of all time.....he could be the GOAT NFL WR if he wanted

[GatorStaceyAdams]

Basketball players on average have better body control and hand eye coordination than football players. Combine that with his height, range, vert?! If a QB threw the ball in the general vicinity of LBJ he is most likely coming down with it. And no one would be able to do a damn thing (especially with all this oppressive rules for the DB's).

However, Lebron's 1st step is not particularly lightening quick. He's a downfield runner, meaning once he gets a full head of steam, you aint catching him (ala the blocks from behind). However, his quickness may be an issue when getting off the blocks/away from the bump zone.

Also, his strength would be average/below average in terms of the NFL. He is a strong guy, but compare his muscularity to the Vernon Davis' or Jimmy Graham's.

In short- He would be a very good TE with great hands and almost impossible to defend. But not necessarily unstoppable if you push him around in the 5 yard bump zone. But whose to say he wouldnt have been GOAT if he'd had stuck with it...

 

[mastermind]

Lebron coulda been a good tight end if he stuck with it.

Thing is he is not elite quick laterally, but in the open field he wont be caught.

 

[???]

You can tell most people here don't know sports, lebron can't/is not capable of playing even minor league football, dude is not good enough. He is too soft and not built for that shyt.

What's next from you clowns??????

"Michael Jordan could play professional golf and kick tiger woods ass, he's the greatest"... LMAO

Enough of the stupid childish statements people.

 

[Fury616]

There is a reason he didn't stick with football...he not mentally built for that. He broke something and was done. But he was smart enough to know he'd be more successful and have a longer career with basketball.

The greatest physical sports, boxing and football, requires certain mental strength to keep going regardless of pain that I don't think he has.

 

[mastermind]

There is a reason he didn't stick with football...he not mentally built for that. He broke something and was done. But he was smart enough to know he'd be more successful and have a longer career with basketball.

The greatest physical sports, boxing and football, requires certain mental strength to keep going regardless of pain that I don't think he has.

Im going to say it was that more than anything else

 

[TheNig]

He woulda been a great DE. Decent TE. Probably a pretty good LB too. But you have to be incredibly smart to play that position.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

What are you basing "more specialized" on? You can't really make that claim for any sport, because every sport requires an extremely specialized skillset. The skills that Calvin Johnson displays playing wideout is just as vast as the skills a nba player has playing basketball. Body control, hip movement, catching, controlling the pace of your stride on routes, deceiving a DB, hand placement/movement, etc. There is a lot of skill that every football player has that takes practice to master. They aren't just going out there and playing backyard football.

Much large skillset, maybe... But more specialized? not necessarily...

Lol no. Any good basketball player is gonna know all about body control and how to catch a ball. On the other hand you can be a great football player and have no idea how to dribble/shoot/pass/etc

 

[YouMadd?]

Lol no. Any good basketball player is gonna know all about body control and how to catch a ball. On the other hand you can be a great football player and have no idea how to dribble/shoot/pass/etc

I could easily flip that on you... If you're going to say catching a football is something any good basketball player can do, I can very easily say the same thing about Passing a basketball. That is something any good football player can do. See how that works... But the reality is, Catching a football much like passing a basketball is something both participants in each sport can do, but to be good at it, takes practice...

When it comes to dribbling and shooting, that is similar to Throwing a football, Anyone can go out and throw a football, or shoot a basket.. But not everyone will be skilled at it..

When it comes to body control, sorry but you are making it seem easier than it is... Body movement in b-ball is different than football and doesn't always translate.

You can't just go out there and be skilled at nuances of playing wide receiver just because you are good at basketball. It isn't something that you can just go out there and do... For example... little things like knowing which way to turn once the ball is in the air so that you sustain a fluid hip movement and don't lose your stride... Or how to dip your head while running routes to throw the DB off, or how to chop your feet when breaking in and out of cuts.. These are skills that are taught and practiced and if you don't play football, you aren't just going to go out there and do them...

Just like someone isn't just going to walk on a basketball court and pull off potent post moves without traveling...

But I guess we can just agree to disagree...

 

[King Poetic]

Same nikka who be fragile to go to the basket and complain when he get slapped on the wrist

I wish that nikka played in the nfl so patrick willis could end this nikka career..

That nikka would only be considered a deep threat in the nfl

 

[feelosofer]

Bron would be a good TE, something like a prime Kellen Winslow, he wouldn't have elite football speed, but if you let him out in open field he would be unstoppable.

 

[Shogun]

I can't believe there are people that actually doubt LeBron would be Calvin Johnson on steroids if played football. We've seen countless basketball rejects go into the NFL and become dominant players (i.e. Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez, Jimmy Graham, etc.). LeBron is 10x the athlete and basketball player. He's 6'8" 260 lbs., runs faster than any player in the NBA, and jumps higher. He's like a better version of Calvin Johnson. He taller, stronger, jumps higher, and just as fast. It would be unfair to even allow him to play that sport.

He could walk into an NFL locker room tomorrow and be the GOAT WR. Easy.

you said it

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

A 40" vertical on someone 6'3" isn't quite the same as a 40" leap on someone 6'8", just off simple math Bron's max vertical reach is in the 12'2"-12"4 range, that would probably be the highest in the NFL.

Just for the sake of scale, Russell Westbrook is the same height as Davis (obviously he's not as muscular) -

I don't think you're really taking into account how rare it is for someone to be his height + weight with his athleticism. And I don't think Bron is the greatest pure athlete of all time, he's in the discussion for it though (as far as team sports go).

It's not as rare as people make it out to be.. atleast for football... Julius Peppers,DeMarcus Ware,Carlos Dunlap,Manny Lawson,Dion Jordan,Michael Johnson are all 6"6"+ and weigh atleast 250, but run 4.6 and below, with the strength of offensive lineman.


its very rare for basketball... but we've seen these types of athletes in football for the last 10+ years....ever since Jevon Kearse hit the league, more and more of these freak DE/LB's have trickled into the NFL.

Jadaveon Clowney is 6'6" 275, has 4.5 speed and slave strength....and in a year or two, we will see somebody bigger,faster and stronger than him.

 

[Malta]

It's not as rare as people make it out to be.. atleast for football... Julius Peppers,DeMarcus Ware,Carlos Dunlap,Manny Lawson,Dion Jordan,Michael Johnson are all 6"6"+ and weigh atleast 250, but run 4.6 and below, with the strength of offensive lineman.


its very rare for basketball... but we've seen these types of athletes in football for the last 10+ years....ever since Jevon Kearse hit the league, more and more of these freak DE/LB's have trickled into the NFL.

Jadaveon Clowney is 6'6" 275, has 4.5 speed and slave strength....and in a year or two, we will see somebody bigger,faster and stronger than him.

And there is the flaw in your argument, you just named a bunch of DEs, none of them are 6'8" and not all of them are 250+, and just how many of them are fluid enough athletically to play TE? You keep moving the goal posts fam, first it was Vernon Davis even though he's nearly half a foot shorter and weighs less, now you're saying that type of athleticism isn't rare even though you only named 7 people in a league of 1000+.

I get it you think football players are the best athletes in the world, but that doesn't make Bron's athleticism any less special, especially considering he's taller than everyone you named while being faster/heavier than some of them. It's not that rare in the NBA for someone to be 6"7+ 260 and athletic, it is rare for them to be coordinated enough to play on the wing.

 

[TheNig]

It's not as rare as people make it out to be.. atleast for football... Julius Peppers,DeMarcus Ware,Carlos Dunlap,Manny Lawson,Dion Jordan,Michael Johnson are all 6"6"+ and weigh atleast 250, but run 4.6 and below, with the strength of offensive lineman.


its very rare for basketball... but we've seen these types of athletes in football for the last 10+ years....ever since Jevon Kearse hit the league, more and more of these freak DE/LB's have trickled into the NFL.

Jadaveon Clowney is 6'6" 275, has 4.5 speed and slave strength....and in a year or two, we will see somebody bigger,faster and stronger than him.

I mean... slave strength bruh?

 

[TheNig]

And there is the flaw in your argument, you just named a bunch of DEs, none of them are 6'8" and not all of them are 250+, and just how many of them are fluid enough athletically to play TE? You keep moving the goal posts fam, first it was Vernon Davis even though he's nearly half a foot shorter and weighs less, now you're saying that type of athleticism isn't rare even though you only named 7 people in a league of 1000+.

I get it you think football players are the best athletes in the world, but that doesn't make Bron's athleticism any less special, especially considering he's taller than everyone you named while being faster/heavier than some of them. It's not that rare in the NBA for someone to be 6"7+ 260 and athletic, it is rare for them to be coordinated enough to play on the wing.

I actually see the point the homie is making. That type of athleticism is great for a DE but not for a WR. He'd probably struggle in man to man coverage. I don't think he'd be able break away from a defender.