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Toni Harris has huge dreams to be the first woman to play in the NFL (Original Post) JonLP24 Mar 2019 OP
5'7' 166 lb strong safety? rampartc Mar 2019 #1
I doubt she will make the NFL JonLP24 Mar 2019 #2
i wish her very well rampartc Mar 2019 #3
They apparently thought she was good enough for a scholarship JonLP24 Mar 2019 #5
time will tell rampartc Mar 2019 #11
I'd have fun just competing JonLP24 Mar 2019 #12
I admire her tenacity True Dough Mar 2019 #4
+1 Auggie Mar 2019 #6
Thanks for the support and agreement, Auggie True Dough Mar 2019 #7
The DH will probably prevail Auggie Mar 2019 #8
The "misguided race for profit" True Dough Mar 2019 #9
Humbug! Auggie Mar 2019 #10

rampartc

(5,408 posts)
1. 5'7' 166 lb strong safety?
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 08:44 AM
Mar 2019

i admire her ambition, but she is about to get squashed.

there will be a first woman in the nfl, probably sooner than later. probably a kicker.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
2. I doubt she will make the NFL
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 08:50 AM
Mar 2019

Has more to do with the level of competition she will be facing in college rather than the fact she is a woman. I do hope she succeeds in college.

rampartc

(5,408 posts)
3. i wish her very well
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 09:01 AM
Mar 2019

but even at central meth her opponents are out of her weight class. a boy that size would be equally, well, whatever.

as a parent or coach i have to recommend a sport or position with less contact. surprised we haven't seen a female shortstop before now,

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
12. I'd have fun just competing
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 11:13 AM
Mar 2019

I quit in HS because coaches sucked the fun out of the game. I was good but not good enough. Only one person made it to UNLV and not the NFL and he was way better than me.

True Dough

(17,305 posts)
4. I admire her tenacity
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 09:03 AM
Mar 2019

And there's no question she's a phenomenal athlete. But her physical limitations will prevent her from playing at the NFL level. And, at the end of the day, not having CTE is a pretty good consolation prize anyway.

Auggie

(31,172 posts)
8. The DH will probably prevail
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 10:19 AM
Mar 2019

I've grown to really appreciate NL ball. I like strategy. I like the bunt, the sacrifice, and all that sets it up. The strategic aspects of sport are being slowly being stripped away in a misguided race for profit, and that is a sad occurrence.

True Dough

(17,305 posts)
9. The "misguided race for profit"
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 10:35 AM
Mar 2019

has been in play for a loooong time now. It has changed the game, but not all for the worse. Purists would prefer how many teams in MLB? A dozen? Maybe 20 max? Some markets are weak but I'm generally satisfied with the composition.

Purists would have been outraged when relievers were introduced. I'm glad we have "set up men" and closers now.

Purists wouldn't want any part of video replay. I'm all for it.

As for bunts, yeah, I see how they are an intriguing part of the strategy but they will still exist with the introduction of the DH. There just will be fewer of them. Meanwhile there will be more home runs, and few things gets fans more excited than a ball hit out of the park.

It's not all bad, Auggie! Really, it isn't!



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