Reply #21: Yeah, the premise is a fun one [View All]

[5thGenDemocrat]

But, having covered the Lions and some (not much) college football, I'm confident in saying that any NFL squad would whip the best college team quite easily.
Lord, until you get down on the sidelines and watch these pros smack each other around, you have no idea how fast and violent the game really is. It doesn't translate well either onto TV or into the stands. The NFL has a rule requiring sportswriters to stay at least ten yards from the sideline because if a play comes out of bounds, you'd never get out of the way fast enough (see the movie "The Fortune Cookie").
I'd say this: However much money a year these guys get paid, they earn every penny of it.
John
Doesn't know much about history, but does know sports.