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Originally Posted by Jesus Shuttlesworth
I still can't believe a kid I played football with (he actually backed me up) now starts for UConn at guard. He was a year younger than me but still, I wasn't exactly an all state performer lol. Guess it pays to be 6'5 280 pounds when you are in high school, college teams are willing to take a gamble on it. He's really advanced a lot thanks to their weight training program, he's a beast now.
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Sadly, that's what scouts are like these days. They look for the tall guys then build them up from there. This guy I played rugby with 2 years ago, he was a Tongan so naturally big and had the potential to be a monster if conditioned properly. He was never anything spectacular. I started over him as flanker, fast forward to today he plays professionally for the Gwent Dragons. It's crazy.
Bottom line is, you could have all the skill and ability in the world, but if you're not tall or big then 99% of the time the big clubs won't even look at you. Same with a guy a year below me in school, he always had an awesome boot on him but average in overall play. The Dragons have had him under their wing the past few years and made him into an all round great player with a hell of a physique, and he's on the verge of turning professional.