Which NBA players would you like to see in the NFL?

[Don Vito]

Iverson back in the day of course

[Caulibflower]

Originally Posted by Don Vito

Iverson back in the day of course

Better than Michael Vick in high school!

[DoughBoy]

Tyreke Evans, just because he looks like Kenny Britt. Ray Allen would be a great route-runner.

[brat316]

Hebbert as DE.

[FUNBUNCHER]

Derrick Rose = Terrell Owens
LeBron James = Rob Gronkowski

Vid of Kevin Durant playing flag football. QB/DB/WR. Super coordinated to be so tall, but I think he's less than 200#.



LeBron and Durant at a private flag football game. Check the pick Lebron makes at 1:05. I think James is one of the sickest athletes on the planet. 6'8, 270# and could probably play SS/TE/DE/OLB in the NFL.

[underscore]

Manute Bol. He'd have been a hell of a FG blocker

[Caulibflower]

Ok, well... we know who we'd like to be tight ends. Let's just put Lebron James at starting TE. Or... here. I'll just throw out an incomplete depth chart right here, and we can keep throwing out names. We need some defensive tackles. Some linebackers. Offensive lineman. A running back. Those are going to be the sort-of tough ones. And to make it interesting, we only name 11 offensive players and 11 defensive players, for base formations.

Offense

QB - Rajon Rondo - 6'1" 186

HB -

FB -

WR - Russell Westbrook 6'3" 187

WR -

TE - LeBron James 6'8" 250

LT - Eddy Curry 7'0" 295

LG -

C - Glen Davis 6'9" 289

RG - Robert Traylor 6'8" 295

RT - Andrew Bynum 7'0" 285


DEFENSE

LE - Dwight Howard - 6'11" 265

DT - Mark Eaton 7'4" 300 (retro pick)

DT - Shaquille O'Neal 7'1" 325 (Had to - nobody else)

RE - Blake Griffin - 6'10" 251

OLB - Joey Graham - 6'7" 225

MLB - Ron Artest - 6'7" 260

OLB - Ben Wallace 6'9" 240

CB -

CB -

SS -

FS -

BONUS!

RET -

[phlysac]

Originally Posted by Caulibflower

Better than Michael Vick in high school!

Too bad he was so small. Would've loved to see it, but 6'0" 165 wouldn't cut it.

[Caulibflower]

This team would get destroyed, though. Terrible offensive line.

[RaiderDiehard]

Sign me up for Deron Williams at receiver! Brandon ******* Marshall.

[OSUGiants17]

If we can pick baseball players too, give me Joe Mauer at QB over Rondo

[DoughBoy]

Demarcus Cousins @ LT. Karl Malone and Charles Barkley @ DT.

[TACKLE]

Russ and Rose would make pretty awesome slot WR's. King Monta too. I always wonder what guys in the NBA would run the forty.

Also, I remember thinking in his freshman year (when he was heavier) that Jared Sullinger could make a really good LT.

[phlysac]

It's really tough to assume that the height of many of these players is advantageous. So much of the game is about leverage.

[Duffman57]

This isn't fair, there's too many guys who are more DE/TE's and i'm trying to fit um at OL and DT and its just not working right...lol

I tried not to use as many big name guys, other than the ones that are just unfairly quick and explosive (D Rose, Wade, CP3, Westbrook)

If i had to make a real team....

QB: Allen Iverson (the SICKNESS)
RB: D Rose
(We dont use FB's in this ******, its basketball)
WR#1: JR Smith (You gotta get that big guy in there, dude has toughness)
WR: Russell Westbrook
WR: Ty Lawson (quick little slot)
TE: Kevin Garnett (more blocking style, but still good, once again AGGRESSIVE)
LT: DeMarcus Cousins
LG: Big Baby Davis
C: DeJuan Blair
RG: Eddie Curry
RT: Kendrick Perkins

DE: Ron Artest
DT: Reggie Evans
DT: Zach Randolph
DE: Ben Wallace
OLB: Stephan Jackson
MLB: Derrick Favors
OLB: Rasheed Wallace
CB: Nate Robinson (easy he played in college)
FS: D Wade
SS: Kobe Bryant (I didn't want to put him in here, but it was the only one i could think of)
CB: Chris Paul

Oh...and...

K/P: Steve Nash
Returner: Ty Lawson

[Duffman57]

And that my friends is the absolute gage of how much i dont want to study tonight....lol

[Caulibflower]

...aren't there any rocked-up guys under 6'5"?

[Duffman57]

Originally Posted by Caulibflower

...aren't there any rocked-up guys under 6'5"?

None that are anything over 220...lol. Now you see how different the two sports...lol

[TACKLE]

What about Tony Allen? 6'4 220ish I think, lights out defender, very aggressive and very explosive. Play him at SAM and have him cover TE's down the field.

[Caulibflower]

Originally Posted by TACKLE

What about Tony Allen? 6'4 220ish I think, lights out defender, very aggressive and very explosive. Play him at SAM and have him cover TE's down the field.

or strong safety.

[Caulibflower]

Would be really interesting to see how such a tall team would fare, though. Don't know that it's a matter of tall guys not being good at football so much as the elite, tall athletes gravitating to basketball. I mean, Jonathan Ogden's 6'9", Gronk's pushing 6'7", Jared Gaither's 6'9", Leonard Pope's 6'8", Kellen Davis is 6'7", Harold Carmichael Was 6'8", Calais Campbell is 6'8"... there's quite a few.

[TACKLE]

Originally Posted by Caulibflower

Would be really interesting to see how such a tall team would fare, though. Don't know that it's a matter of tall guys not being good at football so much as the elite, tall athletes gravitating to basketball. I mean, Jonathan Ogden's 6'9", Gronk's pushing 6'7", Jared Gaither's 6'9", Leonard Pope's 6'8", Kellen Davis is 6'7", Harold Carmichael Was 6'8", Calais Campbell is 6'8"... there's quite a few.

Also remember that most height you see listed in the NBA are exaggerated by an inch or two.

[Bixby (Thumper)]

Rajon Rondo at CB plz. A 6'1" corner with speed, athleticism and a 6'10" wingspan. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Kenneth Faried as a TE.

And Tyreke Evans is so fast and quick for someone his size (6'5", 220 with a 7' wingspan) that you'd have to find a spot for him. Amazing athlete but he's pretty freakin' stupid.

[Duffman57]

Originally Posted by Caulibflower

Would be really interesting to see how such a tall team would fare, though. Don't know that it's a matter of tall guys not being good at football so much as the elite, tall athletes gravitating to basketball. I mean, Jonathan Ogden's 6'9", Gronk's pushing 6'7", Jared Gaither's 6'9", Leonard Pope's 6'8", Kellen Davis is 6'7", Harold Carmichael Was 6'8", Calais Campbell is 6'8"... there's quite a few.

There's a TON of OT's around 6'7".

The biggest problem is that you have Rondo/AI playin QB at right around 6' and then you have linemen all over 6'7", all the way up to 7' or 7'1".

It'd have to be exclusively a roll out offense.

But Tony Allen is exactly the type of guy i was looking for at SS, couldn't think of a name before, so i just put Kobe there.

[SenorGato]

While the NFL is getting more girly and everything is worthy of a penalty, I still can't imagine the NBA who would survive. It's not any of the star NBA players, that much I'd guess.