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The obvious position switch

redbuddha

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So we don't get offtrack what I am asking of those who know more about football than I do, is how do these coaches decide a position move is for the best. What is the criteria:

Body type

measurables

intangibles

family history

height

Gut feeling of Coach

The Alabama Coach who recruited Bo Jackson told him he probably wouldn't play until he was a junior. (What did that coach see) Why was Bo Jackson recruited to Auburn to be a Linebacker, and after a couple practices were over they switched him to offense?

Imagine an athlete so gifted that the very abundance of his gifts worked to obscure his greatness. That's a tough concept to latch on to, but consider Jackson's case. "We knew the body was a great talent, but we didn't know he was that great a back in high school," says Auburn coach Pat Dye. And who could tell? At McAdory High in McCalla, Ala., he'd only carry the ball 11 times a game because he was so busy playing every down on defense, returning kicks, kicking off, punting and kicking PATs and field goals.

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