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In The Year 2005


Jakob

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Lets time travel back to the year 2005 in an alternate universe, Sione Fua is a 18 year old highschooler. He is such an amazing Offensive Tackle the LA times writes an article about him. Not only is this comedy gold, it makes me wonder why Fua ever became a DT.

 

http://articles.latimes.com/2005/feb/01/sports/sp-hssondcol1

 

 

At the end of his heavyweight wrestling matches, Sione Fua of Encino Crespi comes under siege.

At least five of his smaller teammates jump on his back in a futile attempt to take him down.

 

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Lets time travel back to the year 2005, Sione Fua is a 18 year old highschooler. He is such an amazing Offensive Tackle the LA times writes an article about him. Not only is this comedy gold, it makes me wonder why Fua ever became a DT.

 

http://articles.latimes.com/2005/feb/01/sports/sp-hssondcol1

 

because he insisted on playing defense.

 

reminds me of my son. spectacular safety. very good corner...yet, he insists on playing wide receiver. a position where he's just...meh. 

 

:cam2:

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because he insisted on playing defense.

 

reminds me of my son. spectacular safety. very good corner...yet, he insists on playing wide receiver. a position where he's just...meh. 

 

:cam2:

Good corner eh? Maybe he could replace Josh Thomas.

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Kirk Morrison was on Fox Sports radio last night talking about how Stanford guys have a pretty widely reputation around the league as being known as soft that I thought was amusing and perhaps telling.

 

 

Also, without any reason whatsoever for doing so, mentioned that Steve Smith is known around the league as "the O.G." of toughness and trash talk in league circles.

 

It's a shame media types who have no idea what they're looking at 75% of the time vote on something as important as Hall of Fame inductees. If it were up to the people that knew Smitty would be a lock. I've never seen a player get as much respect around the league as Smith does.

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because he insisted on playing defense.

 

reminds me of my son. spectacular safety. very good corner...yet, he insists on playing wide receiver. a position where he's just...meh. 

 

:cam2:

 

What's the point in doing something you hate just because you're good at it when you're a kid?  I was a phenomenal swimmer when I was a teenager but had absolutely zero interest in doing it competitively.. had a blast being a mediocre football player instead. 

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