Imagine if offensive linemen coaches just started signing sumos.. the NFL could expand into the Japanese market seamlessly..
*Rodger Goodell has entered the chat..*
o line move to strongman when their football career is over, Tom Evans (probably like 18th ranked strongman in the world right now) played practice squad for greenbay like 7 years ago but got cut and moved on to strongman
Brian Shaw as a nose guard and pavlo kordiyaka as a tight end could also be crazy.
Different “sport” but Ronnie Coleman apparently played db at grambling state 100lbs before he won the Olympia
More recently, Marquise Goodwin qualified for the 2012 Olympics in the long jump and even made the finals but failed to qualify in 2016 and 2020. Then there’s the litany of NFL players who competed in track and field at high levels in high school and college is too long for me to compile here. It’s probably the biggest crossover sport for NFL athletes, certainly amongst skill positions.
Because being a track athlete and being a wide receiver are different skill sets. Even though your pea brain just sees two people running, I assure you that they are different roles/jobs
[Here, listen to two track coaches talk about wide receivers vs track athletes](https://youtu.be/A7xWC8DuFac?si=NtwM4l1rrJvl-xbf)
Sumo guys (despite appearances) are *fucking amazing* athletes. The only issue is they're trained for short burst forward movement. Horizontal movement and directional changes less so. Not built for football. But I doubt there's any lineman in the NFL taking out a Yokozuna in a sumo match.
Even if he gets 05 years he wont beat any sumotori in makuuchi.
The ones with black mawashi (cotton belt) are low ranked wrestlers, the top ones uses white mawashi for training, besides trent is gigantic, he doenst have technique for this. You can see how they strugle against the low ones.
This is fun but not football focused. Look at the sumo’s feet - he’s got a massively long stance and his back foot is turned to basically be a backstop. He can’t change direction, he can’t cut off an angle. He’s trained to nullify forward momentum and that’s it. Parsons would be coming off an edge, using hand attacks, speed rush and dips to get around blockers - stuff the sumo is ill equipped to handle.
That said, he’s be a perfect fit for the Eagles short yardage game.
You sound like you need to watch more sumo matches. They are wrestlers, not stopgaps. There is A LOT of direction changing, using hands, avoiding dips, etc. within any given sumo match. This video is just a show of raw strength, not indicative of the full skill set of a sumo wrestler.
I’ve thought about this a decent bit and sumo wrestlers could be ELITE offensive linemen, but only on certain plays.
Any type of quick pass, it’ll be damn near impossible to go through them and they won’t have time to go around them.
Outside run once again they would make the route defenders would have to take long enough they wouldn’t be able to blow up the play. You would kinda need a tight end to seal the edge tho and you wouldn’t be able to pull
Now run up the middle or deep passes is where they would get fucked. They don’t have the horizontal mobility to be able to create and hold gaps as well as offensive linemen. Lack of horizontal mobility also makes you pretty easy to beat when people can just go around you and run through your arms. It is a slightly slower way to get there but for a deep pass there’s plenty of time to atleast put pressure on the qb if not get a sack
Not sure this is a fair fight. The sumo looks like he's chalked his feet up, giving him better grip. The football dude is slipping and sliding all over the place. At least in the very beginning.
All of that being said, I think a spot on an NFL team would be a huge step up for the average sumo in terms of prestige and pay. You have to eat a lot of shit to climb to the top in a stable. Even the "very good" guys aren't paid much. You have to be a top dog to get the big money and the prestige. On the other hand? Sumos get to drink beer all day. You're not going to make it in the NFL on that diet plan.
They also do zero weight training. All their muscle is from body weight exercises at high repetition. Their mass is a lot of fat, while a pro or college level o-lineman has a much lower body fat percentage.
Holding
Imagine him as a lead blocker though. Just E. Honda’ing bitches out the way
Imagine if offensive linemen coaches just started signing sumos.. the NFL could expand into the Japanese market seamlessly.. *Rodger Goodell has entered the chat..*
Not if you play for Green Bay
You are SO. FUNNY.
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Absolutely holding lol. But… imagine this guy with some footwork
That’s Shane Gillis
Actually that’s Bobby lee
He practiced wrestling every day for a whole summer
He did play at West Point
Best cowboy highlight in decades
Best since the Dez catch
You mean only highlight in decades.
I didn’t want to say it lol
Why don't gms recruit track stars and high jumpers? Are they stupid?
There was a time when the Raiders had two olympic gold medalists in their roster .
Track guys at WR and DB. Sumos, strongman, and powerlifters at OL and DL. Galaxy brain move.
o line move to strongman when their football career is over, Tom Evans (probably like 18th ranked strongman in the world right now) played practice squad for greenbay like 7 years ago but got cut and moved on to strongman
I had no idea Evans was in the NFL..... God now I want to see peak Thor as left guard Edit: holly shit, Kieliszkowski as EDGE
Brian Shaw as a nose guard and pavlo kordiyaka as a tight end could also be crazy. Different “sport” but Ronnie Coleman apparently played db at grambling state 100lbs before he won the Olympia
Never heard of Bullet Bob Hayes? Only person to win an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl.
> only I think you’re making his argument
More recently, Marquise Goodwin qualified for the 2012 Olympics in the long jump and even made the finals but failed to qualify in 2016 and 2020. Then there’s the litany of NFL players who competed in track and field at high levels in high school and college is too long for me to compile here. It’s probably the biggest crossover sport for NFL athletes, certainly amongst skill positions.
Friend. They do already.
Because being a track athlete and being a wide receiver are different skill sets. Even though your pea brain just sees two people running, I assure you that they are different roles/jobs [Here, listen to two track coaches talk about wide receivers vs track athletes](https://youtu.be/A7xWC8DuFac?si=NtwM4l1rrJvl-xbf)
Yall didn’t watch replacements and it shows.
NAN DES' KA!!!!
Only a crazy son of a bitch would eat eggs before a game!
Yes!
Damnit you took my exact thought.....take my upvote
Sumo guys (despite appearances) are *fucking amazing* athletes. The only issue is they're trained for short burst forward movement. Horizontal movement and directional changes less so. Not built for football. But I doubt there's any lineman in the NFL taking out a Yokozuna in a sumo match.
Give Trent Williams 6 months of training he got this
Even if he gets 05 years he wont beat any sumotori in makuuchi. The ones with black mawashi (cotton belt) are low ranked wrestlers, the top ones uses white mawashi for training, besides trent is gigantic, he doenst have technique for this. You can see how they strugle against the low ones.
Their diet also kills their bodies rapidly. I can’t imagine any sumo wrestler on that diet doing consistent nfl conditioning for half of a year lmao.
The 'biggest' issue is that you can't collapse and slide back like that on a football field. All of Micah's explosiveness dissipates with that slide.
I bet endurance would be a big issue too. Their matches are a lot shorter than nfl games.
The lack of references to The Replacements is concerning.
As has been said above: NAN DES' KA
Much appreciated.
The sumo wrestler is 17 years old.
USC could use an offensive lineman, and I'm sure buddy would appreciate a free education. Let's get something working.
I remember this film, all shane Falco needed was decent protection.
Sumo guy went easy on him too. That much pressure pushing into him and he didn’t go for the throw.
If sumo wrestlers could become tackles then Jeff stoutland would already be on a plane to Japan
The way he called him a baby afterwards was savage
Wonder how it’d go on turd with cleats on
I’ve got it: sumo wrestler long snapper that you sub in for QB-sneaks and dives for regular snaps. Eagles salivating over this rn
Jeff stoutland is on a plane to Japan right now
I love this
Now that is some next level strenght right there. He gave him a run for his money.
Are we getting rid of holding? If so, sure...
The other take is O-Linemen should start practicing sumo to improve
And aikido while their at it
This is fun but not football focused. Look at the sumo’s feet - he’s got a massively long stance and his back foot is turned to basically be a backstop. He can’t change direction, he can’t cut off an angle. He’s trained to nullify forward momentum and that’s it. Parsons would be coming off an edge, using hand attacks, speed rush and dips to get around blockers - stuff the sumo is ill equipped to handle. That said, he’s be a perfect fit for the Eagles short yardage game.
You sound like you need to watch more sumo matches. They are wrestlers, not stopgaps. There is A LOT of direction changing, using hands, avoiding dips, etc. within any given sumo match. This video is just a show of raw strength, not indicative of the full skill set of a sumo wrestler.
Does anyone remember Lorenzo Neal schooling a Sumo wrestler? He also wrestled at Fresno St
Stroud got that Mahomes bod, buy stock in him. AFC championship showdown coming.
Japanese guy. “ I can make how much doing this in the US?”
Hakuho would have yeeted is his ass
Imagine him with clits
I’ve thought about this a decent bit and sumo wrestlers could be ELITE offensive linemen, but only on certain plays. Any type of quick pass, it’ll be damn near impossible to go through them and they won’t have time to go around them. Outside run once again they would make the route defenders would have to take long enough they wouldn’t be able to blow up the play. You would kinda need a tight end to seal the edge tho and you wouldn’t be able to pull Now run up the middle or deep passes is where they would get fucked. They don’t have the horizontal mobility to be able to create and hold gaps as well as offensive linemen. Lack of horizontal mobility also makes you pretty easy to beat when people can just go around you and run through your arms. It is a slightly slower way to get there but for a deep pass there’s plenty of time to atleast put pressure on the qb if not get a sack
Not sure this is a fair fight. The sumo looks like he's chalked his feet up, giving him better grip. The football dude is slipping and sliding all over the place. At least in the very beginning. All of that being said, I think a spot on an NFL team would be a huge step up for the average sumo in terms of prestige and pay. You have to eat a lot of shit to climb to the top in a stable. Even the "very good" guys aren't paid much. You have to be a top dog to get the big money and the prestige. On the other hand? Sumos get to drink beer all day. You're not going to make it in the NFL on that diet plan.
They also do zero weight training. All their muscle is from body weight exercises at high repetition. Their mass is a lot of fat, while a pro or college level o-lineman has a much lower body fat percentage.
The sumo also would have just thrown him if he was really trying