Throwdowns > Closed

C-C-C said 04/13, 08:00 PM
Not exactly sure what 'delicate' means so I'm going to assume you mean some version of non athletic or non contact position.

If RBs is referring to running backs, you're insane. This position gets hit more than any other skill position in football.

What in the hell is a 'serve and volleyer'? You talking Tennis? Volleyball? Bartenders? Eh, they're all more athletic than these:

1. Place Kicker

2. Punter

3. Designated hitter

4. Bowler

5. Ping pong player

6. Badminton player

7. Pool player

8. Fisherman

9. Hunter

10. Golfer

I'm not turning this into a what is or is not a sport debate. Everything on my list is considered a sport by a large contingent of people and fits the basic definition of sport by being an athletic competition.

C-C-C said 04/14, 01:02 PM
That is the craziest use of the word 'delicate' I've ever seen. :) And it describes every position in sport.

In the entire history of the NFL there have been six 2000 yard rushers. The following season:

OJ - 1125 (remember this was a 14 game season)
Dickerson - 1234 (only played 14 games)
Sanders - 1491
Davis - 211 (only played 4 games)
Lewis - 1006 (only played 12 games)
Johnson - 1047

So, to answer your question, the only player who meets your criteria for reasons other than injury is Chris Johnson. Hardly a regular occurrence.

Some hitters are streaky, so what? You said you meant "who one year can be phenomenal..and the next year suck" but you are arguing month to month? How many times are you going to move the goal posts in one TD?

Philly might disagree with you on the starters theory.

Under the revised (but not the re-revised) definition of "delicate", Golfers don't belong on the list. The best Golfers tend to remain the best for many years. Woods actually supports MY position on that. He didn't just start sucking one day, it was a combination of factors, but mostly age and injuries. Every athlete loses it with age.

C-C-C said 04/14, 04:52 PM
If you are talking about a soccer Forward, David Villa has been successful for quite a while. Luis Fabiano. Not sure what you mean by 'cold'.

Federer will be 31 in 5 months and is ranked #3 in the world. Someone needs to tell him he's done...I don't think he got the memo.

Steve Nash is 38 and just made his 8th All Star game, his 6th after turning 30. On top of that, BOTH of his MVP's came post 30.

Soccer coaches? Damn you for making me research this!

Shakhtar Donetsk coach has been Mircea Lucescu since 2004

There are a lot more, but I'm not going to list a bunch of names and cites most people on FN can't pronounce or find on a map. 'Soccer' encompasses a whole lot of teams worldwide.

If what you are getting at is that most athletes in most sports start declining in their 30's, well, we aren't breaking any news with this TD. If you are making the statement that ALL athletes in sports/positions (the ones you listed) decline at 30, and it appears you are to some extent, that is demonstrably inaccurate.

But frankly, I'm about to hit submit on the final argument of this TD and I'm still unclear on what we are even debating.