Will we ever see a woman play in the NFL?

[Rock Hydra]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles

Possible positions:

WR: but considering they're usually shorter/slower/weaker, the only way this would happen would be if the woman in particular had AMAZING hands and almost never dropped the ball and would catch any pass thrown her way.

oh baby

LMFAO :laugh:

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
If I owned a team, I'd draft one for fun
just to see what the reaction is.

Make her the QB. roflmao

Hilarity ensues.

Hey there! I said running back. It would be funnier to see her as a running back I think. LOL

Tackling her without feeling her up would defintely be a challenge every time.

 

[chuckywang]

I remember seeing a clip of Sportscenter the other day of a high school game where during a kick return, the guy broke free and was about to go for a TD but the female kicker tackled him.


Hahahahahahha. He'll never live that down with his teammates.

 

[Rock Hydra]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
I remember seeing a clip of Sportscenter the other day of a high school game where during a kick return, the guy broke free and was about to go for a TD but the female kicker tackled him.


Hahahahahahha. He'll never live that down with his teammates.

Nah...high school is different from the NFL

 

[Sqube]

There's also the fact that the few women who might be interested in football are discouraged by any means necessary.

Kinda hard to get an NFL kicker when you don't have any significant influx of them in the high school/college level.

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: FoBoT
kicker?

Do you know any female kickers that have stronger legs then the best male kickers in the country, and are physically able to handle tackling an NFL player if need be, or getting hit in the chops by some 280 pound linebacker?

I hightly doubt we will ever seen a woman in the NFL.

yes.. Mia Hamm.. there are female soccer players out there that will outkick 98% of NFL kickers out there..

and it has been done before up to the college level..
in fact there is a girl thats on a local varsity HS team here in Sugar land.. and shes freaking good..

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: her209
I don't think there is a rule against females in the NFL so do you think we will see a one play in the NFL in our lifetime?

I hope not.

 

[Juno]

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: FoBoT
kicker?

Do you know any female kickers that have stronger legs then the best male kickers in the country, and are physically able to handle tackling an NFL player if need be, or getting hit in the chops by some 280 pound linebacker?

I hightly doubt we will ever seen a woman in the NFL.

yes.. Mia Hamm.. there are female soccer players out there that will outkick 98% of NFL kickers out there..

and it has been done before up to the college level..
in fact there is a girl thats on a local varsity HS team here in Sugar land.. and shes freaking good..

she plays defensive end?

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: Juno

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: FoBoT
kicker?

Do you know any female kickers that have stronger legs then the best male kickers in the country, and are physically able to handle tackling an NFL player if need be, or getting hit in the chops by some 280 pound linebacker?

I hightly doubt we will ever seen a woman in the NFL.

yes.. Mia Hamm.. there are female soccer players out there that will outkick 98% of NFL kickers out there..

and it has been done before up to the college level..
in fact there is a girl thats on a local varsity HS team here in Sugar land.. and shes freaking good..

she plays defensive end?

KICKER like the quote.. reading comprehension 4 teh winz ..

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: FoBoT
kicker?

Do you know any female kickers that have stronger legs then the best male kickers in the country, and are physically able to handle tackling an NFL player if need be, or getting hit in the chops by some 280 pound linebacker?

I hightly doubt we will ever seen a woman in the NFL.

how about her?

 

[Viper GTS]

Highly unlikely.

Any woman in sufficient shape to play football is going to be at a SERIOUS strength/sheer mass disadvantage.

It's a recipe for disaster, but hey if someone wants to try they should have the chance. Would make for interesting footage.

Viper GTS

 

[GoPackGo]

You don't think there are any womyn out there that could hold their own?

 

[ATLien247]

I've occasionally seen women that are both taller and bigger in stature than me. I've always figured they'd be good TEs (no pun intended).

I'm a decently sized guy... 6-feet tall, 250#.

Freakin' amazons...

 

[j00fek]

i dont think so

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: her209
I don't think there is a rule against females in the NFL so do you think we will see a one play in the NFL in our lifetime?

I'd like to see a woman coach in the nfl.

 

[NeoV]

I think we may see a woman try out for an NFL team, and you just might find an NFL team willing to go through that circus to make more money during the preseason, but I don't think there will ever be one on an opening game roster.

There are NOT women soccer players who can outkick "98%" of the NFL's kickers - I have all the respect in the world for skilled soccer players, male or female, but NFL kickers pretty much work on nothing but kicking a ball, and are quite good at it.

 

[lokiju]

If Kathy Ireland can do it then others can!

 

[Thraxen]

No way. The game is simply too physical. Men are bigger and stronger than women in general and the NFL contains men that are much bigger and stronger than your average man. A woman would have no chance.

 

[vi edit]

As odd as it may sound, I think that a female would actually have the best chance as QB.

Short of a kicker, the QB is offered the best protection both by the line and by the rules of any player on the team. A QB really doesn't have to rely on sheer speed (look at Brunell, Bledsoe, Brees, ect) to play that position, and they also don't have to be the strongest guy on team. Obviously they still have to take a hit, but women actually have better "core" pain tolerence than men do. That's where a lot of QB's take their hits. Men on the other hand have better extremity pain tolerence (arms, legs, hands, ect).

If you were to take some of the taller, more athletic players in the WNBA and raise them from the start to throw a football instead of shoot a basketball, they probably could perform quite well in those roles.

It's just not something that anyone really thinks about.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
As odd as it may sound, I think that a female would actually have the best chance as QB.

Short of a kicker, the QB is offered the best protection both by the line and by the rules of any player on the team. A QB really doesn't have to rely on sheer speed (look at Brunell, Bledsoe, Brees, ect) to play that position, and they also don't have to be the strongest guy on team. Obviously they still have to take a hit, but women actually have better "core" pain tolerence than men do. That's where a lot of QB's take their hits. Men on the other hand have better extremity pain tolerence (arms, legs, hands, ect).

If you were to take some of the taller, more athletic players in the WNBA and raise them from the start to throw a football instead of shoot a basketball, they probably could perform quite well in those roles.

It's just not something that anyone really thinks about.

Hmm I wonder if they could handle the stress, maybe better?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

not with out serious genetic engineering.

 

[archiloco]

nobody seen starship troopers, those chicks where tough!!! hehe. but seriously i think maybe in 20 years or so something like that might happen, just tougher chicks that can handle the stress/pain/hits and not be knocked unconscious.

 

[daveymark]

no one has addresses locker room issues. this is where the discussion shall begin.

 

[saymyname]

I thought they were all women. You don't mean to tell me that those are men grabbing each other's asses?!

How gay.

 

[interchange]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
As odd as it may sound, I think that a female would actually have the best chance as QB.

Short of a kicker, the QB is offered the best protection both by the line and by the rules of any player on the team. A QB really doesn't have to rely on sheer speed (look at Brunell, Bledsoe, Brees, ect) to play that position, and they also don't have to be the strongest guy on team. Obviously they still have to take a hit, but women actually have better "core" pain tolerence than men do. That's where a lot of QB's take their hits. Men on the other hand have better extremity pain tolerence (arms, legs, hands, ect).

If you were to take some of the taller, more athletic players in the WNBA and raise them from the start to throw a football instead of shoot a basketball, they probably could perform quite well in those roles.

It's just not something that anyone really thinks about.

Bahahaha. QB's have to have really strong arms. And they generally have to be tall enough to see over their linemen. Also, do you really think a woman would be more durable than a man? They get hit. A lot. Anywhere and everwhere. Have you ever watched football?

There's no doubt that there are exceptional women athletes who are way above the average man. But they're still way below the exceptional male athletes who make it to the NFL. It's pure biology.

The NFL will not take flyers on a woman kicker. There isn't room on a roster for a backup kicker. Kickers also have to be able to tackle on kickoffs/punts. Would you reall put any woman up against a 250 lb kick returner running at full speed?