Would LeBron be a great player?

[MeloHype]

Like a all pro WR/TE/SS or would he be average player?

[Clipper Nation]

Bill Barnwell sees him as more of a 4-3 defensive end in the NFL, someone who can use his speed to get past O-linemen and his wingspan to bat down passes at the LOS.... honestly, I kind of agree with him there, don't really get the fascination people have with him playing TE or WR....

http://grantland.com/features/bill-barnwell-examines-lebron-james-possibility-success-nfl/

[spurraider21]

don't really get the fascination people have with him playing TE or WR....
basically jimmy graham. thats why

[MeloHype]

basically jimmy graham. thats whyand Vernon Davis

[Avante]

FX_diVyt2XE

He could start and make a good TE, not sure about...great.

[MeloHype]

he racked up 57 receptions, 1,160 yards to go with 16 touchdowns. http://www.hothothoops.com/2013/9/13/4728062/what-position-would-lebron-james-play-in-football

[Clipper Nation]

basically jimmy graham. thats why
Just because he and Gates jumped from basketball to TE doesn't mean LeBron would have to, though.... I just think he'd be much scarier as a defensive player, tbh.... don't think quarterbacks around the league would want to see the Kang coming at them at full speed....

[spurraider21]

Just because he and Gates jumped from basketball to TE doesn't mean LeBron would have to, though.... I just think he'd be much scarier as a defensive player, tbh.... don't think quarterbacks around the league would want to see the Kang coming at them at full speed....
i think you just run at him. any 330 pound tackle would maul him imo.

i didn't guarantee LeBron would become a great tight end. you just asked why people are fascinated by the prospect of him playing tight end.

[DeadlyDynasty]

rofl LBJ as a defensive player in the NFL...thafuckouttaherewitdatbullshit.jpg

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

rofl LBJ as a defensive player in the NFL...thafuckouttaherewitdatbullshit.jpg

a DE no less... :lol

[spurraider21]

lebron could be a hybrid linebacker/safety though. sort of a tight end stopping specialist. he has the ideal size/athleticism to deal with guys like gates/graham/davis, but like i said, if thats the case, he's best served on offense. still, i think he'd get snapped in half if he actually signed with an nfl team

[Avante]

He'd be at least as http://www.footballcardgallery.com/1975_Topps/426/Morris_Stroud.jpggood as 6-10 255 pound Morris Stroud, a TE who played about 6/7 years in the league.

[DeadlyDynasty]

can you imagine him trying to edge rush and Joe Staley gets his paws on him? nigga would be pancaked to the turf so bad he'd be picking little black rubber pellets out of his ass the rest of his days

[irishock]

Tim MacMahon ‏@espn_macmahon (https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon) 50s (https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/435994579486003201)
How much of a physical freak is LeBron? After watching him put 42 on Mavs, Jason Witten told me LeBron could be best TE in NFL.

[JohnnyMax]

Lebron would make Jerry Rice look like a scrub. He's got Mosses speed and TO's physicality in a tightends body.

[Bill_Brasky]

He'd get lit the fuck up and he wouldn't be able to flop his way out of it.

[Clipper Nation]

He'd get lit the fuck up and he wouldn't be able to flop his way out of it.
Cum Newton, Luck, and the Donkeys flop constantly, tbh :lol

[Bill_Brasky]

Nobody beats bball players at flopping, sorry.


And I'm not counting sports that are played in third world countries before you pull the soccer card.

[JoeTait75]

FX_diVyt2XE

He could start and make a good TE, not sure about...great.

That poor CB for Benedictine was probably soiling his pants at the thought of trying to cover a 6'8", 230-pound WR.

[Darth_Pelican]

He could block FG's

[Avante]

Lebron would make Jerry Rice look like a scrub. He's got Mosses speed and TO's physicality in a tightends body.

You might wanna check Marshalls track records before talking about James having Moss's speed. His indoor 200m PR was one of the fastest NCAA times in his junior year.

If track had been his thing I can see a 10.20 for Moss.

[Avante]

He could block FG's

Niner RC Owens actually did block a field goal standing right under the crossbar, he was 6-2. Yep, a former basketballer at Idaho State.

[jimbo]

Bill Barnwell sees him as more of a 4-3 defensive end in the NFL, someone who can use his speed to get past O-linemen and his wingspan to bat down passes at the LOS.... honestly, I kind of agree with him there, don't really get the fascination people have with him playing TE or WR....

http://grantland.com/features/bill-barnwell-examines-lebron-james-possibility-success-nfl/

Because all the big and fast guys with good hands play basketball. You've seen him catch some of those ridiculous alley oops. He's got some of the best hands in the NBA, he'd easily have some of the best hands in the NFL.