Intelligence And Football?

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Originally Posted by Sociofan

An interesting post. I was watching ESPN Classic last night and they were showing interviews with players back in the 1980s. What struck me was that in all of them, the players appeared so much more poised, mature, and intelligent than what I see today.

That's also the magic of television and editing. Probably also, the players didn't have as much freedom to move around in the league like they do now. By that fact, players who had starting positions or just a roster spot on the team probably seemed rather lucky!