Phillies Nation

Great SB last night. I had no horse in the race, was hoping for a competitive, interesting game and got it. Just as good, I went to the beer distributor Fri night, was going to pick up something for the game. At the register, saw Yuengling Bock. It’s somewhere between lager and black and tan – good flavor, drinkable, a solid value.
Agree with Utley. Howard would probably be a d-end – doesn’t quite have the speed or hands for fullback. I could see Rollins as a Westbrook type scatterback, Vic as a punt returner.
Working in N Jersey, I see the NY Post just about every day. They are just hammering Omar and the Wilpons on a daily basis (one of the quotes today was along the lines of having an awfully big payroll for a team that doesn’t have a first baseman or starting catcher, a 2nd baseman who they hate, and only one reliable starting pitcher). While I get some pelasure in it, I like it much better when the Mets are just behind the Phils. Anything can happen, but the NYM look like a train wreck – total dismantling by the all-star break (I think they’ll keep Wright, but everyone else, including Santana, Beltran, and Reyes, will be up for sale for the right price). If the Wilpons are really hurting for $, Santana could go on the market by June if they are out of it.

Chase might be a good quarterback.

I’m with Brett- I like Werth as a big receiver or maybe tight end if he bulked up a bit

Howard at FB? are you crazy? he is DE or TE. way too big for FB.

i am as big of a shane victorino fan as there is but the idea of him as an NFL RB is hilarious. he would be broken in half!

Howard is defenitely a defensive end. Victorino would be a really good kick/punt returner.

I would take Cole over Sav Rocca any day!

Chooch at FB Rollins at Rb Madson and Werth as WR. Chase as a slot receiver!

Here’s how I see it… looking at the active roster. Halladay’s not allowed on the field.

QB – Utley
RB – J-Roll
FB – Polanco
WR – Werth, Madson, Vic (slot)… Happ comes in for 4 WR sets
TE – Howard
OL – Dobbs, Blanton, Schneider, Baez, Ruiz (Center)

DL – Durbin, Contreras, Blanton (Big Joe the iron man)
DE – Howard, Ibanez
LB – Francisco (def a football player), Mayberry (football call-up)
CB – Rollins, Victorino
SS – Romero (chip on his shoulder)
FS – Utley (this is Utley’s natural position… good instincts, athletic and smart)
Nickel – Hamels

Shane Victorino was offered a football scholarship as a kicker, punt returner, and defensive back.

I would agree with that Amanda… he doesn’t have the arm but he’s smart and has all the other tools. Werth could probably play QB… maybe even Madson or Happ but with that O-Line, whoever is back there has to be able to run.

Werth is QB material. Natural athlete with size..just needs some bulk.

Werth as a tight end.
JRoll as a receiver or a safety.
Blanton as a fullback.
Madson as a punter.
Utley as a QB.
Moyer as a kicker.
Howard as a center.
Hamels as a cheerleader.
GO PHILS!!!

so…um…pitchers and catchers are reaaalll soon…right?

…and id want victorino on special teams, and chase utley can do whatever he wants

my team would look like:
victorino at safety
jroll at cornerback
ruiz at middle linebacker
howard at defensive end
ibanez at tight end
werth at wide receiver
polanco at running back
utley at anywhere
blanton at center
madson at quarter back

This is a fun discussion for sure. Some very interesting ideas being thrown around here. I love some of them, others are terrible, no offense to anyone. With that being said, everyone is entitled to their opinion so I’ll take my crack at it. Starting with

Roy Halladay – QB – Duh! Whoever it was that said Roy is not allowed on the field is crazy. The Doc was born to play this position! Had he decided to pursue a career in the NFL rather than the MLB, of course.

Chase Utley – S – Perfect. Way to go, person who originally suggested this. Sorry Buster, Chase is not the one taking the hits, he is the one dishing them out, and you better believe that.

Ryan Howard – LB – 6’4 and ~250? Those numbers speak for themselves. He has MIKE written all over him. DE was an interesting suggestion as well, but I just can’t see Howard being athletic enough to handle that position. DEs and OLBs are generally freak athletes. Instead think of him as the run-stuffing, Jeremiah Trotter-type.

J-Roll & Shane – Return Specialists – On the other end of this, has anyone ever heard that DJax was once scouted by the Phillies and Devil Rays? If I’m not mistaken, one scout called him the fastest natural baserunner he had ever seen. Who knows how the rest of his tools looked, but just imagine the damage he would have done on the basepaths.

Jayson Werth – WR – The size, speed and athleticism are enough to convince me.

John Mayberry – DE/OLB – John is a big, big boy and a very good athlete. I could see him in on his fair share of sacks. Picture him throwing Tony Romo like a ragdoll. Beautiful, I think.

Phillippe Aumont – TE – Has anyone seen this guy? He’s a monster!

Dom Brown – WR – If I’m not mistaken Dom had offers to go play WR for at least a couple noteworthy universities. He’s got the height, the speed, and the instincts for it. I can just see him Mossing little cornerbacks all day.

And last but not least…

CHOOCH – FB – Does anyone dare to doubt Carlos Ruiz at this point? I didn’t think so. A fullback may not need to contribute with big yardage plays, but he better at least be a blocker. Chooch has gotten enough practice while blocking homeplate over the years. He can handle it.

I know there are a ton of players I left out, these are just the ones I feel would be most likely to make it in the NFL. Or at least survive.

Baseball players are smarter than footballers. They are a different breed who have longer and healthier lives. Baseball money beats football money. Although amusing, this Rod Serlng Twilight Zone exercise is like trying to mix oil with water.

To some of those posters above that are complaining that this thread has hit a “new low”….

So what…??!!

We’re all just havin’ fun…

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Yeah…how bout that foot surgery for Cliff Lee?? Interesting…

haha! Actually, Brooks, I was responding to the comment by “hamels’ left hand”

Can’t wait for baseball to start!

Hamels is actually one of my favorite Phillies…and I DO think he indeed has “heart and soul” and can be a fierce competitor at times…

That obviously showed in 2008.

BUT…he’s got that “other” side…the side that sometimes is hard for us to understand and relate to.

I by no means intended to denigrate this thread by any means. Just a simple commentary that when we begin to wonder what (and by what means) certain phillies’ players would be football players, we’ve sunk to the bottom third of the ‘we’ve run out of things to talk about until spring training starts’ barrel.