Generational talent

[Cowpolk]

CZers, I swear that's not me with that commentary of Parsons. I didn't do it.

And you never will

 

[kskboys]

First time I heard it was with Zeke in 2016.

Someone called Zeke a generational talent? You've got to be kidding.

 

[RS12]

Does Parsons have generational talent? He certainly looks like it. Is he a generational talent? Let you know in a decade.

 

[Mark]

Speaking strictly for myself, it would seem that a so-called "generational talent" would be a player of a caliber an observer would only likely encounter once in a single lifetime. (Which is why it's such a ridiculously hyperbolic & grossly-overused "trendy" term.) Someone truly long-in-the-tooth might be lucky enough to see a couple. At sixty-years-old, following the sport since about 1970, I've seen Tom Brady for a long time...and struggle to think of another player who meets the criterion of being head-and-shoulders better & more successful than anyone else playing the game at the same time.

 

[NotForLong]

First time I heard it was with Zeke in 2016.

2016 was a thing of Beauty . . I was so mad when he got passed over for rookie of the year. . . He was the MVP of the team

 

[CATCH17]

Do you not contradict yourself mightily? Is "talent" all physical, or would you say that "football IQ" and intellectual mastery of the nuances of the game are equally - if not more - important?

There are plenty of high football IQ individuals who didn’t have the ability to even play pro football.

Anyone can learn skills and master that.

There are things you are born with and things you can work on to get better at. Being born with it is what I view as talent.

Micah Parsons is a 6’4 250 pounds pass rusher / linebacker with 4.3 speed. He’s clearly ultra talented.

 

[Mark]

There are plenty of high football IQ individuals who didn’t have the ability to even play pro football.

Anyone can learn skills and master that.

There are things you are born with and things you can work on to get better at. Being born with it is what I view as talent.

Micah Parsons is a 6’4 250 pounds pass rusher / linebacker with 4.3 speed. He’s clearly ultra talented.

Not everyone has the capacity to learn, and apply lessons taught. The No Fun League has seen come & go a thousand big, fast dummies whose careers have gone undistinguished & unremembered. Physical prowess absent intelligence & intense mental application to the game is wasted. I'll take game-IQ (with reasonable physical skills) over pure athleticism every single time. I think Micah has both.