That would almost certainly backfire. Randy Barnes didn't fare too well
with his tryout with the Niners (inspired by Michael Carter, I believe),
and he was at the top of the sport at the time. With the publicity
machine that the NFL is, it would only take one person saying, "sure,
we'll compete in a throwing event if you strap on some cleats and take a
few hits," and suddenly all people would see is how bad the t&f'ers are at
"real" sports.
Dan
--- "P.F.Talbot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hopefully Dayne will return to competition in a very public way... and
> get soundly trounced by the top throwers out there. This would be great
> publicity. The American public thinks of football players as the
> strongest, most powerful athletes out there. If Dayne couldn't compete
> maybe people would take a step back and think, "Whoa, these field guys
> are pretty damn impressive!" Seeing a shot, disc, hammer or javelin go
> far is one thing, but seeing it go a lot farther than an "established"
> athlete can throw it is something that gives relevance to those who do
> not know the sport well.
>
> Perhaps the top US throwers should issue a challenge to the NFL...
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