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To: Rakkasan1

The guy hasn't played ball in eight years and they're going to sign him? What are they going off of, his best Homecoming game?


3 posted on 07/27/2004 1:18:43 PM PDT by ShadowDancer
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To: ShadowDancer

Any team that would cut the great longsnapper Mike Morris (#68)is doomed.


8 posted on 07/27/2004 1:21:18 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (STAGMIRE !)
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He has been in camp trying out with them for months, its not as if he called and they put him on the team. No he has not played ball in years but he has kept himself in phenomenal shape.. After the tryouts they feel he is worth the shot..
9 posted on 07/27/2004 1:22:37 PM PDT by N3WBI3
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The guy hasn't played ball in eight years and they're going to sign him? What are they going off of, his best Homecoming game?

Nope. They're going off this:

"The 6-foot-3, 290-pound Goliath, the guy who benches 475 pounds, squats 695 pounds...

... A few weeks after his wrestling career came to an end with a Wrestlemania loss to Goldberg, Lesnar ran the 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds, a blistering time for a man his size. He has a 10-foot standing broad jump. A 35-inch vertical leap, not to mention the bench and squat numbers. It's the tools of an NFL running back power packed into a gladiator's frame."

It's one of those gamble decisions, but not a huge one. If the investment pays off, wowza. If not, you wasted a roster spot and some time.
13 posted on 07/27/2004 1:25:20 PM PDT by Snuffington
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As a free-agent? What do they have to lose? If he's a stiff, he gets cut, no big loss. The guy is extremely fast, tough, and strong, which isn't a bad start. He'll probably get cut, but what the hay.


26 posted on 07/27/2004 1:35:42 PM PDT by SoDak
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my guess is a publicity stunt to get pre-season interest in the Vikes.


38 posted on 07/27/2004 2:10:37 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (Justice of the Piece-(carry daily;apply sparingly))
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