OT: Jerel Worthy admits to taking plays off

Submitted by Hoke_Floats on

"The film speaks for itself," said Worthy, who left Michigan State after his junior year. "People criticize and say I may take a play off here or there; there's nobody in the NFL game today or college or all the way down to pee-wee who plays every play full speed, full-go without getting tired. It's impossible.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/2-te56n4h-149757445.html

 

I think Mike Martin would not agree

samsoccer7

May 4th, 2012 at 11:18 AM ^

Kyle vandenbosh also disagrees. That guy plays every down full speed.

This fat guy probably should have played harder, he might not have fallen in the draft.

justingoblue

May 4th, 2012 at 11:32 AM ^

Can you imagine taking a new job and saying in a trade publication, "Yeah, I pretty much phone it in every now and then at work. Nobody works sixty hour weeks and actually works all the time."?

It just seems like there are a lot of athletes who need to be coached to answer questions correctly. Worthy, Pryor, Vick, all these guys have to be hearing people tell them to shut up, right?

LSAClassOf2000

May 4th, 2012 at 11:33 AM ^

I am assuming that Jerel Worthy simply needed the occasional moment to think of more reasons to hate Missouri. It's hard to put your entire mind or body into the game when you are formulating the demise of the "Show Me State".

ThWard

May 4th, 2012 at 11:46 AM ^

I mean, knock him for his honesty, I guess, but more than a few big time interior linemen spend a few plays every game "leaning" on a guard, or taking an easy stalemate rather than fighting a block.

 

Easy to judge, but these 300+ lb athletes are freaks of nature.  Mike Martin is exceedingly rare.

Seth

May 4th, 2012 at 1:16 PM ^

If anyone deserved to take plays off it was Worthy -- most plays while most of his teammates were still waiting around for the center to hike the ball, Worthy would already be off the line and well into the backfield. Just think of how many extra seconds he played during a game that nobody else did -- I mean those add up!

Wolverine Devotee

May 4th, 2012 at 3:08 PM ^

Apparently he took time off mentally when he was getting that SWEET BRAH tattoo of a spartan standing on some squirrel- thing with a maine helmet on.

I mean, for christ sake, at least be accurate when you get a tattoo. The people in columbus frown on that act.

Michigan4Life

May 4th, 2012 at 8:16 PM ^

His motor is one of the biggest reason why he was drafted in 2nd round. If he doesn't jump the snap, he just gives up. He takes plays off like about 80% of the time. For those who are saying that 90-100% of DL takes plays off, it's true to die degrees but Worthy is the biggest offender of all since he takes plays off a TON