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Posted on 3/3/13 at 11:52 am to The_SwAUggford
Both were the elite of elites; I would be inclined to say prime time was the better athletes of the two due to his longevity and not having a huge flaw in his athletic ability, career ending defect/injury.
Posted on 3/3/13 at 11:58 am to TheOcean
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And finished his MLB career with a higher batting % than Bo.
Yeah that point has been mentioned. Deion never wowed anyone out there. Bo did.
And power hitters USUALLY have lower averages than gap hitters. This is not surprising at all.
Finally, consider that Deion played a lot longer than Bo - had a chance to mature as a hitter whereas Bo did not.
I'm sorry, but Deion was just not the baseball player Bo was, and not the athlete either.
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:00 pm to spacewrangler
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a huge flaw in his athletic ability, career ending defect/injury.
Are you serious? Do you even know what happened to Bo? It was a freak injury.
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:00 pm to TxTiger82
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Finally, consider that Deion played a lot longer than Bo
Pretty sure they both spent 9 years in the MLB.
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but Deion was just not the baseball player Bo was
Both MLB stat lines are comparable and you could make an argument either way. But, even if you say Bo had a marginally better MLB career, Deion had a MUCH better NFL career.
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:01 pm to TxTiger82
Speed is about even.
Power goes to Bo.
Arm strength goes to Bo.
Hitting power goes to Bo.
What exactly is Deion better at?
Power goes to Bo.
Arm strength goes to Bo.
Hitting power goes to Bo.
What exactly is Deion better at?
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:01 pm to TxTiger82
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Speed is about even
what the frick?!Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:02 pm to TheOcean
Deion's NFL Career:
8× Pro Bowl selection (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
8× All-Pro selection (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
2× Super Bowl champion (XXIX, XXX)
AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1994)
2× NFC Defensive Player of the Year (1993, 1994)
Co-NFL Alumni Special Teams Player of the Year (1998) with Gary Anderson
NFL record most career non-offensive touchdowns (19)
Pro Bowl Record in Interceptions in a career (4) tied with Everson Walls and Champ Bailey
Jim Thorpe Award (1988)
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor
2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee
2011 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee
8× Pro Bowl selection (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
8× All-Pro selection (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
2× Super Bowl champion (XXIX, XXX)
AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1994)
2× NFC Defensive Player of the Year (1993, 1994)
Co-NFL Alumni Special Teams Player of the Year (1998) with Gary Anderson
NFL record most career non-offensive touchdowns (19)
Pro Bowl Record in Interceptions in a career (4) tied with Everson Walls and Champ Bailey
Jim Thorpe Award (1988)
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor
2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee
2011 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:03 pm to sorantable
Who is the better athlete today?
Leon Sandcastle? Or Bo Jackson.
Leon Sandcastle? Or Bo Jackson.
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:03 pm to sorantable
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what the frick?!
Have you seen their 40 times? They are about even. Both were blazing fast. Bo Jackson might even be faster - we don't really know for sure. Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:04 pm to TxTiger82
I don't believe that
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:04 pm to TxTiger82
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Deion Sanders played in major league baseball for parts of nine seasons: 1989 through 1995, 1997, and 2001.
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:05 pm to TheOcean
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Deion had a MUCH better NFL career.
1) Injury never forced him out.
2) Sanders was a football first guy. Bo Jackson played baseball until it was over and then joined the football team. Hard to accumulate stats when you play half the year.
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:05 pm to TxTiger82
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Sanders was a football first guy
Deion was a track, football, and baseball star at FSU. GTFO
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:05 pm to TxTiger82
quote:That's part of it
1) Injury never forced him out
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:06 pm to TxTiger82
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Have you seen their 40 times? They are about even. Both were blazing fast. Bo Jackson might even be faster - we don't really know for sure.
I'm pretty sure that Deion's first 10 yards was head and shoulders faster than Bo.
And in football, it's the first 10 yards that creates the difference between a touchdown and 10+ yard gain.
Deion's speed transferred much better to sports than Bo. 162 game average was 70+ stolen bases per season on his career.
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:07 pm to sorantable
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I don't believe that
What you believe doesn't really matter.
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At the 1989 NFL Scouting Combine, Sanders ran a 4.27-second 40-yard dash, which was considered to be second in Combine history behind Bo Jackson of Auburn in 1986.[10]
From wiki.
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:08 pm to TheOcean
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Deion was a track, football, and baseball star at FSU. GTFO
I'm talking about in the pros, man. Sanders' priority was football. Jackson's was baseball.
Posted on 3/3/13 at 12:08 pm to meansonny
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'm pretty sure that Deion's first 10 yards was head and shoulders faster than Bo.
I'm pretty sure you just pulled that out of your arse.
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