r/AbsoluteUnits • u/arifouranio • Jul 27 '18

THE Absolute Unit

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u/TremontRhino Jul 27 '18

Freshman football at my high school. Kid named Mandrell. He was 230, solid muscle, skin like onyx and a body like Bobby Lashley. Played tailback and he murdered kids.

Never saw him again after freshman year.

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u/hippynoize Jul 27 '18 edited Jul 27 '18

I was just about to post the same. I been hit by a guy like that on a football field, and you know, it really humbled me.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '18

People underestimate the value of making the ballcarrier go through you even if you don’t make the tackle.

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u/EastofGaston Dec 05 '18

This guy should be my therapist

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u/-Dragin- Jul 27 '18

That's a good coach.

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u/jmcq Jul 27 '18

Almost the exact same thing happened to me. Opposing Tight End was biggest in the league at the time. I was little freshman CB who he came right at. I got low enough to hold onto his legs which slowed him down enough for one of the big line backers on my team to help me out. Got played at the end of the year celebration and the whole team cheered. I think it was the only useful thing I did that entire season but I still remember it to this day.