There is no way Stefen Djordjevic could have played at the next level !!
There is no way Stefen Djordjevic could have played at the next level !!His man coverage skills were HORRIBLE !!!!! and on top of that he is only 5'7.
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He was only interested in being an engineer, not performing at the next level.
The triumph was just getting out of town with a scholarship. Football was just a vehicle for something better in his life and nothing more.
Maybe, just maybe though he may have had a shot..football players werent monstrous behemoths back then...At 5'7 maybe he would have moved to special teams or something else. Engineering was his ticket though..just remember!
He was 5'10" in the film.Not 5'7".Besides,he was only interested in becoming an Engineer.
shareHe ended up playing for Nickerson at Cal Poly, a D-IAA school, most of which give out football scholarships. He probably had enough talent to play there but not for an elite D-IA program.
shareRight. Don't you see how in the movie he gets no offers from D 1-A schools? It's pretty accurate and what real people in his position would've seen. Cal Poly got him, which would probably even hold true today.
shareHe was only interested in being an engineer, not performing at the next level. The triumph was just getting out of town with a scholarship. Football was just a vehicle for something better in his life and nothing more.
Exactly. Stef was a kid whose goal was not to go pro, but to go to college to get a better life away from that town. That is what makes the film unique. This isn't a kid with dollar signs in his eyes, but with a vision of a better future.
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You're talking about the real game of football. In the context of
the story, Stef had enough skill to attract the attention of at
least one other--besides Nickerson--college coach.
I think he could of I thought he was a fairly good football player.
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I believe the last white cornerback in the NFL was Jason Sehorn around 2001-02.
In the late 70's NFL I can think of Tim Foley and Steve Foley (not related) who were pretty good white cb's. Bobby Bryant too until 1979 or 80.
During this movie's filming in 1982 I can't think of any white cb's. Maybe Lee Nelson of the Cardinals? By this time 99% of the white guys who were DB's played safety.
Tom Cruise? Wouldn't make it in the 80's. Preseason cut if lucky. But he could've tried out at safety. DB's switch positions all the time.
-The next level was college.
-Steven Gregory plays CB and SS for the Chargers.
-Scott Case was well-known in the 80s.
LOL Scott Case, I'll never forget that Falcons/Saints game where Case attempted to tackle Craig "Iron Head" Heyward (RB of the Saints). Upon impact, Case literally went flying off his feet as Iron Head barreled right through him like he was a rag doll. Hahaha I'll never forget that.
shareLOL Scott Case, I'll never forget that Falcons/Saints game where Case attempted to tackle Craig "Iron Head" Heyward (RB of the Saints). Upon impact, Case literally went flying off his feet as Iron Head barreled right through him like he was a rag doll. Hahaha I'll never forget that.
A lot of guys went flying off of Iron Head......but Case was a nightmare for receivers.
It's funny this came up because the other night I was watching Case's last game: Super Bowl XXX (it's sort of a ritual of mine to watch a couple of [old] games at the start of the season). He put some devastating hits on some Steeler receivers (including forcing a fumble that should have been recovered by the Cowboys).
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Of course he could. Many major colleges have corners under 6 ft. Smaller colleges have lots of them. LSU listed at least 8 defensive backs in 2010. 7 of them were under 6', and 5 of them were listed at 5'9", one was 5'8". Excessive height is a liability in a DB at the next level fellows.
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Agree, his height may have been a concern at the I-A (or whatever it is called now) level that some of his team mates were going to play at, but not so much at smaller schools. I did some more roster scanning of major schools since my comment above and found that, even though it is not the norm, there are still quite a few 5'8" defensive players at that level.
Somewhat agree about Chris Penn, too. If I remember he was headed to a major college before the baby thing happened to him. He didn't seem hard enough to play at that level to me. I always liked him as an actor though, and it probably isn't easy to find actors that could be completely believable as true athletes.
This is one of my favorite sports movies because it seems to recreate the tone and feel and grit of western PA/eastern OH football culture.
I thought it was somewhat realistic that Stef got only one football scholarship offer and it was to a Division I-AA school. His buddy Brian, played by the late Christopher Penn, getting an offer to play linebacker at USC was fantasy.
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