A family in a remote corner of Turkey walks on all fours. They do so not by choice, but naturally… they can stand up for short periods of time, but their natural condition is to walk on the feet and with their palms. Scientists believe that whatever’s going on there can provide a previously unknown insight into human evolution.
What’s this have to do with sports? Probably nothing. But I was thinking - and I know this makes me a terrible person - that they’d make tremendous defensive linemen. Low center-of-gravity… and since they’ve been doing it all their lives, they’re probably much quicker and shiftier in a four-point stance than most traditional human beings. Let’s get them into the weight room and see what Mel Kiper thinks. Forget about their insight into human evolution… let’s get their insight on collapsing the pocket. The dude in front in the red looks unblockable.
Zany Sports Lady Says:
March 8th, 2006 at 11:56 am
Wow!
The Dar Says:
March 8th, 2006 at 12:28 pm
He may be unblockable, but how did he do on the Wonderlic?
Mr. Bojangles Says:
March 8th, 2006 at 1:14 pm
Rumor has it Vince Young cheated off of him at the Combine.
Garthmeister J. Says:
March 8th, 2006 at 5:09 pm
Am I the only one who realised MJD was putting amusing alt tags on all his pictures? I was forced to go through his archives until it appears they stopped. I recommend this if you are busy killing an afternoon at work.
Garthmeister J. Says:
March 8th, 2006 at 5:09 pm
And that really should be “just realised”. The spelling of “realised” was completely intentional. I also think you guys drive on the wrong side of the road.
Sean Says:
March 8th, 2006 at 5:20 pm
that is probably the weirdest/funniest picture ever
Sam Says:
March 14th, 2006 at 11:50 am
The line about making good linesman was funny, but I won’t believe this story until I see some documentation. No links? Where did you find this story? This seems like a hoax.
the mighty mjd Says:
March 14th, 2006 at 2:22 pm
I can’t believe I forget to post the link… I can’t find the original one that I used (where I got the picture), here’s a link to the same story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060307/sc_afp/turkeyhealthscience