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But does classroom intelligence really translate to football intelligence?

I'd like to think so anecdotally, but that's a pretty hard thing to say definitively. I think a lot of "smartness" in football is really positional awareness, and that's different from book learnin'.

It does in one way.  Players who flunk out of school can't contribute to their teams' success.

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[BostonCard]

But does classroom intelligence really translate to football intelligence?

I'd like to think so anecdotally, but that's a pretty hard thing to say definitively. I think a lot of "smartness" in football is really positional awareness, and that's different from book learnin'.

It does in one way.  Players who flunk out of school can't contribute to their teams' success.

BC