DBWI: What if Odell Beckham Jr chose American Football over Soccer

As we know, current American international and Bayern Munich striker ODJ is a huge star (scored 20 goals and 10 assists last year and him and Pulisic saved the USA from embarrassment during qualifiers).

What isn't known, that before he got that offer to go to Germany and join an academy there (was either Werder Bremen, Leverkusen or Bayern, can't exactly remember) is that he got an offer to play American football with LSU (as he was a dual star at high school level apparently, playing both association and american football

What would be the impact to soccer/football as a whole if ODJ all those years ago he decided to accept that college offer from LSU. Both from a global aspect and a domestic standpoint from the USA's P.O.V
 
As we know, current American international and Bayern Munich striker ODJ is a huge star (scored 20 goals and 10 assists last year and him and Pulisic saved the USA from embarrassment during qualifiers).

What isn't known, that before he got that offer to go to Germany and join an academy there (was either Werder Bremen, Leverkusen or Bayern, can't exactly remember) is that he got an offer to play American football with LSU (as he was a dual star at high school level apparently, playing both association and american football

What would be the impact to soccer/football as a whole if ODJ all those years ago he decided to accept that college offer from LSU. Both from a global aspect and a domestic standpoint from the USA's P.O.V
He single handlely helped an anaemic US Soocer/Football team to qualify at the last second(sorry honduras, maybe next world cup, at least panama got into the russia world cup too) and is Bayer Munich best player and robben heir apparent...that will be a big change in soccer...maybe if the Concussion Hearing are different, NFL going forward with concussion and player safety seems make him keep with soccer over football...he was as good as his hand with his legs.
 
If he's a soccer player, wouldn't he be like a kicker? I mean I don't know many Soccer players known for defensive capabilities or the ability to catch a ball. Is he a strong kicker?
 
Odell's daddy wanted him to play soccer, because of the injury problems he had in the NFL. Odell Beckham Sr. was a jackrabbit running back-receiver at Marshall High School in Texas, and was a two-time all-SEC selection at LSU.

Fans down in Baton Rouge still talk about the 1992 "Dream Season". They hired Mouse Davis as their head coach in 1990, and he built an offense that just turned Odell Sr. loose.

In '92, Beckham rushed for 1,471 yards, lead the nation in all-purpose yards, 24 total touchdowns, broke a lot of Billy Cannon's and Dalton Hillard's records....Oh, he won the Heisman Trophy, too.

He had 4 touchdowns vs. Florida in the inaugural SEC Championship game, and then they beat up Miami at the Sugar Bowl for the national championship.

He had a good combine, but so many people looked at his size. He fell to the second round, when the Denver Broncos grabbed him in the 2nd round.

John Elway LOVED him. He was their Eric Metcalf. Fast, shifty, caught ball out of the backfield. Averaged 1,300 yards combined for six year, even playing hurt.

Played in three Super Bowls as a Bronco, Super Bowl XXIX, where the lost a wild one to the 49ers, 49-40, but Beckham scored three different ways (reception, kick return, and the first punt return touchdown in Super Bowl history), Super Bowl XXXII where Beckham caught a touchdown pass, and threw a key block to helped John Elway score the winning touchdown on a 20-yard scamper with :35 left to beat the Packers 38-31...and then in Super Bowl XXIII, helped Mr. Elway retire in style, 8 catches, 201 yards 2 touchdowns... The Broncos belted the Falcons 54-25.

In 1999, he left in Free agent back home to New Orleans for the Saints, played three injury plagued years there before retiring in 2002.

Odell didn't want the post-career surgeries for his son, that way he steered Odell Jr. into soccer, even though Odell loved gridiron football too.

Odell Jr. was a star in THREE sport at Isidore Newman Academy in New Orleans. You might have heard of it. Archie Manning's boys went there, and Odell was the next big thing..and he was a big thing in football and soccer.

He also was headliner in the school play his senior year. Now you know where he gets that flamboyant streak from. The sporting press in Europe call him "Black Zlatan", with good reason.

Odell got noticed by the ODP with US Soccer. When he made the US Soccer's 17-Under national team as 14 year old and showed out at the FIFA 17-Under World Cup (golden boot for the tournament), People noticed.

He really didn't get the full shine until around his junior year at Newman Academy. He when was Louisiana player of the year in both forms of football, and the offers came in from LSU, Texas, Alabama, USC, everybody with a dollar and a dream.

And there were Soccer offers, too. Creighton, UConn, St. Louis, Stanford, Portland.

MLS teams came calling. LigaMX said they'd put in a team in New Orleans to get him. Now I'd like to know when New Orleans became a part of Mexico. ;)

I'm glad he signed with Munich. It was best thing for him and he's playing well and he's hungry to be great. I'm also glad to US Soccer ditched Bruce Arena, who didn't understand how to use a player like Odell Junior. Grabbing Zinedine Zidane when Real Madrid was jerking around his contract was a "coup with a coup" for US Soccer! I'm telling ya, sweeping out Sunil Gulati and bringing in Taylor Twellman as CEO was HUGE, and I think some point in Odell Beckham Jr.'s international career, this team going to make a big run in a World Cup.

Move over, David. There's a new Beckham bending in. :)
 
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You've heard of goalkeepers, surely?

As far as I know he isn't a goalkeeper, but I suppose I could be wrong on that. Im not really a soccer fan, and I find soccer players to be a little to lean to play in the NFL. I doubt he'd be able to do anythin beyond regular. Back in the 70's the Giants hired a super fast Bermudan runner, and that didn't work out well, even if his speed could transfer over.
 
IRL, I've met OBSr a couple of times...in order to make this timeline work, I think you also have to bring his godfather into the equation, "Uncle" Shaq

that being said...two of my favorite OBJ moments:

The UAB 109 yard field goal attempt return

The 89 yard punt return against Ole Miss (shades of Billy Cannon in 1959)
 
As far as I know he isn't a goalkeeper, but I suppose I could be wrong on that. Im not really a soccer fan, and I find soccer players to be a little to lean to play in the NFL. I doubt he'd be able to do anythin beyond regular. Back in the 70's the Giants hired a super fast Bermudan runner, and that didn't work out well, even if his speed could transfer over.

he's a #10, kind of like a second striker. I'd say the closest comparison would be Dybala or Griezmann but he's faster than both of them and a fair bit faster too (probably why he also plays on the wing at times also). He does play his best behind the striker or off the striker (its why him and Lewandowski have been so good when playing up top).
 
Odell's daddy wanted him to play soccer, because of the injury problems he had in the NFL. Odell Beckham Sr. was a jackrabbit running back-receiver at Marshall High School in Texas, and was a two-time all-SEC selection at LSU.

Fans down in Baton Rouge still talk about the 1992 "Dream Season". They hired Mouse Davis as their head coach in 1990, and he built an offense that just turned Odell Sr. loose.

In '92, Beckham rushed for 1,471 yards, lead the nation in all-purpose yards, 24 total touchdowns, broke a lot of Billy Cannon's and Dalton Hillard's records....Oh, he won the Heisman Trophy, too.

He had 4 touchdowns vs. Florida in the inaugural SEC Championship game, and then they beat up Miami at the Sugar Bowl for the national championship.

He had a good combine, but so many people looked at his size. He fell to the second round, when the Denver Broncos grabbed him in the 2nd round.

John Elway LOVED him. He was their Eric Metcalf. Fast, shifty, caught ball out of the backfield. Averaged 1,300 yards combined for six year, even playing hurt.

Played in three Super Bowls as a Bronco, Super Bowl XXIX, where the lost a wild one to the 49ers, 49-40, but Beckham scored three different ways (reception, kick return, and the first punt return touchdown in Super Bowl history), Super Bowl XXXII where Beckham caught a touchdown pass, and threw a key block to helped John Elway score the winning touchdown on a 20-yard scamper with :35 left to beat the Packers 38-31...and then in Super Bowl XXIII, helped Mr. Elway retire in style, 8 catches, 201 yards 2 touchdowns... The Broncos belted the Falcons 54-25.

In 1999, he left in Free agent back home to New Orleans for the Saints, played three injury plagued years there before retiring in 2002.

Odell didn't want the post-career surgeries for his son, that way he steered Odell Jr. into soccer, even though Odell loved gridiron football too.

Odell Jr. was a star in THREE sport at Isidore Newman Academy in New Orleans. You might have heard of it. Archie Manning's boys went there, and Odell was the next big thing..and he was a big thing in football and soccer.

He also was headliner in the school play his senior year. Now you know where he gets that flamboyant streak from. The sporting press in Europe call him "Black Zlatan", with good reason.

Odell got noticed by the ODP with US Soccer. When he made the US Soccer's 17-Under national team as 14 year old and showed out at the FIFA 17-Under World Cup (golden boot for the tournament), People noticed.

He really didn't get the full shine until around his junior year at Newman Academy. He when was Louisiana player of the year in both forms of football, and the offers came in from LSU, Texas, Alabama, USC, everybody with a dollar and a dream.

And there were Soccer offers, too. Creighton, UConn, St. Louis, Stanford, Portland.

MLS teams came calling. LigaMX said they'd put in a team in New Orleans to get him. Now I'd like to know when New Orleans became a part of Mexico. ;)

I'm glad he signed with Munich. It was best thing for him and he's playing well and he's hungry to be great. I'm also glad to US Soccer ditched Bruce Arena, who didn't understand how to use a player like Odell Junior. Grabbing Zinedine Zidane when Real Madrid was jerking around his contract was a "coup with a coup" for US Soccer! I'm telling ya, sweeping out Sunil Gulati and bringing in Taylor Twellman as CEO was HUGE, and I think some point in Odell Beckham Jr.'s international career, this team going to make a big run in a World Cup.

Move over, David. There's a new Beckham bending in. :)

The U.S. did pay like 10 mill for his services up until the world cup and he has no international coaching experience plus its not like Real Madrid are having a good season, honestly it could be a huge gamble.

that LigaMX thing had to be something to do with the push to put an MLS team there but the MLS (and the don) weren't really budging iirc.

Twellman coming in at least hopefully means some kind of pro/rel gets integrated between the MLS, NASL, USL and the other leagues.
 
Well first he is built like a wideout so lets say that's where he plays at LSU does he help them win a BCS national championship? Then fast forward he would of been in the what 2014 draft class so what team would go after him? I'm going guess it would be the Jets,Raiders, Chargers and Vikings they all needed a number one WR that year. I doubt he would done well in NY especially for the Jets. He seems to into the party scene and stuff. Raiders has not been good for years. But him with Eli in San Diego would be good or with Bree's in Minnesota could work.
 
Well first he is built like a wideout so lets say that's where he plays at LSU does he help them win a BCS national championship? Then fast forward he would of been in the what 2014 draft class so what team would go after him? I'm going guess it would be the Jets,Raiders, Chargers and Vikings they all needed a number one WR that year. I doubt he would done well in NY especially for the Jets. He seems to into the party scene and stuff. Raiders has not been good for years. But him with Eli in San Diego would be good or with Bree's in Minnesota could work.

if Les Miles didn't have a brain freeze on the night of January 9, 2012 and replaces Jordan Jefferson with Zach Mettenburger at quarterback for the second half...that LSU team had OBJ, Jarvis Landry, Russell Shepherd, and James Wright as wide receivers...Saban had everything set to defend a running quarterback...the four wide receivers (three of which are still on NFL rosters as starting receivers) were a bunch of frisbee catching dogs...Alabama didn't have the defensive backs to cover them...
 
if Les Miles didn't have a brain freeze on the night of January 9, 2012 and replaces Jordan Jefferson with Zach Mettenburger at quarterback for the second half...that LSU team had OBJ, Jarvis Landry, Russell Shepherd, and James Wright as wide receivers...Saban had everything set to defend a running quarterback...the four wide receivers (three of which are still on NFL rosters as starting receivers) were a bunch of frisbee catching dogs...Alabama didn't have the defensive backs to cover them...
OOC it's a DBWI.

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Why would you want to bench Jefferson? He is the starting QB of the Bucs and has shown to be a decent NFL QB.
 
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