man, when I was in high school I saw some of the dumbest mother****ers ever playing football. I'm talking like 200+ pound kids who were probably borderline retarded, yet they could knock people down and get their teachers to curve their grades. I don't know what sport you guys watched growing up, but not everybody on the football field has the intelligence and skills of a decent quarterback, not at all. Soccer and basketball usually attracted kids with more dexterity, athleticism, and stamina.