The Man Down T…

October 23rd, 2018 at 1:02 PM ^

Actually it was a roundoff into a back flip.  The roundoff gives you the reversing momentum to pull the legs around on the flip. As an all too old former gymnast who pulled every muscle in his core trying to do a simple back handspring a few years ago, I smile at this because the feeling of throwing yourself through the air, flipping and sticking the landing is a rush that is very hard to describe.  Doing that in football gear makes him an even bigger monster than he was. 

DOBlue48

October 23rd, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^

That is a cool trick, Mr. Bush.  But lets up your game and crank an opponent in such a way that they complete the very same acrobatic maneuver but in a completely involuntary manner....preferably a buckeye.

The Fan in Fargo

October 23rd, 2018 at 1:20 PM ^

Uber athletic. If he would’ve only been about 6’2”. Some athletes have an extra gear when they are running another person down. Not all have it. It’s almost like some sort of extra energy burst when you pinpoint your moving target and fly to it. I never could get it on the track in sprints but man on the fb field you can see it on tape. Lewis that time against Utah I think it was. That wasn’t his normal speed. He was booking.

oriental andrew

October 23rd, 2018 at 1:59 PM ^

Actually, quite a number of them. It's not like Bush is the only really athletic MLB out there. If they're playing college ball - even group of 5 or lower divisions, they're all pretty athletic. Some are just better football players than others. 

Fieldy'sNuts

October 23rd, 2018 at 2:10 PM ^

Jesus. I thought this was going to be a video of him chasing down LJ Scott and preventing a TD. That backflip is impressive. Whichever NFL squad is lucky enough to land him will be getting a probowler with a 10+ year career. 

Blue@Petoskey

October 23rd, 2018 at 2:31 PM ^

Can't say it is the first time.  Coached at Loy Norrix in Kzoo in the mid 2000s and I remember the day before a game multiple players, waiting around for some reason, challenging each other to do all kinds of flips.  Each sequence they performed got harder each time, in cleats and some gear the waist down.  It was incredible how easy they made it look.