The Landry Hat » conditioning test http://thelandryhat.com A Dallas Cowboys Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Views from the Loon: No excuses for failing http://thelandryhat.com/2012/08/03/views-from-the-loon-no-excuses-for-failing/ http://thelandryhat.com/2012/08/03/views-from-the-loon-no-excuses-for-failing/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:00:12 +0000 Tonni Shook http://thelandryhat.com/?p=17312 Had there been conditioning tests 30 or 40 years ago, would Bill Bates, Don Meredith, Walt Garrison or Charlie Waters have failed?  Back in the day, the National Football League training camp was more like a combat zone for athletes.  Some teams began training for the regular season, which started in mid-September, in the middle [...]

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]]> Had there been conditioning tests 30 or 40 years ago, would Bill Bates, Don Meredith, Walt Garrison or Charlie Waters have failed?  Back in the day, the National Football League training camp was more like a combat zone for athletes.  Some teams began training for the regular season, which started in mid-September, in the middle of the summer.  Two months of intense, physical practice on the field, to get into shape and prepare for the regular season.  Practice sessions were held in the heat of the day, under grueling circumstances, and hard core strength conditioning drills.  Many of these players took home $60,000 – $80,000 per year back in the ‘70’s, so a second job was sometimes needed to pay the bills.  The players would come in out of shape and overweight.  So, what are the excuses for Felix Jones, Andre Holmes, and Brodney Pool for failing their conditioning tests on day one of camp? (more…)

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