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Deion Sanders saying something really important.

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Been saying this. Kids in Florida ain't what they used to be. Whatever that magic was that they had in the 80's that made them great, it's gone. South Florida used to produce Michael Irvin's, now it produces Mark Pope's. Same physical skillset, totally different mentality.

It's the culture.
 
RightSaidFred said:
Been saying this. Kids in Florida ain't what they used to be. Whatever that magic was that they had in the 80's that made them great, it's gone. South Florida used to produce Michael Irvin's, now it produces Mark Pope's. Same physical skillset, totally different mentality.

It's the culture.
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Michael Irvin had an interview with a Patriots podcast and one question was about N'Keal Harry because of his disappointing play.

Irvin invited Harry then to Miami to work out with him in the summer and got so fired up, I wanted to jump in a ******* plane and work out with Irvin.

I dont see that kind of excitement anymore.
 
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RightSaidFred said:
Been saying this. Kids in Florida ain't what they used to be. Whatever that magic was that they had in the 80's that made them great, it's gone. South Florida used to produce Michael Irvin's, now it produces Mark Pope's. Same physical skillset, totally different mentality.

It's the culture.
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South Florida is still producing those guys. They're just not going to UM or FSU. Recruiting is a different game than it was 30-40 years ago. If all the Dade and Broward kids that currently play at Bama, Georgia, etc. actually stayed home, we'd still be in the same situation Deion was describing with UM and FSU in the top 10 all the time.
 
Social media has made kids into PreMadonnas.

They want to win but win easy. Hence the whole super-team thing with youth sports nowadays (and certain professional sports.)

They'd rather be guaranteed of winning than work with what they have and try and earn it.
 
Speaking the truth. Soft parents creating soft kids. Its always been that way but now there are a lot more soft parents so they create a lot more soft kids, AND, the soft parents used to just be rich and white. Now the soft parents come in all colors and in all places on the socio-economic ladder.
I don’t even know if the projects are producing hard kids anymore Like they used to.
I remember growing up when white high schools were afraid to play black high schools because the black kids wanted it more and were tougher. Not anymore.
 
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He's right and I've commented on how kids don't love the game like they used to. Too many electronics and social media taking up space in these kids heads these days. I used to play sports all day with kids. Now they'll do so for a minute, then want to play a game on PS or Xbox.
 
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