Rockies Would Make a Good Football Team

Now that the World Series is finally upon us, you'll no doubt find yourself getting a little too familiar with the 25 players on each remaining team. No, this isn't another guide to World Series hyperbole; I'm not as creative or witty as my man Pat Lackey. But I did share with you some information about Matt Holliday earlier in the season, and I would like to take the time to expand upon that story.

Back in high school, Matt Holliday broke several of Troy Aikman's state passing records as a quarterback. Holliday was a hot recruit, and had even signed a letter of intent to play at Oklahoma State. National powerhouses like Notre Dame, Florida State, Florida, and Tennessee were courting the MVP candidate. Had Holliday chosen to play ball at Tennessee, he could've followed in the footsteps of first baseman Todd Helton.

As has been made well-known for quite some time, Todd Helton played quarterback at Tennessee in college, where he backed up Peyton Manning. To put an interesting twist on that story, right fielder Seth Smith, who was a September callup for the Rockies, played quarterback at Ole Miss, where he backed up Eli Manning. As if that's not enough, Smith's coach at Ole Miss was David Cutcliffe, who served as Helton's quarterbacks coach. Now, if the Rockies could just find some receivers and lineman, they'd be set.

Oh, and did I mention? They're all pretty good at that whole baseball thing, too.