Is there any American as good as Drew

[gokuisgod420]

I feel like without Drew the show has lost there best competitor and no competitor is as good as him even Daniel Gil I don’t feel like has it in him to be as good as Drew I don’t know who do you think has it in them to be as good as him

[Kane-Not-Kosugi]

Daniel Gil, Joe Moravsky, Adam Rayl, Flip Rodriguez, Sean Bryan, Najee Richardson. Not necessarily in that order. Once the latter 2 get through some injuries I think they'll definitely give Stage 3 a run for their money again.

Adam Rayl was the most built like Drew, he was/is faster and imo has better endurance on upper-body intensive courses. If he learns to be more efficient (cuz he's efficient but never really kills obstacles in >3 moves like Drew did) he'd be an easy Stage 4 contender.

[tyler]

Drew dedicated A LOT of time to being as good as he was. He went from being fast to making a sloppy mistake and not even making it to Vegas. He then shifted his focus and spent years putting a lot of effort into ninja.

He didn't make the top 8 last season. He did compete (Not shown because of the horrific actions he did that were brought to the light) but he was not at the level because he didn't put much effort into it since winning.

The reality is there are some who have the potential but they have to put the time and effort in.

[Kane-Not-Kosugi]

I'm pretty sure the reason he wasn't as strong was cuz he spent time raising his son lol it's a tough adjustment at first. Guys who have kids like Moravsky obviously have a schedule down, but Drew at the time was playing it by ear. It's especially tough to get rest when you're raising a child under 1. They cry and sleep at horrible times of day. Sleep schedules are non-existent almost. I'm sure he did some training, but I think it was more lack of time than effort.

But back on topic, I wouldn't say anyone is more efficient or well-rounded than Drew yet. But there are other Ninjas with other strengths that could definitely benefit them on the course one way or another.

[Ben Baker]

I agree, Drew was just all around good, and when it came to technique I don’t think you could find anyone better. I’ve always watched how competitors have that “flow and swag” certain competitors have. Nagano, Drew, (Brent Stef. early years) are ones I can think of. Even by the way they move between obstacles you can see how smooth they are. That a lot of times cannot be learned.

[Ben Baker]

Gotta add Brett Sims to that category too

[Kane-Not-Kosugi]

May 20, 2021 5:40:28 GMT -5 Ben Baker said:

Gotta add Brett Sims to that category too

Brett Sims' upper body strength is SO underrated. I think he could go really deep into Stage 3 and would make the VLK in SASUKE at minimum. The problem is he keeps making mistakes on Stage 1 in ANW, so once he cleans that up he'll be golden.

[subtleagent]

Brett could easily Tada his way to victory.

[gamer2k4]

May 16, 2021 9:37:30 GMT -5 Ben Baker said:

Even by the way they move between obstacles you can see how smooth they are. That a lot of times cannot be learned.

I think it can - it's just shows how comfortable they are with the course, that's all. Drew used to be all about speed, blasting through obstacles, and he had several avoidable fails as a result. The more recent smoothness you're referring to came as a result of increased focus, increased training, and a different mindset. Anyone can learn it, but unless you can put in 40 hours a week training, you're not going to get there.