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re: Fournette weighs in at combine at 240lbs; 4.51 Official 40; 4" vertical
Posted on 3/2/17 at 6:23 am to FootballNostradamus
Posted on 3/2/17 at 6:23 am to FootballNostradamus
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Have said for years Fournette should lose 10-12 pounds and improve his lateral quickness and explosiveness (ala what Bell did post-Michigan State).
I would have preferred him at or just under 230.
I mean that's been around his playing weight in college....
He's shown great lateral quickness.
This post was edited on 3/2/17 at 6:24 am
Posted on 3/2/17 at 6:55 am to TigerBait1127
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mean that's been around his playing weight in college....
He's shown great lateral quickness.
Disagree.
Cook and Guice showed the lateral quickness. Fournette showed incredible straight line speed and explosiveness, but he could improve his start-stop and quickness.
Posted on 3/2/17 at 6:56 am to TigerBait1127
Leonard Fournette weighs in at 240, putting a spotlight on his speed
Posted by Michael David Smith on March 2, 2017, 5:09 AM EST
NBC SPORTS
Ploy to increase draft stock.
Posted by Michael David Smith on March 2, 2017, 5:09 AM EST
NBC SPORTS
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Former LSU running back Leonard Fournette was the heaviest man in the group when the running backs hit the scales at the Scouting Combine on Wednesday. But will his weight be viewed as a positive or a negative?
Fournette weighed 240 pounds, and he measured at 6 feet, one-half inch. That’s five pounds heavier and half an inch shorter than LSU listed him at.
Five pounds and half an inch isn’t a big deal, but it will cause NFL teams to focus a little more closely on his speed when he runs the 40-yard dash and other on-field drills on Friday. If Fournette can show off blazing speed at 240 pounds, he can solidify his status as a Top 10 pick.
On the other hand, if Fournette runs slower than expected, that will raise questions about whether he’s a plodder who used his size to break tackles at the college level but won’t have the burst to pull away from defenders in the NFL.
All eyes in Indianapolis will be on Fournette when he steps to the line on Friday.
Ploy to increase draft stock.
This post was edited on 3/2/17 at 7:21 am
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