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Posted on 4/26/20 at 9:14 pm to LifeAquatic
I'm not even aware of what drill everyone is talking about, but I can about imagine how meaningless it is.
Like the broad jump. When is that ever going to matter on the defensive line? Or running those little obstacle courses? Is it that complicated to get to the QB?
Just give me someone who is strong, with a quick first step, and good balance. Everything else is mental. Lots of workout warriors are useless on the field.
Like the broad jump. When is that ever going to matter on the defensive line? Or running those little obstacle courses? Is it that complicated to get to the QB?
Just give me someone who is strong, with a quick first step, and good balance. Everything else is mental. Lots of workout warriors are useless on the field.
Posted on 4/26/20 at 9:24 pm to Metaloctopus
I agree with you on a lot of that. But the broad jump is one of the most translatable metrics to football and athletes. Football and a lot of the defensive line is all hips
Posted on 4/26/20 at 9:29 pm to Speedy Greedy
Welcome aboard Landon... 
Posted on 4/26/20 at 9:37 pm to sportsman2582
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I agree with you on a lot of that. But the broad jump is one of the most translatable metrics to football and athletes. Football and a lot of the defensive line is all hips
It's a jump. Other than trying to knock down a pass once in a while, jumping is not required on the defensive line. I don't believe that jumping tells you everything about hips. To me, it's just an evaluation overreach.
I care more about those kinds of workouts for DB's and WR's. There just isn't a statistical correlation to guys who excel in those kinds of drills, on the D-line, being more successful on the field than those who don't excel in the drill. It's a lot about brute strength and quick steps, rather than having great hips. And, really, it's more mental than anything. Being able to read and anticipate how your opponent is going to react to your movements is how the best pass rushers get it done.
If you can do that, and you can be a workout champion on top of that, great. I just think people overvalue certain drills.
This post was edited on 4/26/20 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 4/26/20 at 9:41 pm to Speedy Greedy
Looks fast also seems like he could add weght
Posted on 4/26/20 at 9:49 pm to Metaloctopus
Broad jump correlates to explosiveness.
Posted on 4/26/20 at 10:02 pm to NOSA
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Broad jump correlates to explosiveness
So do lots of other drills. It doesn't make you a good football player. Being a defensive lineman does not require freak athleticism. It's nice if you have it, but it doesn't matter if you have no football IQ, and you give up easily.
Posted on 4/26/20 at 10:26 pm to wildcat81tiger86
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I noticed that Landyn Watson tweeted "yes sir" to Landon Jackson's commitment tweet.
"Yes sir" is what Kevin Sumlin used to tweet when someone committed to TA&M.
Posted on 4/26/20 at 10:27 pm to Metaloctopus
You lost me with this post.
Posted on 4/26/20 at 10:48 pm to TheAstroTiger
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You lost me with this post.
I didn't post a riddle. Not sure what you're lost about.
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:06 pm to GeauxElliott
Do you think he meant anything by it
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:13 pm to wildcat81tiger86
Let’s just say Landyn Watson is being recruited as a TE to some schools
This post was edited on 4/26/20 at 11:14 pm
Posted on 4/27/20 at 5:51 am to Speedy Greedy
Posted on 4/27/20 at 7:46 am to jeffsdad
Posted on 4/27/20 at 8:03 am to Speedy Greedy
Top DE recruit in Texas
Posted on 4/27/20 at 8:13 am to km
Now you try to get the package
Posted on 4/27/20 at 8:21 am to CatsGoneWild
Why does that matter about his race, he is now a Tiger
Posted on 4/27/20 at 8:45 am to Speedy Greedy
big boom
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:19 am to Captain Crown
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This cat was expected to be an A&M/UT battle and LSU landing him is huge
Exactly. I was shocked when I saw we got him yesterday.
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