re: Wiliford leaves practice with concussion, was unconscious for 5 min

this really sucks. he doesnt even remember the uf game abd literalky had to sit in the dark fir days cus any stimulation made his head hurt.


scary shite.

Exactly. Easily the most athletic lineman on the team.

6'7" 301 4.6 40.

That is rediculous. He's our lt next year and in my opinion will absolutely demolish the pass rush on whatever side he plays. He's big enough to be a force in the run game but so athletic he demands a starting tackle spot.

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6'7" 301 4.6 40

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come on. a 4.6? srsly?

Yeah seriously. All of the pay sites say he is lightning fast and he supposedly was clocked running a 4.6. Hand times obviously.

Ok I didn't remember that Vadal enrolled early.

But you don't think 40-50 pounds makes a difference?

Doubt Fanaika moves over to LG. His size and mobility, or lack thereof, keep him on the right side. Our LG pulls more than the RG

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Not even a week into fall camp and we've already lost two starters on the offensive line...

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I seriously doubt Wiliford would have started

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But you don't think 40-50 pounds makes a difference?

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nah, we're talking tackle. 40-50 more lbs might be a detriment unless a guy's just that athletic (or really tall like say a Jonathan Ogden).

I don't think tackles NEED to be that big necessarily, and 6'6" 300 is plenty big enough for the SEC. Jake Matthews at A&M was an All American RT last yr and he's around that size. Rodney Reed was good and he wasn't that big (and I know he played a while back, but 03 wasn't that long ago).

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Unfortunately, there is no helmet in existence that can prevent a concussion because concussions are usually caused by the brain's impact on the skull. A helmet that prevents concussions would have to counteract the brain's force of inertia as it compacts and collides against the bone.

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Good try, but no. A helmet could certainly be built to prevent almost all concussions. However, it would have to be larger because it would have to accelerate the head slower. It's the magnitude of the acceleration of the head that causes concussions. To reduce this acceleration requires more distance between the two colliding objects. That distance can only be placed between the outside of the helmet and the head inside, ergo...large helmet.