Oh I get your point. They all should be able to. I wonder where they are at. You can see the improvments on the field and the development year to year in body shape, it would be nice to see some numbers though.
I guess my point if a back can do it, and Small did it. Who in say the offensive line can squat over 500 and bench over 400? Wills?
Long arms? Without more strength than the defensive lineman you cannot move the dl off the ball even have a chance in pass protection, you would get manhandled by the defense. Your idea of offensive linemen maybe one and the same with the current coaching staff, but its the reason we cannot run the ball or pass protect. We are not strong enough. What is the workout you see every year at the NFL combine? How many reps on the bench with 225 or 250 lbs. Its a joke if a lineman cannot make 20.
I would sooner think the staff values power clean and press as a measure the ability to knock a defender back. And I have written before, that number should be around 400lb. And minimally every 0ffensive lineman should be able to squat 550-600.
Can Squat 550 and bench 400? That's what I heard Moose Johnston say that 210 lb Reggie Bush can do. Do we have a back that can do it? Anyone?
I guess my point if a back can do it, and Small did it. Who in say the offensive line can squat over 500 and bench over 400? Wills?
Can Squat 550 and bench 400? That's what I heard Moose Johnston say that 210 lb Reggie Bush can do. Do we have a back that can do it? Anyone?
First I like your take on Bush, but the comment came from a conversation Johnston had with Heath Evans about Bush and the idea he was a one trick pony sprinting to the cones. Evans was the source of the information and some advice to Bush to be more physical and run inside with the strength he has. It was about a minute later and well you saw it.
Nose around the site and you can look at 10 yard times, squats, 40 yard times. These are Nebraska Records.
http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=183&SPID=41&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=28377
Why doesn't gophersports.com have a link like that?
My guess is that there is nothing much to be proud about. The schools that publish those stats are usually the schools with weight room monsters on the roster (or the schools that like to stretch the truth -- Florida). I would guess that if the Gophers published that kind of stuff it would not be a pretty sight. I have always wondered why there wasn't more questioning of the S&C coach after the debacle of 2008. In fact it seems that this team does terrible in the late season. That might be directly attributed to S&C.
Maybe if those stats were published, it would motivate some players to put more time into it.
Opening can of worms.
I wonder if steroid use is part of the reason some schools do very well in the weight room. It's a fact that using even small amounts of steroids can produce noticeable results. Could some schools look the other way more than others?
Closing can of worms.