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Originally Posted by Dirtbag59
In this scheme 293 is an ideal weight. I say he stays where he is. Back in the early 2000's the Falcons and Broncos regularly ranked in the top 5 in total rushing yards including 2005 where they both finished 1st and 2nd respectively. Both teams were tied for dead last in average weight among starting offensive linemen at 295.
ESPN.com: Page 2 : The NFL weight rankings
(Article is from 2004). |
Falcons had Vick amassing a nice chunk of those yards. For most of the years that had Vick unable to play most of the season, those were the years the Falcons' running rank had a huge dropoff.
Mike Shanahan likes strength, but he wants athletcism more. But if he can get both from a player, he'll snatch that player up quick, like with Trent, Ryan Clady, and this year LeRibeus and Compton.
And the Texans right now have all of the O-linemen be bigger than 300 lbs.
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