Sean Taylor dropped 16 lbs.

[Mc2guy]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

This is great news. It looks like Sean Taylor put in some serious offseason work, which shows a strong committment to the team. I'm no physics major but I doubt the 16 lb drop in weight will affect his hitting ability all that much since his speed has increased. There have been plenty of durable, hard-hitting light weight players in the NFL.

Well, I was a physics major, and I can tell you that velocity is more important that mass when determining the kinetic energy in an impact. Energy increases proportional to mass but as the square of velocity. E(kinetic)=.5m(mass)x V(velocity)^2

I wasn't a physiology major, however, I am guessing that the lighter weight will make him more, not less durable. Less weight on his knees and ankles when running and less mass to accelerate when making cuts generally leads to increased joint durability, which is usually what brings these players down. That and neck injuries which is more of a technique issue.

I'm excited most of all for the committment it shows from Sean, to go that route in order to improve the team, even after knowing we went and got another safety at 6.