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re: Are offensive linemen headed for 400 pounds?
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:48 am to samson'sseed
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:48 am to samson'sseed
No, I don't think so. 400 pounds you just have no endurance. Herman Johnson was 380ish at 6'7 and I was surprised how good he was for entire games.
Then again, about 30-40 years ago, linemen probably averaged 250ish. Nobody thought we'd see the day we'd have athletic 300+ pounders on the line.
In fact, here is UGA's 1980 National Championship starting OL:
LT: Jeff Harper, 6-3, 245, Sr.
LG: Jim Blakewood, 6-2, 247, Jr.
C: Hugh Nall, 6-0, 235, Sr.
RG: Tim Morrison, 6-3, 254, Sr.
RT: Nat Hudson, 6-3, 265, Sr.
Crazy to think about
Then again, about 30-40 years ago, linemen probably averaged 250ish. Nobody thought we'd see the day we'd have athletic 300+ pounders on the line.
In fact, here is UGA's 1980 National Championship starting OL:
LT: Jeff Harper, 6-3, 245, Sr.
LG: Jim Blakewood, 6-2, 247, Jr.
C: Hugh Nall, 6-0, 235, Sr.
RG: Tim Morrison, 6-3, 254, Sr.
RT: Nat Hudson, 6-3, 265, Sr.
Crazy to think about
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 9:51 am
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:11 am to thunderbird1100
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Herman Johnson was 380ish at 6'7 and I was surprised how good he was for entire games.
Herman was not that fat either. He was pretty cut for being that heavy. Strong SOB.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 12:16 pm to thunderbird1100
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In fact, here is UGA's 1980 National Championship starting OL:
LT: Jeff Harper, 6-3, 245, Sr.
LG: Jim Blakewood, 6-2, 247, Jr.
C: Hugh Nall, 6-0, 235, Sr.
RG: Tim Morrison, 6-3, 254, Sr.
RT: Nat Hudson, 6-3, 265, Sr.
Crazy to think about
That is crazy to think about. It seems like the OL is getting way too big.
Can anyone be a healthy 375 lbs at 18?
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