How Strong is Curtis Samuel...

[SetfreexX]

You're all welcome...

This has screenshots of all their college stats / combine info since I was lazy and didn't drop a link in the OP. (Linking this there now....duh!!!)

[Hogmolliesmaht]

5 minutes ago, shaqattaq said:

I may be catching Igo's FB fetish, I'm getting way too excited about this kid who's never even played the position. He just looks like he'd knock the piss out of you though.

Armah did play HB/TE in college so he at least has a basic understanding of how to block in the running game.

[Lumps]

While weight is relative to BP, I'd rather take a guy who can deadlift or squat an impressive amount . Core and lower body strength will always come out on top, and provides superior balance, upper body does nothing for that. Also,  longer body types will lift less but have larger ranges of motion (flexibility), something that should be considered playing sports. Of course there is always the super freak who has a larger ROM and impressive strength.

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

The 225 max rep bench press is not a very good measure of strength.  There are a number of factors that come into play.  Arm length, chest size, endurance, form, practice, etc.  

Let me give you a personal example.  I am 5'6" and weigh about 250.  I have short t-rex arms and a barrel chest.  I can press 225 about 18-20 times. Do I consider myself nearly as strong as our new tackle? Fug no. 

[Lumps]

3 minutes ago, Leeroy Jenkins PhD said:

The 225 max rep bench press is not a very good measure of strength.  There are a number of factors that come into play.  Arm length, chest size, endurance, form, practice, etc.  

Let me give you a personal example.  I am 5'6" and weigh about 250.  I have short t-rex arms and a barrel chest.  I can press 225 about 18-20 times. Do I consider myself nearly as strong as our new tackle? Fug no. 

Exactly. My workout buddy is built like you and absolutely wrecks the bench press and the squat rack. Come deadlift day, I wreck the mat compared to him, and also have always twice the reach/range of motion.

 

Who is stronger? More athletic? better at sports? Subjective questions.

[Jeremy Igo]

People were comparing him physically to Philly Brown, which is completely innacurate. 

He has more of a build like Bene Benwikere than anyone else. Anyone that met Bene knows he is built like a small linebacker.

[therealmjl]

3 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

People were comparing him physically to Philly Brown, which is completely innacurate. 

He has more of a build like Bene Benwikere than anyone else. Anyone that met Bene knows he is built like a small linebacker.

I'd like to say I'm built like a small linebacker as well.

 

[therealmjl]

...If that linebacker was a 9th grade overweight female.

[thefuzz]

Very similar size to OBJ, but a touch shorter arms, and hands.

 

Not quite as nimble or explosive, but faster in a straight line.  If he has some paws, we may have something.

Let's hope.

[Daddy_Uncle]

1 hour ago, dpm0409 said:

No doubt.  Hall has good height and is long (kinda like Hardy) but he needs to bulk up for sure.

yeah his frame reminds me of Hardy when he first got here

[Hogmolliesmaht]

1 hour ago, Leeroy Jenkins PhD said:

The 225 max rep bench press is not a very good measure of strength.  There are a number of factors that come into play.  Arm length, chest size, endurance, form, practice, etc.  

Let me give you a personal example.  I am 5'6" and weigh about 250.  I have short t-rex arms and a barrel chest.  I can press 225 about 18-20 times. Do I consider myself nearly as strong as our new tackle? Fug no. 

5'6" and 250lbs? Holy poo! You really are a bowling ball.

[ecu88]

6 minutes ago, Hogmolliesmaht said:

5'6" and 250lbs? Holy poo! You really are a bowling ball.

Is @Leeroy Jenkins PhD left handed? With Oher in legal trouble, we might need his services. 

[Hogmolliesmaht]

1 hour ago, Leeroy Jenkins PhD said:

The 225 max rep bench press is not a very good measure of strength.  There are a number of factors that come into play.  Arm length, chest size, endurance, form, practice, etc.  

Let me give you a personal example.  I am 5'6" and weigh about 250.  I have short t-rex arms and a barrel chest.  I can press 225 about 18-20 times. Do I consider myself nearly as strong as our new tackle? Fug no. 

BTW, can you play FB, lol?

[jdpanther5]

Wait our slot receiver and our DE prospect benched the same amount of reps? Hall needs to be eating some major Wheaties this year. 

Yeah, Hall's bench was the only thing that kept him out of the 90+ percentile testing wise (ended up 77th). Was above average to great everywhere else but definitely needs to add strength, although that's probably among the easiest things to remedy.

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