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Im torn on this...on one hand I agree with you guys when you say that Golden is putting unnecessary weight on these kids. He singlehandedly destroyed Chicks college career. BUT...the one player that reminds me of Kamalu a little is a player that also refused to gain weight and play his natural position at UM and didn't finally "see the light" until he got to the NFL...that player is...Allen Bailey...and $40M later he is happy as a pig in slop weighing 295-300lbs and playing SDE and DT in some instances.
Could that be Kamalu? He doesn't strike me as a fast twitch athlete like AQM or CThomas. He seems more in the mold of ABailey to me. And if he wants to have a career in the NFL...then he might need to bulk up a little.
Kamalu is a freak physical wise. He prob doesn't even look 295. He will probably carry that weight well. Chick didn't carry it well at all.
D'onofrio said starting defensive end Ufomba Kamalu agreed to gain weight after fighting it in past years and is now 295, up from 270. "He bought in on that; he can play end, tackle, nose on third down."
They say consistency is a good thing, but I'm not so sure that consistently choosing to make your team less athletic is....
Im torn on this...on one hand I agree with you guys when you say that Golden is putting unnecessary weight on these kids. He singlehandedly destroyed Chicks college career. BUT...the one player that reminds me of Kamalu a little is a player that also refused to gain weight and play his natural position at UM and didn't finally "see the light" until he got to the NFL...that player is...Allen Bailey...and $40M later he is happy as a pig in slop weighing 295-300lbs and playing SDE and DT in some instances.
Could that be Kamalu? He doesn't strike me as a fast twitch athlete like AQM or CThomas. He seems more in the mold of ABailey to me. And if he wants to have a career in the NFL...then he might need to bulk up a little.
Kamalu is a freak physical wise. He prob doesn't even look 295. He will probably carry that weight well. Chick didn't carry it well at all.
Where are you getting that he's a physical freak? What's that based on because he is slow as molasses.
Im torn on this...on one hand I agree with you guys when you say that Golden is putting unnecessary weight on these kids. He singlehandedly destroyed Chicks college career. BUT...the one player that reminds me of Kamalu a little is a player that also refused to gain weight and play his natural position at UM and didn't finally "see the light" until he got to the NFL...that player is...Allen Bailey...and $25M later he is happy as a pig in slop weighing 295-300lbs and playing SDE and DT in some instances.
Could that be Kamalu? He doesn't strike me as a fast twitch athlete like AQM or CThomas. He seems more in the mold of ABailey to me. And if he wants to have a career in the NFL...then he might need to bulk up a little.
Kamalu is a freak physical wise. He prob doesn't even look 295. He will probably carry that weight well. Chick didn't carry it well at all.
D'onofrio said starting defensive end Ufomba Kamalu agreed to gain weight after fighting it in past years and is now 295, up from 270. "He bought in on that; he can play end, tackle, nose on third down."
They say consistency is a good thing, but I'm not so sure that consistently choosing to make your team less athletic is....
Arehel;2269065[B said:]I'm a little unsure as to why they put so much emphasis on weight.[/B] A great example is when Shanahan was running that offense in Denver there wasn't an Olinemen over 310, they were just athletic and strong.
It seems that these coaches equate strength with weight, which is ridiculous. If the guy can play 0, 1, 3, or 5 tech at 275 and is better then the rest then let him. Now that I see that D'Onofrio actually puts tonnes of stock in weight, he truly is a terrible coach.
I saw a head coach i once worked with use the book "Coaching for Dummies" (for football) and he dog eared the page where you looked at body types, i.e. weight and height and that's how you put them in certain positions. While hat works to some extent, it certainly be used as a direction not a rule. Seems like that's the only page they seem to care about.
Just get a bunch of good sized, aggressive to the bone, fast freaks with tonnes of dog in 'em and I'll guarantee you'll have a winning team.
Dam these coaches are Pop Warner.
And bailey did play defensive tackle his whole last season here, go watch the last time we beat fsu, he was a force from dt that whole game.
D'onofrio said starting defensive end Ufomba Kamalu agreed to gain weight after fighting it in past years and is now 295, up from 270. "He bought in on that; he can play end, tackle, nose on third down."
They say consistency is a good thing, but I'm not so sure that consistently choosing to make your team less athletic is....
"The defense has changed, guys."