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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...uys/index.html The subject is fat guys in the NFL, particularly fat defensive linemen. Let me start with a story I may have alluded to before, but I think is apropos. I'm in Honolulu with my son, Mike. We're watching a ...
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12-23-2004, 12:58 PM | #1 |
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12-23-2004, 01:30 PM | #2 |
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I\'ve heard this before and even have pondered myself why NFL teams don\'t consider this and I guess it comes down to the one things Sumo guys are missing, athleticism. In the Nfl you see d-lineman chasing guys from behind,going sideline to sideline, etc. If you have 4th and goal from the one inch line then maybe a guy like that would fit. But in the middle of the field, they would be a liability. Teams would just negate them by running stretches and sweeps and screens. Fat giys like that would take themselves out of the play.
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12-23-2004, 02:33 PM | #3 |
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Would also think that stamina would have something to do with it. I doubt a man that size could play on and off for 60 minutes straight.
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12-23-2004, 02:40 PM | #4 |
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12-23-2004, 02:52 PM | #5 |
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I didn\'t know it was a contest. lol
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12-23-2004, 03:01 PM | #6 |
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Nope, not a contest.
I just posted the first few paragraphs and gave the link. I really should have posted some of the more pertinent parts. Z works through several fat guys and breaks them down on their relative merits. Grady and Hand both made the list. |
12-23-2004, 04:53 PM | #7 |
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12-24-2004, 04:46 AM | #8 |
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Ahh, just what we need ... 560-pound Konishiki dropping dead from heat exhaustion at the Metarie practice facility while running sprints outdoors in the middle of August! We\'ve got rumored voodoo and ancient Indian curses, but we ain\'t got a Japanese curse yet! I say sign him up.
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12-24-2004, 04:50 AM | #9 |
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The solution would be to have two sets of fat guys. One for the first half and one for the second.
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12-24-2004, 10:45 PM | #10 |
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The real \"fly in the ointment\" is; Top Sumo guys make at least ten times what d-linemen do, what with endorsements and geisha for what amounts to a few seconds work.
Wait. Isn\'t that the amount of time and effort that Sully/ Fatty puts into a game? We may already have the inside track on this one. |