Underhill: If you're miffed Saints didn't draft big-name pass rusher, consider this ...

AsylumGuido · 05-02-2017, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Question is, Can Lattimore do this for sixteen (16) regular season games and three-four post-season games?

No one doubts the talent, it's whether the body can hold up...

We've got the same problem with this linebacker, his name is Ellerbe, you probably haven't heard of him as he doesn't get on the field that much...

All seriousness, talent alone, he was a Top 5 pick for sure, it's the question of whether he will consistently be "available" as the ole ball coach says...

What gives you the feeling that he couldn't do it for sixteen (plus) games? He has had no recurrence of the hamstring issues that he experienced during his growth spurt. He didn't have any issues at all with them this past season.

I have a son that was a Division I athlete that went through the same growth spurt around the same time in his career. The difference with him was his discipline relied upon the slow twitch muscles so it was never an issue. Lattimore's problem was that the fast twitch muscles required for his discipline can't handle the added stress until they "catch up" to the new body structure. The apparently caught up and are no longer an issue.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,573	Re: Underhill: If you're miffed Saints didn't draft big-name pass rusher, consider this ... Originally Posted by jeanpierre Question is, Can Lattimore do this for sixteen (16) regular season games and three-four post-season games? No one doubts the talent, it's whether the body can hold up... We've got the same problem with this linebacker, his name is Ellerbe, you probably haven't heard of him as he doesn't get on the field that much... All seriousness, talent alone, he was a Top 5 pick for sure, it's the question of whether he will consistently be "available" as the ole ball coach says... What gives you the feeling that he couldn't do it for sixteen (plus) games? He has had no recurrence of the hamstring issues that he experienced during his growth spurt. He didn't have any issues at all with them this past season. I have a son that was a Division I athlete that went through the same growth spurt around the same time in his career. The difference with him was his discipline relied upon the slow twitch muscles so it was never an issue. Lattimore's problem was that the fast twitch muscles required for his discipline can't handle the added stress until they "catch up" to the new body structure. The apparently caught up and are no longer an issue.
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