Re: You're Forgetting Da Bears

On Jan 31, 2:31 pm, je.s.t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
D <ftballtennis...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm not disagreeing with you about that, but over the last 30 years
it's not as drastic a difference in pure strength as you think.

Yes there is.

Consider that players back then could freely use steroids, and the
players today have to try to get around those rules. I would argue

Actually the players today have access to drugs that are *far* better
than the stuff players were freely taking back then.

that there has been a rate of size increase that has occurred
naturally, but there has also been a move towards more rotund and
fatter players.

They're not as fat as you might think they are.  They could still
rip your head off if they wanted to.  Look at a guy like Wilfork,
he's not nearly as "fat" as the Fridge, even if you normalized their
playing weight (iow: body fat %age)

Absolutely, especially on the offensive line. Once they allowed
offensive lineman to extend their arms in 1978 they could use leverage

Reacting to rule changes != worse technique.  Try again, please.

If you studied offensive line play over the past 30-40 years and
judged based purely on technique, yes, it is obvious that offensive
lineman today use worse technique....doesn't mean they're worse...but
based on form, no contest.

-D
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