Guess who got 16 reps on the bench press today

[top dawg]

I guess that the Combine should take the bench press out of the WR showcase, and that teams should exempt WRs from training on the bench press since it has no value and is an indicator of nothing except beating the press.  That makes sense...

[TheRed]

He's a bench press champion people. Clearly the hall of fame in Canton, Ohio awaits.

[Fiz]

Bullshit!  It takes a certain amount of strength to lift a certain amount of weight. If you want to increase your strength, you work yourself into lifting more and more weight.

 

 

this describes literally every single lift

 

Almost no teams let wide receivers bench press anyway because the potential for injury and loss of range of motion is too high. 

[Kevin Greene]

"Stupid thread title" would have sufficed.

[Madwolf]

Cooks put up fantastic numbers in college, but I look at our situation, and just think Matthew's would be a better pick at 28.

 

Our QB likes bigger WRs, and Matthew's was nearly as productive as Cooks in college, and he did it at Vanderbuilt playing in the SEC. 

 

Steve Smith is already a short WR, and asking Cam to throw to another very short NFL WR in the midst of watching DBs get bigger just seems like a bad idea.

 

If we pick WR at 28 it is our job to get the best WR that fits our need. I believe in giving Cam a guy whose 5 inches taller, has a 3 inch greater arm length, and inch longer hands. Matthew's has good speed, and he's not going to get redirected as much as Cooks is.

[micnificent28]

To small with lafell leaving i dout we replace him with under 6 foot.

[nagai]

The fug does the bench press matter for drafting receivers? Y'all need to stop playing GM so hard haha. 

 

 

It's an indicator of ability to beat the press and that's about it. 

 

That's pretty important though. I was worried about that because of his size.

 

[Fiz]

Relative to like any other lift? No it's really not.

[C47]

He 's not good.His hands are not good. He is big and thats it.

 

LOL you're kidding right? He's big and that's it? Alright man, whatever you say...

 

His hands are actually solid, if you watched the kid you would see he plucks the ball on a somewhat regular basis instead of letting it come into his chest as much. He has concentration drops like most guys, but to say his hands aren't good is 100% inaccurate.

[Jackofalltrades]

It's an indicator of ability to beat the press and that's about it.

Beating the press is a lot more about technique than strength.

[C47]

Cooks put up fantastic numbers in college, but I look at our situation, and just think Matthew's would be a better pick at 28.

 

Our QB likes bigger WRs, and Matthew's was nearly as productive as Cooks in college, and he did it at Vanderbuilt playing in the SEC. 

 

Steve Smith is already a short WR, and asking Cam to throw to another very short NFL WR in the midst of watching DBs get bigger just seems like a bad idea.

 

If we pick WR at 28 it is our job to get the best WR that fits our need. I believe in giving Cam a guy whose 5 inches taller, has a 3 inch greater arm length, and inch longer hands. Matthew's has good speed, and he's not going to get redirected as much as Cooks is.

 

 

Have you personally asked him this? Can you tell me what he likes for dinner on a typical Wednesday while you're at it? 

[pantherclaw]

Why is his height not a topic worthy of discussion?

because we can have another Steve Smith!!!!

Franchise savior!!!!!

Triple criwn.man!!!

(Sarcasm)

[CatMan72]

Because bench press is a good indicator of WR prowess?

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[iamhubby1]

Three things. 1. Strength is a great indicator of a players work ethic. Is he willing to do everything needed to be the best? Please do not discount how much being strong plays into a WRs success.

2. We need playmakers. I could care less how tall he is. Can the guy make plays? If so, I will be happy with him.

3. DBs are not going to suddenly become taller. There is a correlation between being too tall and loosing your flexibility. Sure there may be a few taller DBs, but generally, they are not going to get much bigger.

And just to add something for the hellz of it. This thread was a 3 page thread stuffed in a 14 page body.