Dingo Jellybean
06-29-2004, 07:55 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1830855
Read that article. I'm think, the most he can bench is 475 lbs? For a guy his size? That's pretty weak. Some of the NFL's linemen can bench 700 and squat 1000 lbs.
The article makes a great point though. Lesnar is 26. He got in a motorcycle accident. He looks physically fierce, but mentally weak. I mean the guy is 6'3" 290 lbs. and wants to play defensive end. Kind of like a Michael Strahan.
The only problem with that is that he's too short. The average height for defensive ends are around 6'5". But maybe his short stature will allow him to level up taller players. He'll go up against HUGE linesmen that are all pro and are always going to be bigger and stronger than him. Like Johnathan Ogden, he's 6'9" and 350 lbs...and no defensive end has ever had success getting sacks against this guy, no matter how big they are. But if the Ravens ever play against Brock, they'll line Ogden up against someone else because Brock is very inexperienced.
He's too old to be really considered a true prospect, and getting in that motorcycle accident won't help him either. There's a reason why some of these guys go into the WWE: They couldn't get into the NFL. Either that or they just had mediocre careers. Goldberg is a clear example. As big as he is, he just lost out against bigger, stronger, and faster guys...and more importantly, guys who were more experienced. It could take years before Lesnar can develop into a ready-made NFL reserve, much less a starter.
Even Steve Neal, who beat Brock Lesnar in a wrestling match, is bigger and stronger than Brock and is a reserve who barely got playing time during the Patriots' superbowl run.
So bust? I think so.
Read that article. I'm think, the most he can bench is 475 lbs? For a guy his size? That's pretty weak. Some of the NFL's linemen can bench 700 and squat 1000 lbs.
The article makes a great point though. Lesnar is 26. He got in a motorcycle accident. He looks physically fierce, but mentally weak. I mean the guy is 6'3" 290 lbs. and wants to play defensive end. Kind of like a Michael Strahan.
The only problem with that is that he's too short. The average height for defensive ends are around 6'5". But maybe his short stature will allow him to level up taller players. He'll go up against HUGE linesmen that are all pro and are always going to be bigger and stronger than him. Like Johnathan Ogden, he's 6'9" and 350 lbs...and no defensive end has ever had success getting sacks against this guy, no matter how big they are. But if the Ravens ever play against Brock, they'll line Ogden up against someone else because Brock is very inexperienced.
He's too old to be really considered a true prospect, and getting in that motorcycle accident won't help him either. There's a reason why some of these guys go into the WWE: They couldn't get into the NFL. Either that or they just had mediocre careers. Goldberg is a clear example. As big as he is, he just lost out against bigger, stronger, and faster guys...and more importantly, guys who were more experienced. It could take years before Lesnar can develop into a ready-made NFL reserve, much less a starter.
Even Steve Neal, who beat Brock Lesnar in a wrestling match, is bigger and stronger than Brock and is a reserve who barely got playing time during the Patriots' superbowl run.
So bust? I think so.