A 6 foot 10, 325lb Offensive Lineman?

[Brando19]

well, this would be the definition of "beef on the line"

thats a good thing, get rid of the small, finesse junk

and i second patlers thought. how the hell are you suppose to throw over the guy?

Isn't Cowboys offensive linemen Leonard Davis 7 foot? He's hell on wheels...I say give this guy a spot and try him in the preseason.

[MJZiggy]

Re: A 6 foot 10, 325lb Offensive Lineman?

Don't forget the real Packers news today:

From here: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/...er/index.shtml

Offensive lineman to work out
The Packers are looking at offensive lineman Peter Fields, according to the Indoor Football League team that Fields plays for.

The Odessa (Texas) Roughnecks said that the 6-foot-10 and 325 pound Fields will work out at Lambeau Field today.

"I got the word from my agent Monday evening about the workout and I’m absolutely thrilled about the opportunity," Field said. "There will be more information coming my way regarding the workout but right now this is an exciting moment for me and everything regarding my professional football career."

Fields is a native of Great Britain and played the last two seasons in the IFL. It does not appear that he played college football in the United States.

-- Rob Demovsky, rdemovsk@greenbaypressgazette.com

I have GOT to meet this kid!

[mission]

Fuggin-a

Kickass Headquarters just sent me this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoDsmpywtD4

Dude says (in a british accent - duh) "I don't think there's anyone out there that I would find hard to block"

Dude is ripped too. I was expecting a flabby fat boy.

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That chick is an idiot.

He kinda looks like Richard Branson of Virgin ...

Cool tryout though... I like the diamond in the rough idea. You never know.

[bobblehead]

A favorite MM saying comes to mind when thinking about a 6'10" lineman:

"He has to work on keeping his pad level down"

[SnakeLH2006]

Tall guys can have low pads....Look at Shaq laying the boom last night on WWE Raw:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gW25PZZHns

WTF?

[KYPack]

Tall guys can have low pads....Look at Shaq laying the boom last night on WWE Raw:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gW25PZZHns

WTF?

It was a work, Snake.

[oregonpackfan]

Holy food bill, Batman!

Fortunately, both of my kids are daughters. Have any of you watched a teen-aged boy eat lately? One time my daughter brought home 5 of her college friends for a meal, two of whom were Division III football players. Those guys could really shovel it it down.

Someone who is 6'10" and 325 lbs. much rack up one heck of a weekly food bill.

[CaptainKickass]

well, this would be the definition of "beef on the line"

thats a good thing, get rid of the small, finesse junk

and i second patlers thought. how the hell are you suppose to throw over the guy?

Here's another twist from the Kickass idea center -

So, you go double or even triple fullback set (Perhaps that inverted wishbone formation McCarthy likes) you put the new Fullback Johnson in, you put this guy in also as a fullback, and maybe Grant with the ball. Let both fullbacks hammer the same side of the Defense, and Grant just follows them through.

I dunno about you, but I think there's probably a few NFL linebackers that might just pee a little bit if they had a 6 foot 10, 330 pound fullback with a head of steam aiming straight for them.

Simple, Old School, Smash-Mouth, In Your Face, Run the Ball Down Their Throat Football.

Yeah man. Yeah.....


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[gbgary]

a 6'10" o lineman makes less sense than a 6'10" d lineman. someone that tall backing in toward the quarterback becomes a problem to throw over/around. wonder if he can be converted?

[SnakeLH2006]

Tall guys can have low pads....Look at Shaq laying the boom last night on WWE Raw:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gW25PZZHns

WTF?

It was a work, Snake.

It's still real to me dammit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4zU_s6DYR8

[CaptainKickass]

a 6'10" o lineman makes less sense than a 6'10" d lineman. someone that tall backing in toward the quarterback becomes a problem to throw over/around. wonder if he can be converted?

Not a bad idea Gary -

I mean, if we get all creative with ideas, uses, and strategies for a dude like this - I can only imagine what kinds of ideas are floating around in the meeting rooms with the professionals up in Packers HQ.

Something that bugs me tho -

When I first read about htis - his weight was listed as 325
When I next read about this - his weight was listed as 340
Then I saw a blurb today in a JSO bit (here: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/52032117.html )
talking about his Aug 11th workout with the Pack, and his weight is listed at 335.

Doesn't anyone in professional sports have an accurate scale for weighing the player?

However - and more to Gary's point - it's worth mentioning that Peter Fields played both on the Offense as well as the Defense in his 2 seasons with the IFL Roughnecks. They just have him listed as an Offensive Lineman on their depth chart.

Also worthy of note is that in that same blurb the hint that GB is not the only team who is interested and will have him in to workout.

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[Ballboy]

I think he is better for DL...DT would be sweet, how could you throw around that?

Kick blocking for FG's as well, especially long attempts!

[CaptainKickass]

I think he is better for DL...DT would be sweet, how could you throw around that?

Kick blocking for FG's as well, especially long attempts!

I don't think he'd be a NT - not in the 3-4 anyway. He just doesn't have the fat that every other 3-4 NT has. Maybe in the 4-3 alignment ala Santana Dotson (Height: 6-5 Weight: 287). Perhaps DE in the 3-4?

Hell - i dunno.

[MadScientist]

When I first read about this - his weight was listed as 325
When I next read about this - his weight was listed as 340
Then I saw a blurb today in a JSO bit (here: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/52032117.html )
talking about his Aug 11th workout with the Pack, and his weight is listed at 335.

Doesn't anyone in professional sports have an accurate scale for weighing the player?

The scales are fine, it's just when they are used. The first reading was before breakfast, the second was after lunch

For OPF:

[swede]

Doesn't anyone in professional sports have an accurate scale for weighing the player?

It'd be difficult to get a stable weight on a guy that ginormous. One of his bowel movements would weigh more than Garo Yepremian.