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One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
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I'm going with McCarren and McGinn over the bench press endurance test. No test can measure what is in a man's butt.Comment
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I think you heard this, Reggie did not work out.Originally posted by Harlan Huckleby View PostActually he made have good endurance in bench press. What I am remembering is that he could not lift much weight.
"Some players who knew him said in the mid 400's His natural strength and heart made up for what he lacked in the weight room."
I'm remembering many stories about Reggie White was not strong in the weight room.
He didn't like it and didn't do it.
Being Reggie, the coaches would let him skip all lifting.
Reggie would have a standing bet that he could out rep anybody on the team and a few times a year, he's go down there and do just that. Reggie was all natural, fast quick and strong. He'd work out, but no weights. (Herschel Walker was the same way, sprints exercises, but no lifting)Comment
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Reggie White hated lifting weights, and refused to do it on any kind of regular basis. There was a story of him getting the coaches in GB to let him skip regular weight lifting if he could do some specific weight or reps or something. He went in the weight room, did it, and reportedly never was seen in the weight room again.Comment
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I see we have basically the same recollections, KYP.Comment
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I heard that Mike Wahle was a guy who didn't like traditional weight lifting either. In the off season he was said to do things liked flipping huge implement tires, lifting and carrying stones, etc. Should have competed in the Highland games.Comment
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Dynamic strength bests isometric strength in football.Comment
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I remember that White was not strong in the weight room, especially compared to his on field feats. That seems to be correct, or at least there are some comments to that effect.Originally posted by KYPack View Post
But I also specifically remember that he did modestly in testing. That is a wrong fact that somehow got implanted in my brain, and has been nurtured lo these many years.
Tretter is both rusty and undersized at guard, and if pbmax doesn't step forward with an apology, I will demand satisfaction.Comment
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Sounds like the Packers may be activating a big boy from the practice squad. Josh Walker.
I think they should bring him up even if the starters are active, they could easily reaggravate those injuries.Comment
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Jamon Meredith has been re-signed.Originally posted by Harlan Huckleby View Post
Anybody remembers him? He was a poor man's Newhouse, wasn't he?Comment
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At least Meredith has been around the block a few times, been in the NFL six years.One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
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We never saw enough of him to know what he was. Never was on GB's roster. He spent a few weeks on PS as a rookie, then was signed away.Originally posted by Tyrion Lannister View PostJamon Meredith has been re-signed.
Anybody remembers him? He was a poor man's Newhouse, wasn't he?
I thought about him earlier this week, but saw that he was still with the Colts, They apparently cut him on Tuesday. He has built a career being signed as an emergency backup, then getting released when others get healthy. He has been with 6 other teams, but has never been on the street for more than a couple days before getting signed by someone. Has started a fair amount, mostly for Tampa Bay.
Some articles said he had a reputation as a difficult personality for some coaches to deal with. Here is a JS article from when he was drafted that deals with that:
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/44205287.htmlComment
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5th round pick in 2009. Didn't make the team. He was one of the highest picks by TT to be cut as a rookie. I think there was talk his work ethic left something to be desired.Originally posted by Tyrion Lannister View PostJamon Meredith has been re-signed.
Anybody remembers him? He was a poor man's Newhouse, wasn't he?I can't run no more
With that lawless crowd
While the killers in high places
Say their prayers out loud
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
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Mike Golic has repeatedly told the story many times that some rookie would beat Reggie's lifting record (could have been a max bench or reps) and they would all run to Reggie, tell him and Reggie would go into the weight room.
He would then reset the record and leave.
Still works with the story that he did not like to lift weights.Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.Comment
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Originally posted by Maxie the Taxi View Post
He sounds like a better bet than practice squad guy, but I assume he can't be active for tomorrow. Odd. I would be tempted to promote the practice squad guy, if only temporarily.Comment
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