El_Toro_86 Posted February 26, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 176 Content Count: 8,612 Reputation: 2,661 Days Won: 28 Joined: 12/14/2005 Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Joey Johnston article in this mornings tribune mentions that the Oline has increased from an average of 290 to 310. Here's hoping to a bigger, stronger, faster 2014 Bulls football team. http://tbo.com/sports/colleges/usf-bulls/usf-offensive-coordinator-foresees-drastic-improvement-20140226/ Edited February 26, 2014 by El_Toro_86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyBulls Posted February 26, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 6 Content Count: 178 Reputation: 19 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/09/2010 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Bench press depends on the position. Oline and Dline needs to have that punch that comes with a strong upper body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apis Bull Posted February 26, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,586 Content Count: 23,185 Reputation: 2,332 Days Won: 65 Joined: 09/05/2002 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Clowney only did 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 26, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 723 Content Count: 12,293 Reputation: 64 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/01/2003 Share Posted February 26, 2014 it has more to do with the players we had i think. we never recruited big strong guys...which is why we always got destroyed by the power running teams in the Big East. Guys like Mims and Lynch are outside pass rush guys. Bench Press is more of a DT thing. And look at the past 4 or 5 years, total reps on bench is a very poor indicator of NFL success. But if it makes you feel better, Terrell McClain had 29 reps a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizman Posted February 26, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 2,345 Content Count: 21,365 Reputation: 922 Days Won: 10 Joined: 01/02/2007 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Long arms is a disadvantage for the bench press test. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TExpress Posted February 26, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 23 Content Count: 1,166 Reputation: 264 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/22/2013 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Every one of our linemen should be able to bench press 30+ reps of 225. It doesn't just show upper body strength and stamina but also work ethic! I don't even play football and can do almost double the reps of Lynch and Mims. There are quite a few cornerbacks that have more upperbody strength than our defensive ends... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted February 26, 2014 Group: Admin Topic Count: 13,332 Content Count: 97,090 Reputation: 10,859 Days Won: 469 Joined: 05/19/2000 Share Posted February 26, 2014 @USFFootball: Average weight of #USF returning 5 starting Offensive Linemen went from 297 to 310 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted February 26, 2014 Group: Admin Topic Count: 13,332 Content Count: 97,090 Reputation: 10,859 Days Won: 469 Joined: 05/19/2000 Share Posted February 26, 2014 @USFFootball: The big gains along the OL returning starters: Threatt (310-326), Williams (297-310), Reiter (273-286), Gudmundsson (305-315) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apis Bull Posted February 26, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,586 Content Count: 23,185 Reputation: 2,332 Days Won: 65 Joined: 09/05/2002 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Every one of our linemen should be able to bench press 30+ reps of 225. Sure, since only 8 out of the 56 DL and 10 of the 50 OL that were invited to the combine can do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apis Bull Posted February 26, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,586 Content Count: 23,185 Reputation: 2,332 Days Won: 65 Joined: 09/05/2002 Share Posted February 26, 2014 The median of all linemen invited to the combine is 24. If you throw out the ones that didn't lift, the median is 25. The average of those that lifted is 25.3 with a standard deviation of 5.3. So, I would say that every lineman should be able to do at least 20 reps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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