Sunday, October 05, 2008
'Three-hundred-pounders ...'
The average weight of Brockton High School's starting offensive line is now 262 pounds. Hub Blog has harped on this issue before, here and here: High-school football players are too damn big. They need weight limits. Their health is at risk. ... FYI: Hub Blog was the largest starting offensive lineman on my high-school football team many years ago. My weight then: 192 pounds. ... FYI II: Don't tell me weight limits, at any level, will hurt the game. John Hannah, one of the greatest offensive linemen ever, weighed 265 pounds during his pro playing days, smaller than some of today's Brockton High School players. ...
The average weight of Brockton High School's starting offensive line is now 262 pounds. Hub Blog has harped on this issue before, here and here: High-school football players are too damn big. They need weight limits. Their health is at risk. ... FYI: Hub Blog was the largest starting offensive lineman on my high-school football team many years ago. My weight then: 192 pounds. ... FYI II: Don't tell me weight limits, at any level, will hurt the game. John Hannah, one of the greatest offensive linemen ever, weighed 265 pounds during his pro playing days, smaller than some of today's Brockton High School players. ...
