I'm not saying he can't be our next Anthony (Slick) Steels and sing the National Anthem for one of our games, I just found it funny that a couple of posters mentioned something about his being a grown man or that they'd fear hitting him.
This dude isn't even on campus yet. I think we're getting "grown men" now.
Height/weight don't necessarily have anything to do with how hard a guy hits. Small safeties frequently hit harder than LBs. The dude is strong and powerful and likely knows how to drive through a hit.
Actually I watched a highlight video of Wan'Dale moments before I posted..He managed to avoid most direct hits, but still seemed to be slightly injury prone towards season end.
I seem to have forgotten the password to the Random Hotness thread, though.
Height/weight don't necessarily have anything to do with how hard a guy hits. Small safeties frequently hit harder than LBs. The dude is strong and powerful and likely knows how to drive through a hit.
Anything? My experience seems to be a little different than that usually.
I was even smaller than these two as a teenager and LOVED to hit...But I still hurt sometimes from when Jay Novacek ran over me as an oversized QB at Gothenburg on his way to becoming an NFL TE. I think he was even 6'4 235 at the time.
Edit: Carriker mentioned Marvin Scott tonight...Played varsity as an 8th grader, Dead lifts Clean/Jerks 295, Benches 405# Maybe that tweet video didn't do him justice...
technically football is bodybuilding. They come in and workout and build their body's up to endure the rigors of the season. They also build their minds with football knowledge.