Feverdream
Club Member
That was my basic guess...You can look at the WR graph in the study Rafael provided. Obviously individual differences in playing style / health /flexibility etc. far outweigh the weight issue because for WR there just isn't much impact by weight. The graph uses 20lb intervals at 170, 190, 210, 230, 250. The injury rate at 190/210/230 is pretty constant so no impact by weight. The 170lb group has a slightly elevated injury risk and the 250lb group has a HUGE elevated injury risk. Each group has a minimum of 20 player seasons but given the very small injury risk elevation at 170lb we don't know from the article if 20 player seasons is sufficient to prove any statistical significance. Smitty is now listed at 174lb and Terrace Marshall is listed at 201lb (will probably test heavier). Based on the graph, it's pretty much a wash in terms of injury risk due to weight.
Honestly, I thought the injury risk by weight was mostly a smokescreen to obscure what I had said, namely... that light, quick receivers are harmed more by nagging injuries than guys like DVP who put up their numbers whether they are open or not.
It seemed as if his thought that small players are injured less was more of a red herring, than an actual argument. Sort of a... you might be right, but he'll NEVER be injured... neener neener...