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Dolphins LB Rey Maualuga interview: “Gotta be big to be effective”

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DAVIE—One of the most interesting things to watch with the Dolphins in Sunday’s home game against Tennessee will be the unleashing of Rey Maualuga.
There’s been a ton of buildup for this. Maualuga signed in mid-August and has yet to take the field for any game, preseason or regular season, for a variety of reasons. They held him out originally because he was out of shape. The Bengals released him after last season and he spent all year waiting for someone to call, so he wasn’t in any offseason workouts or Organized Team Activities.
His weight is a compelling topic because he’s much heavier than many linebackers in today’s NFL—Kiko Alonso, for example, is 25 pounds lighter—but that’s the weight that works for him. Part of what’s made Maualuga a good player the past eight years is that he can move well at that size and power through offensive linemen.
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:jawdrop So he has got to be fat and out of shape to be effective.
 
I read the 'interview'. It was basically all about his weight. They spoke extensively about McDonald's fish filets. I want my money back.

What did cincy cut his snaps back to last season? Wasn't it like 27%? Wasn't much better the year before. But hearing about how much weight kiko can carry ... that's the stuff I want to read about. Top ****ing notch.
 
Maybe he can eat Brady so he doesn't have to play him. Can we bring in any more weird guys? Timmons, Maxwell, Rey.....anyone else?

Ozzy rules!!
 
You had to lose weight, but you wouldn’t want to lose too much weight. What exactly is the middle ground for you?
“I’ve played with this and been this size, whether it’s low 260s or high 260s. I’ve been that size my whole playing career, and I think that’s where I’m more effective coming down. I’m mostly known for stopping the run and taking on big guys. In my nature, you’ve gotta be that big to be effective in the middle.
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Looks like the extra bulk is useful when you have to push or be pushed while defending the run. So I can see the rationale behind wanting to be hard to push around. I have no idea if 258 is a good playing wait or not, but I guess that's the coach's call.
 
Only the dolphins take players that aren't going to pan out.
 
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