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Manny Wright's Role?

Role = Roll under his Red Shirt when he was wiping his tears off his face.
 
The kid's a project he'll see some playing time though.
 
PhinDude88 said:
It's exactly what it means. Wright doesn't look like a big guy like i thought that he would. He is a small DT and Vickerson looked bigger then Wright did. I tried to look up a pic of him in the Bears or Jags game, but i couldn't find any.
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You may have the two confused? Vickerson is listed as 6'4 and 295. Wright is listed as 6'6 and 329.
 
late again said:
You may have the two confused? Vickerson is listed as 6'4 and 295. Wright is listed as 6'6 and 329.
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No, i wasn't confused. It might of just been my eyes, but i am pretty sure that i saw Vickerson being bigger then Wright. like i said before, it could just been Wright being outta shape.
 
PhinDude88 said:
The reason why i am saying that he looked small to play the NT is because i think of Pat Williams and Keith Traylor. Maybe he just looked small because he was outta shape.
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If Pat Washington is your reference point, only sumo wrestlers won't look small. Trust me on this...MW is very, very big. He actually could lose 10 pounds of fat and put back 10 pounds of muscle. PW is so heavy/out of shape, he can barely go more than a few downs. Similar to Gilbert Brown. There OK for now and then, but not something you build a franchise around. I'll take someone like Seymore, Leon Lett or Jason Ferguson to be my NT anyday.
 
PhinDude88 said:
Are you sure about the OE postion? I thought that the OE is for the DE's that are small like JT. Wright is a small DT, but he isn't that small. I would think that he would be a DT in the 4-3 and the DE in the 3-4.
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****, my bad, i dont know why i typed OE.....
 
Joneal7 said:
i dont get what u mean by not big...i coulda swore he was 6'6" 320 + and hes pretty fast
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- Err.. code for Fat Man. He'll get there .
 
Nappy Roots said:
****, my bad, i dont know why i typed OE.....
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- You've got the SW side of the state held down?
 
PhinDude88 said:
I thought that this guy was gonna be our future at NT, but he seem like a very small DT in the games that i watched. I believe that i saw him play some DE, but i am not quite sure. So if you don't care, could somebody please explain to me how Wright will fit in the defense?
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town crier?
 
PhinDude88 said:
I thought that this guy was gonna be our future at NT, but he seem like a very small DT in the games that i watched. I believe that i saw him play some DE, but i am not quite sure. So if you don't care, could somebody please explain to me how Wright will fit in the defense?
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6-6, 300 lbs. is small? :rolleyes:

The kid is a rookie. He has a huge frame and loads of talent. If he looks small to you ..... get glasses.

His size is fine, it's his mental state and drive that are the question marks.

What's his role? A little early to expecting that to be decided when Saban probably dosen't even know. If they want him to stay at DT he could easily add 20-30 lbs on a 6'6 frame. If they want him at DE he could lose some pounds as well. Again, he's a rookie and only time will tell.
 
Manny Wright definitely isn't small, but he looks small for his listed weight. He doesn't look as big as 329lb. A lot of it is probably to do with his height. I'm 6'5 220lbs and dont look as toned or muscular as some of my shorter mates just because I have longer levers and a larger surface area..

I think he fits in as a DE in the 3-4. He isn't a NT... guys like Keith Traylor and Pat Williams are big, wide men with a low centre of gravity who literally just engulf 2-3 blockers... Manny might be too tall to play NT.

He is a physical freak but needs time to develop... even if he takes 3 years to develop into a starter he'll only be 25.

We've gotta be patient with him, Saban could turn him into a great player and I think his long term contribution to this team will be in a Richard Seymour type role.
 
StLouisFinFan said:
Don't know what planet you guys flew in from, but here on Earth, men that stand 6'6" and weigh in at over 330 pounds are by no means consider anything but humongous. Remember a guy named Darryl Gardner? Same size. Yes, different muscle structure, but will still empty a pool with a good cannonball.

As for the nose tackle thing. He is plenty big for NT. Speaking from first hand experience, there are two kinds of nose tackles. 1) Strong, quick and a little on the small size and used to gain quick penetration (i.e. John Randle)...or 2) HUUUUUUUGE mass of flesh to clog up middle...only talent needed is stay low and don't lose your ground (i.e. Keith Traylor/Pat Washington). I think that Wright has the TOOLS to become a hybrid of both, but for now Saban is just hoping he can plop that huge pile of flesh in the middle and scare the poor kid into not losing the sumo contest.
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Great post....well said....:lol:
 
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