CRAZYDOLFAN305
We Are Still Going To The SB
Jorvoskie Lane, what are his chances of making the team?
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"The Bowling Ball"
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Plus you have to consider that this is Sherman's boy.
Lane knows that offense very well from his days at Texas A&M.
I've always liked Lane. I think he's a bit out of shape but then again, he's a full back. All I want is a big power guy that can move an entire line in short yardage situation. If Lane can get in the gym and work those legs, he can do that easily. However, in the system that Sherman runs, he wants a full back that can catch passes out of the backfield. My personal opinion from a fitness standpoint, he needs to drop to about 250lbs.
The couple of years that we played Texas A&M Lane always concerned me more than anyone with Texas A&M because I knew our offensive line was full of sissy boys who didn't like contact. Luckily, our linebackers stepped up and we beat A&M both time.
Can you believe that we had originally signed Marcel Reece but later let him go and he was signed by the Raiders?
He would've been perfect for our offense, he can block, catch, run, throw, run the option. He does a heck of a lot with the Raiders. Too bad we didn't see his talents here.
Yeah, actually, I can believe it seeing as how Sparano was here then. Sparano couldn't do anything with him because he didn't know how. Parcells & Ireland dumped him even though I don't blame Ireland.
Had Reece showed up with Philbin & Sherman, they would without question hang on to him.
I'm hoping they hold onto Chris Hogan. He reminds me a lot of Eric Decker.
Also, just looked up Reece's height/weight.
6'1 255lbs.
That's A LOT more slim and athletic than Lane who is 5'11 260lbs. This is why I said Lane needs to dump about 10lbs. I'm right at 6'0 200lbs and I think I'm a bit heavy. Then again I'm constantly moving from 180lbhs to 200lbs as I please. I don't think Lane has that luxury. Some guys just can't shed weight as easily. But if he could get down to 250lbs or so, he could move much better. He's still young.
I'd get that kid on a juicing diet for about two weeks, stick him on the treadmill at massive inclines in a sauna suit and let him sweat it out for an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening.
6'1 255lbs.
That's A LOT more slim and athletic than Lane who is 5'11 260lbs. This is why I said Lane needs to dump about 10lbs. I'm right at 6'0 200lbs and I think I'm a bit heavy. Then again I'm constantly moving from 180lbhs to 200lbs as I please. I don't think Lane has that luxury. Some guys just can't shed weight as easily. But if he could get down to 250lbs or so, he could move much better. He's still young.
I'd get that kid on a juicing diet for about two weeks, stick him on the treadmill at massive inclines in a sauna suit and let him sweat it out for an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening.
Hogan reminds me of an Austin Collie type, a lanky type of runner but faster than he looks, isn't great after the catch but with great route running gets himself in position to get yards up the field. Neither are going to have amazing 1 handed Calvin Johnson type catches, but they know how to get open.
In this kind of offense that's all we need. We need fast guys who can catch footballs, run precise routes, make swift cuts and get open. Hogan can do that.
Exactly, and to be honest right now I'm taking Hogan over Roberto Wallace. Wallace has potential but he's never been able to show it, Hogan has shown what he can do and at this point I think he deserves a roster spot.
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funny thing about Lane is before Sherman got there his senior year he was a 280 lb finesse runner. Yeah he was a bowling ball, but he didn't like contact and actively tried to avoid it. When Lane and Sherman first met, Sherman told him he was moving to FB especially if he wanted to play in the NFL.
As for the whole FB thing with Marcel Reece, ect. Sparano's idea of a FB was fairly outdated as he only wanted a lead blocker. Polite was great for that one year with us, but he was also a liability when you called his number (except when you needed a 1 yard run for a 1st down, he was good at that). Even the great blocking FBs in the NFL like Vontae Leach and Lawrence Vickers can be used in the receiving game.
Yeap. That's right. Forgot he was upwards of 280lbs. Damn that kid was big.
I bet he struggles to keep that weight down to where it is right now. Some people don't have tremendous metabolism like a Donald Driver does.
That dude has 4% body fat and he's 37 years old. Just incredible. Takes A LOT of discipline and hard work to maintain at that age.
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what about tony paige?
Or Pete Johnson? He was probably the biggest fullback(think a side by side refrigerator) we have had excluding Paul Solai's ill advised short yardage carries.
I think we should come up with another nickname for Lane. The athletic gear monikers are passe.