brvheart63 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 You have a lineman who is 6' foot and weighs 225lb. He can bench 270 and runs the 40-yard dash in 5.4. You have another lineman who is 5' 10" tall weighs 180. He can bench 190 lbs. He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.7. Which lineman would you want to play first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumfriesYMCA Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Trick question the 5’10 kid is the TE in a run based offense who basically plays line lol in all seriousness would lean towards the strength but regardless of either, if 1 kid doesn’t know the playbook as well and has bad technique, the other kid will start. I know for a fact that that many teams in high school have a big kid who is on the sidelines. I’ve seen where a 6’5 300lb kid is on the sidelines over 5’11 kids and I’m sure it comes down to the 5’11 kid just simply does a better job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psaboy Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 6 hours ago, brvheart63 said: You have a lineman who is 6' foot and weighs 225lb. He can bench 270 and runs the 40-yard dash in 5.4. You have another lineman who is 5' 10" tall weighs 180. He can bench 190 lbs. He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.7. Which lineman would you want to play first? O line or D line? If O, G or T. If D is it a 3-4 or 4-3 set? Not enough info to answer question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenatorFan Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 9 hours ago, brvheart63 said: You have a lineman who is 6' foot and weighs 225lb. He can bench 270 and runs the 40-yard dash in 5.4. You have another lineman who is 5' 10" tall weighs 180. He can bench 190 lbs. He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.7. Which lineman would you want to play first? I want the kid who with his fellow lineman can control the LOS. If I control the LOS I win the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEAL_63 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 17 hours ago, brvheart63 said: You have a lineman who is 6' foot and weighs 225lb. He can bench 270 and runs the 40-yard dash in 5.4. You have another lineman who is 5' 10" tall weighs 180. He can bench 190 lbs. He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.7. Which lineman would you want to play first? Knowledge is the most important quality in a lineman. But assuming both are equally knowledgeable, I would go with the stronger kid, and in this case, substantially stronger. But like others have said, it depends on the position and/or scheme. I wouldn’t feel comfortable sticking a 5.4 kid at guard for example. Add 15-20 lbs in weight and 30 lbs to bench and I’ll take the 4.7 kid every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbat Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 4 hours ago, SEAL_63 said: Knowledge is the most important quality in a lineman. But assuming both are equally knowledgeable, I would go with the stronger kid, and in this case, substantially stronger. But like others have said, it depends on the position and/or scheme. I wouldn’t feel comfortable sticking a 5.4 kid at guard for example. Add 15-20 lbs in weight and 30 lbs to bench and I’ll take the 4.7 kid every time. 13 hours ago, SenatorFan said: I want the kid who with his fellow lineman can control the LOS. If I control the LOS I win the game. 21 hours ago, DumfriesYMCA said: Trick question the 5’10 kid is the TE in a run based offense who basically plays line lol in all seriousness would lean towards the strength but regardless of either, if 1 kid doesn’t know the playbook as well and has bad technique, the other kid will start. I know for a fact that that many teams in high school have a big kid who is on the sidelines. I’ve seen where a 6’5 300lb kid is on the sidelines over 5’11 kids and I’m sure it comes down to the 5’11 kid just simply does a better job. I think it may depend on the class as well as the kid. Unfortunately, I don't recall the kid's name, but back in 2010, 1A Churubusco had a kid that played offensive guard. He was definitively smaller than the rest of the line and definitively smaller than the LCC defense that he was facing that night, but if I recall correctly, not a single sack or backfield hit was attributable to the guy that he was blocking. That kid was phenomenal for his [lack of] size, but also his effectiveness. He was very quick and seemed to understand body leverage very well. Size is probably the "sight unseen" answer, but in the case of that kid from Churubusco, he didn't let that size get in his way at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Assuming all else equal I'll take the bigger of those two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach25 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 On 2/23/2019 at 1:49 PM, brvheart63 said: You have a lineman who is 6' foot and weighs 225lb. He can bench 270 and runs the 40-yard dash in 5.4. You have another lineman who is 5' 10" tall weighs 180. He can bench 190 lbs. He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.7. Which lineman would you want to play first? It depends on the the offense you are running 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedgebuster Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 How big are your splits? Who is smarter? Who is more confident in what they are doing? Seen a lot of kids who can run a good 40 but have horrible "feet". Give me the kid who can bend at the knees and not his waist, knows what to do, has proper footwork and most importantly PLAYS HARD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ts32 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 16 hours ago, Coach25 said: It depends on the the offense you are running Yes. In some single-wing offenses they want the smaller, quicker lineman at pulling guard. Personally, I'd play the 5-10, 4.7 kid at fullback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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