USA Today on Will Johnson's bench

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USA Today on Will Johnson's bench

More context on Johnson's crazy bench from USA Today Pro-Day article: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-03-16-pro-day-update_N.htm

"Neither Smith nor Marks should get into a strongman competition with a couple of Michigan defensive tackles who are projected to go no earlier than the fifth round, though each put on quite a show at their March 13 pro day.

Terrance Taylor (6-feet, 306 pounds) had 37 repetitions in the bench, but 6-4, 280-pound teammate Will Johnson stole the show with 47 reps, the most ever recorded in a combine or pro day event. The previous best of 45 reps were both at the combine, by Leif Larson (UTEP) in 2000 and Mike Kudla (Ohio State) in 2006."

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March 17th, 2009 at 3:17 PM | fake (Score:1)
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That article says Beanie Wells ran a 4.38 at OSU's pro day.

I can't believe that Alabama's linemen only put up 19 and 16 reps on the bench. That's embarrassing - not only for the players but for the program, too. Morgan Trent put it up about 23 times, I think.

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March 17th, 2009 at 5:56 PM | Alabama (Score:1)
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That's either an indictment of Bama's S&C coach, or feather in Saban's cap. Not sure which.

March 17th, 2009 at 3:22 PM | This so deserves an EEEEE (Score:1)
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This so deserves an EEEEE Barwis.

March 17th, 2009 at 3:27 PM | Is anyone else thinking that (Score:1)
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Is anyone else thinking that the Lions should try to pick one of these guys up on the second day of the draft? 5th round seems kind of late, my guess because of the poor season. Worst case, they are a 4th or 5th rounder that doesn't work out. Best case, they steal a DT that immediately makes an impact on the line.

March 17th, 2009 at 3:38 PM | Even with the feats of (Score:1)
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Even with the feats of strength, I don't think Johnson will go any higher than the 6th round. He'll probably be an UFA. He had several years of very little production. Even though his job was usually to tie up two blockers, lack of stats bodes unwell.

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March 17th, 2009 at 6:09 PM | A) Even though his job was (Score:1)
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A) Even though his job was usually to tie up two blockers
B) lack of stats bodes unwell

Doesn't A kind of explain B?

March 17th, 2009 at 7:08 PM | I was thinking the same (Score:1)
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I was thinking the same thing. Jake Long's job was to block people, and his lack of stats seemed pretty A-OK.

March 17th, 2009 at 8:55 PM | Yes, it does. I'm just (Score:1)
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Yes, it does. I'm just saying that if scouts are looking at the stat sheet and see that Will Johnson only had 10 tackles and 1 sack (I have no idea his real numbers) for a season, that doesn't look very "productive." NFL scouts want guys who can tie up two blockers AND make plays.

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March 17th, 2009 at 3:40 PM | didn't he train for 4 years under gitt? (Score:1)
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i'm not sure barwis' greatest gift to the M program is increasing the reps at the bench press.

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March 17th, 2009 at 4:05 PM | true (Score:1)
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His greatest gift is probably the wolves at the petting zoo in the Arb.

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March 17th, 2009 at 3:43 PM | Reason why AL Andre Smith ran a poor 40 (Score:1)
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He forgot to wear his training bra

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March 17th, 2009 at 4:32 PM | OMG that's terrible... (Score:1)
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worse than Phil Mickleson a few years ago...

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March 17th, 2009 at 4:02 PM | I hate to say it, but if this (Score:1)
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I hate to say it, but if this were a player at another school, we'd be screaming out "STEROIDS!" I really hope he's clean.

March 17th, 2009 at 4:10 PM | I know Will personally (Score:1)
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he is clean. He has always just been a specimen of strength and power. Just wish it would have translated a little more on the field in terms of stats. If it had, he would be getting ridiculous pub for the draft.

March 17th, 2009 at 4:18 PM | fake 40 OSU time (Score:1)
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I was watching OSUs pro day coverage and they ran their 40-yard dash on like an actual track. How does this time matter when playing football? Thats why at the combine they ran on the field to show a truer time because they might be expected to...I don't know, maybe play on a football field sometime in their career. Just another way the Buckeyes know how to cheat the system. I can run a 3.9 40 on the moving sidewalk in an airport, maybe I should be a first round pick.

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March 17th, 2009 at 7:22 PM | Those man-boobs on Smith make me physically queasy (Score:1)
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If Barwis manages to prevent man-boobism on the team, then he's well worth whatever he's paid.

In 32 games over four years, Will Johnson had 39 tackles, 7.5 TFLs, and 4 sacks. It's a leap of faith to extrapolate that into an NFL career that's much more than riding the pine, but it'd be great to see him stick.


March 17th, 2009 at 10:04 PM | An article said (Score:1)
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that OSU has always been a fast track so scouts usually add a second/second and 1/2 to the times to get real times.

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March 17th, 2009 at 10:53 PM | Typo? (Score:1)
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Is this a typo? How would adding a second or a second and a half make an accurate time? Isn't that way too much?

March 18th, 2009 at 12:33 AM | I'm assuming he means they (Score:1)
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I'm assuming he means they add .1 for each 1.5. A 4.5 = 4.8.

March 18th, 2009 at 8:11 AM | My buddy is an OSU fan and he (Score:1)
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My buddy is an OSU fan and he told me the same thing last night. The scouts add .15 seconds because the track is so fast.

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March 18th, 2009 at 7:44 AM | The relevance of the bench stats is zero, (Score:1)
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or pretty close. As evidence offer the two guys that will beat, neither of whom anyone has heard of in the pros. That aside, its pretty cool and a good commentary on Will and Barwis.

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