Taylor v Graham
Jamison(5.5 sacks last year) vs Graham (8.5). Taylor (3.5) looked much less the force last year than he was in '06 with Branch occupying two O-lineman. Maybe after a season of getting used to the double team he will show a little more, not that he was a disappointment.
I think that Graham is the one to watch. At times he looked dominant. Remember when playing passing or spread teams, which was about half the games, Crable played D-end and Graham moved inside. I wonder if he'll play more D-tackle and have Banks or whoever play end.
Well being from Muskegon I would like to see Taylor shine the brightest.
I think all of them will be much improved from last year (eeeeBarwis + New DC who likes to blitz).
475 lbs is more than five 45 pound plates on each side. thats nuts...and he put it up twice. and he's not even the strongest guy on the team (will johnson). but to go from putting up 315 to 475 is a huge jump.
i think there were a few players who put in very little effort before this year, and lloyd just let them get away with it. graham was clearly one of them. in an article in the wolverine, graham himself admitted to taking off plays and not giving 100%. he was light enough to play LB in HS, but he was nearly 300 lbs just a few years later. the article claims that lloyd almost moved him to DT last year because of all the weight he had gained. think about that; lloyd's solution to his massive weight gain was not to make him work harder, but to move him to DT.
The bar alone weighs 45lbs, so five 45's on each side would make it 495lb total. It's actually four 45's and one 35 on each side. Still an insane amount.
i think the bar is 20 kg to be exact (i know thats just about 45 lbs), but you're right. thanks for making me look like a jerk