LaTunaNostra said:
NOT to start something (like a flame war or a TheKey style freak-out) , but did anyone think Ware looked kinda, well, "baby fat". A little Pillsbury doughboyish?
I know he has had to add weight, as opposed to take it off, these last few years.
Not saying he looked like Willie Blade. Or Fergy. Or Tucker, or Spears.
Just pudgy as opposed to muscular.
Just found this to be interesting. FYI, as I recall his combine workout, those numbers are amazing. To run the 40 in 4.56 is scary at that size. Plus he's quick - look at the short shuttle time. This guy has nice measurables and a great character. Plus he produced....
Per NFL.Com
1. Demarcus Ware, Troy (6-4, 251)
He had a complete workout at the combine. He ran two 40s in 4.56 and 4.57. He also ran the short shuttle in 4.07 seconds, the three-cone drill in 6.83 and the long shuttle in 10.93. He had a 38½-inch vertical jump, a 10-foot-2 broad jump and 27 reps. He went to high school in Auburn, Ala., but weighed only 170 pounds. In high school, he played linebacker and wide receiver. He also was on the track, basketball and baseball teams. As a true freshman at Troy, he played but did not start. He started 11 games at left end in 2002, and started all games in 2003 and 2004. He was the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in 2004, when he had 11 sacks. He had 28 sacks in his career. He is very raw in his pass-rush technique; he has the ability and will get better. He has a great upside -- a raw, explosive athlete with all the tools and skills you look for in an end.
The only question is his weight potential. He has great character and works hard in the weight room (8 percent body fat). He could also be an outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense; of course, one must wonder how well he will play against the run at his weight. He could be a Dwight Freeney type of player.
