Hawkeyes release 2021 Spring Roster

[Harbinger273]

As long as they deliver the first punch their weights are fine.

Need them a bit bigger.

 

[HawkeyeInCentralIowa]

Need them a bit bigger.

The o-line last year was very small, and yet they were top 10 in the country.

 

[JerseyCityHawki]

From 185 to 275 of pure muscle. Gonna require some juice for that.

Edit to say they could get him to that weight. It just wouldn't be all muscle of course.

Yeah that probably would require the juice and some serious food consumption and lifting.. fun to dream a little though!

 

[pink shizzle]

Yeah that probably would require the juice and some serious food consumption and lifting.. fun to dream a little though!

I'll dream away with you because another big Epenesa sounds great to me!

 

[WeRIowa]

The o-line last year was very small, and yet they were top 10 in the country.

Do offensive linemen really need to weigh 300+ to be effective? Surely athleticism and quickness (relatively) help at every position on a team.

 

[kceasthawk]

Do offensive linemen really need to weigh 300+ to be effective? Surely athleticism and quickness (relatively) help at every position on a team.

I know our current center, (and most of he better ones at Iowa) didn't play at near 300 lbs and I'll stick with him if thats okay......

 

[notlongago]

I hope we never see it. I thought everyone I saw wearing it on TV looked stupid and like they needed the attention.

Really? "Stupid"? How about the guy that wears #1, or #23 or #99, or #69 - do look stupid and in need of attention too?

 

[notlongago]

Do offensive linemen really need to weigh 300+ to be effective? Surely athleticism and quickness (relatively) help at every position on a team.

No, it's a very antiquated thought process. Athletiscm and power trump sheer size. Some pretty interesting articles on the subject pertaining to NFL linemen. (Those discussions tend to be 300-15 vs 315+, but the logic still tracks)

 

[ghostOfHomer777]

I'd rather have the O-linemen healthy and athletic. Having them excessively obese ... simply to suit our entertainment, kinda seems wrong. As it stands ... many of those guys need to eat all the freakin' time in order to keep on the weight. Hearing what Karl Klug needed to do to put on and keep on weight ... that just sounded downright cruel. I know it's what they (or, at least, some of them) signed up for ... but jeesh.