Analyzing Bradbury With Breakdown Clips

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@MaroonBells said:

@Hawkvike25 said:

@MaroonBells said:

@jargomcfargo said:
Actually, I don't care about bench press or squat numbers. What I have seen is times where he is rapidly pushed backwards into Cousins lap, that is, simply being overpowered. Hopefully that's a product of technique. But he needs to get stronger as well. 
He is smart and quick and quite good in the run game. If he gets the pass blocking thing figured out, he will be very good.

Yes, the bench press is overrated. It's largely meaningless when it comes to funtional football strength. But it is the only thing we have to go by. And the NFL continues to use it...I suspect, more than anything, as an indicator of how much time a player spends in the gym. 

Getting stronger is not going to hurt Bradbury, but I still thing his biggest problem is technique. If you watch that last clip at the OP, his set is too wide and he's off balance. I'm no OL coach, but I don't care if you're 350 lbs and can squat the moon, if you're off balance, you're going to get rolled.

I would much rather see a hang clean event as I think that is a better identifier for strength and explosiveness. For example, Tristan Wirfs set Iowa's hang clean record and he had an amazing rookie season. They wont change it, but do a 225 hang clean event instead

I sorta think they use the bench because it's just a safe indicator of who hangs out in the gym. Hang cleans are obviously a better indicator of core strength, but they can be dangerous. Easy to get hurt doing hang cleans. 

Sure, if you don't know how to do them and you're following the Peter Griffin rule by lifting solely with your back. Cleans can be dangerous just like squats or deadlift but IMO it's the best indicator. I will agree that bench is probably used to identify who is a gym rat.

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@MaroonBells said:

@Hawkvike25 said:

@MaroonBells said:

@jargomcfargo said:
Actually, I don't care about bench press or squat numbers. What I have seen is times where he is rapidly pushed backwards into Cousins lap, that is, simply being overpowered. Hopefully that's a product of technique. But he needs to get stronger as well. 
He is smart and quick and quite good in the run game. If he gets the pass blocking thing figured out, he will be very good.

Yes, the bench press is overrated. It's largely meaningless when it comes to funtional football strength. But it is the only thing we have to go by. And the NFL continues to use it...I suspect, more than anything, as an indicator of how much time a player spends in the gym. 

Getting stronger is not going to hurt Bradbury, but I still thing his biggest problem is technique. If you watch that last clip at the OP, his set is too wide and he's off balance. I'm no OL coach, but I don't care if you're 350 lbs and can squat the moon, if you're off balance, you're going to get rolled.

I would much rather see a hang clean event as I think that is a better identifier for strength and explosiveness. For example, Tristan Wirfs set Iowa's hang clean record and he had an amazing rookie season. They wont change it, but do a 225 hang clean event instead

I sorta think they use the bench because it's just a safe indicator of who hangs out in the gym. Hang cleans are obviously a better indicator of core strength, but they can be dangerous. Easy to get hurt doing hang cleans. 

Yeah, doubt the NFL wants to expose its bottom line before players are even drafted.