Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 "However, Moore’s early showing at the combine has been less than spectacular and it is fair to wonder how far it could knock him down draft boards. It doesn’t make sense to overreact to combine testing considering it is but one part of an overall picture by which prospects should be evaluated, but red flags are concerning and warrant closer scrutiny. A big red flag went up concerning Moore today as the defensive linemen did their bench press reps. Damontre Moore had 12 reps on the bench press." http://sidelionrepor...in-bench-press/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotpockets28 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 but but but the ""Experts have him as a top 10 pick""........i tell you one thing...a weak D linemen is the last thing I would want in my team....this can easily have him drop far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NishP Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Maybin is that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Maybin is that you? must have the same trainer. I was shocked when I got a text on it. Tavon Austin did 14 reps for crying out loud, Moore must have a serious work ethic problem, 12 is friggin embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 How long were his arms? Don't know anything about him. Just know that sometimes guys with freakishly long arms really struggle to bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 How long were his arms? Don't know anything about him. Just know that sometimes guys with freakishly long arms really struggle to bench. don't know but it shouldn't make that huge of a difference, it just shows plain laziness to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotpockets28 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Anyone esle think he will be a top ""10"" pick as told by the ""experts"".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpan Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Forget this guy, Im tellin ya, that Z Ansah from BYU is gonna be a stud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) don't know but it shouldn't make that huge of a difference, it just shows plain laziness to me. I think it can make a difference. Long way up, Long way down. That's not an excuse for his chitty performance, but bench may not be the best position for him to show his strength. I played H.S. football with a kid who SUCKED on the bench, but he could still toss a grown man accross a room. Lazy? -Poor work ethic? Not sure I agree with all that. Edited February 25, 2013 by #34fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) don't know but it shouldn't make that huge of a difference, it just shows plain laziness to me. I think you are assuming. you might be correct, but thats an unusual count for a DE. Maybe he tightened up or felt his pec stress and backed it down.always more to the picture than meets the eye. But you are after all a Barbarian and how you wield an ax is really all that matters to a warrior. I do wonder what the NFL prospective teams made of this though . Edited February 25, 2013 by 3rdand12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section242 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 He produced on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 I think you are assuming. you might be correct, but thats an unusual count for a DE. Maybe he tightened up or felt his pec stress and backed it down. always more to the picture than meets the eye. But you are after all a Barbarian and how you wield an ax is really all that matters to a warrior. I do wonder what the NFL prospective teams made of this though . I'm am assuming as I don't know the man, but getting a text from ESPN they must have thought it was a story. I do wield my Axe mightily and unless he was injured that number is unacceptable. The bench isn't the truest measure of a players strength but more importantly it shows that he is not serious about his craft. I think it can make a difference. Long way up, Long way down. That's not an excuse for his chitty performance, but bench may not be the best position for him to show his strength. I played H.S. football with a kid who SUCKED on the bench, but he could still toss a grown man accross a room. Lazy? -Poor work ethic? Not sure I agree with all that. I fond it hard to believe an elite athlete would such a deficiency, and unless there is a plausible reason he simply didn't put in the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I'm am assuming as I don't know the man, but getting a text from ESPN they must have thought it was a story. I do wield my Axe mightily and unless he was injured that number is unacceptable. The bench isn't the truest measure of a players strength but more importantly it shows that he is not serious about his craft. I fond it hard to believe an elite athlete would such a deficiency, and unless there is a plausible reason he simply didn't put in the work. It is well documented that longer arms are actually a detriment for bench pressing. Its not necessarily because of the distance you have to go up/down, as much as the odd angles that occur because of the length of the arms. IIRC, someone with long arms needs to take a wider grip or essentially bury their elbows to bring the bar down to pec level. Either way, it creates more stress on your shoulder muscles and joint as opposed to pec strength. That being said, even with longer arms, you would like to see a DE pull off at least 17 or 18 reps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 How long were his arms? Don't know anything about him. Just know that sometimes guys with freakishly long arms really struggle to bench. My friend has his problem. Big strong kid, cant bench to save his life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 He shouldn't have to do 35 but at least 20 for a man his size. It's not the be all end all but that doesn't scream workout warrior to me on any level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 My best was 4 reps at 225. The guy spotting me said on the last one he actually brought it up the last foot or so, but I'm sticking with 4. So 12 seems pretty good to me. Maybe it just wasn't his day, but it won't help his case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloaggie Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Unfortunately, Moore needs a mentor to watch over him. His first couple of years at A&M were inconsistent. Kevin Sumlin made a huge difference in his work ethic, along with A&M's strength coach this year. Now that Moore is not working with the team, it sounds as though he's had a relapse back to being inconsistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mob16151 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 It is well documented that longer arms are actually a detriment for bench pressing. Its not necessarily because of the distance you have to go up/down, as much as the odd angles that occur because of the length of the arms. IIRC, someone with long arms needs to take a wider grip or essentially bury their elbows to bring the bar down to pec level. Either way, it creates more stress on your shoulder muscles and joint as opposed to pec strength. That being said, even with longer arms, you would like to see a DE pull off at least 17 or 18 reps. Or just go off like Margus Hunt did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Or just go off like Margus Hunt did. That Margus Hunt is one HUNGRY mother. Whoever drafts him is getting a guy that wants to work. I wish we could draft him and Ansah, then let Mario and Mark try to fight them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brand J Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Maybin is that you? "Mayhem" Maybin had 22 reps on the bench... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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