Comments on: David Molk aiming to break Combine bench press record

By: glazerh8er

glazerh8er — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:56:27 +0000

@Brasho, thanks for telling us about your benching abilities.

By: herdoffunk

herdoffunk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:00:53 +0000

He’ll have some good competition from teammate Mike Martin. Both are eyeing the record and legitimate prospects unlike others mentioned above who were workout gimmicks.

By: haileli

haileli — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:43:00 +0000

There’s a world of difference between weight room strength and on-field strength. All other things being equal, I’ll take the guy who can bench 225 pounds 35 times over the guy who can do it 20. But if the first guy can’t translate it into great play, who cares? Another reason I find the combine to be extraordinarily overrated.

Look at the top 10 bench press reps over the past 6 years: Stephen Paea, Mitch Petrus, Jeff Owens, Tank Tyler, Justin Blalock, Manuel Ramirez, Linval Joseph, Louis Vazquez, Marvin Austin, Russell Okung. Not many superstars there.

By: wutliss07

wutliss07 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:42:43 +0000

Vernon Gholston – 37 reps……

just sayin…

By: lbijake

lbijake — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:21:37 +0000

It can’t hurt. Also. it shows his competitive nature.

By: duanethomas

duanethomas — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:15:37 +0000

@Brasho. I don’t unddrstand the thumbd down on your comment. What it shows is e players commitment and dedication to lifting. Does it say if he can play football? Of course not, but its a good indicator of what kind of player you are getting. Doesn’t work hard in the weightroom, won’t study hard in the filmroom. Filmroom will translate to subpar performance on the field. Not saying hard work guarantees success, but without it you have NO chamce

By: moderndayjhericurl

moderndayjhericurl — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:38:48 +0000

Yeah because being a combine workout warrior means you’ll likely be good.

By: lunarpie

lunarpie — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:16:18 +0000

Year after year the NFL Combine dramatizes strength and speed of potential draftees. The preseason and regular season then remind everyone that without intelligence and discipline a football player’s strength and speed mean nothing.

By: jimmymcnultysbottleofjameson

jimmymcnultysbottleofjameson — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:58:43 +0000

@brasho,

I bet you’ve been waiting years for a story like this to tell us how much you BP. I’ve found that tribal tats and Ed Hardy workout gear increase gains the fastest and are a true test of strength; at least that’s what the Italian guys in the gym tell me. I tried working out with hair gel in too but it was burning my eyes.

By: steeelfann

steeelfann — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:48:30 +0000

Actually, I think it would be a big deal. When you are already real good in other aspects and you add unusual strength to your skill set (have you seen the size of nose tackles these days), I think it moves him up a tad.

By: dolphins4

dolphins4 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:39:50 +0000

If he is shorter than 6 ft tall and breaks the bench press mark the Eagles will draft him.They love combine warriors who are short.

By: bopar411

bopar411 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:34:48 +0000

Go for it, Molk. Breaking the bench press record for number of reps @ 225 lbs. may not noticeably affect your draft stock, but it’d still be impressive.

You won the Rimington Trophy as college football’s best center. That’s even more impressive.

By: brasho

brasho — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:32:45 +0000

The bench press measures commitment in the gym more accurately than anything else. It has very little to do with overall strength. I know numerous guys that can’t bench 225 more than 20X but have phenomenal bench maxes. Last year at only 195 lbs, I hit 225 for 27 reps yet I’ve never been able to do more than 365 on the bench.

As an NFL team, a guy having good bench numbers is more reflective on that player’s work ethic (unless his bench numbers are ridiculously low). Some guys have ridiculous natural strength and can bench huge numbers despite not working out very much. But reps of 225 cannot be faked. it takes a long time to get rep numbers up.