Comments on: Miami linebacker Sean Spence raises eyebrows with weak bench http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Sat, 18 May 2013 16:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: hatesycophants http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1596457 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:08:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1596457 @richardhurts,

Excellent post! “I was 5′ 2″, 97 lbs as a freshman and me my uncle dad benched 225 3 times a week all the time.”

At least during the lockout real football fans were posting bs. This off-season already sucks.

]]> By: jagav62 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1596453 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:07:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1596453 At age 50 I can still manage about 20 reps at 225 maybe I should get a tryout. This player just needs a little more work to work up past 12 reps,at his age with a little more dedication he should see a quick improvement, if not I’ll gladly train him.

]]> By: osubrndn http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1596023 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:10:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1596023 i’d think shedding blocks would be important to have a strong bench…which i’d think would be pretty important for a linebacker, especially in run support.

]]> By: lilrob10201 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1596011 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:03:04 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1596011 Its not all about arm strength.He can have a weak bench but you dont know how much he can squat with his leg strength.In the NFL for a LB leg power is more important.

]]> By: osubrndn http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595977 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:47:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595977 Being stronger than someone doesn’t make you a football player…being a raiders fan i’m fully aware of this.

By your analysis someone that works out a lot must be a loser?

you’re so misguided.

]]> By: richardhurtz http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595860 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:58:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595860 I love how all of the high school “heros” are coming out of the wood work to say they are stronger than this kid or they bench more than him.

Meanwhile they are typing from their Mom’s basement or a halfway house while this kid is at the NFL Scouting Combine.

LMFAO!

]]> By: earlcampbellrules http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595831 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:44:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595831 Who cares? The combine is f’n stupid. Can he play football? That’s all that matters.

]]> By: osubrndn http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595828 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:43:01 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595828 Eagleswoot…the fact you’re not giving a large muscle group like your chest 2 days of rest shows your ignorance.

anyhow, 2 months ago i was able to 12 reps of 225…and i agree with the article that’s not very strong for an NFL linebacker where strength is at a premium (especially how strong ol/fb/te/rb can be). I’d have no desrie to try and tackle someone like brandon jacobs/m. turner/v davis/gates/etc..

and 225 10 times a gym isn’t that abnormal..there’s alot of big guys at my gym…it’s just the short 5’9 guys at the gym that can’t do it.

]]> By: macwomack http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595826 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:41:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595826 I think he actually beat Leon Lett. Anyone remeber Lett’s bench press? Was it 12, or maybe it was 14…

]]> By: portnoychunk http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595814 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:34:04 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595814 Maybe he should get some tips from that “Shocking Muscle Pictures” dude in the ad on the right of my screen. Is your head supposed to be smaller than your biceps? Do they think we don’t know what photo-shop is?

]]> By: jimmymcnultysbottleofjameson http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595813 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:33:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595813 @eagleswoot,

Haha, some quick advise, you’re having trouble increasing your reps because you’re a typical meat and BP 3 times a week. Your muscles need to recover, do some back work, you prob look like a hunch.

]]> By: ernst90 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595806 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:28:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595806 I did that as a junior in high school at 5’11 190

]]> By: janvanflac http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595790 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:16:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595790 bench press is a lot about form….which translates not at all to a football field.

]]> By: sirmixalotalotalot http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595785 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:15:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595785 Any LB should put up 20+ reps. Doesn’t need to be 40, but reality is the NFL is full of LB’s that can run like the wind and are capable of 30 reps on this drill. He might have been fast in college, but the NFL is a whole new ballgame.

]]> By: moneey31 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595784 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:15:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595784 Now I’ve seen Spence play and he is a baller. You could tell his freshman year that he was going to be a draft pick one day. I don’t like when people who haven’t played the game at least on the collegiate level, criticize pro athletes, BUT 12 is really weak for a LB. There are plenty of wr’s, db’s, and maybe even kickers that can do more…lol. I still think Spence has a tremendous upside, This shows more of a lack of a desire to actually want to get stronger, which raises questions of intelligence because this is the biggest try out of his life. I still love the kid as a player though

]]> By: eaglesw00t http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595742 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:57:03 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595742 Eeww…

Im 33 years old and Im 6’0 200. I put up 225 9 times every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Im having trouble increasing my reps, but Im not getting younger.

The fact that a kid 10 years younger than me isnt much stronger than me would trouble me as a scout.

I hate putting too much into combine results, but either he was lazy (and didnt feel like putting up any more) or he isnt as strong as he should be, and will get mauled by O-linemen.

Either way, not good.

]]> By: gator2006 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595731 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:52:37 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595731 The NFL Combine benching competition is weird anyway. They should go for maximum weight (for one or three or five reps, whatever) or make them bench a specified weight per position (say 250 for a LB) 10-12 times for speed.

]]> By: canehouse http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595724 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:49:40 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595724 Miami players are weak! Probably not very astute in reading his basic presnap keys.

]]> By: nflofficeadmin http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595721 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:47:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595721 Talk to Jimmy Harrison – He’ll help you out, son. Just take this.. you can go from a NFL Europe reject to a pro bowler overnight.

]]> By: edweird0 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595707 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:38:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595707 Yeah cause we all know how much insight the underwear Olympics give us for how players are going to perform on the field. All you guys mocking this kid have clearly never seen him play. This kid has ELITE instincts, you can’t teach that. Whoever gets this kid is gunna get a steal, great work ethic and he’s a leader in the locker room.

]]> By: Soulman45 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595706 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:36:34 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595706 The Bears will get him and the Lions will have someone to run over.

]]> By: damnsureis http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595698 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:32:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595698 It’s probably a good thing that you aren’t required to do bench presses during a football game.

]]> By: rob0527 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595678 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:24:53 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595678 If he gets off blocks poorly, than NFL linebacker is out of the question. No problem in making him a safety

]]> By: richardhurtz http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595674 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:22:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595674 Michael David Smith says “Spence managed to put up just 12 repetitions at 225 pounds, which is perfectly good for a typical guy working out at a local gym…”

Really? Most dudes at the “local gym” couldn’t bench 225 ONCE! I’m betting not one guy who writes for this site could do it more then three times, if at all.

Yeah I get that his numbers weren’t good compared to his peers but this notion that benching 225 12 times is “weak” is a joke especially when the guys questioning it couldn’t compete in a local semi-pro league.

]]> By: steeelfann http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595657 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:13:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595657 12 reps is pathetic for a backer. He is NOT prepared physically or mentally for the NFL. He will be dominated.

]]> By: KIR http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595651 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:09:49 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595651 FYI, Terrell Suggs only posted 19 bench press reps

]]> By: gmsalpha http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595643 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:05:25 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595643 He should go really high in the flag football leagues!

]]> By: fijabbersman345 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595630 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:54:48 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595630 That’s twelve times what Fred Smoot could bench! You’d think a linebacker going into the NFL would at least hit 15…but he IS the size of a safety. If he runs slow his stock is going to tank.

]]> By: rajbais http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595627 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:54:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595627 Ahem!!!!! Pro Day????

Hello!!!!!

Plus, I’m now weighing at 144. When I was 170 I did the same number!!! I just shed weight because I HATED the size of my head!!!!

]]> By: frenchy121212 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/27/miami-linebacker-sean-spence-raises-eyebrows-with-weak-bench-press/#comment-1595615 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:42:19 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=312802#comment-1595615 He will get some of that NFL Hgh and be good to go.

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