Comments on: D.C. Jefferson, Khaled Holmes injured on the Combine bench press

By: tangysizzl

tangysizzl — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:56:54 +0000

I know it looks bad for an athlete to skip the combine but most GMs say the combine doesn’t change their draftboards anyway so why on earth participate if the only thing you gain is the risk of injury?

By: granadafan

granadafan — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:36:28 +0000

Boy it’s a good thing they got rid of John Lott, the screaming bench press “motivator” or there would be injuries!

By: Aaron Kempf

Aaron Kempf — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:14:29 +0000

those guys are absolute wusses. Anyone off the street can bench 400 pounds, doing 225 less than 20 times is a MAJOR problem in my opinion – at ANY position.

By: dryble

dryble — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:24:23 +0000

seanb20124 says:
Feb 23, 2013 8:29 AM
Amazing you would think these players doing these exercises all the time Without injury

Usually when you lift you aren’t gunning for 20-30 reps on the bench press. Also you don’t have every scout watching you and the NFL network filming it/talking about how good or poor your performance was.

By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:46:03 +0000

Many prospects have torn pec muscles in the past, and worse, on the bench. But they were too afraid to mention it to John Lott.

By: mikelitoris1

mikelitoris1 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:57:28 +0000

I have a novel idea…. stop bouncing the fcuking bar off your fcuking sternums. Cheating does not equal real strength, it just means you’re retarded enough to injure yourself just so you can press a few more reps. You’ll never see garbage like that in a powerlifting meet, let alone your typical Globo Gym.

By: rajbais

rajbais — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:30:29 +0000

Even without John Lott acting obnoxious.

New Rule, if you have the bench press “down” at your training facility do the bench press on your pro day.

You may be able to the prevent injury by doing that.

For those unaware the bench press is about endurance and upper body strength, but to determine upper body strength is pointless because explosiveness from an athlete comes from the lower body. So by doing drills that show explosion the athlete has little to lose because he can at least show that he is a great athlete.

Chris Long does not have a 225 lb bench press recording. He skipped it at the combine and I could not find one for his pro day. Where did he go in the draft?

By: thelastpieceofcheese

thelastpieceofcheese — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:15:35 +0000

The only football utility of the bench press is to push players off you when you are at the bottom of a pile.

By: jbaxt

jbaxt — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:45:37 +0000

So the guy who doesn’t scream has caused as many injuries as the screamer. Nice sissification NFL. It’s like the NFL is becoming the adult version of mighty mites. Participation ribbons are just around the corner.

By: jagsfan1

jagsfan1 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:17:51 +0000

So I guess screaming yelling guy from Arizona would have “motivated” them around this?

By: benroethlisberger7

benroethlisberger7 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:38:42 +0000

Weaklings

By: 1972wasalongtimeago

1972wasalongtimeago — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:30:42 +0000

If course it’s worth the risk. Every time these guys step on the field they’re taking enormous risks. The reason they take the risk is that the reward is so great.

D.C. Jefferson was not going to be a first round pick. May not have been drafted at all (although I LOVE the name D.C. Jefferson, and if the Redskins don’t take a chance on this guy they’re nuts). He had to push himself to the point of injury. It’s what the job he’s trying to get requires.

By: seanb20124

seanb20124 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:29:29 +0000

Amazing you would think these players doing these exercises all the time Without injury

By: ccjcsr

ccjcsr — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:27:36 +0000

Injuries happen..

By: ggeagle21

ggeagle21 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:27:03 +0000

wait so players benched already? or just Olinemen? I want to see if Jesse Williams sets the bench press record like he said he would

By: noring4youstill

noring4youstill — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:15:41 +0000

Gotta stretch boys

By: wideright91

wideright91 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:12:41 +0000

Nothing a little deer antler spray can’t fix in a few months

By: EJ

EJ — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:08:10 +0000

As long as these kids can lift their own weight a few times, it shouldn’t matter much.

By: ravenseattheirownpoop

ravenseattheirownpoop — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:00:48 +0000

That really stinks!!! I feel really bad for that guy. Godspeed your recovery!!!

By: tatum064

tatum064 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:59:46 +0000

Shaping up to be an underwelming combine thus far..hopefully Ziggy Ansah and the rest show a little something.

By: pwa206

pwa206 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:54:33 +0000

On the flip side, these young men risking injury to compete against their peers is competitor spirit — and make no mistake, it is competition — something thus far that has escaped the majority of the leagues scouts.

here’s to hoping that neither injuries are serious and for a speedy recover by both of these young men.

By: geniusesq

geniusesq — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:45:37 +0000

Up….up…up.up.up..up…..!!…………………………u aight?