Thurman Thomas stood about 5'10 and weighed just around 200 lbs.
On the NFL's website, C.J. Spiller is 5'11, 200 lbs.
That was then, this is now. The NFL is a bigger league than it was 20 years ago and I think C.J. Spiller needs to add another 10-15 lbs.
C.J. has a lot of muscle, but is he big enough? Add a little fat to that back? Just start drinking beer, C.J.
Thurman Thomas was not ripped like C.J. is, but he was thick as a keg.
"Thick," is an NFL word for having strong bones, a thick head, and thick mental and physical muscles that can't necessarily be seen on the surface.
Fred Jackson is thick. He is 6'1, 215 lbs and has played in the NFL for 7 years, which is a long time for a running back. For a, "tall," running back, he is amazing and runs like a 225 - 230 lbs back like Jerome Bettis.
Is a 200 lb running back big enough in today's NFL game to take a licking and keep on ticking for at least 5 years?
Running backs have very short shelf lives and time frames are short to become great.
Somebody get C.J. a bucket of wings, a pizza, and case of beer. Press repeat, and by week 10 he'll be ready to go another 5 years.
I would sacrifice speed for longevity any day.
On the NFL's website, C.J. Spiller is 5'11, 200 lbs.
That was then, this is now. The NFL is a bigger league than it was 20 years ago and I think C.J. Spiller needs to add another 10-15 lbs.
C.J. has a lot of muscle, but is he big enough? Add a little fat to that back? Just start drinking beer, C.J.
Thurman Thomas was not ripped like C.J. is, but he was thick as a keg.
"Thick," is an NFL word for having strong bones, a thick head, and thick mental and physical muscles that can't necessarily be seen on the surface.
Fred Jackson is thick. He is 6'1, 215 lbs and has played in the NFL for 7 years, which is a long time for a running back. For a, "tall," running back, he is amazing and runs like a 225 - 230 lbs back like Jerome Bettis.
Is a 200 lb running back big enough in today's NFL game to take a licking and keep on ticking for at least 5 years?
Running backs have very short shelf lives and time frames are short to become great.
Somebody get C.J. a bucket of wings, a pizza, and case of beer. Press repeat, and by week 10 he'll be ready to go another 5 years.
I would sacrifice speed for longevity any day.
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