AP: Wright Goes to Miami in Supplemental Draft

[Ryman of the North]

Westbrook I am 6-4 320 and can only do 225 13 times but nobody in their right mind would pick you over me to play DT.

The most important numbers for a dt are squat and Vertical because they measure explosiveness and push.

Also the shorter you are and the shorter your arms are the easier it is to bench, in college we had a 5-9 DT who could bench almost 450 lbs but he was easy to block because he was just too small.

Wright could either be an expolsive player or he could lazy himself out of the NFL I dont see any middle ground.

[flexxskins]

Originally posted by Ryman of the North

The most important numbers for a dt are squat and Vertical because they measure explosiveness and push.

Not to say that those things that you mentioned are not important Ryan, but upper body strength is needed also. The guys that I played with (DT's), all had great upper body strength and a big bench press. It helped them fight off blocks better and even take on a block with one hand and make a tackle with the other.