Linderbaum Sub 32" Arms

[Speedy Thomas]

(03-05-2022, 04:30 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Everybody's concerned about his arm length, which I get would be a concern for tackles and even guards, but how much of a problem would it be for a center, especially in our division where he'd be facing nose tackles heads up and it would be more just power blocking.

I get it for tackles because they have to be able to get their hands on them to help control them and slow them, but the center is generally hit pretty instantly. They need to have good reach, but a center isn't out in space like a tackle is.

Is the arm length really that big of an issue for a center?

I don't see it as a problem on the field.  The handicap of being a short-armed center would show up most egregiously at the Thursday night O-line dinners at The Precinct.  Linderbaum's puny appendages would have trouble reaching for the seafood tower, with long-armed tackles out-grabbing him.  In fact there's a rumor that the reason poor stubby-armed Billy Price busted was because he just wasted away from lack of nourishment while watching Fred and Isaiah snag all the crab legs.

Now where short arms come in handy is when it's time to pick up the bill.