(07-02-2025, 12:26 AM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Actually his movement was impressive  for 300 plus wrestler..wow

Correct, the video wasn't him muscling Strickland around the cage it was a 300 pound guy changing levels with great flexibility and out pacing the smaller guy. We have for years lacked great athletes at OL so I am excited to get one.

I coached wrestling for 10 years, wrestled in college, have all the hardware and awards...what you see here is impressive for someone that size even looking at it through the lens of just a trained wrestler of that size moving like that.

(07-02-2025, 02:30 PM)Au165 Wrote: Correct, the video wasn't him muscling Strickland around the cage it was a 300 pound guy changing levels with great flexibility and out pacing the smaller guy. We have for years lacked great athletes at OL so I am excited to get one.

I coached wrestling for 10 years, wrestled in college, have all the hardware and awards...what you see here is impressive for someone that size even looking at it through the lens of just a trained wrestler of that size moving like that.

And the ones who were supposed to be lighter, more athletic types ended up getting bullied a lot too.
(Adeniji and Mike Jordan specifically stand out in my mind).

Bengals have been mostly whiffing on OL (especially IOL) in the draft since Boling/Zeitler.

(07-02-2025, 02:30 PM)Au165 Wrote: Correct, the video wasn't him muscling Strickland around the cage it was a 300 pound guy changing levels with great flexibility and out pacing the smaller guy. We have for years lacked great athletes at OL so I am excited to get one.

I coached wrestling for 10 years, wrestled in college, have all the hardware and awards...what you see here is impressive for someone that size even looking at it through the lens of just a trained wrestler of that size moving like that.

well got you beat on the coaching  20 plus years but not the college part..lol.. totally agree with you

(07-02-2025, 03:49 PM)ochocincos Wrote: And the ones who were supposed to be lighter, more athletic types ended up getting bullied a lot too.
(Adeniji and Mike Jordan specifically stand out in my mind).

Bengals have been mostly whiffing on OL (especially IOL) in the draft since Boling/Zeitler.

did not see them on tape in a ring, normally to be a very good IOL you need a combo of both athletic and a bit of a brawler,, seems like Dylan might be  fitting that bill since most scouts/analysis talked about his physical side but did not focus on his athletic side... many think when you are a heavyweight in wrestling, you just are a brawler but to actually be good and a state champ you need to be athletic also.

(07-02-2025, 02:30 PM)Au165 Wrote: Correct, the video wasn't him muscling Strickland around the cage it was a 300 pound guy changing levels with great flexibility and out pacing the smaller guy. We have for years lacked great athletes at OL so I am excited to get one.

I coached wrestling for 10 years, wrestled in college, have all the hardware and awards...what you see here is impressive for someone that size even looking at it through the lens of just a trained wrestler of that size moving like that.

Nice, saw the same thing in that vid. Agree, we needed athleticism on the OL terribly bad. With Mims and now Fairchild we just might 
have some good athleticism for once.

(07-02-2025, 02:30 PM)Au165 Wrote: Correct, the video wasn't him muscling Strickland around the cage it was a 300 pound guy changing levels with great flexibility and out pacing the smaller guy. We have for years lacked great athletes at OL so I am excited to get one.

I coached wrestling for 10 years, wrestled in college, have all the hardware and awards...what you see here is impressive for someone that size even looking at it through the lens of just a trained wrestler of that size moving like that.

(07-02-2025, 04:05 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: well got you beat on the coaching  20 plus years but not the college part..lol.. totally agree with you

As someone who counted his fair share of gymnasium lights, I got you both beat. This still makes me think I could get on the mat

(07-02-2025, 06:23 PM)bfine32 Wrote: As someone who counted his fair share of gymnasium lights, I got you both beat. This still makes me think I could get on the mat

So, are you saying you got pinned often?? 

Pretty good video... if he's that agile, put him at DE. I keep hearing a lot about him on these threads... I look forward to seeing his magic on the field.

(Yesterday, 07:37 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: So, are you saying you got pinned often?? 

Yes, I first started wrestling for the conditioning only, I'd never wrestled prior. Freshman and sophomore years apparently the only people I were better than was the other kids in my school in my weight class. I did get better. 

I can tell this guy is a glass eater