06-09-2015, 04:41 PM
(06-09-2015, 02:35 PM)RoyleRedlegs Wrote: Players generally do not change who they are. Ones that do usually have a physical transformation.
This is not true at all. In fact many players improve their technique more than there physical abilities. Many linemen do get bigger and stronger in the NFL, but they also improve their technique. Most of them get by on their physical skills in college, but have to learn technique to excell in the NFL.
WR don't get faster. Instead the run better routes and learn how to get off press coverage. They learn how to us ehteir bodies to shield defenders from the ball.
RBs don't get faster. Instead they learn how to be patient and read blocks. Many of them never even blocked in college so they have to ;earn how to pick up blitzes.
Same goes with O-linemen. You seem to think that there is no skill at all involved in playing O-line, but that is far from the truth. There is a lot of technique involved. And players can improve their technique. PLus there is so much teamwork involved with an O-line that even veterans who have been in the league for years will play better as a unit when they have played together with the same guys for a while.
Every year I see players improve over thwir rookie seasons. To claim that it is "against the odds" is ridiculous.
