The Monsters of the Midwest
The "beef" that masquerades as young men in Notre Dame football uniforms is reminiscent in size of the 1980s professional wrestling thespians---monsters such as Man Mountain Dean, Andre the Giant, et al.
An observer at the Irish camp opener was heard to say, "thank God for Robby Toma. At least there's one guy I can relate to in size."
Actually, there are others, but not many.
There was a crowd of linemen--Louis Nix, Stephon Tuitt, Zach Martin, Tate Nichols among them. I swear that a Kodiak bear could have been lost in the shuffle. Standing tall and wide, indeed!
Look, the guys on both sides of the immediate line are not only big ("huge" is a better word), they have the strength to go along with it, and speed we haven't seen for a long time for offensive and defensive lineman. Don't shortchange their smarts either.
Barring injuries, we all know who they are: Dever and Martin, Robinson and probably Nuss, and Cave. The back-ups are sterling, led by Lombard and Watt. And, by God, Mike Golic is looking good at center.
He probably won't play, like ever, but the Florida ladder, Bruce Heggie, is now an O-lineman. Good luck to a nice kid. Unfortunately, it looks like he'll letter four years as a Scout teamster.....unless!
KLM, Johnson will be bookends to Nix, who is rounding into shape and athleticism at 330 pounds. Also known as "Irish Chocolate," large Louie should be a premier nose tackle for years to come.(Let's not forget Freshmen Lynch and Tuitt. They have the size and skill to do the needful, as well).
I don't think it's tilting at windmills, but the O and D lines will play significant and consistent roles, respectively, in making the rushing and passing game a helluva lot better than in the past several years and making it very difficult for opponents to run and pass effectively.
Dayne Crist and Cierre Wood, Manti Teo and Harrison Smith---your jobs have become easier with the bulk, brawn and brains up front.
It's hard to believe, but Leon Hart, George Connor, Ziggy Czarobski, would look like boys among men, matching their size and date of play against Martin, Nix et al of this year's Fighting Irish.
Let's see if they can match them in poll rankings.
---Scott B
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An observer at the Irish camp opener was heard to say, "thank God for Robby Toma. At least there's one guy I can relate to in size."
Actually, there are others, but not many.
There was a crowd of linemen--Louis Nix, Stephon Tuitt, Zach Martin, Tate Nichols among them. I swear that a Kodiak bear could have been lost in the shuffle. Standing tall and wide, indeed!
Look, the guys on both sides of the immediate line are not only big ("huge" is a better word), they have the strength to go along with it, and speed we haven't seen for a long time for offensive and defensive lineman. Don't shortchange their smarts either.
Barring injuries, we all know who they are: Dever and Martin, Robinson and probably Nuss, and Cave. The back-ups are sterling, led by Lombard and Watt. And, by God, Mike Golic is looking good at center.
He probably won't play, like ever, but the Florida ladder, Bruce Heggie, is now an O-lineman. Good luck to a nice kid. Unfortunately, it looks like he'll letter four years as a Scout teamster.....unless!
KLM, Johnson will be bookends to Nix, who is rounding into shape and athleticism at 330 pounds. Also known as "Irish Chocolate," large Louie should be a premier nose tackle for years to come.(Let's not forget Freshmen Lynch and Tuitt. They have the size and skill to do the needful, as well).
I don't think it's tilting at windmills, but the O and D lines will play significant and consistent roles, respectively, in making the rushing and passing game a helluva lot better than in the past several years and making it very difficult for opponents to run and pass effectively.
Dayne Crist and Cierre Wood, Manti Teo and Harrison Smith---your jobs have become easier with the bulk, brawn and brains up front.
It's hard to believe, but Leon Hart, George Connor, Ziggy Czarobski, would look like boys among men, matching their size and date of play against Martin, Nix et al of this year's Fighting Irish.
Let's see if they can match them in poll rankings.
---Scott B
Views: 1423
posted by OLD SHILLELAGH at 1:57 PM
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