šŸ“” Oklahoma's Orlando Brown has 'historically bad' performance at Combine

NFL Scouting Combine 2018: Oklahoma's Orlando Brown has 'historically bad' performance

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It began Thursday when the 6-8, 360-pound lineman did only 14 reps of 225 pounds in the bench press. That was the worst among offensive linemen as UTEP's Will Hernandez did 37 reps.

His 5.85-second time in the 40-yard dash was the fifth-slowest by any player at the combine since 2003.

Brown then had a broad jump of just 6 feet, 10 inches, a vertical leap of 19 1/2 inches and was being yelled at by NFL coaches, who thought he was loafing during drills.
 
Orlando Brown could be one of those dudes who just has terrible measurables. Some of those guys have HOF careers. What's upstairs is what separates the cream from the milk. When in doubt, what the film.
 
Ridley did more bench reps. Of course he did more than Scarbrough too.

See, here's the thing I think with Scarborough and with this OL: they both have longer arms for their respective frames, which is further for the weight to travel.

Curious to see what their 1RM's are.

The 225 reps are more of a gauge of explosive strength rather than sheer brute strength.
 
See, here's the thing I think with Scarborough and with this OL: they both have longer arms for their respective frames, which is further for the weight to travel.

Curious to see what their 1RM's are.

The 225 reps are more of a gauge of explosive strength rather than sheer brute strength.


Exactly right. Some guys are just built for the sport. It's better to have shorter arms on a bench press. You mentioned explosive strength, some of these guys are quick with their movement and can easily get the weight through the beginning of the motion. The LB from UCF, Griffen, put on a prosthetic arm and maxed out with 20 reps.
 
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