02-14-2008, 11:21 PM
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Get Rolle on the field - I wanna see some damage!
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Originally Posted by LordJeffBuck
When I think of LB's who played "beyond their measurables", I think of Chris Spielman, not A.J. Hawk, who posted sub-4.5 forties. Spielman was the ultimate "gamer", even though he was (by his own admission) too short and too slow. When Spielman signed with Ohio State in 1984, measurables were not looked at that closely, but 25 years later (yes, it's really been that long), they are a much more important factor in the equation.
Am I saying that Will Studlien is going to be the next Chris Spielman? No, of course not - I wouldn't saddle any high school kid with that burden. But he does seem to have the same kind of work ethic, desire, and toughness that Spielman possessed, and those qualities can still take a kid a long way even in this era when "workout warriors" are so in vogue.
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Good comments. And yeah, I think we all like those guys with the lunch-pail work ethic and sometimes we get a bit too anxious to sign-em-up. It's still early unless Will decides he just doesn't want to put off the decision. Sheesh, he's got one more whole season to show tOSU and everyone else what he's got...
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