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[HerdBot]

Minnesota offered Durfee from USF.

Obviously he was dynamic as a freshman and he's 6-6, 260. Minnesota doesnt recruit 6-2 DEs unless they are quick as a cat

[Snowgoose]

You want dynanic RBs. I want dynamic DEs with proto typical Bison height, like Waege, Tuzska, and Jirik. Or prototypical 3 techs like 6-4, 290 Tanguay and Leeven Perry

I also want some more size at linebacker Guys like James Kaczor are great players, who dont have the frame to play a full season

I wouldn’t mind a Greg Menard but he doesn’t fit your height so discard him I guess.

[HerdBot]

I wouldn’t mind a Greg Menard but he doesn’t fit your height so discard him I guess.

The RDE can be smaller if they are crazy quick and situational. Especially for obvious passing downs. Right now Roques and Pierce are similar.

Although Menard was not only crazy quick, he had a crazy ass wingspan which is key for a DE

Every good Bison team has prototypical sizes. There are exceptions but we have years of proof

And i never said Zenzen couldnt be a good DE. I said his is average size for a DE but better for LB.

[SiouxHockeyBisonFo]

The RDE can be smaller if they are crazy quick and situational. Especially for obvious passing downs. Right now Roques and Pierce are similar.

Although Menard was not only crazy quick, he had a crazy ass wingspan which is key for a DE

Every good Bison team has prototypical sizes. There are exceptions but we have years of proof

And i never said Zenzen couldnt be a good DE. I said his is average size for a DE but better for LB.

Not NDSU LBs. He's carries much more weight than any lb in recent memory. The closest would be deluca. NDSU LBs even inside are closer to 220. Even board and cox were only 230. He will 20-30 lbs heavier than the lbs NDSU has been using for years. I hope I'm wrong, but will be shocked if somebody that much bigger will be able to do what is asked of NDSU. He's like 30lbs heavier than hankey and marlette for fucksakes.

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[23Bison]

More guys like Deluca and Cox thank you

[El_Chapo]

Minnesota offered Durfee from USF.

He Gone.....

[HerdBot]

Not NDSU LBs. He's carries much more weight than any lb in recent memory. The closest would be deluca. NDSU LBs even inside are closer to 220. Even board and cox were only 230. He will 20-30 lbs heavier than the lbs NDSU has been using for years. I hope I'm wrong, but will be shocked if somebody that much bigger will be able to do what is asked of NDSU. He's like 30lbs heavier than hankey and marlette for fucksakes.

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Our linebackers some years are smaller because speed is required and its harder to recruit size and speed. Those guys tend to go P5. So we end up bulking up a safety at linebacker. Better in coverage but worse against the run. Also a safety playing linebacker tends to get injured more often. But we have had plenty of heavier linebackers when we can recruit them. But it's not all about weight, its height and length. Cole Wiesniewski (sp) is 6-4

Deluca - 6-3, 245
Jabril Cox - 6-3, 233
Joe Mays - 5-11, 243
Zenzen - 6-2, 245

But i agree the days of Dick Butkus linebackers are going away. I think Joe Mays would even struggle in modern football and would be a base middle linebacker. Kind of a liability in coverage

[CAS4127]

Our linebackers some years are smaller because speed is required and its harder to recruit size and speed. Those giys tend to go P5. So we end up making a safety a linebacker. Better in coverage but worse against the run. Also a safety playing linebacker tends to get injured more often. But we have had plenty of heavier linebackers when we can recruit them. But it's not all about weight, its height and length. Cole Wiesniewski (sp) is 6-4

Deluca - 6-3, 245
Jabril Cox - 6-3, 233
Joe Mays - 5-11, 243
Zenzen - 6-2, 245

Deluca had major shoulder injury; Cox had injuries that kept him off field/out of some games; Mays? (with the least “length” and about same weight)—>not sure he was physically capable of being injured, but certainly capable of inflicting injuries.

[HerdBot]

Deluca had major shoulder injury; Cox had injuries that kept him off field/out of some games; Mays? (with the least “length” and about same weight)—>not sure he was physically capable of being injured, but certainly capable of inflicting injuries.

I wonder how Mays would fit in modern pass happy football. He was built like a friggin tank but not very good in coverage. (He was pulled often for 3rd and long even in college) Football is so pass heavy these days. But Mays would be super valuable against a power run team like SDSU

There was a brief moment of 4 games in 2017 where we had DeLuca, Board and Jabril all playing linebacker and I remember thinking thats the best we will ever see.

[BISONBRI53]

Gabe do you know cone drill times of these guys? 40 times?