99topdawg
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I heard someone (Joe Thomas?) say that they just get sick of eating so much and it doesn't really take that much to lose the weight.
Joe Moore Award
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99topdawg
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I do as well. However, I'm seeing mock drafts that have him going late 1st/early 2nd round, so he'll get his.
trj
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Obviously, hindsight being what it is of the 9 losses the last two years…I can’t think of one them where having Proctor over Richman/Lauck would have made a difference.
Fryowa
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Yeah I heard Yanda talk about that in an interview or podcast one time after the pics of him slimmed down started getting circulated around social media. He said the number of calories you have to eat in a day to stay at NFL size is unreal. If I remember right to maintain his size he said he had to average like 9,000 calories a day. That would be insane to do for one day, let alone for like 10 months out of the year every day. I don't remember his exact wording but he said eating was a chore and he hated it.
I don't eat breakfast and my lunch during the week is pretty small. Once in a while it's leftovers but generally it's a chicken breast, a couple of skinless brats, or a burger patty all with no bun or bread. And then some steamed/microwaved cauliflower or broccoli because I like both of them. Supper generally isn't very big either. On the weekends if I have lunch and a big supper I feel like shit. I can't imagine having to eat 4-5 big meals a day. I'd puke, but I'm also not Marshall Yanda.
Oh and btw, Marshall Yanda has the biggest freakin hands I've ever seen in person. Met him a few years back when he was the ANF guest player before a game. I swear to god it looks like that dude could touch his fingertips around a basketball.
What I meant by dodging a bullet more then anything is say had he came and got entrenched it wouldn't have surprised me if a yr in or 2 he'd have left for more money or whatever. Easier to have lost what we never really had as opposed to having had him in the lineup and then lose him.
HawkPowerlifter
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I read somewhere how much Wirfs eats to maintain and yeah, insane amount of calories to maintain weight and etc. Granted we are talking about an NFL lineman. Similar to you, big meals make me feel horrible.
Yanda was a beast in the NFL and during his time at Iowa. An 8 time Pro Bowler. I think KF or someone mentioned he played with this "mean streak" and would punish people he blocked. Loved watching his physicality.
Fryowa
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Their OL is absolutely massive.
LT - Isaiah World - 6'8", 318 lbs
LG - Emmanuel Pregnon - 6'5", 318 lbs
C - Iapani Laloulu - 6'2", 329 lbs
RG - Dave Iuli - 6'3", 332 lbs
RT - Alex Harkey - 6'6", 327 lbs
No replacement for displacement.
trj
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Unless you really know what what you are looking at breaking down hand placement and footwork is difficult. I fully acknowledge that if I were to look at PFF or watch the All 22 I would still be talking out of my ass in regards to technique.
kameltoez102
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If Yanda is not a first Ballot HOFer then something is wrong. He was the best at his position for nearly a decade. Sherf may be close as well but he missed a lot of time for some injuries. I believe at one time he was the highest paid lineman when he was with Washington.
HawkPowerlifter
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I sat down in the section near where they came out, and no joke, GIANTS! I do like how the Joe Moore Award is for a group/unit. I still think our guys were deserving. But one could argue Indiana or Oregon were deserving as well. I do know our team overall was the second least penalized team overall (only Army was better) and I think that has a lot to do with technique and discipline.
I am hoping this is foreshadowing of Iowa getting back to what was one of our strengths at one time. I think next year's line will have some big shoes to fill but we have a few guys coming back.
Once those guys deflate like that there's no changing their mind and going back like what Rivers is doing. It's a lot easier for some of those guys then others to get big and stay big.
For some like Yanda he had to go those extra miles to do it. BS was a naturally big kid wasn't he like a 270 plus lbs qb in hs for Denison? There's still a big difference between 270 and whatever his NFL playing weight ended up being. He was north of 320 I bet.
MelroseHawkins
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My fam got the chance to tour the football complex years ago. This was the Beathard years because we saw him coming in when we were leaving. I could swear the person taking us around said some players are eating up in the range of 15,000 - 18,000 cals a day. One example was in camp after a practice they'd have the players scarf down two Panchero burritos as a snack, then later that night would have steak dinners. Also said during camp they'd have position coaches sitting and watching players in their hotel rooms scarf down entire large pizzas to make sure they are eating them. Wild.
I gained 4lbs just writing this post.
hawkdrummer1
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Side bar: I visit Twitter/X occasionally, usually when prompted by a friend. (it's a cesspool).
If you ever had any doubt how obsessed ISU fans are with the Hawks you should see some of the responses to The Moore Award. Posting shorts of an ISU lineman getting past an Iowa blocker like some kind of huge "gotcha". You can't make this stuff up.
If you ever had any doubt how obsessed ISU fans are with the Hawks you should see some of the responses to The Moore Award. Posting shorts of an ISU lineman getting past an Iowa blocker like some kind of huge "gotcha". You can't make this stuff up.
It must suck being Little Brother.
Not sure if you are serious (apologize if I am missing obvious satire), but we lost 4 one-score games this year. Upgrading our LT from good to 1st team AA would have made our offense substantially more effective, giving us a good chance of eking some of those out. A few more first downs, some change in field position, an extra FG or 2 (or some FGs turned into TDs)...that would have done the truck.
Also, it improves our depth; for example, when we were down 3 starting OL in the 2nd half of USC, it would have been nice if Lauck would have been available coming off the bench.
