Football Preparing an offensive line by weight.

**Rain Man** · 09:21 PM

Hypothetical: The NFL makes a new rule.

There are six skill position players on offense, as always, but the offensive line is apportioned by weight. You can have as many linemen as you want, as long as their total weight does not exceed 1,550 pounds. The rules for defense don't change. How many linemen do you put on the field? (Poll to follow with basic math done for you.)

And now as long as we're all here sitting around the pot-bellied stove drinking coffee in the general store, let's go with another hypothetical. For symmetry purposes, let's go with the opposite. The NFL gives you 7 linebackers/defensive backs, but on the line you can have as many linemen as you want as long as the total defense doesn't exceed 1,120 pounds. The offense gets five linemen just like now. How many defensive linemen do you put on the field? (Poll to follow with more basic math done for you.)

Hang on. The poll will be up as soon as I do some basic math.

58-4ever · 10-20-2009, 09:08 PM

A lot of smallish guys built like Melvin Guillard. That's what my defense would look like. 155 pounds a piece!
[img=http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6885/melvin2.jpg]

58-4ever · 10-20-2009, 09:09 PM

58-4ever · 10-20-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 58-4ever

A lot of smallish guys built like Melvin Guillard. That's what my defense would look like. 155 pounds a piece!
[img=http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6885/melvin2.jpg]

That would give me 7.22 lineman. In that case, I'd let them beef up a bit.

**KcMizzou** · 10-20-2009, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 58-4ever

A lot of smallish guys built like Melvin Guillard. That's what my defense would look like. 155 pounds a piece!
[img=http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6885/melvin2.jpg]

You'd do a lot better with Gray Maynards. Just sayin'.

58-4ever · 10-20-2009, 09:14 PM

If I had to block them though, I'd probably go with the six offensive lineman at 258 pounds a piece.

58-4ever · 10-20-2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

You'd do a lot better with Gray Maynards. Just sayin'.

I'm looking for explosiveness. Not a chess match.

**KcMizzou** · 10-20-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 58-4ever

I'm looking for explosiveness. Not a chess match.

My bad, I misread that. I thought he was your pick for the O line.

View Poll Results: Answer each of the two questions below, based on your best thinking.
Scenario 1: Offensive line by weight. I'd go with...	2	22.22%
5 linemen averaging 310 pounds each.	2	22.22%
6 linemen averaging 255 pounds each	4	44.44%
7 linemen averaging 222 pounds each	0	0%
8 linemen averaging 194 pounds each	0	0%
9 linemen averaging 172 pounds each	0	0%
10 linemen averaging 155 pounds each	1	11.11%
11 linemen averaging 141 pounds each	1	11.11%
12 linemen averaging 129 pounds each	0	0%
I'd go with more than 12 linemen.	0	0%
I'd go with fewer than 5 linemen.	0	0%
Scenario 2: Defensive line by weight. I'd go with...	2	22.22%
4 linemen averaging 280 pounds each	2	22.22%
5 linemen averaging 224 pounds each	1	11.11%
6 linemen averaging 192 pounds each	0	0%
7 linemen averaging 160 pounds each	2	22.22%
8 linemen averaging 140 pounds each	0	0%
9 linemen averaging 124 pounds each	1	11.11%
10 linemen averaging 112 pounds each	0	0%
I'd go with more than 10 linemen	1	11.11%
I'd go with fewer than 4 linemen	1	11.11%
I can't wait until we do this for punters.	2	22.22%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 9. You may not vote on this poll

10-20-2009, 09:05 PM
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