Now I’m not saying he is as good as those two but I don’t think his size is a real big problem.
Yeah, his size isn't really an issue. He's young, has produced and is relatively inexpensive. The window in which he has produced is a small sample size but there's no reason to think it's incidental. From every indication this was a great signing.
Weight certainly isn't an issue, and if he has the motor to move that weight quickly, then he has all the power needed, but hidden in the height number is arm length. It's the difference between nearly getting there and getting there, or swiping at the ball and batting it out of the QBs hand.
Not knocking him at all, especially since I know next to nothing about him as a player, I'm just expounding on things a little.
Browns is the Browns
... there goes Joe Thomas, the best there ever was in this game.
hidden in the height number is arm length. It's the difference between nearly getting there and getting there, or swiping at the ball and batting it out of the QBs hand.
Valid and interesting point. I decided to see if I could find his arm length.
And, to perhaps mute my own point even more, I just looked up Khalil Mack and TJ Watt specifically, and both are in the exact same ballpark as Ogbo. Mack's arms are actually shorter, and TJ's are a tad longer. Still, the body as a whole factors in, I reckon... body length up to the arm pits will have an effect on total overall reach. It's all very minimal, but "it's a game of inches". The thing that came to mind when I wrote the initial comment was how many times we've seen Myles swipe and *just* miss by the length of a fingertip.
Still, I guess there's something to be said for "close enough".
Browns is the Browns
... there goes Joe Thomas, the best there ever was in this game.
It was a good point. I found it interesting because it translates to the field. That's why I looked it up. Having arms too short at that position makes it tough.
Seems that the better metric to use at the Combine would be to have them stand on tip-toes and reach up as high as they can without bouncing or jumping. That's Total Length. A good secondary metric being from hips or waist up to fingertips as that is Hinge Length, or how far away from your base that you can reach.
Browns is the Browns
... there goes Joe Thomas, the best there ever was in this game.
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I can't tell if this is legit or not. Don't think he's eligible to wear 7 if he's listed as a DE. Are we listing him as a LB? Maybe, because he was listed at LB for the Rams he can still use LB #s, but I thought that was only if one were keeping the old number.
You mess with the "Bull," you get the horns. Fiercely Independent.
Didn't they trash the numbering system? I thought it was now players can wear any number but I'm not sure how it works now.
Newp.
From the Wikipedia
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2021 expansion
In 2021, NFL owners passed a rule expanding available numbers and simplifying the numbering system. The current system now only has three different number groupings for offense, and three for defense. The changes included the addition of numbers 1–19 and 80–89 for running backs, 1–9 and 20–49 for wide receivers, 1–49 for tight ends and linebackers, and 1–19 for defensive backs.[2]
They didn't totally trash it though it was modified for many positions. The DL wasn't one of them.
What number can defensive lineman wear?
Defensive Linemen: No change. May wear numbers 50 to 79 and 90 to 99. Linebackers: Can now wear numbers 1 to 59, and 90 to 99. Under the old system, they could wear 40 to 59, and 90 to 99.