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For what he's doing thought it's probably accurate enough. At worse he's dropping 9% BF which is still pretty good.As for the 4-5% BF and players being that low - it's very unlikely. If a player has that low of body fat he's almost guaranteed to get injured. Most speed players are still in the 8-12% range.If you've ever seen a guy hovering at the 5 level, you'd know what I mean. I would say the only group of players that gets in the 5-6 range is cornerbacks.
Perfect, let's go with 10 percent.Felix Jones was a bit over 200 pounds last year, right? So 10% means he had about 20 pounds of body fat on him.If he lost 10 pounds of body fat, as somebody suggested as a hypothetical earlier, that would bring him down to 5 percent body fat — which is what we're now saying is unlikely.Therefore, it is unlikely that Jones lost 10 pounds of body fat. QED.
If there is any new or pertinent information of Felix it will be front and center in this thread.There isn't so the discussion has reached the periphery of analysis on Felix.Try to keep up, it's not that hard.
Except i think its unlikely he was 10% BF last year. If that picture of his stomach is accurate. and not from this season, no way was his BF 10%.My guess is that Felix was never much of a gym guy, but was at least in better shape during the season. I think everyone was suprised when he only ran a 4.47 at the combine, and even more suprised that he only had 8 reps on the bench. After going to the Cowboys, he probably still wasnt spending much time in the gym, which was part of the reason he kept suffering injuries that were more fluky, and the type a player would get from lack of conditioning.Now if he took his conditiong more serious this past offseason, its very likely he could have put on muscle while losing fat and gaining weight. And like i have said already, those things would help his power and durability while not having a negative affect on his speed.Or i could be totally wrong and he could have spent the offseason at Mcdonalds. Either way, we should know by the end of the season.
Eradicator said:
What is going on in here with all the body fat talk?
Actually GoDeep and cvponka have both posted more than I have in this thread.
Pretty sure I'm top of the list, though I haven't been as vocal. IMO he's right there with CJ3, Mendenhall, Stewart and Charles in terms of young RBs. And I think that the RB class of 2008 is going to go down as the best ever.
So you're a fanatic of few words then.
Book it.
While his o-line certainly isn't helping, before this year everytime Felix touched the ball you knew two things were gonna happen: the first guy was gonna miss, it was gonna be a decent if not big gain.This year... not so much.
Well I guess that's all it takes then :(The OL in Dallas is killing Jones (and Barber). Jones has flashed plenty of explosiveness this year. The problem is, FBGs were WAY OFF about him when he came out as a rookie, and they're going to stick to their guns. So if he falters at all, it must be just him, not the OL, right?
I thought I remember that they were pretty high on him coming out no? In fact, I think I picked him up over CJ because of their rankings.Well I guess that's all it takes thenThe OL in Dallas is killing Jones (and Barber). Jones has flashed plenty of explosiveness this year. The problem is, FBGs were WAY OFF about him when he came out as a rookie, and they're going to stick to their guns. So if he falters at all, it must be just him, not the OL, right?
Maybe its you sticking to your guns despite whats happening on the field.Well I guess that's all it takes then
Don't bother. When a player causes arousal for switz he makes Jim Jones look like The Dude with his fanaticism.I thought I remember that they were pretty high on him coming out no? In fact, I think I picked him up over CJ because of their rankings.Well I guess that's all it takes then
The Felix backers use every excuse but Felix himself.
Felix was absolutely electric his first 2 years. Now all I see from him is this spin move where he spins right into the defense's arms. No breakaway speed anymore, and no more broken ankles.
He is not any more talented than the average NFL RB. I have not seen this talent on the field but he is very effective at running through large holes.
Hey, Dallas drafted him he must be good.
he was good. very good, with elite potential. then the team, his trainers, or felix himself, decided he needed to get fat and slow to get on the field. certainly worked as he gained the lead role. ofc, he eschewed the skillset that made him enticing and productive in the process.
If they were smart, it would be Choice.... so you can count on it being Barber.
Exactlmundo.
why?
I'm trying to think of how to put this without insulting people.When every running back on a team is struggling to run, and all of the running back son the team previously either played at a high level or have shown exceptional talent, it's probably NOT that the running backs aren't good NFL RBs. Logic indicates that three different players aren't all going to see their performance drop off this drastically due to each suddenly losing talent. That's just not reasonable.But who ever said people here were reasonable, huh?
Because he was barely nicked. Dallas is resting him during the week...Jerry is not going to want to be embarrassed on Sunday night, so Felix will be on the field.
Jerry not wanting to get embarrassed is meaningless. Whether he wants to be embarrassed or not, his team IS an embarrassment.
Agreed, he has a bruised forearm, that's it. He's just getting rested, nothing more than that.
most here do it to annoy you. shocking you havent picked up on it.
I have no doubt that Felix is talented and that Barber is still serviceable, though it's fairly obvious he has lost a step. But they are 1-6, have a disaster waiting to happen at QB, no chance of the playoffs, and why not see what a Choice-Felix 1-2 would look like? Also, Felix has been a slow healer in the past so Choice could be a good one-week play.People only looking at production from Felix and not looking at the playcalling, game situations, and season situation aren't being very reasonable.
do you really know the extent of his injuries? Serious question, i havent heard any reports. He was in sweatpants and a report said to pick up his more effective backup.
Like anything else...it is all conjecture.He has a bruised forearm and tweaked his ankle...I would bet on that not keeping him out. Now, I wouldn't go and pass on Choice because of it - but I would also expect to see him on the field on Sunday night.
ok good luck, but based on past experience, you really shouldnt be surprised if he is OUT. In fact, you've been warned.
