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[Sammy Traveller]

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At 219, LenDale might be underweight

Posted by Michael David Smith on May 24, 2010 5:13 PM ET

During his four seasons with the Tennessee Titans, LenDale White was frequently criticized as having a weight problem. But now that he's with the Seattle Seahawks, no one is calling White fat anymore.

Danny O'Neil of the Seattle Times is reporting that White weighed in at 219 pounds and that he may actually need to gain weight before the season.

White, who is listed at 235, wants to play this season at about 228. So he's got about nine pounds to gain over the next few months.

Needing to put a little meat on White's bones is a problem Pete Carroll will be happy to have.

 

[Sweet Love]

Good for him. This is his second productive offseason (last year's was overshadowed by the 2k season of CJ and Lendale's overall reputation as lazy) and looks as though he is staking a claim to the #1 job in Seattle.

 

[Nagle2998]

Can I be the only Lendale owner who isn't happy that he is 218 this year. I'm very happy he went to Seattle and seems to care about his weight but I think 218 is to light for a guy who runs like he does 228 is probably closer to the perfect weight for his style and build.

 

[karmarooster]

its really not a big deal that he's underweight right now... he won't play at 218/219, it's just a sign that he's motivated, in shape, and taking it very seriously. he's got months to add on about 10 pounds and that will be very easy for him to do. it's better to be underweight now and getting up to where he wants than if he came in at 245 and was trying to slim down.

contrary to Cecil, i'm expecting a nice year. 900-1100 yards and 8+ TDs!

 

[SuperJohn96]

If you would like to have him play at 228, would you rather he just lost weight to get down to 228, or you would you rather he lose FAT and get down to 218, and then build up 10 lbs of muscle to get to 228.

I'd prefer the latter, and if he's committed, and there's no reason to think he isn't since he lost the weight, then he could be a nice sleeper if he can bulk up ot his ideal playing weight.

 

[sho nuff]

I guess its tequila time again for Lendale.

 

[Bojang0301]

 

[Adebisi]

If you would like to have him play at 228, would you rather he just lost weight to get down to 228, or you would you rather he lose FAT and get down to 218, and then build up 10 lbs of muscle to get to 228.

I'd prefer the latter, and if he's committed, and there's no reason to think he isn't since he lost the weight, then he could be a nice sleeper if he can bulk up ot his ideal playing weight.

There's no reason he can't both lose fat and gain muscle at the same time.

 

[spider321]

If you would like to have him play at 228, would you rather he just lost weight to get down to 228, or you would you rather he lose FAT and get down to 218, and then build up 10 lbs of muscle to get to 228.

I'd prefer the latter, and if he's committed, and there's no reason to think he isn't since he lost the weight, then he could be a nice sleeper if he can bulk up ot his ideal playing weight.

There's no reason he can't both lose fat and gain muscle at the same time.

Brian Cushing could help him out with that.

 

[WayzUpUSC]

I think LenDale could have had a real solid year last year but with CJ doing what he was doing and the Titans force-feeding him to hit 2K no matter what, there was no way he was ever going to show what he could do. I'm glad he's out of TEN and I think he and Forsett will complement each other very well in SEA's backfield. People keep limiting White's usefulness to just being a goalline back and/or TD vulture but I think he has a very solid year all-around, I think Pete Carroll will give him every opportunity to be the feature back and I think many who take a flier on him in the later rounds will be starting him at a flex spot (if they have one) by year's end week-in & week-out.

 

[Team ROFLCOPTERS]

I think his game is that of a 235 pounder. I appreciate the drive he has to clean himself up but 218 worries me.

 

[Avery]

I think his game is that of a 235 pounder. I appreciate the drive he has to clean himself up but 218 worries me.

I'm not sure he has the skills to be a 220 lb running back. He not quick or fast enough for that. I think the only thing he has/had going for him is to be a load to bring down.

 

[Bojang0301]

I think his game is that of a 235 pounder. I appreciate the drive he has to clean himself up but 218 worries me.

I'm not sure he has the skills to be a 220 lb running back. He not quick or fast enough for that. I think the only thing he has/had going for him is to be a load to bring down.

235 - 250 he's a fat pos.220 - 230 he's not good enough to play at. Consistency and the Shark Pool go together like BP and the Ocean.

 

[Avery]

I think his game is that of a 235 pounder. I appreciate the drive he has to clean himself up but 218 worries me.

I'm not sure he has the skills to be a 220 lb running back. He not quick or fast enough for that.

I think the only thing he has/had going for him is to be a load to bring down.

235 - 250 he's a fat pos.

220 - 230 he's not good enough to play at.

Consistency and the Shark Pool go together like BP and the Ocean.

How are those two statements in consistent at all? Why can't he be a fat POS when he's... well... fat, and not good enough to play well when he looses weight? The theory stated, that I thought might have merit, that his main "skill" was being fat. In fact the two statements could actually support each other.

Before perhaps you should try some logic tests.

 

[loose circuits]

I think Lendale would be fine anywhere between 220-240 lbs. He's gonna have a lot better quickness if he's lighter. I always thought he had good feet, vision, feel and balance. I doubt a few lost pounds will make that much of a difference. I just personally feel the positives of knowing he has taken control of his life in a positive way (instead of being a lazy POS) outweigh any of the consequences.

Funny how people around here hate on him regardless of what he does...

 

[Bojang0301]

I think his game is that of a 235 pounder. I appreciate the drive he has to clean himself up but 218 worries me.

I'm not sure he has the skills to be a 220 lb running back. He not quick or fast enough for that.

I think the only thing he has/had going for him is to be a load to bring down.

235 - 250 he's a fat pos.

220 - 230 he's not good enough to play at.

Consistency and the Shark Pool go together like BP and the Ocean.

How are those two statements in consistent at all? Why can't he be a fat POS when he's... well... fat, and not good enough to play well when he looses weight? The theory stated, that I thought might have merit, that his main "skill" was being fat. In fact the two statements could actually support each other.

Before perhaps you should try some logic tests.

Just call him bad then. Why come in here to rip on a guy who is showing work ethic? I'm not a fan of Lendale by any stretch but as far as my logic goes it doesn't make any sense to rip a guy for being in good shape or getting himself in better shape which is what a lot of people in this thread are trying to do. It's stupid.

 

[jm192]

I think his game is that of a 235 pounder. I appreciate the drive he has to clean himself up but 218 worries me.

I'm not sure he has the skills to be a 220 lb running back. He not quick or fast enough for that. I think the only thing he has/had going for him is to be a load to bring down.

I think not being quick/fast has had alot to do with his weight in the past. He doesn't have a ton of wiggle, but if he's at 228, he'll have increased speed to go with his strength. And, I'm assuming most of the weight lost was indeed fat. If he can put on 9-10 lbs of muscle, he's still going to be a beast in short yardage.