The Official draft Marcus Monk thread.

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Not to sound like an expert but I lift 6 days a week, I'm 6'2 and weigh 235lbs. I train every body part twice a week and I did play football. I've built my chest up by rarely bench pressing. I prefer dumbell presses, dumbell fly's, dips, incline pushups and hammer strength machines. I never ever bench press because it's too hard on my delts and you get a better stretch in your chest using dumbells. If you saw me on the street you'd think I could bench 225 25 times but I can probably only do it 7-9 times. Just cause I can't bench a ton does that make me have a weak upper body. Why don't these guys test for squats? Lower body strength is more important for football than upperbody. To me the combine is just a waste of time.

I'm no expert either and I've been out of lifting for a while. But I was a regular in the gym and played/coached competitively after high school too. I'm not arguing that bench is the sole indicator of upper body strength. But it gives you a general idea compared to other prospects. I agree with you, they should definitely test squats at the combine. I totally disagree though about the combine being a waste of time, the teams are trying to get a total picture of each prospect and the combine is critical to get a physical baseline.

I guess I should clarify my point on Monk, I'm not just discounting him because of his poor bench. But he isn't tremendously fast, and was widely regarded as a lower level pick even before the combine. He didn't WOW anyone in college or he would be more highly rated.

I was arguing with jsarno about our needs and I just don't see this guy as filling a need when we have two other young big WRs with NFL experience that may develop. And we really need some young depth at other more critical positions so I can't see using a pick on him. If we can bring him in as a FA, fine take a look at him, just don't spend a pick on him.