Ryan Sierra and the old days of football
When thinking about the old days of football, I picture the leather helmets without facemasks. The old, antiquated movie projectors with large film canisters, flashing and crackling with visions of the “frozen tundra” of Lambeau Field. Thinking about my size growing up and the rate at which I matured physically, I would have never made it into football as a quarterback. Reaching 6’5” and 225 lbs. as a senior in high school, the scouts and coaches would have pushed me into the line. I found it difficult to break the mold of big athletes only being used for size, until I could display my athleticism and skill as a passer. In the old days, they would have just stuffed a couple of plates from the buffet line in my face and beg me to “keep bulking up” which would have neutralized my speed and quickness. Fast forward to today, a 325 lbs. offensive lineman in the DSFL and not the quarterback I worked all those years trying to perfect. While I’m a much healthier prospect in today’s society, I can imagine the diet and workout regimine I would have been exposed to back then. I suspect my weight would be near the 400 lbs. mark with a heart working overtime to pump my blood through clogged arteries.
When thinking about the old days of football, I picture the leather helmets without facemasks. The old, antiquated movie projectors with large film canisters, flashing and crackling with visions of the “frozen tundra” of Lambeau Field. Thinking about my size growing up and the rate at which I matured physically, I would have never made it into football as a quarterback. Reaching 6’5” and 225 lbs. as a senior in high school, the scouts and coaches would have pushed me into the line. I found it difficult to break the mold of big athletes only being used for size, until I could display my athleticism and skill as a passer. In the old days, they would have just stuffed a couple of plates from the buffet line in my face and beg me to “keep bulking up” which would have neutralized my speed and quickness. Fast forward to today, a 325 lbs. offensive lineman in the DSFL and not the quarterback I worked all those years trying to perfect. While I’m a much healthier prospect in today’s society, I can imagine the diet and workout regimine I would have been exposed to back then. I suspect my weight would be near the 400 lbs. mark with a heart working overtime to pump my blood through clogged arteries.
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