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Football’s dirty secret? Your biggest players need to be lightning quick.
Tony Holler is blowing up old-school thinking. “Slow guys don’t make plays,” he says straight up.
The Heavyweight Problem
Traditional coaches treat linemen like walking refrigerators. Picture coaches hanging photos of 300-pound guys crushing one-pound burgers. That’s the old playbook.
But NFL stars like Tristan Wirfs and Trent Williams prove something different. They’re massive AND fast.
The Speed Equation
Slow big guys get benched—or worse, never drafted. Holler drops hard truth: “Studies show slow linemen don’t survive fourth quarters or long careers.”
One horror story? A college player went undrafted running a 5.41-second 40-yard dash. Talent means nothing without speed.
Rethinking Muscle
Holler’s game-changing advice: Train linemen like “big cats, not hogs.”
The brutal stat: 90% of big athletes can’t sprint. They lift. They eat. But they can’t move.
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What Coaches Must Do
Stop treating linemen as human walls. Build athletes who:
- Sprint explosively
- Move with agility
- Adapt quickly
The Challenge
Can your 240-pound tackle run a 4.81? Probably not. But he should.
Football is changing. Speed isn’t just an advantage—it’s survival.
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