Uh huh. And defensive linemen would gag in a league match. Gag.
Edited for your reading and enlightening, enjoyment.
A humble Hercules
Peppers remains grounded despite incredible athleticism
By Nolan Nawrocki, Associate editor
Julius Peppers seeks challenges, and he didnt feel very challenged during offseason summer conditioning workouts while leading the pack of lineman running wind sprints. So Peppers took it upon himself to run with the wide receivers and defensive backs, where he would be held accountable for running eight 300-yard sprints in 55 seconds with 30 seconds rest between each sprint. Peppers didnt miss a time, completing the workout regimen of skill-position players at 6-6, 290 pounds.
"He has very few weak points," Connors said. "Hes flexible. Hes got great feet. He runs very well straight ahead. Hes got great linear speed. His strength is excellent. His power is excellent. There are very few weaknesses that the guy has. I mean, they are tough to find. Even the intangibles are strong."
According to Connors, Peppers was clocked at 4.55 on turf in the 40-yard dash before the season. He recorded a 37.5 vertical jump, bench-pressed 420 pounds, squatted 575 pounds and measured nine percent body fat at 6-6 1/8, 290 pounds.
After witnessing Peppers on the hardwood floor, UNC head basketball coach Matt Doherty compared Peppers to a circus act, saying theres no way anyone should be able to get a body that big up that high in the air.
His high school track coach, Alton Tyre, who watched Michael Jordan when he was coming through high school, said he has never seen anything that compares to Peppers combination of size, speed and quickness in his 24 years of coaching and probably would not if he coached for another 24 years.
"Weve got to put two people on him," Amato said. "Hes that good. Youve got to slow him down because when he lets it go wow. Where do you find somebody who is that tall, that fast and that powerful?"
North Carolina defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta says Peppers natural ability was evident in his interception against FSU. Peppers was responsible for the hook zone in 3-coverage. He lined up against a four wide-receiver set, dropped to his zone in the middle and saw a crossing pattern coming his way. He stepped in front of the crossing receiver, made a leaping catch and started for the endzone. Peppers, who rushed for 3,501 yards and 46 touchdowns as a tailback in high school and also competed four years in the triple jump and relays, tried to hurdle a Florida State tackler and nearly did before getting tripped short of the endzone.
"Julius saw double-teams on practically every game we played this year," Webster said. "Everybody was double-teaming him. Everybody had a back that went to his side and was chipping him before releasing. He got a lot of attention."
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And this guy is one of the many, good ones in the NFL these days. It's almost scary what guys like this would do to most league layers.
