How High Would A Literal Bear Be Picked In The NFL Draft

How High Would A Literal Bear Be Picked In The NFL Draft

10 AND 20 YARD SPLIT: I’ve used common values for how a 40 yard dash will break down by split to get a 10 yard split of .97 seconds and a 20 yard split of 1.6 seconds. This, like the 40 yard dash value, is very good.

BENCH PRESS: I took what is thought to be a bear’s maximum weight lift of 500 kg, and, using that as its max single rep, estimated that this would result in 29 reps of 225 lbs.

VERTICAL LEAP: This is where the bear starts to be outperformed. Bears, because of their weight, are unable to leap vertically in any meaningful way. I have raised the vertical leap to 18 inches, which is the lowest value that generates a score.

BROAD JUMP: Bears are able to leap horizontally, though not nearly as far as when running. Accounts exist of bears jumping around 6 feet, so that is the value I used. This is also a very bad score.

With all this in mind, let’s take a look at our bear’s RAS:

RAS Calculator

Not bad!

Our bear has ended up receiving an 8.95 overall RAS. The bear achieved perfect 10s in height, weight, and all 40 yard dash times, finishing with the best score ever recorded in each metric. On the bench press, the bear received a surprisingly average 7.84 score. This is likely because either DTs as a whole are terrifyingly strong, or because this whole experiment is very stupid and the math doesn’t work. I leave that choice to you.

What has tanked our bear’s RAS score more than anything else is its Composite Explosion Grade, which ranked as “Very Poor” compared to “Elite” grades in other fields. This is due to the bear’s inability to jump vertically, and its measly 6 foot broad jump, both of which were the lowest or almost lowest measurements ever recorded.

TECHNIQUE:

The bear will know no proper pass rush techniques, because of its lack of ability to learn and process coaching. However, if you are drafting a grizzly bear as a defensive tackle, you are likely relying on him being entirely a power rusher. When you are 600 pounds and over 7 feet tall, you do not need to know a swim move. You simply train the bear to barrel forward upon movement, and leave bodies in its wake.

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