tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post1405658319585219346..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): The size of professional football playersMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-68058116040802397672011-02-01T07:14:19.516-06:002011-02-01T07:14:19.516-06:00I wonder how much of this is due to the players ma...I wonder how much of this is due to the players making so much money that their full time job is football. It allows for more training and concentration on keeping fit. I think that's why you see so many more huge football players these days (aside from the guys that are outright fat). You saw the same thing when rugby union went professional in the 1990s. Before that, all the players, even at the international level all had full time jobs. Now that these guys have rugby as their full time job, the players got bigger and the game got faster. <br /><br />Check out rugby union in 1994:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLS9ixtjI20<br /><br />Then check out rugby union in 2010<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQfX9pohiko&feature=fvsrCaseyhttp://gioscience.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com