In case you haven't noticed MOST elite lbs/passrusher DO look like that. Not saying it gives you football skills. But if you are a player, just a little fat slows you down more than most people realize and a little extra muscle gives you more power. Even a mere 15\16 lbs of fat slows you down CONSIDERABLY. Be it carried in the belly or distributed evenly giving muscles a smoother less defined appearance. Leaning out and adding SOME muscle IS an undeniable advantage for that player. More quickness more power meaning more explosiveness Period. Why do you think players use PEDs.
Give it a try and then talk about it. Instead of something you know absolutely ZERO about. Not saying cut anybody,just suggesting there is more potential in our young defensive players. Nothing more. And for the record who wouldn't trade Hightower/mayo for Willis/Bowman or Jones for Rob Quinn or Mathis. Look at Geno Atkins and Dominique Easley compared to most Dt's. If pot bellied couch potatoes can start nutrition/diet,training and tae kwan do to become stronger,quicker and more flexible then there's improvement within pro athlete's as well. Couple yrs ago I wasn't going to the gym for a good while and ate whatever I wanted and gained almost 20 lbs. I felt slow when I played sports or did any running and thought it was normal as I hit my 30s. I mean I blamed some of it on being a little out of shape. But by the average Americans standard I was still in pretty good shape. So I thought losing quickness was partially due to getting out of shape but Noway could it account for all of feeling slow and losing speed and quickness. When I got back in shape lifting ant eating better I felt 23 again and shocked myself on how much faster I was again and how easy it was to run. I just thought wow only if everybody could feel this difference. I had no idea carrying 15-20 lbs of fat could do that. And I now understood at the time what the nutritionist I saw was talking about that so many athletes don't realize how good they could really be. It comes down to losing excess fat and adding enough muscle for power without to much to slow you down.