VonDoom
11-12-2015, 11:57 AM
Interesting little article on Barrett and what his daily diet is like ... and I don't mean quarterbacks! Thanks, I'll be here all week:
Nobody had to tell Barrett why he wasn’t drafted a year ago; teams were scared off by his 24% body fat as a 6-1, 250-pound rush linebacker. The Broncos asked him to sign as a free agent and stashed him on the practice squad last season while he transformed his body. Eighteen months later Barrett is emerging as a playmaker on a defense full of them. He’s expected to get his second start this weekend against the Chiefs in place of the injured DeMarcus Ware.
Barrett says the physical transformation gave him a quicker burst and increased muscle mass, allowing him to concentrate on the finer points of pass rushing. He’s fourth on the team in sacks with 3.5, half a sack behind both Miller and Malik Jackson and three behind leader DeMarcus Ware. The Broncos rank No. 1 in yards and points allowed due in no small part to the depth provided by unheralded linemen Derek Wolfe and Vance Walker, defensive backs Bradley Roby and David Bruton, and Barrett, who spends a chunk of his time studying Miller and Ware on film and mimicking their trademarked moves.
http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2015/11/12/nfl-denver-broncos-shaquil-barrett-diet
Nobody had to tell Barrett why he wasn’t drafted a year ago; teams were scared off by his 24% body fat as a 6-1, 250-pound rush linebacker. The Broncos asked him to sign as a free agent and stashed him on the practice squad last season while he transformed his body. Eighteen months later Barrett is emerging as a playmaker on a defense full of them. He’s expected to get his second start this weekend against the Chiefs in place of the injured DeMarcus Ware.
Barrett says the physical transformation gave him a quicker burst and increased muscle mass, allowing him to concentrate on the finer points of pass rushing. He’s fourth on the team in sacks with 3.5, half a sack behind both Miller and Malik Jackson and three behind leader DeMarcus Ware. The Broncos rank No. 1 in yards and points allowed due in no small part to the depth provided by unheralded linemen Derek Wolfe and Vance Walker, defensive backs Bradley Roby and David Bruton, and Barrett, who spends a chunk of his time studying Miller and Ware on film and mimicking their trademarked moves.
http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2015/11/12/nfl-denver-broncos-shaquil-barrett-diet