[Scotty_Bronson]

When my oldest son started flag football in kindergarten there was no weight limit to carry the ball. He played quarterback because he was tall and he could pass a football over the other kids. He then moved up to tackle football in second grade and was made a receiver because he was again, tall and he could catch and there was a weight limit for ball carriers behind the LOS and not for receivers. In fourth grade the weight limit caught up with him to where he could only play line. Because of his size, even though he had great hands as a receiver from then on he was a lineman. (He was a catcher in baseball until his junior year when he started pitching) I think he would have made a dandy tight end, but, they put you where they need you. In college he can catch about anything a QB can throw at him no matter how much pepper that is put on it, but, because of the weight limits of the past he is a 6'4" 270 lb. guard on the offensive team. I think those weight limits stink too and find it amazing when I think about Jared Lorenzen getting through the system as a QB and not being relegated to being a lineman. Too many big boys to cover the lineman positions is all I can figure. My youngest made an all star football team when he was twelve years old and was only allowed to play offensive line with no defense because he broke the 200 pound weight limit. I can understand for safety's concern that these weight limits occur, but, it still stinks for the kids that are bigger and have the athletic ability to handle the ball that are relegated to being linemen.

I see both sides. My oldest is a bigger kid. He is in kindergarten and is around 4'2" and 70 lbs. He is in his 3rd year flag right now. Very quick feet from left to right, throws and catches reall well. If they bring back the weight restrictions though, he will probably never see the backfield or catch a pass.