Bucs swing tackle Charlie Heck.
Boy, did Charlie Heck make a big impression yesterday when he appeared before the local pen and mic club at One Buc Palace.
The new Bucs’ swing tackle is 6-8, 315 pounds and looks in fantastic shape. That’s one massive human being.
Yesterday was the first time Heck, brought in last week in a free agent move, had met Wirfs. He was dumbstruck by Wirfs’ size.
> “Unbelievable,” Heck said of Wirfs. “I just saw him in the locker room – that dude is enormous. He’s unbelievable.”
Heck was in awe of Wirfs from afar. Heck, who has learned to play both sides of the ball, marveled how Wirfs was the best right tackle in the game, flipped to left tackle, and now dominates there.
> “I mean, talk about somebody who was able to go from right tackle and then over to left, and he’s doing it at an All-Pro level,” Heck marveled. “So, I’m excited to be in an O-line room with somebody like that.”
When Heck was asked what was special about Wirfs, he basically replied, you name it.
> “Size, strength, athletic ability,” Heck rattled off Wirfs’ attributes. “I mean, he’s one of those rare freaks that don’t come around often.”
So let the record show: Wirfs isn’t only rare. He isn’t just a freak. He’s a rare freak, per Heck.
Joe doesn’t think there is any question Wirfs is the best offensive lineman the team has ever had.