Whats your Snyder Feeling?

[Hammerlock3]

Anyone else feel like he's hit a ceiling and its gonna take something really special to get him through it? He wrestles hard, looks pretty stiff in many positions (I would blame NLWC for this if I was treating them like people treat Iowa), seems like he's been pretty well figured out. The good news for him is that weight is empty (friendly reminder he wrestled Isaac Trumble to make the olympic team), but is Snyder gonna win worlds again?

[666]

You can never rule out him winning another world title, but I doubt we'll see Kyle win any more golds at Worlds or the Olympics. 

Edited Saturday at 01:38 AM by 666

[The Kid]

30 minutes ago, 666 said:

You can never rule out him winning another world title, but I doubt we'll see Kyle win any more golds at Worlds or the Olympics. 

He will only win if the big dawgs are banned from competing imo.

He is too one dimensional with his attacks from neutral. 

He has a weak par tarre game. He has no gut wrench or lace series. 

He really only focused on freestyle in his entire career.  Having very little variations and improvements in his game after winning the Olympics and then 2 straight world titles.

He is an all time US great who I thought would surpass Burroughs.

Brooks will most likely beat him for the 97 kg spot. 

Sad to see really. 

 

[de4856]

I don’t know what to think about SnyderMan, I think he has to really change things up. Start bringing in some top talent around the world. 

[GrandOlm]

He competes a lot.

I don't hold losses against wrestlers unless it's an important tournament. 

Worlds last year proved that 86 isn't " super deep" like all its defenders insisted. Yazdani and Taylor are not meta humans who could tech everyone in the world but themselves. 

[Hammerlock3]

13 hours ago, de4856 said:

I don’t know what to think about SnyderMan, I think he has to really change things up. Start bringing in some top talent around the world. 

I don't think thats his issue, its not like he's inexperienced. Its more like his style has become a limiting factor, he can't surprise anyone anymore.

[Hammerlock3]

1 hour ago, GrandOlm said:

 

Worlds last year proved that 86 isn't " super deep" like all its defenders insisted. Yazdani and Taylor are not meta humans who could tech everyone in the world but themselves. 

who are you quoting, this feels like a straw man....

[CHROMEBIRD]

Maybe he could use a change of scenery... switch RTCs or go train with international clubs to add to his repertoire and evolve his style.

I also won't discount that Synder is happy where he's at and the results he's getting. While winning gold medals is the ultimate goal, he's still out there competing and making the world team, he's got sponsors, and he's got family and his bible bros supporting him. Snyder's been having fun and making a living doing what he loves, which isn't the case for a whole lotta people. We had this same discussion about JB not so long ago.

[Wildcat92]

I think he's on the downhill side.  Like was said above, he's limited offensively.  I personally feel that he's too bulked up.  I feel like he doesn't have great athletic ability, at least not compared to others at his level.

[PortaJohn]

Snyder's original problem was Sadulaev who a lot considered to be one of the best to ever do it.  Now he has another issue and it's age.  Since his loss to Sadulaev in 2021 he's only taken losses to 3 other wrestlers.    

-Tazhudinov - Just turned 22 years old in January

Azarpira- Turns 23 at the end of March

Arash Yosdhia - who is 21 years old

If he can then heavyweight should be his plan.  It's not easy wrestling younger fellas who are coming into their prime at the light heavyweight division.  

 

Edited 3 hours ago by PortaJohn

[Voice of the Quakers]

Haven't seen an elite wrestler enjoy the journey as much as Snyder since Dave Schultz. Who else enters multiple events in a given month, let along a week like Snyder did last week? He'll have his ups and downs, like Dave did after 1984, but I'm not wishing him away anytime soon.

 

 

 

 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

On 2/28/2025 at 9:16 PM, The Kid said:

He will only win if the big dawgs are banned from competing imo.

He is too one dimensional with his attacks from neutral. 

He has a weak par tarre game. He has no gut wrench or lace series. 

He really only focused on freestyle in his entire career.  Having very little variations and improvements in his game after winning the Olympics and then 2 straight world titles.

He is an all time US great who I thought would surpass Burroughs.

Brooks will most likely beat him for the 97 kg spot. 

Sad to see really. 

 

It seems that he has only gotten more one dimensional.  Par Terre never developed at all really.  Could have been a game changer.

Honestly seemed to be at his best internationally while wrestling for tOSU.

[wrestlingshoe]

I think he loves to wrestle so much, he just continues to compete, but if he wants to continue medaling at the world level he needs to limit his competitions at his age (and also do what many of you have stated, work to change things up a bit offensively). It's probably a bit late for him to pick up a par terre game that is effective at this level.