Flipping on ESPN this morning I heard a football talking-head reporting breathlessly the latest 40 yard times at the pro-football combine. He kept emphasizing, though, that the times were "unofficial" ones, as opposed, I guess, to the "official" times to be announced later. After judges review and reading the finish photos??? LOL
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It's not as bad as you might think. They use the SpeedTrap system, with a pressure pad to start the clock, and an electronic eyebeam at the 40 to stop it(as well as beams at every 10 yards). I have one myself for practice, and it is the next best thing to FAT.
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Originally posted by TexasThe only postion where a 40 time actually matters is at cornerback. Yes you better have some make up speed there.
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Originally posted by MarlowOriginally posted by TexasThe only postion where a 40 time actually matters is at cornerback. Yes you better have some make up speed there.
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Originally posted by MarlowOriginally posted by TexasAll cornerbacks are going to get beat
sprinter cornerbacks...
Lenny Lyles...Lousville/Colts
James Trapp..Clemson/Raiders
Deion Sanders...FSU/pick one
Stanford Routt..Houston/Raiders
Darrel Green...Texas A&I/Redskins
Leslie "Speedy" Duncan...Jackson State/Chargers
Rod Woodson....Purdue/pick one
Terry McDaneil....Tennessee/Raiders
Rod Jones....SMU/Bengals
Johnny Thomas...Baylor/Redskins
Virgil Livers...Western Mich/Bears
Mel Renfro....Oregon/Cowboys
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Originally posted by TexasI can't think of one speedster at safety, how about you?
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Texas, you'll find this of interest. I was perusing the current NFL combine results and saw the 40 times. These are electronic times approx .2 seconds faster than our FAT times, because they don't take into consideration reaction to the gun, or lifting the hand off the track. They are .2 seconds slower than the old Football 40 times, because the timer's reaction to the start has been eliminated.
Corners
Webb, Lardarius 4.46
Davis, Vontae 4.49
Hughes, Brandon 4.50
Owens, Christopher 4.51
Barnes, Kevin 4.52
but notice that the safeties are faster, or at least as fast.
safeties
Clemons, Chris 4.41
Bruton, David 4.46
Spillman, C.J. 4.50
Vaughn, Chip 4.51
Martin, Sherrod 4.52
and the receivers are fastest of all
Heyward-Bey, Darrius 4.30 (certainly a 4.1 by the old standards)
Wallace, Mike 4.33
Knox, Johnny 4.34
Butler, Deon 4.38
Thomas, Mike 4.40
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What gets me is that you always hear football coaches make the distinction between football speed and track speed, but when they measure speed at the NFL combine, they let the guys dress like they're competing in a track meet instead of a football game. As a matter of fact, the Lycra outfits that they wear are probably more aerodynamic than what Usain Bolt wore in the Olympics.
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Originally posted by no onehow is the start managed - does timing start when the guy stars or is there another system. running when ready and on their own - would be different than a starting device of some kind (gun)
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