Exaggerated 40 times of recruits?

#26
#26
The way the laser works is from break to close. It doesnt go on the front part of the player but the back. Secondly, hand times reduce times by at least .2 seconds. There is an anticipation stop.
 
#27
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volfreak630 said:
Not to mention the 40s just sucked this year at the combine. It seemed like everyone was running with mud on their shoes. Javon Ringer ran over a 4.6. That is terrible for a running back with NFL aspirations who was supposed to be one of the top in this class.
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Better example...um...Moreno
 
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vogols11 said:
In watching the NFL combine, I can't help but notice that there are only a handfull of players that run in the 4.4 range, while there are a ton of HS players coming in every year that boast sub 4.5 times.

Is this an honest mistake derived from hand timing instead of lazer timing? It seems like kids would get faster during college workout programs and shave some time off these numbers.

Thoughts:dunno:
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A) HS kids run the 40 yard, where Pros run the 40m
B) HS kids are usually much smaller
C) Fast guys don't always make the best pro prospects, or end up running track.
 
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ptclaus98 said:
It's what I've heard.
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40 yards is about 36.5 m. Increasing from 36.5 m in high school to 40 m at the combine would increase the distance by almost 10%. If someone ran a 4.4 40 yard, their 40 meter would be approaching 4.9. You would see a HUGE difference between high school and combine times, no matter what college workouts did for the athlete. It's definitely 40 yards everywhere.
 
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VKAman said:
40 yards is about 36.5 m. Increasing from 36.5 m in high school to 40 m at the combine would increase the distance by almost 10%. If someone ran a 4.4 40 yard, their 40 meter would be approaching 4.9. You would see a HUGE difference between high school and combine times, no matter what college workouts did for the athlete. It's definitely 40 yards everywhere.
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They call me, Thunder Stealer. :lol:
 
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VKAman said:
40 yards is about 36.5 m. Increasing from 36.5 m in high school to 40 m at the combine would increase the distance by almost 10%. If someone ran a 4.4 40 yard, their 40 meter would be approaching 4.9. You would see a HUGE difference between high school and combine times, no matter what college workouts did for the athlete. It's definitely 40 yards everywhere.
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What? You're assuming that they're at terminal speed from the start, which isn't the case. You have to realize the they won't reach terminal speed until about 20 to 30 yards. From 0-20 probably takes more than half of the time.


But I am probably wrong about the meter thing. It was based off of hearsay.
 
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ptclaus98 said:
What? You're assuming that they're at terminal speed from the start, which isn't the case. You have to realize the they won't reach terminal speed until about 20 to 30 yards. From 0-20 probably takes more than half of the time.


But I am probably wrong about the meter thing. It was based off of hearsay.
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Sure, make it less than 10% then...but it would still result in an increase in time that would make it virtually impossible for someone to run a faster 40 at the Combine than in high school.

My bad I didn't read the last sentence of what you said until after I posted...but yeah.
 
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