Markieth Ambles 40 time

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Markieth ran a 4.58 but i was listening to a georgia sports talk radio this morning and they said he had a sprained ankle when they were running forty times and he ran anyways the radio broadcasters said he runs more of a 4.49 or 4.51. I just thought i would share. if you dont like the post dont bash me.

GO VOLS
 
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Someone remind me, what was Jerry Rice's time in the 40?

What was Leonard Scott's?
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With the game and the attitude this kid has, he is going to be special!! Dont get me wrong, Im HYPED for this Saturday and this season but I cant wait to watch this kid play next season. GO VOLS!!
 
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You never know what to believe with 40 times anymore. Generous hand timing... internet rumors, etc.
 
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If he is not as fast as Kenny O'Neal then he wont fly here. Retract his offer CLK!!!!
 
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Anything about Ambles is good to hear! 40 times can be misleading, besides as long as he is a playmaker then I'm fine.
 
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The purpose of a receiver is to CATCH the ball first, then run with it. Even if he doesn't have blazing speed, we can also use a posession receiver for third downs.
 
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Someone remind me, what was Jerry Rice's time in the 40?

What was Leonard Scott's?
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First, why do people always bring up players from the past? If you havent noticed the change, Football players are getting bigger, stronger and faster every year. So trying to compare him to a Legend is stupid. Jerry Rice was amazing in his time but if he came out of college right now I would bet anything he would not be the WR he was then. He benefited from a perfect offense and a great QB. So I could care less what 40 Rice, or any other former WR ran, its not the same game they used to play. Jerry Rice playing today would be another Wes Welker or Derrick Mason. Good players but not great.

Second, are you serious? Scott was never made for football, he was a track guy 100%.


What did Crabtree run? Calvin Johnson? Randy Moss? Larry Fitzgerald? Terrell Owens?

Bottom line speed kills and the faster the better. To think otherwise for a WR is foolish.
 
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I am telling you guys right now... his 40 time does not matter. It might not be fast, but it isn't slow either.

What makes Ambles so good is his route running and body control. His hands are also like glue. The man will be a stud - IMO, better than any WR UT has seen in the last 10 years.
 
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I am telling you guys right now... his 40 time does not matter. It might not be fast, but it isn't slow either.

What makes Ambles so good is his route running and body control. His hands are also like glue. The man will be a stud - IMO, better than any WR UT has seen in the last 10 years.

Does the name Robert Meachem mean anything to you?
 
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First, why do people always bring up players from the past? If you havent noticed the change, Football players are getting bigger, stronger and faster every year. So trying to compare him to a Legend is stupid. Jerry Rice was amazing in his time but if he came out of college right now I would bet anything he would not be the WR he was then. He benefited from a perfect offense and a great QB. So I could care less what 40 Rice, or any other former WR ran, its not the same game they used to play. Jerry Rice playing today would be another Wes Welker or Derrick Mason. Good players but not great.

Second, are you serious? Scott was never made for football, he was a track guy 100%.


What did Crabtree run? Calvin Johnson? Randy Moss? Larry Fitzgerald? Terrell Owens?

Bottom line speed kills and the faster the better. To think otherwise for a WR is foolish.

Take things a little bit too far much?

Rice retired just a few years ago. I don't think the game has changed very much at all since then. Maybe if his best years were in the 70's your argument would be valid.
 
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I don't get to psyched up about 40 times.

Look at guys like Bobby Engram, Joe Jerevicius. Great possesion guys who aren't gonna kill you with speed. TJ Houshmandzadeh has more catches than any other NFL receiver over the last 3 years, and he only ran a 4.61 coming out of college.

I'll take crisp routes, and good hands over blazing speed.
 
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I don't get to psyched up about 40 times.

Look at guys like Bobby Engram, Joe Jerevicius. Great possesion guys who aren't gonna kill you with speed. TJ Houshmandzadeh has more catches than any other NFL receiver over the last 3 years, and he only ran a 4.61 coming out of college.

I'll take crisp routes, and good hands over blazing speed.

Unless that speed is Reggie Bush, Percy Harvin, Chris Johnson....? I'll take guys with those speed any day. The ball is hiked and 1 second later they are already 10 yards behind the DB. I know CJ wasn't a wide receiver but he could easily burn people had he lined up at wide receiver in college. He is currently running circles around pro players. It's disgusting. He is kind of an idiot though but no one said you had to be smart to pick up a ball and run.
 
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First, why do people always bring up players from the past? If you havent noticed the change, Football players are getting bigger, stronger and faster every year. So trying to compare him to a Legend is stupid. Jerry Rice was amazing in his time but if he came out of college right now I would bet anything he would not be the WR he was then. He benefited from a perfect offense and a great QB. So I could care less what 40 Rice, or any other former WR ran, its not the same game they used to play. Jerry Rice playing today would be another Wes Welker or Derrick Mason. Good players but not great.

Second, are you serious? Scott was never made for football, he was a track guy 100%.


What did Crabtree run? Calvin Johnson? Randy Moss? Larry Fitzgerald? Terrell Owens?

Bottom line speed kills and the faster the better. To think otherwise for a WR is foolish.

I guess then that Al Davis is a genius and Darius Heyward-Bey was the steal of the draft..........

BTW, Jerry Rice had the most TDs in history with 197 and the next closes was Chris Carter with 130. He had 150% more TDs than the next most productive receiver in history. No system or QB could account for that much of a difference, sorry......
 
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What did Crabtree run? Calvin Johnson? Randy Moss? Larry Fitzgerald? Terrell Owens?

Bottom line speed kills and the faster the better. To think otherwise for a WR is foolish.

Fitz might not have been the best guy to support your argument. I'm pretty sure he couldn't run a 4.5 coming out of Pittsburgh.

I'm with though on speed being very important...but it's only part of the equation.
 
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First, why do people always bring up players from the past? If you havent noticed the change, Football players are getting bigger, stronger and faster every year. Jerry Rice playing today would be another Wes Welker or Derrick Mason. Good players but not great.

So, dudes with bad 40's can't be big-time players in the NFL today?

Anquan Boldin ran a 4.7+ at the NFL combine...he's among the best big-play receivers in the League.
 
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I guess then that Al Davis is a genius and Darius Heyward-Bey was the steal of the draft..........

BTW, Jerry Rice had the most TDs in history with 197 and the next closes was Chris Carter with 130. He had 150% more TDs than the next most productive receiver in history. No system or QB could account for that much of a difference, sorry......

You should take a second look at that math.

67/130~50%
 
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Jerry Rice had like 90 catches and 1,200 yards in 2002. 40 times are nice and all and speed can be/usually is very important but not always. A 40 time is a straight line. You do more than run a straight line in football. Either the speed of the game hasn't evolved as much as you think or Jerry Rice was able to adjust and keep up. He was probably 35 when he put up those numbers I listed. Running a 4.7 or whatever it was 13 years prior didn't seem to slow him down 5 years ago at an even older(slower?) age. Also, Fitzgerald and Crabtree's 40 times weren't that great for NFL wide receivers. It's not like Fitzgerald is burning people in the NFL. He is a possession receiver that goes up and gets the ball then breaks tackles after. Anquan Boldin's 40 time sucked a lot. He's doing okay for himself. Fastest receiver to however many receptions or something like that.

Edit: Jaytrain beat me. Guess we think alike. :p
 

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