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Comparing NFL and high school 40-yard dash times: A horrifying revelation

DerekJohnson
DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 69,765 Founders Club
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sbnation.com/college-football/2013/3/1/4038740/2013-nfl-combine-high-school-40-yard-dash-times
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  • CheersWestDawg
    CheersWestDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 2,480 Swaye's Wigwam
    Excellent article.

    Just another reason to give zero credence to Teen Boy Stalking websites like Dawgman.
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  • HuskyJW
    HuskyJW Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 15,429 Founders Club
    edited February 2015
    You mean like Trufant?

    ;)
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  • FremontTroll
    FremontTroll Member Posts: 4,744
    Can someone recalculate the results after removing the linemen? Then you might have something worthwhile.
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  • devildawg
    devildawg Member Posts: 67
    I've personally timed entire high schools teams in spring/fall camp...all hand held times

    Your lucky if you have a single kid that breaks 4.5 last year our starting RB was 4.65 and the fastest kid on the team,on Friday nights he was always one of the fastest players on the field

    I've never timed one of these 4.3 kids my self...you can watch these kids as soon as they hear 4.89 they walk over and whisper to their buddy's I got 4.6 and so it begins
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  • whatshouldicareabout
    whatshouldicareabout Member Posts: 13,014
    Hand time versus electronic time?

    Once a runner starts going, it takes a second for the timer to register and hit the button, especially if they're 40 yards away from the starting line.

    That and these camps might have 2 or 3 guys timing kids, and they take the best one.
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  • TTJ
    TTJ Member Posts: 4,827
    Is this the greatest article to ever appear on SBNation?
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  • Doogles
    Doogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,794 Founders Club
    The article is a stuttering stanley of information. I get it. Hand timed high school kids appear faster than they are. Hardly groundbreaking news here.
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  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,808 Swaye's Wigwam
    A lot of those kids never had a seriously timed 40 in high school. The ones who report 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, etc, with nothing in the hundredths place, are just estimated. Either they just said "about 4.5" or the scout service filled it in that way. Those shouldn't have been used as data points. An OL prospect with a 5 second 40 in his profile shouldn't be used as a data point when he runs a 5.26 at the combine. Obviously he never gave a fuck about his 40 time and just told Fetters (or whoever filled out his profile) "5 seconds".

    Just a thought I had. It doesn't refute the article. Then again that is kind of a "water is wet" article anyways.
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,530 Standard Supporter
    In other breaking news...

    Blacks are faster than whites. And jump higher.


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  • FreeChavez
    FreeChavez Member Posts: 3,223
    PurpleThrobber said:

    In other breaking news...

    Blacks are faster than whites. And jump higher.


    Blatant racism is not condoned around here. The next thing you know you're going to go way over the top and suggest Cfett needs Jenny Craig.
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