Adidas to Offer Shoe Deal to Fastest 40 (EDIT: & Combine Open Thread)
Article is over at ESPN but Denard should have a pretty good chance at competing for this deal.
The WWL however thinks there are a few others to look out for:
Players that are favorites to run the fastest time include Tennessee's Cordarrelle Patterson, University of North Carolina's Giovani Bernard and Marquise Goodwin of Texas.
February 24th, 2013 at 8:09 AM ^
i thought it was interesting that while they could offer a contract to the fastest, they couldn't advertise or promote at the combine, because it is sponsered by Under Armor (I think that's who it was).
February 24th, 2013 at 8:09 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 8:11 AM ^
I think he was fast in pads, and had good side to side movement, but his straight-line speed wasn't near as fast as everyone gave him credit for this year. Not saying he wasn't fast, he was, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was 4.5ish, or somewhere along those lines. Could be wrong though
February 24th, 2013 at 8:22 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 1:02 PM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 9:32 AM ^
Since "the Fort" is back, we'll probably never know the full extent of the injuries Denard played through. He certainly seemed to be faster in the spring and at the beginning of the season most years than he was in the second half of the season.
We know his arm is still bothering him, but I think a couple of months may have put some "spring" back in his legs. The great upside here is that if he does catch on in the NFL, he won't be the focus of nearly as many plays as he was at Michigan, and might not "break down" at the end of the season in the NFL.
If we ever found out how many injuries Denard has hidden from the public, I have a feeling we'd all like him even more than we do now for playing through them.
February 24th, 2013 at 11:57 AM ^
that's attempt #1 and after a restart.
4.45 on 2nd attempt.
February 24th, 2013 at 11:45 AM ^
Hand timed, but it'll be no worse than 4.4.
He's just as fast as we thought.
I'd expect his 2nd attempt to be faster.
February 24th, 2013 at 6:32 PM ^
The official time is a 4.43, which is slower than the 4.2 and 4.3 scores that many people were expecting.
Also, his second time was supposedly slower.
February 24th, 2013 at 8:21 AM ^
More hype to the overhyped.
February 24th, 2013 at 8:27 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 8:36 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 9:08 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 10:09 AM ^
I like to think of him as a Peter Warrick type athlete(i.w. not WR)...Not elite speed, but fast enough where once his amazing quickness/shiftyness and acceleration gets him open, he won't be caught from behind....
I guess, 4.41
February 24th, 2013 at 11:12 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 8:57 AM ^
I think he comes in 2nd. Winner runs a 4.29.
February 24th, 2013 at 9:20 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 11:58 AM ^
4.34 - Denard
4.25 - fastest
February 24th, 2013 at 9:02 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 9:13 AM ^
or better.
February 24th, 2013 at 9:25 AM ^
Well Austin just ran a 4.25 (hand timed) on first attempt. That's pretty good...might be enough for a shoe deal.
EDIT: Goodwin matched him at 4.25
February 24th, 2013 at 9:47 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 9:57 AM ^
9.4 m/s is insane. Let's take a typical commuter car, 2010 Ford Focus. It has a quarter mile time of 16.1 s, which amounts to an average speed of 24.8 m/s. Goodwin and Austin ran ~38% of that average speed.
They taped a cheetah to their backs.
February 24th, 2013 at 10:02 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 9:28 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 9:34 AM ^
His 2nd run was cancelled after the sonic boom destroyed the measuring equipment on the first run.
February 24th, 2013 at 9:38 AM ^
His group starts running at 11 AM.
February 24th, 2013 at 9:59 AM ^
Is there a live stream somewhere?
February 24th, 2013 at 10:27 AM ^
Thank you.
February 24th, 2013 at 10:20 AM ^
Austin and Goodwin superimposed GIF
February 24th, 2013 at 11:04 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 10:22 AM ^
Denard won't win this. He's very fast, but his most impressive attributes are his quickness, agility, and speed in pads.
February 24th, 2013 at 10:29 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 11:19 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 10:39 AM ^
Did anyone just catch Denard's vert? Couldn't get sound but he looked disappointed.
February 24th, 2013 at 10:54 AM ^
Random black guy with dreads = Denard Robinson
February 24th, 2013 at 11:03 AM ^
Coverage of him getting into zone, lying down with his earphones on.
February 24th, 2013 at 11:08 AM ^
I know who he is. Prior to actually showing Denard they showed someone else and the announcers called that guy Denard Robinson a few times before they actually showed Denard.
February 24th, 2013 at 12:10 PM ^
Enjoyed your comment, actually, so thought it a good place to add his number so those watching would know the running order.
February 24th, 2013 at 11:00 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 11:16 AM ^
4.45 and a 4.42, and he's quicker off the blocks than Bolt is. Obviously it's not a perfect comparison, and maybe Bolt would be quicker without competing against other guys with great technique off the blocks, but if you go with Gatlin being slightly quicker with less top-end speed that puts Bolt right in the mid 4.4s.
February 24th, 2013 at 11:34 AM ^
When that whole conversation was happening, it was calculated to be 4.29, however, Usain Bolt's acceleration is not great, so that might be a bit low.
February 24th, 2013 at 11:18 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 11:33 AM ^
Denard's group running now.
February 24th, 2013 at 11:35 AM ^
February 24th, 2013 at 11:41 AM ^
Seriously?