This article is great and adds more validation to how many "Fakes out of Five" that are associated to a HS 40 time. In all fairness, some of these guys were likely significantly bulked up based on needs of their position or simply filling out their frames with required mass to be a college player. However, the skill position players don't have that same excuse.
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/3/1/4038740/2013-nfl-combi...
Hand vs laser times.
I want laser hands
I want laser hands
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The flaming lips might have a used pair you can buy.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Manos: Hands of Fate
Manos: Hands of Fate
Your friendly neighborhood contrarian.
Those are freaking awesome
That would have been interesting to see live.
That might be a small part, but not much
Looking at the combine, laser timing seems to add from .05 to .15 second to 40 times on average, compared to hand timing. Certianly nothing like the half-second differential some of these guys showed.
Depends on whose hand is
Depends on whose hand is doing the timing.
Except for the other thing. That hurts the most. But the lack of respect hurts the second most.
This should be required
This should be required reading for everyone who reads this blog. I grew tired of all the people claiming that Derrick Green ran in the 4.3s because some recruiting website said so.
what if we don't know how to
what if we don't know how to read? Will you read it to us, like you used to do?
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I will read it to you, but
I will read it to you, but only to you.
Derrick Green would be lucky
Derrick Green would be lucky to run a 4.5
If Derrick Green runs a legit
If Derrick Green runs a legit 4.5 at 220 lbs, I would be ecstatic. That would give him a Speed Score (a metric developed by Football Outsiders) of 107.3, which compares favorably to some of the top NFL RB prospects.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8983630/2013-nfl-combine-metri...
Basically, Speed Score is a measure of how fast a RB is for his size (Brandon Jacobs running a 4.5 is more impressive than Jacquizz Rodgers running a 4.5) and has been a pretty good predictor of future RB success. 100 is average, and higher scores are better (the record is 125).
Lucky to run a 4.5? Now, I
Lucky to run a 4.5? Now, I understand he certainly doesn't run a 4.3 at 220 pounds. But to say he'd be lucky to get a 4.5? It's certainly not unthinkable. Le'Veon Bell just clocked a 4.6 OFFICIAL time at the combine at 225 pounds. So I don't think it's unheard of that Derrick Green could run a 4.5. You know there is a reason he is one of only a few guys to be named the #1 running back by both of the big recruiting services.
I did some digging and even
I did some digging and even though I thought Green was invited to The Opening, his name does not appear in any of the databases from this past year's Nike Combine results.
I did find an interview from his junior year, however, where he ran an electronic 4.58 40. How much that changed his senior year, who knows.
http://espn.go.com/high-school/football/video/clip?id=6598882
Oh great, now Magnus is now
Oh great, now Magnus is now claiming he's smarter than all the recruiting websites... getting a big head again.
Mr. Rager: Do you have any comments?
~Herm
/s
Stop the uniform changes! Contact Dave Brandon 734-764-9416.
Herm developing your game
Herm, you're developing your game with the /s. Mucho gusto.
Ugh. Too many of these
Ugh. Too many of these threads turn into the I Hate Magnus vs. Magnus Gives Free Info Shut the Hell Up If You Don't Like It variety.
How 'bout them Lions, eh?
What I'm waiting for
Is the Magnus " Takes all of his clothes off thread and runs throughout the neighborhood" thread. That one will be good
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I'll hold out for the "Magnus
I'll hold out for the "Magnus caught jackin' it in San Diego" posbang thread.
Except for the other thing. That hurts the most. But the lack of respect hurts the second most.
If you're going to get caught
If you're going to get caught jacking it, I can't think of a better place. Best Mexican food in the US. A burrito in one hand, your burrito in the other and a cool ocean breeze. Probably worth getting caught.
This
This almost made me snort my afternoon coffee. I'm glad I didn't because then I probably would have started crying and that would have sucked. Thanks for the nearly painful laugh!
All of You
Go to your rooms right now. I'm shocked. what kind of blog has this become? don't come out until you are able to behave yourself. and no burrito tossing in your rooms, either.
Quiverfull
For some reason that story
For some reason that story never turned into a thread.
But it did get my disheveled photograph on the local news.
I always knew that avatar wasn't really your picture.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
The song from that scene
The song from that scene still gets stuck in my head all the time. It seems like weekly.
You bring it on yourself by
You bring it on yourself by being knowledgeable, having an opinion, making sense, and being correct a lot.
The nerve.
"...what do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?"
"Fix the cigarette lighter."
I can't tell if the first
I can't tell if the first sentence is 100% sincere. If so, wow. What is it like gagging on the internet dick of a stranger?
"to make a complete evaluation off video w/o seeing guys in-person - I don't believe that at all." - Josh Helmholdt
Look who's trolling again...
Look who's trolling again...
Not yet....slow down.
I didn't get to pick you in the MGoGettingBanned pool.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
No way, I have dibs. I'll
No way, I have dibs. I'll probably feel the best when he gets banned. Well, me or Magnus.
I'm sorry
But he's off the board.
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/coach-k-mason-plumlee-talk-court-storming-sa...
There's a lot of talent still out there though. It's a deep draft.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Anything that official needs
Anything that official needs to be in a thread more people care about. Now I'm upset.
No I'm not. As long as he's gone, we're all winners, really.
Somebody else will probably
Somebody else will probably pick up the slack when Mr. Rager gets banned.
Somebody else?
It'll probably just be him under another identity.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Just to Confirm
Yeah, I was being 100% sincere. Some of us appreciate Magnus' evaluations on recruits and aren't swayed by your endless ad hominem attacks against him and those who like his posts. Grow up.
"...what do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?"
"Fix the cigarette lighter."
Is this
How many times can I put "Magnus" in my own posts Friday?? Shouldn't you be spending more time posting links to your blog and trolling for pictures of young women all while breaking down youtube footage?
Magnus ran a 4.5 in high
Magnus ran a 4.5 in high school but has since bulked up and now runs a 6.1.
"to make a complete evaluation off video w/o seeing guys in-person - I don't believe that at all." - Josh Helmholdt
You should join Magnus
You should join Magnus Anonymous and learn how to get over me.
I love you
I love you
"to make a complete evaluation off video w/o seeing guys in-person - I don't believe that at all." - Josh Helmholdt
Your type of love is
Your type of love is suffocating.
Tom VH re-tweeted this some time back.
One of the more interesting stats I think I have seen. If those numbers are correct, a cocked eyebrow should generally be the first reaction to a reported speed that is below 4.5.
Good stat for fans RT @KippLAdams Out of 16639 recruits at 2012 Nike SPARQ Combines, only 19 ran a electronically-timed sub 4.50 forty TomVH
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
Or sharks
with laser beams....
I asked for one thing!
Only thing I care about
Denard got faster! 4.43 vs 4.48.
I'm not surprised
Back in high school I could throw a football a quarter mile. If coach would have put me in we would have won state, no doubt in my mind.
Janeane Garofalo (Film Actors Guild): "As actors it is our responsibility to read the newspaper, and then say what we read on television like it's our opinion"
Back in my day
I could toss a pigskin over that mountain
Bo' Money Bo' Problems
Aren't most people slower at 21 than 17?
Other than track athletes who work on those specific traits, I would expect most kids to be a little slower - particularly those that are packing on a lot of weight/muscle that doesn't contribute to speed.
..not that I dispute that 40 times are fake at the HS level, but that SPARQ data is more convincing than NFL combine data 4 years later.
I've heard
I've heard from various random websites with no verifiable expertise that the physical peak for a male is somewhere around 25.
Dammit. That would have been
Dammit. That would have been good to know ten years ago.
All I know is that I felt
All I know is that I felt bullet proof until I hit my late thirties. Everything changed after that...and not for the better.
Hand vs laser times.