Dee Hart's Speed

I believe the term is aboverage.

"He's the love child of Usain Bolt and a wild Hyena, with the shiftiness of a crack addicted dog running from his own tail. And don't start me on his catching ability, it's like someone put super glue on Batman"

I think RB production is one thing that is keeping this offense from being even more dynamic. (Well..that and turnovers) With a "home run threat" in the backfield, it would take a lot of pressure off Denard. Hoping that Dee is that back, but still unsure. I also believe Shaw and Smith are fine for this offense, just need to get a little healthier.

He is running away from some of the top talent in the state of Florida.  I know, SEC speed derp derp, but I think Florida does have a lot of speedy athletes.  Hart's speed may not be his strength but it won't be a weakness either.

4.43 40 with blue chip speed which is their highest rating.  Scout has him listed at a 4.5.  All of which is irrelavent because you don't play football in shorts.  With Dee's build I would guess putting the pads on isn't going to slow him down much from his reported 40 times so he should be plenty fast enough.

I think the knock on Dee Hart's speed is that for as explosive as he is he doesn't have that extra gear in the open field that Denard has who just runs away from people.  Whereas Vincent Smith has had trouble post-injury with hitting the holes quick enough to take advantage of what the OLine is creating, and then when there is contact he goes down rather easy compared to some other Michigan backs like Mike Hart, Minor and now Hopkins.  I think the assumption with Dee is he an upgrade over Smith on both.

Faster than you are.

...enough. You know, Barry Sanders' speed was always questioned, but he was fast enough for those 20 to 40 yard gains and the occasional homerun. 

I think part of the reason it's difficult to judge Hart's speed is because he's a very smooth, efficient runner without much wasted motion. These guys always look a little slower than the frenetic, "arms and legs everywhere" ball carriers.

He'll be an absolutely perfect fit for the offense barring the pesky injuries that plague so many of our backs.

you seem to be concerned that by choosing UM over all those southern schools he would loose all his SEC speed??

He's fast enough for you, old man.

He's made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs.

is more than fast enough, don't worry about his speed

commented,  he had read that with Dee Hart our Offense would be better than Oregons;  I really believe it's more than personnel. 

The one thing that our QB's lack is they have not fully exploited  the "read" in the read option.  Both Tate and Denard have shown that they will miss opportunities this year.

  The second part is Oregons tempo you cannot ignore this distinct difference OU's tempo is much much quicker.  The good part is that will come in time as the Sophmores gain experience, the coaches gain confidence.  We'll see Michigan's full potential and it will not be Denard only with the rediculous yardage stats at the end of the game.

As far as his flat out speed not too concerned anyone of Michigans backs at some point can be a home run threat.  It's the shiftiness the wiggle the quickness and how quicly a player can stop and then how quickly he can get to full speed. Dee also seems to be able to impress with his talent for catching out of the backfield.

  The real question we are not asking is can he protect? his blocking if it is deficient will keep him off the field as a freshman.

Better than aboverage speed, not top-end burner speed.

Incredibly Shifty.

Stop on a dime.

0-60 in no time.

Excellent receiver out of the backfield or the slot.

Aboverage blocker.

Perfect fit for this offense.

Seriously, I would like to see a chart of the 40 times of the RBs in the Big Ten vs their YPC. 

Mike Hart was great because he DIDN'T FUMBLE, and he had this preternatural knack for finding the right lane.

Dee is perfectly fast enough for this offense, though yeah, he's probably not going to be the fastest guy on the field at all times.  That said, a slightly faster, shiftier, bigger Vincent Smith is pretty scary. 

but he since he is going to play in the big10, he will have to leave it in florida

Straight line speed he's not very fast at all, and you can see that in his film. But it really doesn't matter because he's a complete runningback (Well, I can't vouch for his blocking, I haven't seen it), he has all the skills you need.

acceleration is much more important than speed. you're not often able to get to top speed on the field. but its how fast you can get from stopped to flying that makes the difference.

Runnin' from the cops speed?

Thank you Gus Johnson.