OP Edit: After all is said and done, Denard officially ran a 4.43. Shoelaces still officially tied. Done.
Initial hand time: First 40 for Denard: 4.34. Shoelaces tied, according to Michael Irvin.
Mod edit: Changed the title. If we're going to have two threads, this one should be reporting actual news. JGB.
Shame I Was
Well, now it's not a secret anymore
is it? Definitely won't come true now that you told us... very selfish
He may not be faster than
He may not be faster than Bolt, but he is faster than Forrest
Edit: The blank of Denard can be found here
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1 fake out of 5
1 fake out of 5
Open Thread
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/adidas-offer-shoe-deal-fastest-40-edit-combine-open-thread
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
Well,
Denard always deserves his own thread.
Your father wouldn't want to hear this, Sonny. This is business, not personal.
I think that's better than
I think that's better than most of us were expecting, I'm glad he got that out of the way on his first run. If he somehow does better on his second attempt that'll be fantastic, but you've got to believe he's happy with the fastest time a Michigan player has ever run at the combine.
Congrats, Mr. Robinson.
No luck. 4.45 on the 2nd
No luck. 4.45 on the 2nd attempt.
better than expected?? hell no its not. Leon Hall
better than expected?? hell no its not. Leon Hall blew that time away and I would lay money on that fact that every person on here would say denard is faster
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Abort, Retry, Fail?
As a Russian I take offense
As a Russian I take offense to his accent.
Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica
Haha, yeah it's a really
Haha, yeah it's a really really bad Russian accent. Maybe you have to be Russian to notice fake accents, because a lot of movies get away with the generic Borat accent. Still a great role/character nonetheless.
Good job Denard.
Good job Denard.
Here's hoping for a bright future. This team does try hard and I will continue to support them.
He also did great in his
He also did great in his interview.
Denard Robinson from BuckeyeGrove.com on Vimeo.
Greetings from Bolivia.
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Haha everyone pile on Magnus
Haha everyone pile on Magnus now.
Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.
So does everyone now
Have to tell Magnus he was right?
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A 4.43 is not the time a lot
A 4.43 is not the time a lot of people were expecting (which was in the 4.2 or 4.3 range).
I don't see how I was "wrong." A 4.43 is a good time, but it's not extremely fast, either.
I agree
.1 seconds is a mile's difference in the forty yard dash,
4.43 is fast but nothing special in the nfl...
We are the dead.
By my calculations it's about
By my calculations it's about 7.5", but I guess that's enough distance if your QB isreally accurate.
I like that!
I like that!
I so want to see this guy succeed; I also hope
that open knowledge about his still-healing nerve makes clear to teams that his upside remains huge.
He just ran his second 40 at
He just ran his second 40 at 4.45
Historical comparisons
In case you were curious, here's how that compares to some of the top 40's in combine history:
Chris Johnson - 4.24 (2008)
Tavon Austin - 4.25 (2013)
Marquise Goodwin - 4.25 (2013)
Darrius Heyward-Bey - 4.25 (2009)
Champ Bailey - 4.28 (1999)
Jerome Mathis - 4.28 (2005)
Jacoby Ford - 4.28 (2010)
Bo Jackson also reportedly ran a 4.12 in 1986. Don't think that was laser timed though FWIW.
Hot dogs are the devil.
I once saw Bill Brasky run a
I once saw Bill Brasky run a sub-4.0 40 while eating a sandwich.
Special Teams means special times!
4.45 second run
he had a more trouble getting out of the blocks on the second... probably because he's so unaccustomed to running with tied shoes!
GO BLUE!
I'm thinking it has more to
I'm thinking it has more to do with the starting stance that no one actually uses.
Wouldn't Denard use that same
Wouldn't Denard use that same stance for indoor track?
No...in track you have both
No...in track you have both hands on the ground and are in starting blocks as ooposed to one arm up and flat ground for the 40
Thanks...I didn't notice that
Thanks...I didn't notice that before watching the video.
So Denard is the only one
So Denard is the only one using this stance at the combine? I'm thinking his 'slow' time might have more to do with a kid who worked for 4 years at the QB position competing with guys who spent 3 to 4 years at the WR position. That's the difference that makes a difference. Your point contains no difference at all.
Troll much?
Troll much?
About half the guys have
About half the guys have false started on their runs. Denard did it once on the first run and twice on the second. That wasted burst costs them. My point is that it would be more applicable if they just did a 2-point stance that WRs use or the 3-point stance that OL, TE, and FB use. If they use one of those stances, they'll get much better and more consistent results.
Bad split but at least gms
Bad split but at least gms and scouts know how fast he really is.
Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica
All this "they know how fast
All this "they know how fast he really is" is just blind homerism. I guess that while Denard is really faster than his time, everyone else is either equal or slower than their times. The point is that Denard spent the last few years focusing more on throwing, timing, reading, while the other guys focused more on running, catching, and blocking. He's really fast, but he's really fast for a guy who played QB, not for a guy who played WR or RB.
Ummm, I'm pretty sure 4.34 is
Ummm, I'm pretty sure 4.34 is fast for anyone, not just a QB. And there's a difference between in game speed and straight line track speed, game speed being a combination of straight line speed and quickness. Watching a highlight tape will show you that Denard clearly has incredible in game speed.
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-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
He was still the 3rd fastest
He was still the 3rd fastest (tied) as a wide receiver . I was surprised. I think he really did well.
All in for some manball.
Or , 7th. Sorry. Official
Or , 7th. Sorry. Official time jumped.
All in for some manball.
Tape is available and
Tape is available and abundant. You can't say the same about someone at a smaller university.
Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica
I am no expert, but my guess
I am no expert, but my guess woudl be that I think you could say the same thing - they have tape, and they are certainly sending what tape they have to to NFL scouts.
how many attempts do they have?
is it like an SAT score and look at your best one? or is it an average?
They don't win anything for
They don't win anything for this, so there would be no point in either of those. It's an overall assessment. They're just looking at how fast the guys are. If a guy ran a 4.34 on one, he's pretty dang fast. He ran slower the second time, so he didn't get as good of a start, but he's still capable of crazy speed. The start is essentially neutralized in a game so I don't really see much of a difference between hundredths of a second for scouting purposes.
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
Well, this year the fastest
Well, this year the fastest time does win a contract with Adidas.
They look at your SAT score
They look at your SAT score and wonderlick score and average them with respect to the number of standard deviations away from the mean score.
Untie your shoes silly!
Untie your shoes silly!
I'd rather he doesn't get the
I'd rather he doesn't get the fastest time cause I want to see him win in the NFL, and being with the Raiders is no way to win games...
Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes...and fuck Ohio.
R.I.P.
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looks like tavon austin just
looks like tavon austin just jumped up a lot of teams draft boards. That boy fast
Remember Red Dawn
Here is the video
Secretly hoping for a time closer to 4.15 so he could just maybe be faster than Usain bolt.....but sub 4.4 is fantastic
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