morgan trent
see "ESPN blogging first practice". it was a shuttle time
Sigh, people can't read what's already posted. Rivals says that ESPN boned it, and the time was the shuttle - not the 40. There is not a single NFL player that runs that fast. Ever.
What was he driving?
Didn't Deangelo Hall put up a ridiculous 40 once ?
he slammed it in 3.98
Yeah, but wasn't that falling off a building?
Im not sure how fast a fast shuttle time is but dewayne peace ran a shuttle time of 4.07 secs. I believe he runs a 4.5 in the 40???
August 4th, 2008 at 10:26 PM ^
The shuttle gauges change of direction and acceleration more then pure speed. Personally this seems like a better indicator than a 40 time for just about any position in football. As far as ESPN reporting it wrong, they could have at least had the decency to make it lower then Bo J's mythical 4.12 http://espn.go.com/classic/s/jacksonboadd.html
[OT] : "Though he says he doesn't follow most sports, Jackson is a fan of the WNBA and watches outdoor shows." really.... really?
August 4th, 2008 at 10:29 PM ^
For the record, Olympic sprinters (i.e., the fastest men in the world, whose sole athletic focus is on sprinting) generally run in the 4.20 to 4.30 range. Rule of thumb: be very, very skeptical of reported times that are lower, or even equal, to that.
August 5th, 2008 at 12:09 AM ^
Is that during the first 40 yards of a head to head race, or timing it like the combine? The times would be lower if those are starting after a gun.
During the first 40 yards, I think. Really, that's how football teams should time players, too - they have to react to the ball being snapped. Subtracting their reaction times is silly.
Unless you care more about how fast someone is once they get the ball or are chasing the person with the ball.
was 3.83 at the Nike Combine after his junior year, fwiw.
:)