DMN: Archer: The mystique of the 40-yard dash

[jackrussell]

Originally Posted by Rack

Duh. You know dang well what I meant. You're the one that changed your argument from what you posted at the beginning.


FastER? yes. But you can't teach a slow person to be FAST.

I didn't change anything...I only said 'the myth of 'you can't teach speed.'

And you had a heart attack.

Perhaps it's you dang well knew what I meant....and just chose to go off the deep end with it.

Because I never said "you could teach a slow person to be fast." And you STILL can't point to where I did.

[Hoofbite]

Originally Posted by jackrussell

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And I'm sticking to it. Teaching speed is teaching someone to be faster.

Okay, but in the context that it is used by an analyst, when they say you "can't teach speed", you know what they mean. You know what they are referring to.

So in that definition of the phrase, can you teach speed?

[jackrussell]

Originally Posted by Thehoofbite

Okay, but in the context that it is used by an analyst, when they say you "can't teach speed", you know what they mean. You know what they are referring to.

So in that definition of the phrase, can you teach speed?

You want to stick to context do you? Well, in your effort to rehash my 'original' intent, you offered up my initial quote:

Originally Posted by jackrussell

Shredding the myth of 'you can't teach speed'

But alas, as your brother in arms Rack did in a previous post, you short circuited the entire post, which went just like this:

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showpo...99&postcount=3

In a testimonial on the CES Web site, Chicago linebacker Brian Urlacher said his 40-time was lowered from 4.69 to 4.49 in three months of work with Smith, helping make him a first-round pick.

Which I followed up with this:

Originally Posted by jackrussell

Shredding the myth of 'you can't teach speed'.

So indeed, the post CLEARLY is a response to Brian Urlacher's lowering of his 40 time in 3 months of work with Smith, a paid speed coach, by 10ths of a second. And just what did that speed coach do? Yes, that's right...help teach Urlacher how to lower his time by 10ths of a second.

Nothing there stating making a 'slow' person 'fast'. A comment on one players admission of lowering his speed through the aid of a speed coach.

Anything beyond the original intent was produced by the both of you.

[Hoofbite]

Originally Posted by jackrussell

You want to stick to context do you? Well, in your effort to rehash my 'original' intent, you offered up my initial quote:



But alas, as your brother in arms Rack did in a previous post, you short circuited the entire post, which went just like this:

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showpo...99&postcount=3



Which I followed up with this:



So indeed, the post CLEARLY is a response to Brian Urlacher's lowering of his 40 time in 3 months of work with Smith, a paid speed coach, by 10ths of a second. And just what did that speed coach do? Yes, that's right...help teach Urlacher how to lower his time by 10ths of a second.

Nothing there stating making a 'slow' person 'fast'. A comment on one players admission of lowering his speed through the aid of a speed coach.
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Anything beyond the original intent was produced by the both of you.

I offered your initial response because you quoted "you can't teach speed" and labeled it a myth.

You saying it in response to the Urlacher article part means nothing. Its the fact that you quoted the phrase and labeled it a myth. You were directly saying that something people believe is false. In this case, that something is "teaching speed" and the people are analysts and such who say that EXACT phrase when referring to players.

So, again I ask. In the context it is used by analysts and scouts, can you teach speed?