Cowboys1fan
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Edge rushers don’t run 40 yards for a sack..
Jelks will be feast or famine. No middle ground. If he learns how to use his body in the NFL he can be special. If he relies on speed to much he will vanish and get washed out on plays.◦I can see why Jalen Jelks had success rushing the passing at Oregon. One of the first things I noticed about him was how quickly he is able to get his foot in the ground when it comes to changing directions. He was a tick quicker than Joe Jackson when it came to getting turned and working down the line of scrimmage. Jackson was not bad but Jelks gets turned in a flash.
This is exactly what I was thinking.How often does a DL run forty yards in a game?
10 yard splits are more important. Vertical jump shows more to me than forty times.
Are we really going out with him?Joe Jackson ran a 4.77, that's pretty good at 275lbs
We've never had a slow pass rusher that turned out to be great. I can see if its a 300 pound dt, but 256 pound edge rushers should run faster than that.
White ran 4.6answer to the thread question. NO. I could care less about a dlinemans 40 time. Put the tape on and lets see the results they get. No one cared about Reggie whites 40 time when he was terrorizing olineman. He just imposed his will.
At 295-300White ran 4.6
No he didn't. He was 285 when he ran a 4.65At 295-300
FreakNo he didn't. He was 285 when he ran a 4.65
Terrell Suggs ran 4.84
It doesn't disqualify you.
Michael Bennett ran a 5.13
Vontaze Burfict ran a 5.09
Hey, if we'd have taken this guy in the 3rd w/ this 40 time, I'd have been unhappy myself. How in the world can some of you not know that when you get past the 4th round, it's dartboard time. You take players who appeared to be better but aren't for some reason. In this case, Jelks was rated a 4th rounder or thereabouts. So, we took a higher rated player in the 7th. Good for us. This is where you take chances on players such as Jelks. Very few 7th rounders work out anyway.