Deadslow faster than Romo??

[jobberone]

Yeah, but that 4.7 was run 15 years ago. :

Seriously, like others have said, Drew isn't the slowest QB who ever lived when running in a straight line.

The real problem is that his mind runs about a 6.8 40 when it sees the rush.

:laugh2:

 

[dwmyers]

well i don't think romo will be running for a 40 yard gain anytime soon.

In terms of avoiding a rush, agility and speed over 10 yards is crucial.

Didja note that when the Giants finally got Romo, they were making sure they kept in their rushing lanes? When they would rush like goofballs, he made them look silly.

David.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Hos=TT

speed with no wiggle

 

[jobberone]

You are the Doctor so you can tell me if I am wrong or not. I think the main reason I wasn't mobile was that I had weak ligaments, tendons, and cartlidge. That is why I blew my knee out.

I think if those are strong you probably have a good chance to be very mobile. I was flexible as far as stretching, but I couldn't translate that into juking someone out of their shoes. Oh, on occasion anyone can, but it wasn't my forte' by any wild stratch. I tried to run people over.

Now the reason I have always felt this way is because even before my knee injury, both knees always hurt. I feel this was because I was putting so much strain on them with what I was doing.

There probably is a genetic predisposition to having 'weak' knees. We know there is with varicose veins (the connective tissue is weak and the valves in the veins don't work properly), herniated discs, and other connective tissue disorders. My son has hypermobile joints and recently nearly dislocated a knee and did dislocate his kneecap. His problem is probably genetic. There are problems with cartilage but I'm not aware of a known genetic problem for the knees that would fit your case.

But I believe there is some genetic contribution to knee problems outside rare disorders that commonly affect cartilage, connective tissue, tendons, yada.

So the answer is most likely yes you inherited some of your problems but I cannot say yes to that in court. It's just a good scientific assumption.

PM me if you carried on with your previous decision would you?

 

[Hostile]

There probably is a genetic predisposition to having 'weak' knees. We know there is with varicose veins (the connective tissue is weak and the valves in the veins don't work properly), herniated discs, and other connective tissue disorders. My son has hypermobile joints and recently nearly dislocated a knee and did dislocate his kneecap. His problem is probably genetic. There are problems with cartilage but I'm not aware of a known genetic problem for the knees that would fit your case.

But I believe there is some genetic contribution to knee problems outside rare disorders that commonly affect cartilage, connective tissue, tendons, yada.

So the answer is most likely yes you inherited some of your problems but I cannot say yes to that in court. It's just a good scientific assumption.

PM me if you carried on with your previous decision would you?

I haven't yet. Gonna fight that as long as I can.

 

[Jarv]

In terms of avoiding a rush, agility and speed over 10 yards is crucial.

Didja note that when the Giants finally got Romo, they were making sure they kept in their rushing lanes? When they would rush like goofballs, he made them look silly.

David.

Good post, there was so much talk about how we keep our lanes when we play McFlabb, Vince Young, Carr and the good young mobile QB...No one has to do that with Bledsoe.

As far as speed goes, wasn't there something written last year saying that Bledsoe was also faster than Brady...lol. Well, we all know how well that served him.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

40 speed does not equal mobility.

In college at 225 pounds I ran a 4.45 time in the 40. No, I am not making that up. I will tell you point blank that this was straight line speed only. I had no wiggle at all. In other words I am not nor have I ever been mobile.

Do you have a LINK?

 

[jwhardin]

I had decent speed in HS, I ran the 220 in track and I wasn't the fastest RB on the team, but i ran with shorter strides and I was able to change directions quickly. I wasn't great but fairly good, maybe a little better at LB. In todays schools we were shrimps. hahaha

 

[raichledog]

It has been said before, but it is worth saying again, speed does not equal mobility. It helps once you are outside of the pocket, but it doesn't help you inside the pocket. Mobility is the ability to slide, avoid the rush and buy time. It is the ability to make a defender miss so that you can unload the pass or dart upfield (where straight line speed would help). Look at Tom Brady, is he fast? No, but he has an uncanny ability to move in the pocket, buy time, and deliver a pass. That is something that Bledsoe was HORRIBLE at.

Romo is quite mobile, even if he isn't fast.