Hawkeye0202
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Tough but here are my three......
- Bob Hayes
- Deion Sanders
- Darrell Green
Tough but here are my three......
- Bob Hayes
- Deion Sanders
- Darrell Green
Alexander Wright ran a 4.1 forty.
- He had no lateral agility and hands of stone, but in a straight line he was incredibly fast.
Teddy Williams in college beat Bob Hayes 100m best official 100 meter time.
Having said that, I don't think any football player in history could beat Deion in a footrace; although, Bo would be very close.
I still remember a game against the Raiders when they tried to go deep on Deion.
- The Raiders had Olympic Gold Metal winner James Jett at WR.
- Deion was faster than Jett by a wide margin.
- Deion after the game expressed that he felt disrespected that the Raiders would even try going deep on him.
Had to get all the way down to #13 before we could find a "real and official" 40 time. Actually at the combine with equal verifiable conditions and unbiased timers
It’s impossible to compare official times to hype times put out by the players team who benefit recruiting wise from how this player does in the draftHad to get all the way down to #13 before we could find a "real and official" 40 time. Actually at the combine with equal verifiable conditions and unbiased timers
All the rest before were on campus, usually bogus times. Add .05 to .15 to those times almost 100% of the time.
Tough but here are my three......
- Bob Hayes
- Deion Sanders
- Darrell Green
I was thinking about Wright also.Alexander Wright ran a 4.1 forty.
- He had no lateral agility and hands of stone, but in a straight line he was incredibly fast.
Teddy Williams in college beat Bob Hayes 100m best official 100 meter time.
Having said that, I don't think any football player in history could beat Deion in a footrace; although, Bo would be very close.
I still remember a game against the Raiders when they tried to go deep on Deion.
- The Raiders had Olympic Gold Metal winner James Jett at WR.
- Deion was faster than Jett by a wide margin.
- Deion after the game expressed that he felt disrespected that the Raiders would even try going deep on him.
So true.It’s impossible to compare official times to hype times put out by the players team who benefit recruiting wise from how this player does in the draft
Tough but here are my three......
- Bob Hayes
- Deion Sanders
- Darrell Green
So true.
One thing that is almost certain is that the on-campus times are always, conveniently, much faster.
The old Alexander Wright 4.1 thing is a good example. The real time may have been closer to 4.3 for all we know, as it was just hand-timed, possibly even wind aided, he-said she-said time that we get so often outside the combine.
Some of those old times may've been real too, but we have no way to eally know for sure.
The thread title\topic was 'Draft the three fastest players in NFL history' - not players the Cowboys drafted who were (among) the fastest in NFL history.We did not draft Sanders, the Falcons did.