Sunday Combine Thread

[tomson75]

I wish Faulk would shut the hell up about McFadden going to Dallas.

 

[burmafrd]

They have mentioned several times that guys stumbled at the start or were off stride or raised their head too soon. That can make a difference of .10 or even .15

 

[theogt]

McFadden at 4.33 in the 2nd run.

 

[BigWillie]

McFadden - 4.33

But he's nowhere as fast.

 

[SDogo]

He didn't run as fast the second time? Wow. That was quite a riddle.

Now, does the fact that he didn't run as fast the second time mean that his first time didn't even happen? That it should be dismissed? Riddle me that boy wonder.

That's not what I'm saying. What I am saying is that NFL Network says he ran a 4.27, some scout in the stands may say it was a 4.31. There is just to much variance in reported 40 times.

I think it needs to be adjusted or looked at in a different angle.

Like one poster above suggested. If McFadden comes out and runs a 4.3 on his 2nd attempt it justifies a 4.27. But he runs a 4.4 what does that say about his 4.27?

 

[BigWillie]

Mendenhall just made some more bank.

4.37 that time.

 

[theogt]

No kidding.....He will sit on his 1st attempt and we will never know the truth because I would bet he would never come close to that again.

 

[locked&loaded]

wow 4.37 by mendenhall

 

[SDogo]

McFadden - 4.33

But he's nowhere as fast.

Case in point. It's a big difference between 4.27 and 4.33

NEITHER is slow but there is to big of a difference.

I don't know what to suggest, it's one of the reasons I hate 40 times.

maybe avg it out?

 

[BigWillie]

That's not what I'm saying. What I am saying is that NFL Network says he ran a 4.27, some scout in the stands may say it was a 4.31. There is just to much variance in reported 40 times.

I think it needs to be adjusted or looked at in a different angle.

Like one poster above suggested. If McFadden comes out and runs a 4.3 on his 2nd attempt it justifies a 4.27. But he runs a 4.4 what does that say about his 4.27?

Dude, the times are electronic. You see each of those polls at 10 and 20 yard intervals? They are electronic laser times. The string at the end is what they break to stop the laser time as well.

The times you see by the NFL Network are dead-on accurate.

 

[theogt]

Case in point. It's a big difference between 4.27 and 4.33

NEITHER is slow but there is to big of a difference.

I don't know what to suggest, it's one of the reasons I hate 40 times.

maybe avg it out?

Wow. Your posts are getting dumber by the minute.

 

[BigWillie]

Case in point. It's a big difference between 4.27 and 4.33

NEITHER is slow but there is to big of a difference.

I don't know what to suggest, it's one of the reasons I hate 40 times.

maybe avg it out?

You honestly CANNOT be serious.

 

[Next_years_Champs]

Case in point. It's a big difference between 4.27 and 4.33

NEITHER is slow but there is to big of a difference.

I don't know what to suggest, it's one of the reasons I hate 40 times.

maybe avg it out?

6/100ths of a second less than the blink of the eye. That is no more than a few inches at most. A lean at the finish light can make that much difference.

 

[TheCount]

Case in point. It's a big difference between 4.27 and 4.33

NEITHER is slow but there is to big of a difference.

I don't know what to suggest, it's one of the reasons I hate 40 times.

maybe avg it out?

There actually isn't that big a difference.

And yes, maybe averaging it out would be a good idea. Maybe that's why they make them run it twice, and then average it.

 

[tomson75]

Soooooo....

Someone runs a 4.30. Minutes later he runs a 4.37.

That person CAN'T run a 4.30?

Yeah. That makes sense.

 

[SDogo]

Dude, the times are electronic. You see each of those polls at 10 and 20 yard intervals? They are electronic laser times. The string at the end is what they break to stop the laser time as well.

The times you see by the NFL Network are dead-on accurate.

But the 100 scouts sitting in the stands are using hand held and for a good majority of them this is what they go by.

I'm not saying your wrong or NFL Network is wrong or McFadden is not fast.

Olympic records are broken because at that one point in time an athlete puts it all together and the moment is just right for him put forth his best performance but that's why they are records, it can't continue to be repeated.

McFadden ran the 40 of a lifetime. It's not his true speed. His next attempt he ran a 4.33. Maybe if he ran again he would post a 4.4 or maybe even a 4.28. Who knows.

My argument is not with if he is fast or not, it's with the variance in the process.

 

[SDogo]

Soooooo....

Someone runs a 4.30. Minutes later he runs a 4.37.

That person CAN'T run a 4.30?

Yeah. That makes sense.

They can't on a consistent basis. They just proved it.

 

[Big Dakota]

Scouts use their own times. Trust me, you want to get in a private conversation with some of this boards members and some others who I guarantee you would know about who knows what about the draft process I would be glad to remove the foot from your mouth.

What the hell?????????

 

[SDogo]

6/100ths of a second less than the blink of the eye. That is no more than a few inches at most. A lean at the finish light can make that much difference.

yet it equals millions. go figure

 

[tomson75]

It's not a variance "in the process". It's a variance in how fast the player ran 40 yards. :bang2: