T.O. 40-time?
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juck
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Holy Sheeet.check this.
I was just feeling really good that day and thought I'd see how far along I'd come," Owens said following his sensational 40-yard-dash, electronically clocked in a record 4.19 seconds at a speed camp in Berkeley, CA, on what is considered a "slow track". Owens, who broke his own record for the track of 4.33 seconds set several months earlier, had recently defeated rookie 49ers wide receiver Michael Jennings, a former Florida State track star, in an impromptu 40-yard-dash in Osaka, Japan. He decided the time was right to see just how fast he had become.
Owens had trained hard all off-season long in both 2001 and 2002, putting primary focus on improving his speed.
"It's not that I wasn't already fast," said Owens, "It's just that I knew I could get much faster if I really concentrated my efforts on improving the performance of my fast-twitch muscle fibers. I'd already come a long way, but I could really feel my body starting to change into one that could do special things from an explosion standpoint, so I decided to see how far I could take it."
The results were breathtaking, as Owens followed up his awk-inspiring display in defeating an elite track athlete by running what is believed to be the fastest legitimate 40-yard-dash time in NFL history.
"To be honest, I thought I could have run a little better," said Owens afterward, "I had run a 4.33 on this track immediately following the 2001 season, and that was against the wind, and Mike (Jennings) had been hand-timed in the 4.19 to 4.21 range before, so I thought I had a chance at getting under 4.1. But I ain't complaining." Since Owens's run in 2002, no athlete has run better than 4.39 on this surface.
I was just feeling really good that day and thought I'd see how far along I'd come," Owens said following his sensational 40-yard-dash, electronically clocked in a record 4.19 seconds at a speed camp in Berkeley, CA, on what is considered a "slow track". Owens, who broke his own record for the track of 4.33 seconds set several months earlier, had recently defeated rookie 49ers wide receiver Michael Jennings, a former Florida State track star, in an impromptu 40-yard-dash in Osaka, Japan. He decided the time was right to see just how fast he had become.
Owens had trained hard all off-season long in both 2001 and 2002, putting primary focus on improving his speed.
"It's not that I wasn't already fast," said Owens, "It's just that I knew I could get much faster if I really concentrated my efforts on improving the performance of my fast-twitch muscle fibers. I'd already come a long way, but I could really feel my body starting to change into one that could do special things from an explosion standpoint, so I decided to see how far I could take it."
The results were breathtaking, as Owens followed up his awk-inspiring display in defeating an elite track athlete by running what is believed to be the fastest legitimate 40-yard-dash time in NFL history.
"To be honest, I thought I could have run a little better," said Owens afterward, "I had run a 4.33 on this track immediately following the 2001 season, and that was against the wind, and Mike (Jennings) had been hand-timed in the 4.19 to 4.21 range before, so I thought I had a chance at getting under 4.1. But I ain't complaining." Since Owens's run in 2002, no athlete has run better than 4.39 on this surface.
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Deangelo Hall can brag about his fastest man trophy all he wants but TO toasted him on a deep ball last year.stealth;1597405 said:
TO also toasted Champ Bailey the last time he played him in Denver.
I know we have Stanbeck and Newman but game speed....TO is at another level than most everybody else in the league. The game tape don't lie...the Julius Jones 70 yd run last year is a prime example.
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TO was not very fast going into his draft I recollect. He worked real hard over the years and for a guy his size probably was in the 4.3 to 4.4 range in his prime. Thats amazing.
I don't buy a 4.19 time at all for him, see Randal Williams exhibit 1.....
I don't buy a 4.19 time at all for him, see Randal Williams exhibit 1.....
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J-DOG;1597415 said:
Great points,
The only difference is a WR is going at a corner with forward momentum. Its usually the route running that sets up a corner who can most never recover if he misteps. TO is not a blazer but has the ability to Juke corners who have to be very aware of his short catch and YAC capability.
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I did not know T.O. was that dang fast, however, he routinely beat all of our db's deep in training camp this year right in front of my very eyes.
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juckie;1597380 said:
He has lost sooo much speed that Champ Bailey was afraid to cover him and took off down the field so as not to get burned by TO.
NEXT QUESTION!
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T.O. is a beast!!!!! I've never seen him caught from behind...
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ThreeSportStar80;1597692 said:
TO has feasted his career as a short to intermediate route WR. He really is not a bomb and outrun you type WR. He's a big target physical guy that will beat you YAC. WCO pre Dallas days....
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HopeCowboyFan;1597724 said:
So what does that say about his game speed? My point is he's never been caught from behind...
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HopeCowboyFan;1597724 said:
True AND False.
True he has feasted on short and intermediate routes then YAC/RAC.
False that he is NOT a deep bomb type WR. If you chuck it he CAN be the BOMB type WR.
ThreeSportStar80;1597726 said:
Roy caught him from behind.... j/k
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Owens hasnt lost a step at all. If He wants to beat you in a foot race He's going to do it.
remember that long TD run by JJ against NO?
t.O was a good 10 yards behind the defenders and JJ and He outran all of them. He was not only a little faster then all of them, He was WAAAAAY faster.
The guy is a freak talent. We just need to get him involved as much as possible. Glad He's on our side now
remember that long TD run by JJ against NO?
t.O was a good 10 yards behind the defenders and JJ and He outran all of them. He was not only a little faster then all of them, He was WAAAAAY faster.
The guy is a freak talent. We just need to get him involved as much as possible. Glad He's on our side now
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stealth;1597405 said:
I remember that and that's what I thought of when I saw this thread. I remember reading a magizine when he came out that had him as a 4.7 guy. I think some of the mags estimate when someone doesn't run at the combine or comes from a small school.
After seeing him run after JJ, I thought that the guy could really burn. JJ isn't a slow guy. Probably 4.4 or 4.5 and Owens caught him and all who were chasing him like he was jogging
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ok, i am not totally sure about his speed this year, it hasnt been posted anywhere notewary, but if you go to www.couchscout.com and look at nfl teams, they have him now at 4.42 That is still good for a big wr like T O. I am thinking he varies, like 4.38 to 4.42 somewhere in that range, if that helps you.
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I read one of his books (pretty decent read). He said that when he was coming out of college, some draft scouts came to his school to time him in the 40, but it was raining that day, so he had to run it inside in a gym. He said that the gym had a set of metal doors that were chain locked right at the end of the 40. When he ran it the first time, he let up so that he wouldn't crash into the doors and ran in the 4.7 range. Disappointed, he made up his mind that he wouldn't let that get in his way. The second time, he ran full speed all the way through and crashed through the metal-locked doors, bursting them open, sending shards of chain flying everywhere. The NFL scouts were not impressed with the 4.3 time that he clocked, but with the power in which he burst through those metal doors.... talk about power!
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He is the best WR in the NFL, he is the best WR the Dallas Cowboys have ever had. He may or may not play up to that billing, but honestly he has gears that Michael Irwin does not, he has gears that Keyshawn never had. I know that Terry Glenn may rate better in some people's eys but if you watch, it's the fact that TO draws the coverage away that makes Glenn so good..