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Being able to get that data on different fields across the country should allow them to still compare on the same or similar surfaces and also get more consistent times since they would have multiple comparisons on the same player.I don’t buy it for a second.
The point of the combine and specifically the 40 yard dash is to test everyone in a controlled environment (same field, same conditions, same day, same length, same day, et cetera).
What good is GPS data if you play on slow turf, getting timed on different lengths of runs, different weather conditions, dodging defenders, et cetera.
GPS data can be supplemental information but I doubt it ever replaces the 40 yard dash and other standardized metrics.
Being able to get that data on different fields across the country should allow them to still compare on the same or similar surfaces and also get more consistent times since they would have multiple comparisons on the same player.
But still if all this is being done why isn't the media getting this data and relaying it to us fans?
You have no grasp on what is possible. There are 30-50 pass plays in each college game where they can check the speed at which a CB for example carries his WR. They can even break it down to the types of patterns the wr ran them on and the speed in which they ran each in.That’s literally impossible.
No two plays are exactly alike.
The combine is the closest you’ll get to having equal, standardized testing.
Can't believe Cleveland didn't draft him.Didn’t Jerry Rice have a mild case of rabies when he was timed in the forty?
You have no grasp on what is possible. There are 30-50 pass plays in each college game where they can check the speed at which a CB for example carries his WR. They can even break it down to the types of patterns the wr ran them on and the speed in which they ran each in.
I don’t buy it for a second.
The point of the combine and specifically the 40 yard dash is to test everyone in a controlled environment (same field, same conditions, same day, same length, same day, et cetera).
What good is GPS data if you play on slow turf, getting timed on different lengths of runs, different weather conditions, dodging defenders, et cetera.
GPS data can be supplemental information but I doubt it ever replaces the 40 yard dash and other standardized metrics.
40 yard dash is not going anywhere. Its why Randy Gregory(4.66) starts over Dorance Armstrong(4.88)