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<blockquote data-quote="Boomergump" data-source="post: 35243" data-attributes="member: 639"><p>Rodney. I hear what you are saying about quickness vs speed and I agree to a point. I just don't think using 4.4 vs 5.5 is a useful comparison. Because, I can tell you, that if a guy runs 5.5, it won't matter how quick he is. He will simply never run a football unless he picks up somebody else's fumble. All other things being equal, a legitimate full 0.1 second difference in 40 yards is a big deal. It is equivalent to beating another fast guy by a full yard. That is the difference between getting open and not getting open on a go route, the difference between barely beating an angle to go for a TD run and getting grabbed after 10 yards, those kinds of things. I agree fully about the combination of quickness, agility, vision, and instincts. Surely, you need those most of the time just to get in position to take advantage of superior speed. Our own RG showed this time and time again, even though he lacked the great speed. With all that said, I feel sure RG will time around 4.6 and possibly barely under at his pro day. He is not slow by any means, just not a burner. I don't think there is a single example, in all of football, beyond peewee, where a skill guy runs 5.5. I'm just saying. Maybe some 6'7" Roman Gabriel type QB, but he ain't gonna be running the FB.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boomergump, post: 35243, member: 639"] Rodney. I hear what you are saying about quickness vs speed and I agree to a point. I just don't think using 4.4 vs 5.5 is a useful comparison. Because, I can tell you, that if a guy runs 5.5, it won't matter how quick he is. He will simply never run a football unless he picks up somebody else's fumble. All other things being equal, a legitimate full 0.1 second difference in 40 yards is a big deal. It is equivalent to beating another fast guy by a full yard. That is the difference between getting open and not getting open on a go route, the difference between barely beating an angle to go for a TD run and getting grabbed after 10 yards, those kinds of things. I agree fully about the combination of quickness, agility, vision, and instincts. Surely, you need those most of the time just to get in position to take advantage of superior speed. Our own RG showed this time and time again, even though he lacked the great speed. With all that said, I feel sure RG will time around 4.6 and possibly barely under at his pro day. He is not slow by any means, just not a burner. I don't think there is a single example, in all of football, beyond peewee, where a skill guy runs 5.5. I'm just saying. Maybe some 6'7" Roman Gabriel type QB, but he ain't gonna be running the FB. [/QUOTE]
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