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larry fitz 40 time=4.63

bu..bu...the game has changed, speed rules over everything right :childplease:
 

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Rice was built for timing offenses and was prolly the best route runner ever.

there is a story (might be an urban legend but w/e) that Rice ran a 40 right after his first one with the same time. and he did it like 3 times in a row without much fluctuation.

basically Rice wasnt a sprinter, but he was consistent.


Exactly, it wasn't like he ran nothing but go routes. Its rare you see people get walked down in the NFL without an angle because that split second where the DB is out of position is long enough that you can't recover against a guy that was running where he was supposed to be all along.
 

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I like EJ for my Jets. But analysts are saying that he can't read defenses :manny:

He had a serious issue at FSU reading defenses and checking in and out of right plays. I'm :mindblown: at how much love he's been getting. He has the look of a guy that should be a beast but his reading of defenses and pocket awareness are :snoop:
 

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He had a serious issue at FSU reading defenses and checking in and out of right plays. I'm :mindblown: at how much love he's been getting. He has the look of a guy that should be a beast up his reading of defenses and pocket awareness are :snoop:

smh at any team that drafts him in the first 3 rounds. I was just reading an article where he compared himself to Kaep and Russ Wilson. Anyone who has watched EJ and those two play. Know he is NOTHING like those two guys. Those two guys are willing runners. EJ is too scared to use his athletic abilties or at least refused to use it at FSU.

Furthermore, he can't run the zone read like they do. He always makes the wrong read. Kaep and Russ are very smart qbs. EJ is not.
 

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game speed is always the most important....but lets not pretend a 4.7 isnt a red flag. Boldin isnt the norm.
 

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smh at any team that drafts him in the first 3 rounds. I was just reading an article where he compared himself to Kaep and Russ Wilson. Anyone who has watched EJ and those two play. Know he is NOTHING like those two guys. Those two guys are willing runners. EJ is too scared to use his athletic abilties or at least refused to use it at FSU.

Furthermore, he can't run the zone read like they do. He always makes the wrong read. Kaep and Russ are very smart qbs. EJ is not.

qb class is weak as hell so it was a matter of time before someone gets gassed.
 

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He had a serious issue at FSU reading defenses and checking in and out of right plays. I'm :mindblown: at how much love he's been getting. He has the look of a guy that should be a beast but his reading of defenses and pocket awareness are :snoop:

Then forget it. :snoop: How can you be a fifth year senior and can't read ACC defenses :smh: we need a qb...no more buttfumble please :bryan:
 

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Congrats, you named another receiver who has other great qualities to make up for his lack of speed.

congrats, you dont seem to know much about football.

majority of prolific receivers dont have 4.2- low 4.4 speed.

welker, boldin, fitz, marshall, dez, bowe...all clocked at 4.5+

40 yard time is one of the most overrated metric to measure football players
 

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Then forget it. :snoop: How can you be a fifth year senior and can't read ACC defenses :smh: we need a qb...no more buttfumble please :bryan:

We wanted the kid to do well and his numbers look decent but the guy just didn't have it when he was at FSU. Dude never took the next step he should've dominated the ACC schools but his thinking at times was :shaq2:


He gave away the game vs NC State with poor throws,terrible reads and taking a terrible sack that forced FSU to punt instead of taking a clinching FG (Jimbo still should've let Hopkins try) that pretty much ruined the rest of the season. EJ played his best when the offense was more uptempo and he wasn't afraid to take off and run.

If you wanna see a typical EJ play that pissed FSU fans off watch the play vs Florida where EJ was unsure if he wanted to take off and run. By the time he committed he got his head taken off and fumbled the momentum to UF.
 

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Why don't they time all these drills?.. That RB drill would be nice to see the times on...
 

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congrats, you dont seem to know much about football.

majority of prolific receivers dont have 4.2- low 4.4 speed.

welker, boldin, fitz, marshall, dez, bowe...all clocked at 4.5+

40 yard time is one of the most overrated metric to measure football players
A.) 4'5 is not slow

B.) All of them have qualities/abilities to make up for their lack of great speed. And how many of them got drafted early?

C.) All this shyt yall talking bout receivers, when my while point was about running backs.

How many successful runningbacks out there running a 4.8? Not many. If I'm taking a running back, he better be quicker than a lineman/linebacker
 

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Star Lotulelei has a heart condition, and wont be practicing at the combine.
Those test are gonna hurt his draft stock, but ultimately save his life.
 
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