A Faster David Montgomery?
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He "estimates" his 40 time? The guy is a speed guru for the pros and doesn't have the ability to have him run a legit timed 40? That is some odd phrasing.
He has he work ethic and drive to improve. The article I think said he was 5th best in rushing last year, but that he wants to be the best.
Looks like his speed may be improving. And look out if he hits you. David is still hard to bring down, yards after contact!
Loved the Bears retro helmets, btw.
He ran untouched for an 80 yard TD last season.
A rare occurrence for even blazing speed.
A rare occurrence for even blazing speed.
I estimate running a 4.2 40 until I actually run it and it’s closer to 5.2
This! RBs are not the fastest runners on a football field...a title usually reserved for WRs/DBs. So for DM to pull this off he certainly needed some space...but he also had "enough" speed to get it done. "Fast" or "slow" may be a relative measurement but DM isn't slow.
Most people would just refer to that as hand timed, like they always do at a schools pro day. Calling it an estimate is just odd phrasing, and arguably wrong if he is hand timing.
40 time for a RB is probably one of the more useless statistics.
It's fine in this context for gauging improvement...but I don't think there is any correlation between great RBs and a 40 time in general.
It's fine in this context for gauging improvement...but I don't think there is any correlation between great RBs and a 40 time in general.
Umm…no, it isn’t. Overrated? Perhaps, but certainly not useless.
Cool can I see your credentials as a speed coach and where you went to school and what your major was and how long you've been working with pro level athletes?
I think we might be overthinking this a little is my point.
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Cmon, picking nits is a tried and true sports message board past time.
No. It’s burrito night.
Some people are just faster in pads. No way to explain it.
It has more to do with how many times does someone run 40 yards in a straight line with no one around them on a football field vs pads or no pads.
I'm talking about how it just seems like some just move better in the actual game for whatever reason vs some measurement.
Just kind of a funny deal.
