Rodgers-Cromartie...4.28 40 yard dash' (merged)

I agree with St James in principal...but I just read the second part of your post (which it's not letting me quote for some reason) and damn is that impressive!!

While I would still rather Dorsey or Ellis (I think, and will always think, that DL is more influential than secondary), those numbers blow my socks off

Far more, in fact, than a good 40 time. I'm not particularly interested at how fast someone can run 40 yards in a straight line. Has nothing to do with football ability or football athleticism. The shuttles and other positional drills actually give a (slightly) truer reflection of footballing athleticism in my opinion.

Agree 100% that improving your DL improves your secondary.

I agree also about running 40 yards in a straight line doesn't prove much, but I watched DRC's 40's and the explosion off the line was the most impressive to me. But I agree; I can't wait to see what he does in the positional drills. And yet the better he does, the more likely that the Patriocheats will take him...:rant: