kc2000
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Exactly how are they bogus? Everyone runs in the same outfits, on the same track, under the same conditions. It's only the most accurate way to judge it, chief. If you put pads on these guys the results would be almost identical since they're running in a straight line with a little added weight.
Who cares if you don't run 40 yards in a straight line during the game? You run 10 and 20 yards, and those times are just as important as their 40 times.
To your original awful statement that there's "not really" a big difference between 4.40 and 4.27. That's just laughable. That's the difference between Sammy Knight and Randy Moss when Moss used to routinely get over the top of Saints defense under Haslett. It's the difference between a guy like Stallworth taking a slant to the house and Lawyer Malloy taking the proper angle to tackle him. If he has the speed, he would take a different angle and in-turn make the tackle. But since he doesn't have that type of speed, he takes a slower angle to the ball carrier, which gives Stallworth the crease he needs to take it to the house.
Get it?
I somewhat agree with your sentiment, but not your example. Randy Moss and Sammy Knight? Try the difference b/w a 4.3 and a 5.0. So of course you'll see a drastic difference.
Difference b/w a 4.27 and a 4.4 would be Bullocks trying to run down Vick in the open field (I know he's not a 4.27 but he's close enough). Bullocks might catch him, he might not. It all depends on different variables. Angle, starting point, obstacles, etc. If it's a straight-line play, Vick will probably prevail everytime, but how many plays are straight-line? Most plays deal with one or more of the variables I mentioned before, which is why I believe the shuttle and 3 cone drills are the most important ones. The fact that you take a "slower" angle doesn't necessarily mean you're running a slower 40 time. It could mean you had a blocker to fight off. Or, it could mean you can't change directions fast enough (3 cone drill/shuttle). Or...it could mean the defender is just not very astute, and he took too many "false steps" before finally settling on his "slower" angle. It's not all about the 40, but the 40 is not irrelevant either (as others have been arguing).