Fall Camp News/Reactions/Thoughts (other than QB posts)
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I don't think that you can improve your 40 time much while playing a sport like football at a school like Alabama. Some, sure, but not enough to move the needle.
I maybe thinking of the wrong player but wasn't it Jerry Rice who was considered "slow" for a WR when he came out of Miss Valley St? Yet when he got in a game, caught a pass and took off up field you rarely saw anyone catching him from the behind. I think I remember hearing this on his documentary "A Football Life" on the NFL Network.
The fly pattern is. In fact, nothing exposes a slow corner quicker than a fast WR running that route...
I wonder was he wearing pads and a helmet when he ran that. Of course not and I understand that it is telling but I have always wondered if some lose less speed than others when putting on the pads?
Since I have never played a down of tackle football with pads, I will defer to the judgement of the more knowledgeable folks on here.
Could be part of it. I also know that some players tense up more in games than they do in practice. Relaxed muscles perform better. There are players who have the ability to be just as relaxed in a game as they are in practice and never lose a step. Whereas others tense up and aren't able to run as fast, think as quick etc during games. You hear people around the sport of football refer to it as "game speed". This applies to a player who may not wow you in the 40 but during a game no one is running him down. He's pulling away from players who have faster 40 times than him. Crazy stuff.
I don't know if he was considered slow or not but I do know that there is a myth out there that he ran some absurdly slow 40.
Remember, he also has approximately 2 inches of height on Averett and his arms are supposedly very long. That could be there difference, it may not be in his legs.
I did also. When you hear 5* you don't think 4.7 as a CB. From Saban's presser yesterday, Smith and Thompson have not wrapped up starting roles so it will be interesting to see how our secondary looks when we take the field against Louisville. I would be shocked if Deointe is not a starter.
I`m more than a little amused concerning this deep deliberation in which we are ( myself included ) so studiously engaged regarding the necessary speed that a successful cornerback should possess.
. I`m pretty sure that the staff feels that those we`re discussing have the necessary skills and attributes to play. That would include foot speed. I really do enjoy this board !! By the way, I`m not being sarcastic! I really do!
. I`m pretty sure that the staff feels that those we`re discussing have the necessary skills and attributes to play. That would include foot speed. I really do enjoy this board !! By the way, I`m not being sarcastic! I really do!
Argghh! Matt was going to supply a lot of valuable depth. He is a 14 game starter on a NC team and I don't think any team can ever say they had a back-up with that type of resume. Hope he is back sooner than later.
