Falcons looked sharp today!

[hammb]

If Lesbian Porn continues to be a hot topic on this board, I'm certain I'll throw MY shoulder out...

[BGDrew]

From laughing, right?

[1987alum]

If Lesbian Porn continues to be a hot topic on this board, I'm certain I'll throw MY shoulder out...

Your shoulder?

[Flipper]

I haven't seen this much discussion about lesbians in a sports forum since ast year's Jamie Farr LPGA tournament.

[Falconboy]

Isnt he at reciever now? How does he look? During the recruiting process,it was said by some posters that he is quite fast , around a 4.3 or so. Oh yeah, does Hutcherson look any better?

[Flipper]

I'd be shocked if we had anybody on the team that runs a legitimate 4.3 40.

[hammb]

I'd be shocked if we had anybody on the team that runs a legitimate 4.3 40.

I'd be shocked if ANYONE in college football has anybody that runs a legit 4.3 40.

[Flipper]

UT clocked Patrick Body at 4.28....of course when they accurately timed him on a fast rubber track during pro day he ran a 4.50 and 4.55

[duckunder53]

UT clocked Patrick Body at 4.28....of course when they accurately timed him on a fast rubber track during pro day he ran a 4.50 and 4.55

Actually, on a show I watched just yesterday they said that Body was clocked by a NFL watch and ran a legit 4.3.

[Flipper]

http://www.nfl.com/draft/analysis/indiv ... uts#toledo

[Spart43]

Well, this all depends on your defination of a legit time in the 40. Are you talking a hand timed 40 or an electronic timed 40. I think most colleges and NFL scouts use hand timings. They start the stopwatch on the first movement of the person running the 40 and stop it went they perceive that the person crossed the line. Alot of slack area in there.

Corey was timed his senior year in high school at 4.35. That was hand timed by his coach. I truly don't know what he can run a 40 in. The only thing I liked hearing about was the week he came home from the GMAC bowl and we were talking and he said that he is alot faster now than he was in high school. Let's hear it for a great strength and conditioning program! Making them strong and fast. I like that!

I like the fact that Corey can actually run faster than Molasses Clarett, oh sorry, I meant Maurice Clarett....

[Flipper]

McMetz on crutches is faster than Clarett....

[Spart43]

You got that right!

Does anyone know how the NFL combines work? I have been looking and can't find anything that tells me how they do their timings at these events.

Someone give me an education on this.

Thanks...

[1987alum]

McMetz on crutches is faster than Clarett....

As slow as Clarett timed in the 40, there are some who surprised me by clocking similar numbers ...

[hammb]

You got that right!

Does anyone know how the NFL combines work? I have been looking and can't find anything that tells me how they do their timings at these events.

Someone give me an education on this.

Thanks...

They use electronic timings. I believe the runner puts his hand on a pad or something at the starting line and the timing begins when that hand is removed. There must then be a beam or something at the finish line that stops the clock when it is broken.

I do know that many scouts still do not trust the electronic timings (and ways to fool them), so they will still hand time the 40. What typically happens in scouting season is that a player will run 40's at various places (pro-days, combine, private workouts, etc). In the end the best 40 that he's ever run (wind, track conditions, particular day are all factors), will become his official 40 time (on the draft sites, anyways, scouts obviously will think more comprehensively).