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The original take was about the position. It transitioned

Posted on: March 3, 2025 at 14:55:09 CT
Carlos Rossi KC
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into hoops, but when it comes to football linemen the 40 yard dash simply does not matter.

It is a dumb metric for that specific position.
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Membou - great 40 time, but when does that ever matter? - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 14:10:14
     RE: Membou - great 40 time, but when does that ever matter? - sarasotatiger MU - 3/4 11:58:35
          RE: Membou - great 40 time, but when does that ever matter? - sarasotatiger MU - 3/4 11:59:19
     Put him in the wildcat!! - Turn2 MU - 3/4 08:03:18
          You might be on to something there.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/4 16:10:34
          It'd take 5 guys to drag him down.......nm - HDTiger MU - 3/4 10:43:26
     He might once pick up a fumble and rumble in for a TD. - Iron DUKE - 3/3 20:07:23
     It simply demonstrats an element of athleticism...... - alwaysright MU - 3/3 16:17:23
     Most aren't old enough to remember Russ Washington ... - Fourth and Long MU - 3/3 14:39:59
          RE: Most aren't old enough to remember Russ Washington ... - sarasotatiger MU - 3/4 12:01:02
          I lost to him in the intramural basketball finals - mu7176grad MU - 3/4 09:17:14
               Russ won state in the 100 yard hurdles at approximately 6'6" - Fourth and Long MU - 3/4 11:46:02
          RE: Most aren't old enough to remember Russ Washington ... - Ragarm MU - 3/4 07:22:07
          No responses(nm) - Genco98 MU - 3/4 06:03:47
     It means he is explosive which he is. Just needs his head - TigerFan92 STL - 3/3 14:19:34
          If it is about explosiveness why is it not 5 or 10 - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 14:39:51
               standing broad jump in combination(nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 3/3 14:57:11
                    Does a standing broad jump help you protect a QB? - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 15:04:56
               they do calculate splits and those matter quite a bit - MizzouAstro MU - 3/3 14:54:04
                    Well I hope Mizzou and the Chiefs don't grade their - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 14:59:07
          Again - it is more about mental ability at that point than - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 14:25:12
               it is important to be a good athlete - MizzouAstro MU - 3/3 14:26:17
                    Was Tom Brady a good athlete? Widely considered to - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 14:47:34
                         comparing the OT position and the QB position in terms - MizzouAstro MU - 3/3 14:53:27
                         He runs a faster 40 now at 46 years old than he did - TheWildcat MU - 3/3 14:49:41
                              That is crazy, but even more reason why that metric is - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 14:51:38
     it shows he's a great athlete(nm) - MizzouAstro MU - 3/3 14:16:48
          Great. Huge dude ran 40 yards fast. Great - he will - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 14:21:59
               it shows more than his 40 time - MizzouAstro MU - 3/3 14:25:47
                    Nope. Shaw is an example of how that is wrong. - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 14:27:57
                         Basketball is a much more skill game than football. - TheWildcat MU - 3/3 14:31:26
                              Then every NFL calber linemen that makes it to the NFL - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 14:34:03
                                   You are way off base here. - alwaysright MU - 3/4 12:08:02
                         Shaw is an excellent athlete, i'm not sure what you're - MizzouAstro MU - 3/3 14:29:28
                              Just being good at metrics like a 40 yard dash or dunking - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 14:31:41
                                   no one said it's the only thing that matters - MizzouAstro MU - 3/3 14:52:37
                                        The original take was about the position. It transitioned - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 14:55:09
                                             it shouldn't be the most important metric (and it's not) - MizzouAstro MU - 3/3 14:58:29
                                                  Very big fan of outliers, and Malcom Gladwell, but a - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 15:01:39
                                                       why do you keep asking people top explain it to you? - phrejd KC - 3/3 15:07:15
                                                            Well Phrejd...people on this board have different views - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 15:10:42
                                                                 go for it - phrejd KC - 3/3 15:17:43
     It means nothing, really(nm) - Diamond Dave MU - 3/3 14:13:24
          Exactly. Sure - it is a metric that shows you are - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/3 14:18:05
               do you need someone to explain what the nfl combine is? (nm) - phrejd KC - 3/3 15:08:57




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