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Reggie was near Usain Bolt’s speed!
Posted on 10/26/08 at 7:15 pm
Posted on 10/26/08 at 7:15 pm
Everyone knows Reggie Bush has speed, but did you know he now has a speedometer? During its broadcast of last Monday’s game between New Orleans and Minnesota, ESPN used some nifty optical-tracking technology to show the Saints star reached a top speed of 22 mph on one of his two punt returns for touchdowns.
It was the first time the network used radar-like technology to create a speedometer for football, and it could eventually become a standard statistic, just as we’ve grown to expect the graphic that shows us the speed of a baseball pitch. “We had it geared for that game for both Adrian Peterson and Reggie Bush,” said “Monday Night Football” producer Jay Rothman. “If we got a long play from either of them, we wanted to put in perspective how fast they were moving.” If you don’t think 22 mph sounds that fast, consider this: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt averaged 23.07 mph over 100 meters when he took the gold medal with his blistering 9.69-second performance in the Olympics. That’s according to EliteFeet.com, which also translated the times of star runners Maurice Greene (21.0 mph in the indoor 60 meters), Michael Johnson (20.71 in the 400) and Florence Griffith Joyner (21.32 in the 100), among others. LINK
And they didn't mention he did it all in pads!
It was the first time the network used radar-like technology to create a speedometer for football, and it could eventually become a standard statistic, just as we’ve grown to expect the graphic that shows us the speed of a baseball pitch. “We had it geared for that game for both Adrian Peterson and Reggie Bush,” said “Monday Night Football” producer Jay Rothman. “If we got a long play from either of them, we wanted to put in perspective how fast they were moving.” If you don’t think 22 mph sounds that fast, consider this: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt averaged 23.07 mph over 100 meters when he took the gold medal with his blistering 9.69-second performance in the Olympics. That’s according to EliteFeet.com, which also translated the times of star runners Maurice Greene (21.0 mph in the indoor 60 meters), Michael Johnson (20.71 in the 400) and Florence Griffith Joyner (21.32 in the 100), among others. LINK
And they didn't mention he did it all in pads!
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Posted on 10/26/08 at 7:24 pm to 350jz
Damn, that's impressive!! Also, he nearly topped 23 on one of those runs!!
Posted on 10/26/08 at 7:49 pm to SaintsFanInFL
hopefully when he comes back he will be that fast
Posted on 10/26/08 at 7:51 pm to rayg110021
I would never thought I would say this, that this is Reggie's problem...he is too damn fast.
Posted on 10/26/08 at 7:54 pm to 350jz
Reggie's top instantaneous velocity was still 1mph slower than Bolt. I imagine Bolt had instantaneous velocities of a lot more than 23 at around 60m.
Posted on 10/26/08 at 7:58 pm to Charles Bronson
Thats awesome...I hope we get him back and he can pick up where he left off
Posted on 10/26/08 at 9:51 pm to LSUCountry
that's retarded...you can't compare top speed vs. average speed..I'll bet that Usain hit 30 or damn near close to it at the highest point in his run...somewhere around 80m before he started slowing down and chest thumping...comparing Reggie to Usain is stupid.
Posted on 10/26/08 at 9:52 pm to 350jz
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Usain Bolt averaged 23.07 mph over 100 meters
key word in there
Posted on 10/26/08 at 10:22 pm to moneyg
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Usain Bolt averaged 23.07 mph over 100 meters
key word in there
Bingo. Bolt had a top speed of 29.6 mph reached at the 60 meter mark.
Posted on 10/26/08 at 11:16 pm to Dallas Tiger
he was also running on a hybrid track with clothing that weighed under 20 ounces.
reggie bush was running on field turf in cleats and had a helmet that weighed over 3 pounds and pads/clothing that weighed another 4 pounds and restricted his movements.
reggie bush was running on field turf in cleats and had a helmet that weighed over 3 pounds and pads/clothing that weighed another 4 pounds and restricted his movements.
Posted on 10/26/08 at 11:19 pm to AlejandroInHouston
This can be settled in a race.
Posted on 10/26/08 at 11:26 pm to GeauxD
michael phelps said he would race chad johnson, why cant reggie race bolt. some major corporation could make a lot of money off of this. subway? reebok? Dick's?...
Posted on 10/26/08 at 11:30 pm to fitz1190
Who sponsors Bolt? Nike? I know Bush is with adidas. That could turn out to be interesting if they had 2 races. One with both wearing what Bolt wore in the Olympics and racing on a track, and then another with both in pads with a saints helmet on... That could make for an excellent commercial.
Posted on 10/26/08 at 11:45 pm to GeauxD
lol wow....not a comparison to bolt....reggie bush isnt even the fastest person in the nfl...man he isnt the fastest guy on the saints... 
Posted on 10/26/08 at 11:46 pm to LSUelite2008
henderson beats reggie in a foot race?
Posted on 10/27/08 at 12:13 am to Charles Bronson
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Reggie's top instantaneous velocity was still 1mph slower than Bolt.
Yeah slower than Bolt's AVERAGE speed
Not taking anything away from Reggie. Bolt is just a lot faster than everyone.
Posted on 10/27/08 at 12:19 am to LSUelite2008
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man he isnt the fastest guy on the saints.
so you think devery can run that fast with pads on and the ball?
Posted on 10/27/08 at 12:26 am to LSUelite2008
All I said was that it would make for an interesting/cool commercial...
Posted on 10/27/08 at 1:17 am to TigerBait1127
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so you think devery can run that fast with pads on and the ball?
Probably
Posted on 10/27/08 at 7:23 am to AlejandroInHouston
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he was also running on a hybrid track with clothing that weighed under 20 ounces.
reggie bush was running on field turf in cleats and had a helmet that weighed over 3 pounds and pads/clothing that weighed another 4 pounds and restricted his movements.
Which is why it was a very dumb comparison.
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