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re: Inflated 40 Yard Dash Times
Posted on 2/23/15 at 10:41 am to bayoutiger7
Posted on 2/23/15 at 10:41 am to bayoutiger7
FAT Track times are the strictest, as the clock starts on the gun, and typically there is around a 0.24 second difference between hand times and FAT times.
The LSU camp times are 100% hand timed, and therefore the fastest times.
The NFL combine times are laser timed, but start on your first movement, and tend to be around 0.10 seconds slower than hand times. So a kid like Landon Collins who is running around a 4.4 hand timed forty will run something like a 4.52 second combine forty.
I also think kids bulk up in college, and most of them do not get faster, but rather maintain their speed (or slow down slightly) at a heavier bodyweight due to college weight rooms.
And yes, many recruits exaggerate their measureabes!
The LSU camp times are 100% hand timed, and therefore the fastest times.
The NFL combine times are laser timed, but start on your first movement, and tend to be around 0.10 seconds slower than hand times. So a kid like Landon Collins who is running around a 4.4 hand timed forty will run something like a 4.52 second combine forty.
I also think kids bulk up in college, and most of them do not get faster, but rather maintain their speed (or slow down slightly) at a heavier bodyweight due to college weight rooms.
And yes, many recruits exaggerate their measureabes!
Posted on 2/23/15 at 10:45 am to TigerAlum93
High school times are down right hilarious we had about 30 guys that were timed at 4.45 and under when I played.
The coaches time early on purpose to inflate their traits for colleges and for their own good to say they developed a guy and shaved points off of a kids time. We used to watch them do it
I made it easy on them by running so slow that it wasn't worth lying about my time
The coaches time early on purpose to inflate their traits for colleges and for their own good to say they developed a guy and shaved points off of a kids time. We used to watch them do it
I made it easy on them by running so slow that it wasn't worth lying about my time
Posted on 2/23/15 at 11:11 am to TigerAlum93
Apparently, the NFL used FAT for a round of times a couple of years ago but they never released the actual numbers. I'd be curious to see how the compared to the hand starts from that year.
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