[baseball1974]

I enjoy reading "you don't know speed" "you don't know what 4.5 looks like." As if you're the only person in the entire world thag can verify "true speed". Do you have any idea the difference from 4.3 to 4.5? Just because someone claims a 4.5 doesn't mean they should be placed on the levle of a 4.3. I was there when he ran a laser 4.5, do I think he's a 4.5 at this point? No I don't. 4.6-4.7 is more accurate after the injury and weight gained on the offseason. 40 times carry entirely too much weight anyways.

I actually do the difference very well. In the 35 years I spent at the NAIA level we had several 4.5 guys, and those were division 1 recievers that didn't take care of their grades in high school. For the most part our backs were in the 4.6 to 4.7 range. We had one kid that ran a 4.48 and he spent two years with us and transfered to a major division 1 program. I have had several coaches give me stats over the years as well as parents and usually when their inflated like that its because they don't see that type of speed and they think maybe I won't notice due to "how fast he looks on film," and it ends up hurting the player in the long run. He's a good running back and there is no reason to exaggerate his speed like that?