Re: 2009 Recruiting: Quick Reference
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Originally Posted by
Fightin' Bison
Jesus, I don't know how more simple to make this. All of the interior lineman were 6'4 or under, except one. See my prior post - this guy is too tall to play guard or center.
All of the tackles ran 5.3 or better, except one (who wasn't drafted. I wonder why). See my prior post - this guy is too slow to play tackle.
And by the way .2 sec.in a 40 yd dash is a lot.
And by the way, quick hands and quick feet come from fast twitch muscle fibers, which also happen to give you a fast 40 yd dash. So, does an OL run 40 yds? No. Does the speed in the 40 yd dash tell you something? Yes, that's why they measure it.
Did somebody here measure this guys footwork, hand speed, and pad level and determine that he is a prospect? The original post suggested that he should be recruited because he was "huge". Being "huge" is not enough. And a 5.5 40 - at 280 lbs. - suggests that he doesn't have it. What happens to that 5.5 when he puts on 40 lbs and comes in at 320 lbs? Is he going to be faster?
A 40 time tells you nothing about a OL prospect...time his first 10 yards off the snap of a ball, that would tell you more. Footwork and Hands is all because of your muscle fiber? Give me a break, Footwork, Hands, and Pad Level is something that you develop by busting your ass day in and day out. And what happens when he puts on 40 and is playing at 320? Well, you seem to know it all about every muscle in the human body, so I suppose you know that once he gets into a college stength program that he is going to be faster than when he came in. Just because you put on weight doesn't mean that you are going to get slower...
By the way, Ryan Cook was a center in college, all 6'6" of him...I am not saying this guy could or should play center, but tall centers do exist...
Re: 2009 Recruiting: Quick Reference
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Originally Posted by
BisonNeil
Okay, fine, then how do you explain the 5-star recruit who was basically the same size with offers from all of the biggest of big time schools? His 40 time was 5.47 as Rutland pointed out, or 0.03 secs faster than the guy you think is dirt. So, what's the difference? The 5.47 guy is 2" shorter, is that it? Is that what your point is? Or is it that 0.03 sec in the 40 yd dash is the difference between being someone all the big boys can recruit but NDSU should stay away from someone 0.03 sec slower? Help us out here because we are obviously way too dumb to understand your inside intelligence on what consitutes a 'recruitable' OT. One guy is a bum, the next guy isn't, so please, enlighten us. Please.
Well, one thing is strength, playing with leverage, foot speed. Lateral quickness.
Straight ahead speed doesn't mean a whole lot with o-lineman if they are tackles. Guards and centers pull so they do need to be a little quicker.
Hope that helps!!
