What's the fastest 40 you've ever heard of??? Read this article.

[big daddy russ]

Interesting article I picked up from the texashsfootball.com message board.

We had one guy in Ingleside my junior year who ran a hand-timed 4.3. Darrell Green supposedly ran a sub-4.1. Joey Galloway and Deion Sanders have both run in the 4.1's. Again, supposedly. Now read the article and tell me how many kids on your HS team can really run a 4.7 forty. For that matter, how many college... or even NFL players... can really run a 4.7? Makes you think.

San Diego Union-Tribune Story (http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/nfl/20050418-9999-1s18forty.html)

[kepdawg]

People have been arguing about the basic point of the article on here for quite some time. It's all about how you time someone!

I'm still not sure why so many football people are concerned with 40 times. The 40 isn't practically incorporated into the game, so I think too much is made of the times.

[spiveyrat]

Originally posted by kepdawg

I'm still not sure why so many football people are concerned with 40 times. The 40 isn't practically incorporated into the game, so I think too much is made of the times.

You have to have some manner of talking about speed, and the 40 has evolved into the standard for speed rating.

[Old Dog]

Production on the field in game conditions is the only way to measure the man. Look at the Steve Largents and the Raymond Berrys of the football world. If 40 yard timing was the only way to get into pro football, those two wouldn't have ever suited up!

Scouts must have some method of comparison and the 40 gets the nod. Guess that's better than flipping quarters!

[Macarthur]

I heard someone tell the story about Deion running a 4.2 at the combine.

They said he was chillin' and when his name was called, he jumped up with his sweat pants still on and ran a 4.2. When he heard his time, he waved up to all the NFL people in the stands and said, "See you at the draft." He then walked to the locker room and didn't perform another drill.

[BTEXDAD]

thanks for the article. I've always been leery of some of the times that come up, but never had any real reason to doubt it, I guess.

[Keith7]

I heard Bo Jackson ran a 3.9 forty at a combine while he was sick with the flu, gotten in a car wreck that day, had a broken ankle, his dog died that day, and he was drunk..

now thats what i call impressive

[scrub c]

well, our football team went 9-1 this year and got beat by Cuero in the first round... and there was nobody faster than 4.6 on the entire team....

so IMO 40 times are somewhat overrated.

[Rockdale Tiger]

Somewhat they are, people can have field speed, and some don't. The 40 is about quick burst speed which is used a lot in football.

[Holmes_Fans]

I run a 5.23 40

[Rockdale Tiger]

lol....last time we ran i ran a 4.56

[rhino33]

i agree, the 40 is over rated but it is still fun to time it IMO...
my 40 was a 4.86 when we last ran it (hand timed)

[Old Cardinal]

The fastest 40 m I have seen was last years 100m State Champion--Michael Gauthier who now is setting records for Lamar University. Mike is a short-legged little fellow and he always leads at the 40m point, just enough to not let the long-legged runners catch him. He is a champion wakeboarder and has built those legs by setting vertical height impressive jumps via a good wake board.

[Rabbit'93]

I was a QB in school....Senior yr 4.7 Freshman yr college 4.6 FAT

[AggiesAreWe]

The fastest 40 time ever was at the NFL combine but it wasn't Deion Sanders or Darrel Green. It was Reynaldo Neheimia of the San Francisco 49ers with a time of 4.079.

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by Keith7
I heard Bo Jackson ran a 3.9 forty at a combine while he was sick with the flu, gotten in a car wreck that day, had a broken ankle, his dog died that day, and he was drunk..

now thats what i call impressive
That's an Auburn boy for you.

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by rhino33
i agree, the 40 is over rated but it is still fun to time it IMO...
my 40 was a 4.86 when we last ran it (hand timed)
How big are you, rhino? Is that a pic of you on your signature? A 4.86 should get you some looks from some colleges if you're that big.

I was 5'8" 155 and ran a Gulf Coast gale force wind-aided 4.84 once.... but usually ran 4.9's to 5.0's.

[AggieJohn]

i can run a 4 in 4.2

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
i can run a 4 in 4.2

that would be 4 meters in 4.2 seconds... i commend you for that :D

[AggieJohn]

well i do try my best

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
that would be 4 meters in 4.2 seconds... i commend you for that :D

I think he meant 4 feet. :D ;)

[AggieJohn]

no i can do that in 10.12

[Macarthur]

Originally posted by Keith7
I heard Bo Jackson ran a 3.9 forty at a combine while he was sick with the flu, gotten in a car wreck that day, had a broken ankle, his dog died that day, and he was drunk..

now thats what i call impressive

Bo was fast, but I don't think he was faster than Deion.

I personally think Bo Jackson was the greatest athlete our country has ever produced.

[pirate44]

Originally posted by Macarthur
Bo was fast, but I don't think he was faster than Deion.

I personally think Bo Jackson was the greatest athlete our country has ever produced.
i think id choose jim thorpe, but i bet theres hundreds of opinions on that topic, and thats just within the 3adownlow

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by Macarthur
Bo was fast, but I don't think he was faster than Deion.

I personally think Bo Jackson was the greatest athlete our country has ever produced.
The fastest he was clocked at during his time at Auburn was a 4.12 :eek: .

Here's his ESPN bio.

Bo (http://espn.go.com/classic/s/jacksonboadd.html)

[mustang04]

i ran a 4.62 my junior year and that was the last time I ran it

i believe i can now run a 4.3:D :D

[Supertilley]

Wasn't Jerry Rice pretty fast at one point?

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by Supertilley
Wasn't Jerry Rice pretty fast at one point?
Rice was only a 4.6-er. Just like Michael Irvin. Most of the best WR didn't run sub-4.5's. Steve Largent, Raymond Berry, Chris Carter, and (a good example from the present) Anquan Boldin were all 4.7's. Rice, Irvin, James Lofton, and Art Monk all ran 4.6's. Don Maynard, Fred Biletnikoff, Lance Alworth, Lynn Swann and Andre Reed were all 4.5's. The only great wideouts I can think off with a sub-4.5 off the top of my head would be Randy Moss and Paul Warfield.

Most people just put way too much stock into 40 times. I have that buddy that ran a 4.3 but he has no shot in the NFL. Laveranues Coles and Donte Stallworth hit 4.2's at various places in their careers and Mike Mamula, all 6'4," 250 pounds of him, ran a sub-4.5 at the 1995 combine. While Coles has turned into a decent NFL receiver, not a single one of those guys has come anywhere close to the Hall of Fame careers of the guys above.


**Disclaimer: In no way do I, big daddy russ, believe that Anquan Boldin is a HOF-caliber player. Merely an All-Pro caliber player as of right now.