Peterson Runs a 4.38 forty

[RaiderEric]

Originally Posted by Gen_Man

Why you putting so much stock into a freaking 40 yard dash? The 40 yard dash is not a good way to judge a player.

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Some football analysts state that the 40 yard dash is poorly correlated with football ability, as most players never run this distance in a game. Similarly, it is not a good indicator of 'football speed,' or how fast a player will actually seem when running while wearing a full uniform on grass and in the presence of opposing players. Some players with fast 40 times appear much slower in actual games, while other players with slow 40 times appear very quick.

Many players have gone on to have stellar NFL careers after running a disappointing 40 time, for example:

* Jerry Rice reportedly ran a 4.6 or 4.7 second 40-yard dash (regarded as mediocre figures for a wide receiver), and, consequently, was drafted in the second round of the 1985 NFL Draft, despite a stellar college career. He went out to play 13 Pro Bowls, win 3 Super Bowls, and break numerous NFL records (at the time of his retirement he had 28 NFL records). Said former teammate Ronnie Lott, "Jerry may been a 4.6 or a 4.7, but he was a 4.2 on Sundays." Rice was also generally noted for being able to run as fast a 40-yard dash under the weight of heavy NFL padding as he was in track gear.

* Emmitt Smith ran the 40 in 4.71 seconds, considered relatively slow for a running back. Despite his record-breaking college career, he was selected 17th in the 1990 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Another running back, Blair Thomas, was selected much earlier with the second pick, in part because of his 4.4 second 40 yard dash. Smith went on to set the all-time rushing mark and win three Super Bowls, while Thomas had a disappointing career.

[RaiderEric]

Best times

Many reported times are unreliable due to differences in timing methods if not intentional falsifications. The fastest time officially recorded by the NFL was 4.29 seconds by Deion Sanders in 1989 [1], although the NFL did not begin electronic timing until 1990. In the electronic timing era, the fastest recorded time at the NFL Combine was 4.25 seconds by cornerback Fabian Washington in 2005. [2] Most other times close to 4.0 are untrustworthy due to the use of hand timing, but it is often claimed that players including Sanders (4.17)[3], Ted Ginn Jr. (4.06)[4], Ryan Dotson (4.24) DeAngelo Hall (4.15)[5][6], Michael Vick (4.25)[7], Bo Jackson (4.14)[8], Don Beebe (4.21)[1], Michael Bennett (4.13)[9], Randy Moss (4.25)[10], Darrell Green (4.15[11], 4.2[12]), Laveranues Coles (4.2)[13], and Alexander Wright (4.09)[14] have approached that mark.

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[Piff Pistolero]

Originally Posted by Gen_Man

You can judge a player as to what he does on the field.

Peterson was a Beast @ OKlahoma N now runs a 4.38 40 safe 2 say at tha very least he's a top 5 pick.

[RaiderEric]

Peterson's upright style of running has to be a concern, especially with Oakland's suspect offensive line. Granted, our line may be better than people think due to the "ancient" techniques that Shell and Slater taught our guys!!! So who knows what to think at this point???

[Raider Ran]

Originally Posted by Piff Pistolero

Peterson was a Beast @ OKlahoma N now runs a 4.38 40 safe 2 say at tha very least he's a top 5 pick.

I don't think there was ever too much doubt about Peterson being a top 5 pick ultimately.

[Hit n' Bleed]

holy ****!!!!!!

I WANT PETERSON!

whoever is saying Dillon is the same as Peterson is on crack(no offense)

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[RaiderFan4Lyfe]

Originally Posted by raiderran

I don't think there was ever too much doubt about Peterson being a top 5 pick ultimately.

Exactly and Peterson may be a better back than Lynch but if we could get Lynch in the second or trade up into the first to get Lynch his salry would be a better fit than getting AP for his top 5 pick salary he isn't that much better than Lynch

[raider_fan2005]

Originally Posted by Gen_Man

Why you putting so much stock into a freaking 40 yard dash? The 40 yard dash is not a good way to judge a player.

nope but it seems to raise the stock of a player alot when he does have a good 40

[FrAnChIzE Bo1]

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[DarkLordAlDavis]

A. Peterson or C Johnson (depending if #18 does get traded). That shoud be our pick......

[CHAMPION316]

Dam thats good better than lynch not to mention that he recovered from a injury.

[RaiderFan4Lyfe]

Originally Posted by DarkLordAlDavis

A. Peterson or C Johnson (depending if #18 does get traded). That shoud be our pick......

I disagree especially on Calvin Johnson he's a freak athlete and probably the best Wide out prospect in a while but look at the Cardinals they have prolly the last great wide out prospect in Larry Fitzgerald their still not winning I just want someone to help turn this Franchise in a new direction and imo i think that person is Brady Quinn

[RaiderMedic]

Originally Posted by RaiderFan4Lyfe

Exactly and Peterson may be a better back than Lynch but if we could get Lynch in the second or trade up into the first to get Lynch his salry would be a better fit than getting AP for his top 5 pick salary he isn't that much better than Lynch

I have to disagree. Peterson is pretty much Larry Johnson with elite speed. As a pure runner he may be better than LT. Lynch I think compares well to Joseph Addai only a tad slower. Not that being Addai is bad but I don't think he's a franchise build your team around him back.