(02-01-2017 11:18 AM)armour248 Wrote:  

(02-01-2017 11:03 AM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  Don't expect a lot of speed from Gay. His 200m pr in HS(junior) was 25.40. That's real slow. Perez Ford ran 22.58. S0 imagine someone 3+ seconds behind that. Thats about 25 meters. Maybe the kid can play, but it won't be sideline to sideline.

To be fair, running in a straight line wearing a tracksuit and track shoes is a lot different than running in full pads, getting off of blocks and trying to tackle someone. Nobody even knows where they have envisioned him playing position wise. I'd take his track numbers with a grain of salt.

I agree mostly. Football speed and track speed are very different. But they do correlate a little bit. If he ran a 22s 200m the kids fast as hell. And you'd see that on the field. Conversely, I only mentioned it because its not just slow, its really really slow. Im 48 and I can run 200m in the mid 25 second range. That's how slow it is. I'm by no means judging his ability to play LB. He may be very quick laterally and play great in a crowd, but his top speed is lacking. It's the only pertinent info thing I could find on the kid. Might mean he ends up at DE.