4.22 40 Run by John Ross at NFL Combine

CheechNChong wrote:

Then why isn't he a world class sprinter?

Bogus timing is why.

LMAO!!!

and make peanuts vs millions??

Plus, even the geatest sprinter of all time, Bob Hayes chose the NFL when the Cowboys called.

Ross signed a deal with Nike right after his record run. Does someone mind hand timing Ross' run vs Chris Johnson record run and also doing Curtis Samuels from this year? See how the times compare as I'm not sold on Ross' timing malfunction.

Just watched the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI6YVs8mvvA

Time was more like 4.45-4.48, going off his move. Even ignoring the fact that there's no reaction time figured in, it was no 4.22. With a gun and a good reaction, he'd have hit 40y in right around 4.60.

For comparison, Bolt probably hit 40y in 4.35 in his World Record.

Timed Ross 5 times here are his 10y splits

10y- 1.575 1.489 1.587 1.566 1.618

20y- 2.507 2.509 2.551 2.619 2.622

30y- 3.540 3.455 3.519 3.535 3.519

40y- 4.333 4.217 4.262 4.346 4.315

Did Curtis Samuel 4 times (4.31)

10y- 1.536 1.587 1.530 1.517

20y- 2.622 2.574 2.576 2.552

30y- 3.586 3.489 3.540 3.536

40y- 4.367 4.316 4.289 4.300

Looked like Samuel's was at a different camera angle

I get 4.5 every time.

Wooooooo!! wrote:

I get 4.5 every time.

I get fast every time.

It didn't Iook fast, so I recorded it on my i pod and played it back frame by frame and i got 4.51. There had to be some kind of timing glitch for it to be off by that much. The times should be more accurate now that the are not manually starting the clock anymore but that was way off. Also of note I did the same thing with the past with other quick 40's and Johnson didn't even have the best time. They were still manually starting the clock when Johnson ran his and he got lucky with when the started the clock. He was still quicker than John Ross though.

40 yard times at the combine have electronic splits and finishes, but are started by hand. That makes a huge difference.

Common sense9 wrote:

Wooooooo!! wrote:

I get 4.5 every time.

I get fast every time.

This guy is a rocket and morons are trying to disparage his effort. He will be a star.

...Why is no one mentioning the fact that Bo Jackson ran 4.12 at the 1986 nfl combine...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmS_P-Rhdig

Mtn Dew wrote:

40 yard times at the combine have electronic splits and finishes, but are started by hand. That makes a huge difference.

Right, which means the margin of error is huge. Possibly as much as a tenth or so even with the same timer.

With different timers, it can even approach half a second. It's why you see ludicrous times in high school meets that aren't FAT sometimes - among other reasons - because someone doesn't know how to use a stopwatch.

Now, when we're considering a 40, the difference between 4.25 and 4.35 is huge. And, two different timers could conceivably get times of 4.25 and 4.75 or so based on reaction time, whether they start the stopwatch the same way, how they measure the start and finish, etc.

The point being that reliance on 40 times is for morons only, or for those in the NFL industry. But I repeat myself.

nfl combine wtf wrote:

The point being that reliance on 40 times is for morons only, or for those in the NFL industry. But I repeat myself.

Many of them are smarter than you.

A) you have no way of knowing that

B) assuming you're correct, that doesn't even refute what i'm saying

nice try idiot

Tons of sub 10.30 sprinters haved played in the NFL and ran the 40. None of them ran that fast.

Not unusal to see footballers out shine sprinters at this distance. A distance where SE means nothing.

I have no doubts the time was real.

Cause running a fast 100m is totally different from running a fast 40

Not a big deal Manzano ran 421 at USATF Nats

Idontreallyknow wrote:

CheechNChong wrote:

Then why isn't he a world class sprinter?

Bogus timing is why.

Football players train to accelerate and hit their top speed quicker than a sprinter. And we can't technically guarantee that the times aren't correct or even slower than what they put it as.

They do not reach their too speed quicker than a sprinter, they just can't hold it.

Bolt ran the faster ever 30m split in his 100m WR. He would leave them for dead over 40 yards

how does the combine time yhis

ukathleticcoach wrote:

Idontreallyknow wrote:

Football players train to accelerate and hit their top speed quicker than a sprinter. And we can't technically guarantee that the times aren't correct or even slower than what they put it as.

They do not reach their too speed quicker than a sprinter, they just can't hold it.

Bolt ran the faster ever 30m split in his 100m WR. He would leave them for dead over 40 yards

How does the combine time this 40 yard run?