Christian McCaffrey's grandfather was a former world record holder at 100m and the 1960 Olympic silver medallist

Bafin wrote:

Laylock J Moleman wrote:

Grandpa Sime was an Olympic medalist, doctor, and spy. He was... the most interesting man in the world.

Mr. Sime had a multitude of talents which did render him interesting...So interesting that aside from his fast twitch sprinting abilities he also was an aerobic talent as he once ran a marathon "because it was on the way." Mr. Sime was the most interesting man in the world...

Do you know what he ran?

Here is a little video of Dave Sims story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dHzg8k4IO8

You don't have a clue. His 3-cone drill at the combine, which is a measure of acceleration and lateral ability, was off the charts. Here's a quote (from http://www.sbnation.com/2017/3/3/14809332/christian-mccaffrey-nfl-combine-results-draft-stanford ) that may help you:"But in agility and explosion drills, McCaffrey dominated. His 37.5-inch vertical was far better than Fournette’s 28.5 or Cook’s 30.5 jumps. He also posted a time of 6.57 seconds in the three-cone drill, one of the best ever marks in the drill."He's a great running back and there's was talk that, as a receiver, he had the skills of a first round pick too.

XY wrote:

Christian is probably not in the top 30 fastest players in the draft and scouts comment on his lack of lateral ability. He does however find the holes well and is considered a powerful runner with solid acceleration and importantly can catch out of the backfield.

On the right team he could be very good.

But, I wouldn't get excited about him relative to any number of other top backs over the years. His whiteness will light up this board though

poor picture wrote:

wejo wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_100_metres

first and second place finishers are not in the above photo

While the link is embedded for your convenience the YUGE drawback is that you still have to click on it and Presto! the full picture will emerge.

Can't believe you didn't know it either. Reckon you're not a fan of the Track and Field News forum.

Every word you've written is completely ludicrous and unworthy of a response. It is conspiratorial and reveals your inferiority complex relative to black athletes. You should adopt a more positive mindset, my friend.

Jap wrote:

McCaffrey will be a good RB if he stays healthy. He'll be a 1,000 guy easily. He'll be taking hand offs from a black QB, so the racist stereotypes will be turned upside down.

Lots of white guys could be good running backs. I said for years that Tebow should have switched to RB, people kept suggesting more common white positions like safety and tight end, but he would have been well suited to be an Eddie George type power back.

Great point.With his experience at QB I would rather have seen him at TE or H-Back, where he could get out in pass patterns, but either way Tebow would have been excellent. Great athlete, that guy is.

Best white RB fot each team if they had one.

Niners...Hugh "King" McElhenny HOF

Seahawks...Dan Doornik

Rams...."Jaguar" Jon Arnett

Cards...John David Crow

Packers..Jim Taylor HOF

Bears..."The Galloping Ghost" HOF

Vikes...Bill Brown

Lions...Doak Walker

Buc's...Mile Alstott

Panthers...Chriis McCaffrey

Saints...Gil Fenerty

Falcons....?

Redskins....John Riggins HOF

Cowboys....Walt Garrison

Eagles...Tom Woodeshick

Giants....Frank Gifford HOF

Raiders...Mark Van Eeghan

Chargers...Dickie Post

Chiefs...Ed Podolak

Broncos...Rob Lytle

Texans...?

Colts...Alan "Horse" Ameche

Jags...?

Oilers/Titans...Charley Tolar

Bengals...?

Steelers...Rocky Bliear

Browns...Peyton Hillis

Ravens...?

Jets...John Riggins (yep)

Dolphins....Larry Csonka HOF

Pats...Craig James

Bills...Wray Carlton

Honorable mention

Rick Casares Bears

Keith Lincoln Chargers

Marv Hubbard Raiders

Paul Hornung Packers HOF

Bronko Nagurski Bears HOF

Tommy Mason Vikes

Ken Willard Niners

MurderDubs wrote:

Jap wrote:

McCaffrey will be a good RB if he stays healthy. He'll be a 1,000 guy easily. He'll be taking hand offs from a black QB, so the racist stereotypes will be turned upside down.

Lots of white guys could be good running backs. I said for years that Tebow should have switched to RB, people kept suggesting more common white positions like safety and tight end, but he would have been well suited to be an Eddie George type power back.

Great point.With his experience at QB I would rather have seen him at TE or H-Back, where he could get out in pass patterns, but either way Tebow would have been excellent. Great athlete, that guy is.

It's amazing that 32 teams couldn't see the talent that you guys see so clearly.

Congratulations White Folks, you should be proud. McCaffrey is a beast. On the other hand, you still have Donald Trump and he is a disgrace to the White Race. In fact, he is a disgrace to the human race.

There is little doubt Tebow could have played another position, he simply refused.

Weep is having a hardon for a white athlete in a black-dominated sport. No surprises there.

Obviouslyyy wrote:

Wejo* is having a hardon for a white athlete in a black-dominated sport. No surprises there.

What happened to Jim Brown that year?

Seems he played all 14 games but gained only 996 yards.

He was over 1,800 yds the next year.

Some of the question marks the cupboards are pretty bare as only journeyman have been tailbacks or fullbacks.

Your comparing him to other non-speedy back in the combine. He ran 4.48 which is not all that fast. His three 3CD and shuttle were very good. Notice how historically the standout performers in those drills are considered the quickest NFL players. Scouts know there is a skill to the 3CD

As I said, CM could be a very good back on the right team, but his physical ability ranks him right up there with 50 prospective backs over the last 5 yrs for example. Don't get too excited. I would never look at this guy and say his physical tools alone make him such a special back

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Notice how historically the standout performers in those drills are NOT considered the quickest NFL players. Scouts know there is a skill to the 3CD

Other than the Falcons, those ...?....were for teams without a long history. And the Falcons not an old team.

Tha answer wrote:

MurderDubs wrote:

Great point.With his experience at QB I would rather have seen him at TE or H-Back, where he could get out in pass patterns, but either way Tebow would have been excellent. Great athlete, that guy is.

It's amazing that 32 teams couldn't see the talent that you guys see so clearly.

Read more carefully.

We're not remarking on his ability as a QB. The NFL definitely saw his talent. They just didn't see it at QB b/c it wasn't there at QB. Tebow only wanted to play QB; he would've been excellent at a different position and several teams wanted him to play a different role. He was too stubborn for that.

Take a look at his combine numbers across indices that measure athleticism: He's a tremendous raw athlete. Problem is, none of that stuff determines quarterbacking ability.