4.19 40 (OK, laser time of 4.32)!

[Pimpdaddy]

2 hours ago, johnnydefence said:

G-man and Riverboat were not joking when they said they wanted to improve team speed 12 months ago. 

• T. Ginn Jr. 
• T. Williams
• D. Byrd

I hope we can add Wendall. Then the team speed would really be crazy. 

yea...that group could gas the piss outta the opposing DB's...payoff would be in the 4th quarter...

[johnnydefence]

I remember the JJ article that said panthers would start Philly brown and Teddy Ginn at WR opening day. I was Skeptical. Then their speed showed up on the field and the rest was history. I am now a believer that speed alone can add a big competitive advantage.

[top dawg]

1 hour ago, TheNewStandard said:

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm growing tired of all the interest in trying out WRs when we have Olsen, KB, Funchess, Ginn and Brown well-seasoned...with guys like Byrd and Hill waiting on the wings. 

We have too many needs to be worried about fringe draftees, especially those who attended small schools also BBersin.

FA. BPA and bringing in our practice players. 

I wouldn't classify doing your due diligence as "worrying", as much as I think that it's doing a thorough and outstanding job.

 There is no room for having a lackadaisical attitude when it comes to building a championship team with yearly expectations of  real postseason aspirations. There is no room for resting on your laurels, particularly when you haven't reached the peak of the mountain. Finding gold among common stones is a great way to add to the wealth that leads to a Lombardi, but, perhaps more importantly, is a way to add depth and strengthen the foundation of a team's winning culture.

I think that this is true for all positions, much less one that let you down on the big stage.  Moreover, it fits in with using FA to set up the draft on some level.

[TheNewStandard]

6 minutes ago, top dawg said:

I wouldn't classify doing your due diligence as "worrying", as much as I think that it's doing a thorough and outstanding job.

 There is no room for having a lackadaisical attitude when it comes to building a championship team with yearly expectations of  real postseason aspirations. There is no room for resting on your laurels, particularly when you haven't reached the peak of the mountain. Finding gold among common stones is a great way to add to the wealth that leads to a Lombardi, but, perhaps more importantly, is a way to add depth and strengthen the foundation of a team's winning culture.

I think that this is true for all positions, much less one that let you down on the big stage.  Moreover, it fits in with using FA to set up the draft on some level.

I'm just sick and tired of the fanaticism that goes on around here as soon as we see a prospect that's fast, or big or any other intangible that seems the least bit appealing.

[top dawg]

2 minutes ago, TheNewStandard said:

I'm just sick and tired of the fanaticism that goes on around here as soon as we see a prospect that's fast, or big or any other intangible that seems the least bit appealing.

Well, TNS, it is a football message board...and it is draft season on the virtual eve of free agency. Many fans will do their "due diligence" as well, particularly on players that have been associated as a potential prospect of the team as draftees or UDFAs.

[KB_fan]

26 minutes ago, TheNewStandard said:

I'm just sick and tired of the fanaticism that goes on around here as soon as we see a prospect that's fast, or big or any other intangible that seems the least bit appealing.

I haven't seen any fanaticism towards any player thus far in the off season.  A bit of talk re: Mario Williams, Eric Weddle, and a few possible draft picks, like Kevin Dodd.    Lots more talk about our own players - e.g. letting CJ go and Josh's franchise tag. 

Now, Lee Ward during training camp last year.... THAT was fanaticism, LOL! 

[Davidson Deac II]

6 hours ago, thomas96 said:

Ehh. Lot of fast aspiring NFL players. Need everything else to have a shot. I wouldn't sign a guy as a UDFA just because of speed unless I saw the potential in the other necessary areas. Don't forget we have Byrd and Hill competing this year, who are both freaks with speed.

Generally I agree with you.  Speed alone will not get this kid in the NFL.  In fact, if you look at the top 10 40 times in NFL history, only Chris Johnson's NFL best ever of 4.24 stands out as a player who has done well in the league.  And from what I read, the kid is small by NFL standards, 5-10 and 170lbs.  But 4.19 is dam fast.  It will at least get him several looks.   

[DaCityKats]

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4205153/highlights/309453375

 

wendall highlight tape.

[iamhubby1]

He caught every pass thrown at him. And adjusted well to the ball. He has some excapability. Doesn't go down on first hit. Doesn't run out of bounds. But it is a lower level of competition.

 

Ah hellz. Pay the man.

[Davidson Deac II]

He is smaller than Armanti Edwards or Corey Brown.  While I think its ok to keep looking at him, at 5-10 and 170lbs, he might get killed in the NFL. 

[aussiePanther]

11 hours ago, top dawg said:

Well, arguably G-man, Rivera and Proehl must be among those people too---as well as Cam, who said it was a "big deal" when Hill was lost. They have all spoken to Hill's hard work, development and improvement as a receiver. In thus sense, unicorns must be real.

SMOKESCREENS!!!!                                                                                                                                                                    j/k

8 hours ago, KB_fan said:

I haven't seen any fanaticism towards any player thus far in the off season.

Give it a chance mate it's about 5 days into FA (well it is for me... needed a break after the last game we played)

5 hours ago, Davidson Deac II said:

He is smaller than Armanti Edwards or Corey Brown.  While I think its ok to keep looking at him, at 5-10 and 170lbs, he might get killed in the NFL. 

I don't think he'd be more than a late round pick, but before his pro day I think it's fair to say he was tracking to go undrafted.

[countryboi]

It was my understanding that Regional Combines lead to Super Regionals which bring all the best players from the Regionals....why would anyone scout a regional if you are going to get a even better look at the Supers?