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Mark Clayton and Torrey Smith
Torrey Smith ran a 4.43 40 yard dash. Mark Clayton ran a 4.41.
How does that happen? Watching them on the field, Torrey Smith looks 10 times faster. Torrey looks like he runs a sub 4.3, but Clayton looked like he ran a 4.5 or so. He was barely any faster than an old Derrick Mason.
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Re: Mark Clayton and Torrey Smith
I've always thought 40 yard dash numbers can be misleading for WR's. Jerry Rice ran a 4.71 and I don't think that ended up hurting him.
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You can actually train specifically for the 40 yard dash, in somewhat similar fashion to a track meet. Stories are often told of players who specifically mold their running technique to gain a faster time in the dash. However, that doesn't nearly translate to the football field as much.
There are more variables in play, on the field: The pads, the contact, etc."Please take with you this final sword, The Excellector. I am praying that your journey will be guided by the light", Leon Shore
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02-21-2013, 06:43 PM #4
Re: Mark Clayton and Torrey Smith
it could easily jsut be that Torrey Smith is a poor starter in that scenario. As was jsut said, it's sort of like track training to get off to a good start.
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Torrey's specialty seems to be his acceleration more than his pure speed.
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02-21-2013, 07:02 PM #6Hyperbolic curmudgeometer
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Re: Mark Clayton and Torrey Smith
Jerry Rice, suprisingly, was talking about the 40 times today at the Combine (according to Scott and Jeremy). Said that taking a 40 time isn't a good indicator of things like "can a WR beat a jam off the line and accelerate downfield to get open?"
With Torrey, you can see that he has a tremendous 2nd gear. He'll be running full speed, spot the ball in the air, and suddenly his speed jumps to catch up to the ball.
You also have to remember...Clayton with Joe only was 2008 and 2009. Those were the prime years of the Cam-cuffs, Joe wasn't doing anything like he is now with Torrey. That's not to say that Torrey isn't a superior WR, but I don't think you can showcase Clayton's speed as much when Joe's passes were mostly out patterns..
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02-21-2013, 07:19 PM #9
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He had a pretty horrid knee injury. Broken patella. It's pretty gruesome to google it...
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