Coleman - 4.38 40
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No question they will start him at the WR position. Not start him, but Rhule already said they would let the kids start at the position they want, and then evaluate if that is best for them and the team.
However, we don't know how good his nutrition schedule was, and a really good nutritionist can fill in some of the potential gaps that he may have been or is lacking. He just seems like he's going to be awfully busy, and that requires a ton of calories to offset.
If he's 195 now, I think by fall ball he might easily be 205-210. Watch out, because he's fixing to get even faster.
College track coaches are levels beyond high school track coaches. Mechanically, he can be cleaned up a little with his upper body and even his cycle action.
I can't imagine, barring injuries or setbacks, this kid could be an end-of-year sophomore at about 225. If they move him to the defensive side of the ball, he gets even bigger and stronger, and faster. Helluva specimen.
Hand held would be 1.5-2 tenth’s quicker. In reality, few kids run a 4.4, let alone a sub in pads. With better nutrition and training, he just might. This is rare indeed. AG was a freak at 4.2 ish. With MC’s size and still in high school, sky’s the limit if he puts in the work
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I love seeing this. One reason that it's great signing kids like Lloyd, Coleman, and Turner is that they already know exactly what it takes to train. They measure themselves against the most athletic kids in the nation. What blows me away is that Coleman's numbers as a junior were already better than Noah Fant. Fortunately for our program, the era of undervaluing in-state recruits has ended.
Green ran a 4.17. That has to he handheld. So the equivalent of about a 4.32 laser time. And that was at 220 lbs and without the modern speed training. He had truly breathtaking speed.
Couple that with his power and agility. Generational player!
If MC can put on just 10-15 lbs and maintain his speed and quicks, remain dedicated and focused, he very well could turn out to be that next once in a generation player. Time will tell.
If MC can put on just 10-15 lbs and maintain his speed and quicks, remain dedicated and focused, he very well could turn out to be that next once in a generation player. Time will tell.
I tried to find his 40 time. Do you know what it is? That's much more suited to football than the 100 meters.
See, and I've read others say that for football the 40 isn't the best metric, and that 10 meter dash was, or the pro-agility time was. Is there such a thing as a position-centric metric that works best? Like the 10 meter for RBs, and the pro-agility for LBs or DBs? I'm asking because I don't know.
10 yard dash is a greater display of power and quick burst acceleration that is more applicable to football. Pretty rare a player will get to run 40 yards in a straight line untouched.
Pro agility is a great test of lateral movement and change of direction.
Both tests are somewhat coachable too. So technique can improve performance as well as physical improvement, thus the combine prep industry.
That and that even if Lloyd ends up not being a star, his elite speed should make him a complimentary player for Coleman. Stack them and have them go deep, then spilt off from each other. Defense can pick it's poison, and that poison is called SPEED.
When we were electronically timing we used 10-meter increments up to 60 meters, then the deceleration process begins to take place for all sprinters.
Just like in weightlifting, the bench press is irrelevant unless you just want to make your chest wider.
Thanks to both of you, but can you speak to whether one metric is best applicable to a certain position group while a different metric would be best for a different position group?
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10 is probably the most applicable across the board. I could see pro agility maybe for DBs and LBs. Pro agility does lack the reactionary component so doesn’t truly mimic the ability to react and change directions based off of an opponent.
If I could only do two tests it would probably be vertical and 10 yard dash.
If you want to increase your reactionary ability in the pro agility test, you can do what is called a jump switch change.
It develops tremendous ankle strength and is the lower leg complement to dexterity. The first step to developing ankle strength is the development of the ankles through standing broad jumps which incorporate the entire body to act in unison.
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