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Originally Posted by wilsowilso
Sure 4.64 is fast especially for a qb, but I think there will be two sub 4.5 qb's at this years combine alone.
Jake Locker is even faster than Newton, but I still think Newton is getting below 4.5 although he has such long strides his timed speed might not be as good as the tape.
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Two sub 4.5s - that's rare. The combine is good for actually getting REAL #s on these guys, rather than what their schools report.
They say you can't teach speed, which is true essentially, but you can teach sprinting technique. Guys can improve by a tenth or so in the 40 simply by working on their stance & first step out of the blocks & correcting flaws in form. i.e. to some degree, I believe the 40 test becomes a "teaching the test" excercise.
Generally, long strides are not conducive to sprinting. The longer the stride, the quicker the turnover has to be. Sprinters win w/short, quick strides.