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Marshawn Lynch runs a 4.52 40x at combine


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I don't want speed...I want production. A RBs primary assets are vision and instinct, not 40 time. Marv will be looking for the next Thuman, IMO.

 

 

Agreed.

Those who want us to draft Lynch should be pleased his time was not considered exceptional.

 

The way it looks now-Lynch will be there for our pick.

 

I hope it stays that way so we at least "have the choice" of taking him.

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40 speed is a nice luxury addition for a RB, but relatively low on my priority list, well behind actual running ability. A lot of guys run faster times than Emmitt Smith ever did without being anywhere near the player. It is nice to have "and nobody is going to catch him!" speed in the open like Barry Sanders and LT, but it is a secondary perk to being a great explosive runner in the first 5-15yards. 40 times matter much less for RBs than for WR/DBs simply because the much lower percentage of football time actually running in the open field.

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