eball Posted April 22, 2008 Posted April 22, 2008 I guarantee if Kelly is available in the 4th or 5th round, circumstances exist under which the Bills should draft him.
Sen. John Blutarsky Posted April 22, 2008 Posted April 22, 2008 can we all just take a step back and think about how long .3 of a second really is. anyone who runs a 4-5 second 40 is fast. People get so caught up in those fractions of seconds. Well here's the difference exactly for you. A player who runs a 4.3 is running at 9.3 yards per second. A player who runs a 4.6 is running at 8.69 yards per second. Distance = velocity multiplied by time. Given the same amount of time (4.3 seconds) how far can each player run? Player A 9.3 x 4.3 seconds = 40 yards (39.99 for the nit pickers) Player B 8.69 x 4.3 = 37.367 yards So, over 40 yards, Player A is crossing the finish line when Player B is 2.633 yards behind him. For each 10 yards run, Player B falls .658 yards further behind Player A so after only 20 yards payer B is more than a yard behaind Player A. That's a big difference. It works both directions too, either your WR is running away from the 4.6 CB or your CB is catching the 4.6 WR. If Kelly gets 4 feet of seperation (which is pretty wide open), the DB will have completely made up that ground in less than 20 yards, and will be in arms reach in less than 10. Now, there are few athletes who run a real 4.3. most run in the mid 4.4s. So given that and that Kelly ran a mid 4.6 the differenct is thus 4.45 CB's run 8.99 yards/second 4.45 x 8.99 = 40 Kelly runs 8.64 yards/second 4.45 x 8.64 = 38.448 1.552 yards difference. The CB hits the 40 while Kelly is on the 38.5 yard line.
Guest dog14787 Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 From Gil Brandt "Kelly ran 40s of 4.63 and 4.69, and if the surface was slow, then why did Adrian Peterson run a 4.39 on the same surface last year?" Um, because he's faster maybe. I hope everyone remembers all this critisism when Malcom Kelly is a pro bowler a few years from now.
JAMIEBUF12 Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 under no circumstance should buffalo NOT draft malcom kelly.i really hope malcom becomes a bill!
lets_go_bills Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 I guarantee if Kelly is available in the 4th or 5th round, circumstances exist under which the Bills should draft him. Hahahaha.
Guest dog14787 Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 Well here's the difference exactly for you. A player who runs a 4.3 is running at 9.3 yards per second. A player who runs a 4.6 is running at 8.69 yards per second. Distance = velocity multiplied by time. Given the same amount of time (4.3 seconds) how far can each player run? Player A 9.3 x 4.3 seconds = 40 yards (39.99 for the nit pickers) Player B 8.69 x 4.3 = 37.367 yards So, over 40 yards, Player A is crossing the finish line when Player B is 2.633 yards behind him. For each 10 yards run, Player B falls .658 yards further behind Player A so after only 20 yards payer B is more than a yard behaind Player A. That's a big difference. It works both directions too, either your WR is running away from the 4.6 CB or your CB is catching the 4.6 WR. If Kelly gets 4 feet of seperation (which is pretty wide open), the DB will have completely made up that ground in less than 20 yards, and will be in arms reach in less than 10. Now, there are few athletes who run a real 4.3. most run in the mid 4.4s. So given that and that Kelly ran a mid 4.6 the differenct is thus 4.45 CB's run 8.99 yards/second 4.45 x 8.99 = 40 Kelly runs 8.64 yards/second 4.45 x 8.64 = 38.448 1.552 yards difference. The CB hits the 40 while Kelly is on the 38.5 yard line. Nice breakdown, but Malcom Kelly is still going up for the ball and coming down with it because thats what he does best. Snagging the ball in heavy traffic = Awesome in the Redzone, something we need badly
WellDressed Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 Yea, I'd hate to see 3rd and 13.333333333 and Kelly .333333333 seconds late to the ball.
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