Saw on the news Pro Day was yesterday. Anyone hear results on times, reps, vertical jumps, broad jumps..... Do they post those results anywhere? Who participated? Who stood out?
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Saw on the news Pro Day was yesterday. Anyone hear results on times, reps, vertical jumps, broad jumps..... Do they post those results anywhere? Who participated? Who stood out?
Nate Thomas killed it in his bench press, shuttle and positional drills. He will be drafted. 2nd best performance goes to Kibodi. He will flex as RB/WR at next level and his size, speed is very intriguing. he ran 4.5-4.6 range.
Wonder if he will switch to guard. OT class is super deep this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by ecajuns
NT will likely play guard but he can flex to Tackle if necessary. his versatility will be an asset.
So was Kibodi the fastest 40 out there? I saw Nate bench on X I assume he had the most reps?Quote:
Originally Posted by ecajuns
I’m curious what Leblanc ran in the 40 (if he did).Quote:
Originally Posted by John Cocktolstoy
He had very good track speed in high school but it was maybe in longer distances
His straight line speed is plenty fast enough. Scouts would be more concerned with his shuttle time.Quote:
Originally Posted by facelessjonmoon
What was his shuttle time? What time are the scouts looking for?Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun4life
I haven’t talked to him today but working with a speed guy for the last few months he ran 4.48 on Feb 2nd, 4.43 on Feb 9th, 4.40 on March 8th.Quote:
Originally Posted by facelessjonmoon
You got me curious too. What was his shuttle time? What’s considered a good time in scouts eyes? What’s to be concerned with? Full disclosure I am not very familiar with the shuttle and elite times.Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun4life
His 40s look pretty dang good above.
I don’t know his shuttle time. I’m hoping that he performed above their expectations.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Cocktolstoy
Got you. I read your comment to mean that you knew what his time was and the scouts were concerned because it wasn’t fast enough. As if maybe his shuttle time didn’t translate to what his forty times were. I misunderstood what you were saying.Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun4life
Shuttle times are more important than 40 times. It’s where you show your burst and lateral quickness.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Cocktolstoy
Tons and tons of WR/RBs run great 49 times, but creating separation comes from route running and the ability to cut without slowing down.
I heard from a coach he ran a 4.6 40Quote:
Originally Posted by facelessjonmoon
Curious what coach told you that? My younger brothers took him to a Pels game the night after the Pro Day and he didn’t even know what his time was because it is not announced as one official time. Just a bunch of scouts, with their own stop watch, in their hand, taking their own times. I did hear that several scouts all had different times for him from some people in attendance. If he did run a 4.6 it would be his slowest 40 since 9th - 10th grade that would be ashamed since he ran 4.40 2 weeks ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajun fan1
Got a better answer for you after talking to a few folks.Quote:
Originally Posted by facelessjonmoon
At pro day there are in the neighborhood of 20 to 25 people there with stop watches between scouts, agents, and coaches. Talking to someone who was in the crowd that day Peter’s times ranged from 4.45 to 4.59 on the different stop watches. The way the UL coaches get an official time is they just pick 4 people randomly and use an average. So by doing that he left with an official time of 4.57. So it looks like the 4 “randomly” picked times happened to be those on the high end.
In the last 2 months working with a trainer he was timed 3 times and they were 4.48, 4.43 and 4.40.
FYI. They were in the indoor facility which is none to be somewhat of a slower track.
That is kind of a dumb way to pick the time you will use if they range that much. To me you seek out the 4 lowest times and use those. What does the university coaching staff gain by making a kid that is 4.4 into a 4.5 kid on his pro day report card? Makes no sense to me.
Slower compared to what? Indoor does mean no head wind to compete with, but also no tailwind?Quote:
Originally Posted by KajunKrazy
So they didn't have FAT timing?Quote:
Originally Posted by KajunKrazy
Then there's no telling. Stop watch from various folks can't be completely accurate for a tenth of a second, much less a hundredth.
The indoor surface is a very old slippery turf surface from what I have been told.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunrunner
All hand times by scouts, agents, coaches… Each scout can go by their own clock if they choose. The U just chooses a random 4 for an “official time” from what I was told.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunrunner
Field turf vs rubber trackQuote:
Originally Posted by Cajunrunner
Thank you sirQuote:
Originally Posted by KajunKrazy
That is an interesting methodology
Did our players previous run 40s on the UL track for Pro Day prior to the indoor complex?Quote:
Originally Posted by facelessjonmoon
I’m slightly aware of the different between field turf vs a rubber track for timed events.
No. It would have been on the practice field grass had it not rained all that day. The indoor turf is much slicker than grass from what I have been told by people who have practiced on both over the last 4 or 5 years. Don’t use turf as a generalization when talking about how the comparisons of this indoor turf is to other surfaces. From what different players have told me the turf at the Moncla is horrible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunrunner