Football Pro Day

[cajun4life]

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.

Shuttle times are more important than 40 times. It’s where you show your burst and lateral quickness.

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.

[Cajun fan1]

I’m curious what Leblanc ran in the 40 (if he did).

He had very good track speed in high school but it was maybe in longer distances

I heard from a coach he ran a 4.6 40

[KajunKrazy]

I heard from a coach he ran a 4.6 40

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.

[KajunKrazy]

I’m curious what Leblanc ran in the 40 (if he did).

He had very good track speed in high school but it was maybe in longer distances

Got a better answer for you after talking to a few folks.

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.

[Big Poppa]

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.

[Cajunrunner]

They were in the indoor facility which is none to be somewhat of a slower track.

Slower compared to what? Indoor does mean no head wind to compete with, but also no tailwind?

[Cajunrunner]

Just a bunch of scouts, with their own stop watch, in their hand, taking their own times.

So they didn't have FAT timing?

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.

[KajunKrazy]

Slower compared to what? Indoor does mean no head wind to compete with, but also no tailwind?

The indoor surface is a very old slippery turf surface from what I have been told.

[KajunKrazy]

So they didn't have FAT timing?

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.

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.

[facelessjonmoon]

Slower compared to what? Indoor does mean no head wind to compete with, but also no tailwind?

Field turf vs rubber track

[facelessjonmoon]

Got a better answer for you after talking to a few folks.

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.

Thank you sir

That is an interesting methodology

[Cajunrunner]

Field turf vs rubber track

Did our players previous run 40s on the UL track for Pro Day prior to the indoor complex?

I’m slightly aware of the different between field turf vs a rubber track for timed events.