(10-09-2017, 12:22 PM)iHaunting Raven Wrote: 12 players had faster times on plays last year.

Like 15 RBs have much better 40's. Again, you have proved nothing, speed in a play doesn't exactly mean those players are the fastest.

From Next Gen stats: 

"[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)]Fastest Ball Carriers shows the maximum speed, measured in Miles Per Hour (MPH), a player achieves on a given play when carrying the ball on offense (rusher, passer or receiver) or special teams (punt or kick returner). This stat highlights many of the fastest players in the league."[/color]

See? not even they say those are the fastest players.

Fournette is probably not even the fastest RB on the team, sorry, but keep crying about it.

You mention 12 players with faster times last year but no running backs. And you left out his time last year which obviously isn't on the NFL list, but it was faster than all but one I believe. And he's sitting at #1 this year.

You mention RBs in 40 but 40 times in tights =\= top end speed (fastest), much less speed in pads. 40 time is heavily influenced by technique and acceleration.

"Fastest" is obviously used in different contexts. Like fastest 40, fastest 60m, or fastest 100m. Just using fastest in general should logically mean top speed with no other stipulations. As in which one can literally travel the fastest speed.

Google search "fastest cars," planes, or boats. See what comes up first, top mph or a time/distance




You say "speed in a play doesn't exactly mean those players are fastest." True, it doesn't have to but it certainly can when a player is consistently clocking faster speeds in games than others ever have.

I say fastest players can mean humans who play the the fastest. Regardless of times in some arbitrary distance without even wearing equipment required to play the sport

I doubt Usain Bolt sniffs the 60m record at many international meets, but put any of those record holders at full stride next to him running down the sideline and see who is "faster."

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