Quote:If that was true there would be no 40-yard dash drill.


It means a lot to receiving tight ends who rarely have to block.


Mike Mayock said he fully expected Nick O'Leary to run in the 4.7 range.

You are so easily swayed it's not even funny.


NFL does the combine like this because people will sit there a watch it. O'Leary has really good hands even if they are small. He runs good routes which helps make up for the lack of speed. Speed isn't everything. Troy Williamson and Heyward-Bey say hi.


Go look at the TEs with the fastest 40s today. Should they be taken in the 1st round? I bet Jason Witten runs a slow 40. I doubt Gronk has an amazing 40 too.


Game tape is a much better indicator of the type of player someone is rather than the combine. It's why Matt Jones gets drafted in the first round and someone like Boldin falls.

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