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I posted this in the Meyers thread, but then I saw another comment from @Deus Irae when he was discussing the non-correlation the 40-time vs. actual games speed in the context of Sanu and Meyers vs. Harry when someone used 40 times to contrast the players. I thought this was worthy of a new thread since I researched all of the 40 times of notable Patriots skill players. I’m including my first paragraph which in response to the oft-repeated “Jakobi Meyers isn’t fast” comment, which is followed by the list. Point being that 40 time and game speed seem often have little correlation.
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Wish commentators would shut up about him "not being athletic." It isn't just Booger the Buffoon, who I expect stupidity from, but almost every time he's talked about they bring up his 40 time and conclude he isn't a great athlete and is like the little engine that could or something. Are you kidding me? Speed is clearly not a problem for Meyers. The chart below shows, outside of Moss, that these times are practically random when it comes to observed speed, deep play ability, big play breakouts, etc, and it's shocking that some players are equal to or higher than others despite being clearly slower in reality (example, Graham vs. Hernandez, Dobson vs. everyone else., Hogan vs. Gordon). The game day speed of these players appears to have almost no correlation with their 40 time, provided it is within the normal range, which Meyers is within.
Moss - 4.25
Dorsett - 4.25
B. Johnson - 4.26
Jackson - 4.32
Dobson - 4.37
Price - 4.41
Berrios - 4.44
Mitchell - 4.45
Branch - 4.47
Maroney - 4.48
Watson - 4.50
Hogan - 4.50
Tate - 4.52
Edelman - 4.52
Gordon - 4.52
Harry - 4.53
Michel - 4.54
White - 4.57
Faulk - 4.57
Lewis - 4.57
Amendola - 4.58
Meyers - 4.63
Hernandez 4.64
Graham - 4.64
Welker - 4.65
Ridley - 4.66
Bolden - 4.66
Sanu - 4.67
Gronkowski - 4.68
Other Notable WRs
Antonio Brown - 4.56
Davante Adams - 4.56
Chad Johnson - 4.57
Cris Carter - 4.63
Larry Fitzgerald - 4.63
Anquan Boldin - 4.71
Jerry Rice - 4.71
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Wish commentators would shut up about him "not being athletic." It isn't just Booger the Buffoon, who I expect stupidity from, but almost every time he's talked about they bring up his 40 time and conclude he isn't a great athlete and is like the little engine that could or something. Are you kidding me? Speed is clearly not a problem for Meyers. The chart below shows, outside of Moss, that these times are practically random when it comes to observed speed, deep play ability, big play breakouts, etc, and it's shocking that some players are equal to or higher than others despite being clearly slower in reality (example, Graham vs. Hernandez, Dobson vs. everyone else., Hogan vs. Gordon). The game day speed of these players appears to have almost no correlation with their 40 time, provided it is within the normal range, which Meyers is within.
Moss - 4.25
Dorsett - 4.25
B. Johnson - 4.26
Jackson - 4.32
Dobson - 4.37
Price - 4.41
Berrios - 4.44
Mitchell - 4.45
Branch - 4.47
Maroney - 4.48
Watson - 4.50
Hogan - 4.50
Tate - 4.52
Edelman - 4.52
Gordon - 4.52
Harry - 4.53
Michel - 4.54
White - 4.57
Faulk - 4.57
Lewis - 4.57
Amendola - 4.58
Meyers - 4.63
Hernandez 4.64
Graham - 4.64
Welker - 4.65
Ridley - 4.66
Bolden - 4.66
Sanu - 4.67
Gronkowski - 4.68
Other Notable WRs
Antonio Brown - 4.56
Davante Adams - 4.56
Chad Johnson - 4.57
Cris Carter - 4.63
Larry Fitzgerald - 4.63
Anquan Boldin - 4.71
Jerry Rice - 4.71