Re: Speed on D
 

ah i think there is no doubt the fastest guys are devin hester and josh cribbs from cleveland....can u think of somebody faster?

Re: Speed on D
 

I was thinking Hester or maybe Bob Sanders. Those two guys might not have the fastest 40s in the NFL but few can match their speed on the field. Here's another couple guys that can fly as far as a 10 yard burst goes, Demarcus Ware and Dwight Freeney.

Re: Speed on D
 

VICK....is he still a choice?....lol....i know what u mean....the first few steps i think ne defensive lineman has them beat.....i think that wes welker is fast in that regard....getting from yard marker to yard marker....i was just pointing out that sometimes the 40 times do project how good a player can be....hester and cribbs show that every kick and punt return they get

Re: Speed on D
 

That there is the key. Reaction time to ball or player. After that it is all catch-up which can mean TD against.

BTW - Your avatar; my favourite poster for absolute years. In fact, it still means a big deal to me.

Re: Speed on D
 

0 to 10 shows quickness.
Awareness on the field is the key in reaction time. How quick mentally you can process the action and start to react.
Then kicks in the quickness to top speed.
After that, speed is for determining the range the player has to stay involve or get involved in a play.

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Hmmm...

I never really thought of "quickness" as mere acceleration. Isn't the concept supposed to include things like agility, read and react, and so on. It is simply all the good stuff that gets you to the ball that isn't raw in-line speed, no?

I suppose, you might separate "quickness" and "awareness", but I'm not clear on how you could measure these independently of each other. That is, it seems to me that the aware player and the quick player might only be separated by looking at their agility... just a thought.