Comments on: 2009 Combine Forty Times for Wide Receivers http://www.fantasyfootballxtreme.com/2009/02/22/2009-combine-forty-times-for-wide-receivers/ FREE Year-Around Fantasy Football Information Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:34:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Smitty http://www.fantasyfootballxtreme.com/2009/02/22/2009-combine-forty-times-for-wide-receivers/comment-page-1/#comment-2040 Smitty Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:55:20 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballxtreme.com/?p=2247#comment-2040 Great observations as always, LS2throwed! Seeing Brandon Marshall's 4.52 and Anquan Boldin's 4.72 up above really says a lot about how time doesn't matter if you can make things happen up in the air and after the catch. On that same note, though, this makes me think that Crabtree should have the surgery now and not run, as it doesn't matter. Fitz didn't run, as seen up above, so Crabtree should have the surgery now and get on the field sooner. Foolish if you ask me, but that doesn't change the fact that Crabtree is my No. 1 ranked rookie WR in this 2009 class. Great observations as always, LS2throwed!

Seeing Brandon Marshall’s 4.52 and Anquan Boldin’s 4.72 up above really says a lot about how time doesn’t matter if you can make things happen up in the air and after the catch.

On that same note, though, this makes me think that Crabtree should have the surgery now and not run, as it doesn’t matter. Fitz didn’t run, as seen up above, so Crabtree should have the surgery now and get on the field sooner. Foolish if you ask me, but that doesn’t change the fact that Crabtree is my No. 1 ranked rookie WR in this 2009 class.

]]> By: LS2throwed http://www.fantasyfootballxtreme.com/2009/02/22/2009-combine-forty-times-for-wide-receivers/comment-page-1/#comment-2039 LS2throwed Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:13:51 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballxtreme.com/?p=2247#comment-2039 I think people will overreact to the guys who run 4.3 when really a low 4.4 is what you want to see, most of those guys though have incredible shuttle times. Harvin and Maclin running low 4.4 is just as impressive because those guys can change directions and get to top speed much faster then DHB can. Still, with his size and speed and potential you could see DHB at #3 in the WR rankings for some, I can't figure out if he would sneak into the 2nd round or not, but Harvin has just as much upside and both guys are raw coming out. Interesting stuff though, goes to show you 4.4 or 4.5 is good enough if you can just play, Nicks is a guy who doesn't have all the flashy stuff but as far as just being a flat out "football player", he's the best pure WR in this draft. Bill Polian and Mike Mayock also gave him a ringing endorsement, you get the feeling he's got a high floor and will be a very safe pick. I think people will overreact to the guys who run 4.3 when really a low 4.4 is what you want to see, most of those guys though have incredible shuttle times. Harvin and Maclin running low 4.4 is just as impressive because those guys can change directions and get to top speed much faster then DHB can.

Still, with his size and speed and potential you could see DHB at #3 in the WR rankings for some, I can’t figure out if he would sneak into the 2nd round or not, but Harvin has just as much upside and both guys are raw coming out.

Interesting stuff though, goes to show you 4.4 or 4.5 is good enough if you can just play, Nicks is a guy who doesn’t have all the flashy stuff but as far as just being a flat out “football player”, he’s the best pure WR in this draft. Bill Polian and Mike Mayock also gave him a ringing endorsement, you get the feeling he’s got a high floor and will be a very safe pick.

]]> By: Smitty http://www.fantasyfootballxtreme.com/2009/02/22/2009-combine-forty-times-for-wide-receivers/comment-page-1/#comment-2038 Smitty Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:57:40 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballxtreme.com/?p=2247#comment-2038 Any initial observations or predictions? Yamon Figurs (2007 - 4.30 forty) is proof that speed doesn't necessarily translate into NFL production, but times by Johnny Knox, Deon Butler and Mike Wallace sure are impressive. Thoughts on Darrius Heyward-Bey? Does he climb into the top three prospects from this 2009 bunch? Any initial observations or predictions? Yamon Figurs (2007 – 4.30 forty) is proof that speed doesn’t necessarily translate into NFL production, but times by Johnny Knox, Deon Butler and Mike Wallace sure are impressive.

Thoughts on Darrius Heyward-Bey? Does he climb into the top three prospects from this 2009 bunch?

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