As much as I'd like to believe it, there is no way. With his size the best he could probably do is a 4.4 or roughly in the area. Running backs have to have added weight on them because of the hits they take. It's easy for corners and safeties to be small and have the 4.2 speed because they don't need to be as bulked up.
no way. Helu isnt slow, but that is smoking. For some comparision Maclin was rumored to have hit a 4.27 before. Harvin rumored at 4.3 flat. They ran 4.45 & 4.41 respectivly at the combine. Some say Indy has a slow field so even if you gave them .05 extra thats still 4.36 to 4.41 on a digital tape.
Fact is, Helu isnt faster than either Maclin or Percy Harvin. Although he is alot faster than my big, out-of-shape rear end
P.S. I have noticed over time that when you look at a players 40 time, the majority of players that people think are fast are running in the 4.5-4.6 range. Very few people can hit 4.4 or lower.
hell of a difference in running it though. Not much of a difference between a 4:00 mile and a 4:10 mile. I mean it is only 10 seconds over 1 mile. But in a mile race, 10 seconds is a butt whoppin'. And in a 40 yrd dash. .2 seconds is a pretty good amount.no way. Helu isnt slow, but that is smoking. For some comparision Maclin was rumored to have hit a 4.27 before. Harvin rumored at 4.3 flat. They ran 4.45 & 4.41 respectivly at the combine. Some say Indy has a slow field so even if you gave them .05 extra thats still 4.36 to 4.41 on a digital tape.
Fact is, Helu isnt faster than either Maclin or Percy Harvin. Although he is alot faster than my big, out-of-shape rear end
P.S. I have noticed over time that when you look at a players 40 time, the majority of players that people think are fast are running in the 4.5-4.6 range. Very few people can hit 4.4 or lower.
Although I find it hard to believe we are just talking about the difference in a 4.25 and 4.45. That really is not that much of difference when you really think about it.
The fastest back we've ever had was Keith "End Zone" Jones who ran 4.33 electronic on the old astroturf. Ahman Green ran 4.35, IIRC. It is a bit more difficult for the kids now because of the field turf which is slower than astroturf was back in the day. A standard measure is that a hand to electronic conversion is .15 - that works almost perfectly for Green who reportedly ran a 4.19 hand-timed in a workout which was about .16 off from his electronic NU time.
Shifty, Eh?
That would be Keith Jones in 1985 with a 4.33.
