Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
This is just a comment about players that come to the combine but don't do certain skill tests. It's usually the 40 or the shuttle tests. The bulk up and do the weigh ins and the weight lifting. Then they lose 10 lbs or so and run the 40 at their pro day.
I think that's BS. Losing weight to run faster is a joke. If I was a GM I wouldn't put any faith in a 40 like that. They're already phony to some extent since they run in shorts instead of full equipment. Dropping 10 lbs or so to lower your 40 is even worse.
I think the 40 time has always been a very overrated test. The 10 yard split is more important. And now that teams have the GPS speed of players in game at their playing weight it's just now a test to see if a player can do something freakish like yesterday.
sounds about right.