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many probably do get close but other sustain injuries.It can happen with olympic athletes too but they dont get hit by linebackers every day

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
So how is it that players are claiming 4.3s and then getting 4.6+ a few years of intensive training later?
they're training for stamina enough for a game, not a one-shot race time .... how long would Manute Bol last in an NFL game?

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
overtraining .... muscles too tight .... plus they're older ...
This isn't a few isolated people, it's the overall trend. Are you saying every single football athlete loses about a step and a half over the 40 during college?

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http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/9267896


go down to running backs

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i take that back, according to wikipedia he beat refrigerator perry in the third round, in a charity boxing match.

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
I am so tired of hearing about this link. Do your own math, pal. And did that site take into account that the runner "speeds up at the end?"
wait thats what i was saying, my bad. He gets to max speed at the end and the last 10 metre are faster than the first second and third...so there you proved me right.Thanks!!

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
This isn't a few isolated people, it's the overall trend. Are you saying every single football athlete loses about a step and a half over the 40 during college?
they're all 4 years older (or mostly) ... put a few years on you and you'll know what i'm talking about ...

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one of those kids on the scout.com site ran the 40 in 1490 seconds. i guess he had a bad day.

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or someone entered a coach's time just for fun.

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The last ten pages of this discussion go some way to explaining why the game is so dull.

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Originally posted by Wheely
The last ten pages of this discussion go some way to explaining why the game is so dull.
here's another reason:

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
here's another reason:

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Did you know that in the NFL the previous to last time two teams met in week 2 after both being shut out in week 1 the game ended in a 0-0 draw?

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Did you know that in the NFL the previous to last time two teams met in week 2 after both being shut out in week 1 the game ended in a 0-0 draw?
there's probably reams of statistics just like that one, in the FIFA books ...

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AND ... he DOESN'T SCORE!!!

AND ..... he DOESN'T SCORE (AGAIN)!!!!

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Originally posted by Lucardo
The rest of the world compete in rugby. A sissy is some-one who have to be padded up with shoulder pads and a helmet before he can be tackled.
You hit the nail on the head there but dont forget the fairy tight pants, there is only one code of football that you need a brain to play thats Rugby Union it a world event.