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This has always been the prevailing opinion, but I tend to disagree. If he is really that fast, it would actually help him running against other backs that will be in the draft, especially under the exact same conditions. I think it also shows a degree of competitiveness to get out there and show people what you can do. I suppose, however, if I had millions riding on it and my agent told me not to run...I would listen. I just think it impresses coaches/GMs to see an elite prospect go out there at the combine...
I think the better statement would be that he has very little to gain by running and a lot to lose if he does poorly.
Thanks for the update. I would like to see him run.
I remember ALL DAY Peterson participating in last year's combine......eliminating any doubts that he was an elite prospect. IIRC, there were tons of questions about how good of a receiver he was and how fast he really was. And he went out and answered the critics, very convincingly. To me, if you are a competitor and truly an elite athlete, you're not concerned about failing in this environment. Not a good sign to me that D-Mac is going into hiding at this point. Especially with the Mayock downgrade just released. What's he afraid of? If I was a GM, that's what I'd be wondering.......
Stewart is the best back in this class
You have a serious mancrush for that guy, Andy. I'm not saying as a Vikes fan or a football fan it isn't warranted but still...
That is the correct awnser. His combine #'s will be awsome.Stewart is the best back in this class
So are the guys that won't run with everyone else over hyped and they know it? It is allot different competing against others in an environment you can't control and running on your own in an environment you do control. I'm just saying this and don't think it will hurt him if he doesn't run.
Yes, but this doesn't have much to do with it.The point is that a LOT of people are comparing him to AP, saying he might be better even. Well if he doesn't have the competitive spirit to run at the combine like AP did, I think that comparison has to be called into question.saintfool said:
I may be mistaken but wasn't Adrian Peterson planning NOT to run before his brother passed away? I thought I remembered something about that anyway.
It has nothing to do with what they do or don't know about their own hype. They're just listening to agents, who are hired to get them the most money possible. You do know that Mendenhall and Stewart are both freaks, right? Stew is the defending PAC 10 60 yard dash champ, and Rashard has the guns of Thomas Jones with the thighs of Jamaal Lewis. They are both going to have stunning combines. McFadden is also a freak and a better natural athlete than either of them, but his advantages are not necessarily measureable. He has better hand eye coordination, vision, instincts, field speed, etc. None of that is measured at the combine. Why go look equal to or lesser than the comic book characters when your current status is elite? It's just a business decision. Probably a smart one the more I think about it.Phurfur said:
he'll kill those guys in the Wonderlic tests, I'm sure.
Bad info here. CJ actually lent his shoes out to somebody, they just returned them and the cameras caught him receiving them back and made the assumption he borrowed shoes and ran in them."THE MYTH OF THE SHOES Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson cleared up the myth about the shoes he used to run the 40-yard dash in sprinter styled 4.35 seconds at the NFL scouting combine this month. Johnson had not planned to run, but at the last minute he changed his mind. He got some shoes from East Carolina quarterback James Pinkney. NFL types were impressed, and Buffalo Bills coach **** Jauron told reporters about Johnson running in borrowed shoes. Actually, the shoes were Johnson's and he'd let Pinkney use them. "I guess everybody saw me getting them back and thought I was borrowing them," Johnson said."
Stewart is the best back in this class
You seem to be very knowledgeable.Who do you think will be the best RB this year, out of the 2008 rook class?
I am not as up on college players as I would like to be. However, I like McFadden a lot. In my opinion there was a reason that McFadden ran three times as often as Felix Jones, he was just better and stronger. I think that McFadden has the capability to be a full-time productive back in the NFL, running, blocking, and catching. The passing was effective on the college level, but will be dropped. Similar to Matt Jones, who as a rookie it was said they would have QB packages and such. Never happened.I think that Felix Jones is more of a "lightning in a bottle" third down back and kick returner. I could be surprised, but I see the Reggie Bush version with many fewer targets for Felix Jones.You seem to be very knowledgeable.Who do you think will be the best RB this year, out of the 2008 rook class?
I remember people telling me that Lynch was Better than Peterson too... don't be fooled; DMac will become a stud. Not too say that Stewart or mend or Jones won't be... but DMac is the better bet.Stewart is the best back in this class
