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Originally Posted by kccrow
The real question is, do I care how fast a DT ran at the Underwear Olympics? No, not really. It's flashy, it's nice. What I care about though is if he beats guys on tape because he sure as **** isn't running a 40 against the fatass across from him is he? Fiske's worst trait is what will get him punished in the NFL, and that's immediately exposing his chest to the offensive lineman. He has everything else you want though, quickness off the ball, closing burst, decent hand usage (needs improvement too) if he can figure that component out.
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Yeah, I think they should do something different for OL and DL... something like timing their get off from a 3-point stance and lb for lb impact on the sled. I'd imagine that would be endlessly more appropriate, you could average out of 4 to represent a full series. But I'd also argue that at OL or DL there's a wider margin allowing for a guy to potentially stand out by running if he feels he's athletic enough to impress.
It's an interesting debate I think.