...it's what I'm hearing about Michael Vick, the first choice in this weekend's draft. The word
starting to make the
rounds on the Virginia Tech quarterback is that he can run the 40 in less than 4.3 seconds.
I never saw Vick run a 40, and I wasn't at his workout at Virginia Tech. But one thing I
can guarantee is this: Vick cannot run the 40 in under 4.3 seconds. Heck, he can't run it under 4.4,
either. Yet when the NFL begins its march of draftees on Saturday you're going to hear how
one running back ran a 4.32, a wide receiver peeled off a 4.34 or some 350-pound
lummox breezed through a 4.85. It makes for good copy. But so did Paul Bunyan.
O.J. Simpson might have been the fastest back to play the game. Go ahead and make a case
for Bo Jackson. Maybe Herschel Walker, too. But Simpson ran a leg on Southern Cal's 440-yard relay
team, one that set a world record, and if he were in this year's draft he'd be the fastest
running back by far. Faster than Big-10 sprint champion Michael Bennett. Faster than
LaDainian Tomlinson. Faster than Deuce McAllister.
Any idea what Simpson ran for a 40? I do. Try 4.5. If you don't believe him ask. He
said it shortly after he left USC. The fastest starter I ever saw was
sprinter Ben Johnson, and at the 1988
Seoul Olympics track and field's fastest starter ran the 100 meters in a blistering 9.79
seconds, a time that later was disallowed after Johnson tested positive for steroids.
Know how fast he covered the first 40? It was 4.69 seconds. Forty meters is approximately 44
yards, which means Johnson ran the first 40 in 4.26.
So, now, let's see if I have this straight: The chemically enhanced Johnson, the fastest
starter in
track history, ran the fastest 100 in history, only it was one-tenth of a second slower
than Laveranues Coles a year ago and three one-hundreths of a second ahead of Sanders'
NFL combine record. It makes you wonder. It makes you wonder why anyone believes this stuff.
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Buffalo Bills Scrap Book
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The greatest photograph in the history of the AFL?
If anyone knows of a better one, let me know! "The Greatest Photographs in the History
of The American Football League", now THERE is a page idea...
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"I was very sad that I had to leave the game. But on the other hand, I was kind of laughing, because it's your farewell game and 'Hey Steve, let me be the first to say goodbye,"' he said.
Tasker, who has played in four Super Bowls and seven Pro Bowls and is considered one of the best special teams players in NFL history, announced his retirement a week ago...
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SCIENTIST SAYS TITANS' LATERAL AGAINST BILLS WENT FORWARD!
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My first Bills game... |
I was 7 years old when my dad finally relented to my pleas
and took me to The Rockpile to see my first Bills game. On a cold and grey December Sunday morning,
we parked in someone's front yard off of Best Street as I recall...
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AH SEEEZ OJ ...AND HE LOOKS.. .. ..SCARED!!!
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Eric Moulds in the snow at Rich Stadium vs. New England, December 2000...
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Buffalo Bills owner out for blood vs. Butler's Bolts!!!
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The Buffalo News 01.12.00
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PROFESSOR FORWARDS ANALYSIS ON LATERAL PASS...
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The Old Route 66 Chronicles
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Which is the greatest Buffalo Bills team of all time?
The argument may not ever be settled, but
Buffalobills.com is going to give it a
try with a cyber-tournament between the top 20 editions of the Bills.
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2 MOELLERED BILLS FANS HELD IN HELICOPTER INCIDENT!!
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