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Would you want a 4.6 or even a 4.5 running back with slower lineman. Or would you take a 4.7, 4.8 back with a line with 5.0 or 4.9 speed.

Matman Wrote:Would you want a 4.6 or even a 4.5 running back with slower lineman. Or would you take a 4.7, 4.8 back with a line with 5.0 or 4.9 speed.

Here are the 2 40 times at the NFL combine for OL in 2008, I believe I would take your 5.0 or 4.9 OL

Brandon Albert Virginia 5.13 5.16
Sam Baker USC INJ INJ
Kirk Barton Ohio State INJ INJ
Demetrius Bell Northwestern State 5.25 5.19
Heath Benedict Newberry 5.00 4.93
James Blair Western Michigan 5.33 5.35
Duane Brown Virginia Tech 5.10 4.93
Gosder Cherilus Boston College 5.19 5.19
Ryan Clady Boise State INJ INJ
Corey Clark Texas A&M 5.41 5.25
Devin Clark New Mexico 5.35 5.28
Anthony Collins Kansas 5.55 5.53
Oniel Cousins UTEP 5.10 5.04
Andrew Crummey Maryland INJ INJ
Franklin Dunbar Middle Tennessee 5.59 5.60
King Dunlap Auburn 5.33 INJ
Robert Felton Arkansas 5.53 5.46
Breno Giacomini Louisville 5.15 5.09
Mike Gibson California 5.19 5.19
John Greco Toledo 5.22 5.27
David Hale Weber State 5.25 5.19
Tony Hills Texas INJ INJ
Steven Justice Wake Forest 5.28 5.15
Brandon Keith Northern Iowa 5.12 5.25
Kory Lichtensteiger Bowling Green 5.19 5.25
Jake Long Michigan 5.16 5.19
Chris McDuffie Clemson INJ INJ
Mike McGlynn Pittsburgh 5.34 5.35
Shawn Murphy Utah State 5.35 5.38
Carl Nicks Nebraska 5.12 5.16
Jeff Otah Pittsburgh 5.53 5.50
Mike Pollak Arizona State 4.99 4.93
Tyler Polumbus Colorado 5.22 5.24
Chilo Rachal USC 5.12 5.12
Drew Radovich USC 5.32 5.44
Jamey Richard Buffalo 5.15 5.09
Barry Richardson Clemson 5.42 5.41
Chad Rinehart Northern Iowa 5.32 5.49
William Robinson San Diego State 5.15 INJ
Roy Schuening Oregon State 5.18 5.31
Geoff Schwartz Oregon 5.25 5.34
Pedro Sosa Rutgers INJ INJ
Matt Spanos USC 5.47 5.47
John Sullivan Notre Dame 5.32 5.31
Donald Thomas Connecticut 5.00 4.94
Cody Wallace Texas A&M 5.25 5.28
Chris Williams Vanderbilt 4.97 5.03
Eric Young Tennessee INJ INJ
Jeremy Zuttah Rutgers 4.94 4.97

2005 State Champs AA- Russell. biggest lineman was Drew Mell at 230 pounds.....NUFF SAID !!!!!!!

Personally i believe i would take a 5 flat line because with those 4.8 backs, your bound to get a little meat on the bones, which means they should finish off their runs hard

SportsKing Wrote:Here are the 2 40 times at the NFL combine for OL in 2008, I believe I would take your 5.0 or 4.9 OL

Brandon Albert Virginia 5.13 5.16
Sam Baker USC INJ INJ
Kirk Barton Ohio State INJ INJ
Demetrius Bell Northwestern State 5.25 5.19
Heath Benedict Newberry 5.00 4.93
James Blair Western Michigan 5.33 5.35
Duane Brown Virginia Tech 5.10 4.93
Gosder Cherilus Boston College 5.19 5.19
Ryan Clady Boise State INJ INJ
Corey Clark Texas A&M 5.41 5.25
Devin Clark New Mexico 5.35 5.28
Anthony Collins Kansas 5.55 5.53
Oniel Cousins UTEP 5.10 5.04
Andrew Crummey Maryland INJ INJ
Franklin Dunbar Middle Tennessee 5.59 5.60
King Dunlap Auburn 5.33 INJ
Robert Felton Arkansas 5.53 5.46
Breno Giacomini Louisville 5.15 5.09
Mike Gibson California 5.19 5.19
John Greco Toledo 5.22 5.27
David Hale Weber State 5.25 5.19
Tony Hills Texas INJ INJ
Steven Justice Wake Forest 5.28 5.15
Brandon Keith Northern Iowa 5.12 5.25
Kory Lichtensteiger Bowling Green 5.19 5.25
Jake Long Michigan 5.16 5.19
Chris McDuffie Clemson INJ INJ
Mike McGlynn Pittsburgh 5.34 5.35
Shawn Murphy Utah State 5.35 5.38
Carl Nicks Nebraska 5.12 5.16
Jeff Otah Pittsburgh 5.53 5.50
Mike Pollak Arizona State 4.99 4.93
Tyler Polumbus Colorado 5.22 5.24
Chilo Rachal USC 5.12 5.12
Drew Radovich USC 5.32 5.44
Jamey Richard Buffalo 5.15 5.09
Barry Richardson Clemson 5.42 5.41
Chad Rinehart Northern Iowa 5.32 5.49
William Robinson San Diego State 5.15 INJ
Roy Schuening Oregon State 5.18 5.31
Geoff Schwartz Oregon 5.25 5.34
Pedro Sosa Rutgers INJ INJ
Matt Spanos USC 5.47 5.47
John Sullivan Notre Dame 5.32 5.31
Donald Thomas Connecticut 5.00 4.94
Cody Wallace Texas A&M 5.25 5.28
Chris Williams Vanderbilt 4.97 5.03
Eric Young Tennessee INJ INJ
Jeremy Zuttah Rutgers 4.94 4.97

Yeah but the biggest diffence in those lineman and the 4.9, 5.0 lineman that you are most likely to see in high school is going to be about 100lbs. I was a 4.9 lineman as a sophmore guard. I only weighed 215lbs. Wing T and i pulled alot. Of course as i went on and played linebacker and tight end as i got a little faster.

DEVILOLOGIST Wrote:2005 State Champs AA- Russell. biggest lineman was Drew Mell at 230 pounds.....NUFF SAID !!!!!!!

How about your backs? How did they run?

Matman Wrote:Yeah but the biggest diffence in those lineman and the 4.9, 5.0 lineman that you are most likely to see in high school is going to be about 100lbs. I was a 4.9 lineman as a sophmore guard. I only weighed 215lbs. Wing T and i pulled alot. Of course as i went on and played linebacker and tight end as i got a little faster.

I agree, Wing-T you need guards that can move. But the point I was making is that faster lineman is what I'd rather have. Now, if you got some big lineman that can move, well, your going to move the ball on people no matter what kind of offense you run and your backs don't have to be blazing fast.

SportsKing Wrote:I agree, Wing-T you need guards that can move. But the point I was making is that faster lineman is what I'd rather have. Now, if you got some big lineman that can move, well, your going to move the ball on people no matter what kind of offense you run and your backs don't have to be blazing fast.

I agree. Also if you have extemely fast backs and slow lineman the backs will have to slow down to keep from out running the blocks.

Team speed is better off..where the lineman can get off their blocks and make some big play changing performances by their backs..downfield blocking can determine whether the run breaks for a TD or not..so i agree with the team speed