And the fastest current Michigan FB player is *drum roll*
David Long.. but only by the hair of a Fairyfly with Chris Evans coming in at a close second. Chris Evans is a beast! Posting from my phone so I am unable to embed the video, but much obliged to the person who can.
Link: http://michigan.247sports.com/Bolt/Michigans-fastest-players-have-photo…
February 14th, 2017 at 1:03 PM ^
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February 14th, 2017 at 2:27 PM ^
How is a 200 yard race indicative of the fastest player on a football team, a sport where running anything more than 100 yards is never necessary?
February 14th, 2017 at 2:38 PM ^
90+ running plays (from scrimmage on offense or interception/fumble/kick/punt returns) are practically never in a straight line. With all the cutbacks and angles, many guys are running more than 100 yards at a time. Doesn't happen often, but it is not "never necessary".
That said, I think it speaks to speed and conditioning. Being able to run 200 yards that fast with a turn in the middle is pretty impressive.
February 14th, 2017 at 2:46 PM ^
Except that when we judge the "fastest man in the world" we always use the 100 yard (meter) dash. Not the 200.
February 14th, 2017 at 3:33 PM ^
It's all arbitrary. If there were a 50-meter dash at the Olympics, that would be it.
February 14th, 2017 at 3:51 PM ^
No, that would be quickest man.
February 14th, 2017 at 4:16 PM ^
February 14th, 2017 at 5:21 PM ^
I really just wanna know the speediest dude.
February 14th, 2017 at 4:33 PM ^
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February 15th, 2017 at 1:04 PM ^
So that tells me the first 100 is vital, you want to win the first hundred to start the second with a lead and make the last hundred easier to win. So the 200 is the LAWgitemit. He also had a 3 yard lead on Evans after the first 100 and Evans closed the gap to 1 foot at 200. If the race would have been 210 Evans would have won it. IMHO.
So who's the fastest? I bet it depends on the day. Because if those two had ten races each would win their 5 or 6 out of 10. In other words too close to call. On that day David Long was the fastest on another day I am sure Chris Evans is the fastest.
February 16th, 2017 at 4:00 AM ^
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February 14th, 2017 at 7:27 PM ^
Unless someone took a kick in the endzone. Nah, you're right, that would never happen.
February 14th, 2017 at 5:24 PM ^
I would be willing to bet that in no single play has any football player in the history of college or professional ball ran 200 yards.
February 14th, 2017 at 7:10 PM ^
Tecmo Bowl Bo Jackson disagrees.
(Oops, didn't see it posted already.)
February 16th, 2017 at 3:49 AM ^
February 14th, 2017 at 2:44 PM ^
Therefore sprints >100 yards are of utmost importance in human football as well.
February 14th, 2017 at 3:46 PM ^
February 14th, 2017 at 3:38 PM ^
The rom is floating out there. Lamar Jackson in excellent condition does similar things...
Peppers is pretty awesome as a LB. Good HITTING POWER
February 14th, 2017 at 2:56 PM ^
Lots of you on this thread are taking this personal. Harbaugh said the race is down and back, and the winner is the "fastest" on the team. If those are Harbaugh's rules, than those are Harbaugh's rules. Stop worrying about this so much, you are stressing Jim out.
February 14th, 2017 at 6:26 PM ^
sounds like training to me. A guy who runs a 200 yard dash fast is probably training a full set of intervals up to and past 400. Speed endurance. Who is gonna win the foot race afer 3 3/4 quarters of football? That's what also matters.
February 14th, 2017 at 1:07 PM ^
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February 14th, 2017 at 1:15 PM ^
Yeah, not the best way to determine the 'fastest' with a there and back 200 yard race...but still, it's quite interesting. Probably more a test of high intensity endurance than flat out foot speed.
I see Nordin, Melletus, Long, Glasgow, Evans, 45 - who the heck is that, McDoom, Johnson.
February 14th, 2017 at 1:26 PM ^
That's an nteresting collection of players. Was that the final heat or just one of many? Or, did they just generally agree on the fastest guys and have them race?
I wouldn't have expected Nordin to be in the race, but I don't know much about his background.
February 14th, 2017 at 2:20 PM ^
The way I saw it described in other places to me that looked like the finals beginning with a larger pool. So I would imagine these guys had already ran a few 200's to make it there.
February 14th, 2017 at 2:14 PM ^
February 14th, 2017 at 1:07 PM ^
I can't see it from my computer. Might be a broken link.http://michigan.247sports.com/Bolt/Michigans-fastest-players-have-photo-finish-in-200-yard-race-51286558
February 14th, 2017 at 1:10 PM ^
Thank you for this. I'm trying to fix the link now!
February 14th, 2017 at 1:05 PM ^
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February 14th, 2017 at 2:05 PM ^
And that's the best part about all of this...more speed, more size, more athletic than teams of recent memory.
February 14th, 2017 at 1:12 PM ^
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February 14th, 2017 at 6:28 PM ^
This ain't no track meet.
February 15th, 2017 at 3:49 AM ^
February 14th, 2017 at 2:36 PM ^
A well-run 200 involves actual technique and pacing. Someone who has run 200s in track will have a big advantage over equally fast and durable but inexperienced runners at that distance.
Given how much Evans closed, my guess is that he was deliberately running to finish at speed. Well done.
February 14th, 2017 at 8:08 PM ^
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February 14th, 2017 at 2:21 PM ^
A 40 is probably sufficient for intents and purposes. Most long throws won't go beyond 40 yards before the catch. Regardless, this is the first time in a while where I felt Michigan actually had speed (with its younger players) commessurate with the best programs in the nation...at the skill positions.
The team could probably still improve speed elsewhere, but Rome wasn't built in a day.
February 14th, 2017 at 2:07 PM ^
Hmm, this gets me thinking: is there any scenario in which you could see a player having to run nearly 200 yards in a single play? I guess the most likely would be a kickoff returner bringing the ball 90+ yards and then fumbling and having to chase the returner back to the other endzone. Admittedly, not very likely at all, but it would be neat to see!
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