Question: Anyone Have Any Combine News????

[IH8Orange]

Good analysis, IH8. I saw that at work when Trent broke away for his TD against UTw. Their safety bit, the corners were up and, Trent is so fast, they made a wrong judgment on their angles, if indeed they ever had a workable angle. By the time the truth became apparent, their effort looked pretty futile. He gained on them all the way to the EZ. All the while Muschamp was on the sideline making a tomahawk gesture and you could read his lips screaming "There's no way he can be that fast!"

I've also seen cases where a supposedly "slow" player is running down the sideline with a speed demon DB quickly gaining on him and he makes just a slight move to the inside and the DB can't readjust fast enough and his momentum takes him right out of the play. If one has gotten out of position so badly that they have to run 40 yards to make a play, they aren't likely to be successful.

George Teague during the '93 Sugar Bowl is an exception, but if Lamar Thomas had turned back toward the middle of the field, he would have probably scored.

It's difficult to make abrupt changes in direction when running at top speed and my ankle can attest to that.

 

[jangalang]

Classic :biggrin:

Mt. Cody defeats Rich Eisen!

 

[TIDE-HSV]

I've also seen cases where a supposedly "slow" player is running down the sideline with a speed demon DB quickly gaining on him and he makes just a slight move to the inside and the DB can't readjust fast enough and his momentum takes him right out of the play. If one has gotten out of position so badly that they have to run 40 yards to make a play, they aren't likely to be successful.

George Teague during the '93 Sugar Bowl is an exception, but if Lamar Thomas had turned back toward the middle of the field, he would have probably scored.

It's difficult to make abrupt changes in direction when running at top speed and my ankle can attest to that.

Thomas had no idea he could be caught...

 

[92tide]

All the while Muschamp was on the sideline making a tomahawk gesture and you could read his lips screaming "There's no way he can be that fast!"

i was screaming that too, but i imagine with quite a different tone :biggrin2:

 

[RJ YellowHammer]

Here is a combine update from the Birmingham News.

It seems like Kareem Jackson made a hell of an impression.

NFL Scouting Combine wrapup: CB Kareem Jackson the Tide's biggest winner | al.com

 

[IH8Orange]

Thomas had no idea he could be caught...

Thomas was just about the mouthiest of the Canes. He had it coming for a long time. Teague and Lamar Thomas' mouth both caught up to him that night.

Teague is a legend. He has endeared himself to many football fans nationwide by both slamming the metaphorical door on the heyday of the Canes and by planting T.O. on the Dallas Star.

 

[2003TIDE]

So Rolando skipped the combine workouts because of a hammy?

 

[BEATtutorsee]

So Rolando skipped the combine workouts because of a hammy?

Yes.

 

[Harmost]

So Rolando skipped the combine workouts because of a hammy?

They'll say he's injury prone now.