MaineMan

As long as we're being nerdy ....

If my math is correct, a 240# LB running a 1.50 10-yd split would bring as much momentum to a collision with the ball-carrier as a 265# LB running a 1.65 10-yd split. The difference being that the 265# guy would still be nearly a yard away from impact at the end of 1.5 seconds, or one more step in which the ball-carrier can build his own momentum.

Patriot Missile

Great first post nerd. Excellent work too.

ctpatsfan77

I don't feel like pulling out my abacus and slide rule right now , but I can point out that John Brenkus of ESPN's Sport Science raises a good point about this in his book The Perfection Point:

I can't say this with absolute certainty, but it would appear that, for most players running the 40, they are either maxed out by the end of the 40 or still (slightly) accelerating.

In other words, they cover the last 20 yards significantly faster than the first 20. . . . which means that the distance might be even greater than a yard or two.

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