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22 First Round NFL Draft Picks Ran Track In High School
Correlation between track and football pretty well known.
Correlation between track and football pretty well known.
22 First Round NFL Draft Picks Ran Track In High School
Correlation between track and football pretty well known.
Richt recruits track athletes. Al Golden didn't give a s**t about that.
Please see my Xavier Williams rant.
Daquris Wiggins is a better prospect than Xavier Williams.
You know why? Wiggins runs track and does it well.
Williams does not.
Why does Williams not run track? Because he is not fast. WR's that are not fast have limited upside.
Track coaches always post this stuff, and I understand their desire to get the football kids to come out, but I think it's just the fact that freak football players at skill positions are most likely freakishly fast/explosive strength relative to other high school kids. There's always this implication that track helped make these guys special, and I don't think that's the case (though I'll admit it might help to some really small degree).
Track coaches always post this stuff, and I understand their desire to get the football kids to come out, but I think it's just the fact that freak football players at skill positions are most likely freakishly fast/explosive strength relative to other high school kids. There's always this implication that track helped make these guys special, and I don't think that's the case (though I'll admit it might help to some really small degree).
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Naw not obsession. Ran track in the big ten. All my brothers ran track in hs and college. I still follow it somewhat. 2 of my brothers coach track.
I just feel like the majority of your better football players have a track back ground especially the elite ones. Most all of your championship teams have sprint champs on the roster or atlesast guys that did well in track.
Track coaches always post this stuff, and I understand their desire to get the football kids to come out, but I think it's just the fact that freak football players at skill positions are most likely freakishly fast/explosive strength relative to other high school kids. There's always this implication that track helped make these guys special, and I don't think that's the case (though I'll admit it might help to some really small degree).
Agree.
And I actually coach youth football and track.
Drives me nuts when parents think they can bring their son out to run track, and he magically becomes fast.
Running track can improve your speed, and make you "faster" than you are. But running track can't make you "fast".
Genetics is undefeated!
Richt recruits track athletes. Al Golden didn't give a s**t about that.
Please see my Xavier Williams rant.
Daquris Wiggins is a better prospect than Xavier Williams.
You know why? Wiggins runs track and does it well.
Williams does not.
Why does Williams not run track? Because he is not fast. WR's that are not fast have limited upside.
Not sure if I'd go that far. I don't remember Amari cooper running track but he can run. You're right tho... some guys don't run track cause they aren't fast.
I've never seen a track groupie before until OP started posting
I love the dunces on this board.
This is not about track making you faster. It's about running track because you are fast.
Naw not obsession. Ran track in the big ten. All my brothers ran track in hs and college. I still follow it somewhat. 2 of my brothers coach track.
I just feel like the majority of your better football players have a track back ground especially the elite ones. Most all of your championship teams have sprint champs on the roster or atlesast guys that did well in track.