Defensive lineman CRUSHES the 40-yard dash!

[True Dough]

6'5", 313 lbs. Demonte Capehart gets that big frame cooking and clocks a 4.85!!!

Link to tweet

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. Do you know WHY there is a 40 yd dash?

Lambardi supposed that the ball travels 40 yards on a punt and wanted guys who could get there the fastest. It is absurd that it is still a "thing".
Almost as stupid as measuring their hand size.

[gab13by13]

2. Speed matters today, the game has gotten faster,

Hand size is important for Quarterbacks, unless one deflates the footballs. 😁

[Ferrets are Cool]

3. Not really. Quickness is much more important than speed.

The greatest reciever in FB history was slow in contrast to today's players. And he would still be outstanding today.

[Wiz Imp]

4. Nope. Hand size is super overrated.

The average hand size for the 39 quarterbacks taken in the first round from 2008 to 2020 is 9.7 inches, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Here's just a small sampling of all-Pro and/or Super Bowl Quarterbacks with well below average hand size.

Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints: 8 3/8 inches
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals: 9 inches
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions: 9
Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 9¼
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs: 9¼
Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers: 9¼

[True Dough]

5. This thread isn't "Hey, here's why the 40-yard dash is one of the most important measures of a prospect."

This thread is, "Wow! What impressive hustle by a BIG man."

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. And I was just making a comment on the 40 yrd dash, which is my right here.

[Auggie]

7. +1 -- and what potential for mayhem ...

akin to Seattle's Nick Emmanwori. Sets the edge? Rushes the QB? Works pass coverage? Plays outside linebacker?

[True Dough]

8. That guy

is likely to be an asset in any of those situations, IMO. What a specimen!