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Subject: You're right about timing devices, and that's just one of the glaring differences between the NFL and Track and Field. NFL times are inaccurate and inconsistent at best, but when the general public sees these times, they think half the NFL is faster than Maurice Green, Donovan Bailey, etc. Which brings me back to my original post: great time for TK, but when are the NFL scouts going to get it together? Author: 4.Ram [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 16:51:23 05/15/05 Sun In reply to: JoltinJoe 's message, "World-class sprinters are timed by extremely accurate electronic timing systems. NFL tryouts are performed with hand-held timing devices. Hand-held time devices are less accurate, due to the human reaction time necessary at the start gun. Thus, a hand-held time tends to reflect a faster sprint. You really can't compare hand-held and electronic times. As a result, reported hand-held times are not recognized in the world records. You can compare hand-held times to other hand-held times, and by that measure, Tad's times are what you might expect from a NFL defensive back." on 07:22:29 05/15/05 Sun [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]