SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Just because the 40-yard dash has been around forever doesn’t mean it’s antiquated.
A great time in the 40 still matters, at least enough to get a prospect a look he may not have received if he was just a tenth of a second slower.
“You can always teach them to catch better, but it’s hard to teach them to run faster,” said Gil Brandt, the NFL draft consultant and longtime personnel director of the Dallas Cowboys.
As intricate as evaluating NFL potential has become, the 40 is one of simplest tests there is in football: run 40 yards, we’ll time you. GO!
For players who run it fast enough, it’s a possible opening to something more. Former Utah defensive back Brice McCain was considered too small and an unlikely pick before scouts came to town last month to look at him and a few other former Utes.
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“You can always teach them to catch better, but it’s hard to teach them to run faster,” said Gil Brandt, the NFL draft consultant and longtime personnel director of the Dallas Cowboys.
He never met [or watched] Troy Williamson did he?
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