Thread by @bobbystroupe

A thread;

What is “game speed” vs 40 time? What’s the difference in max velocity and “game speed”.

Is @patrickmahomes fast? (👀 All rushes from Bills playoff game)

Short answer is yes. He has incredible “game speed”. Long answer is more complicated.

2) What is “game speed” ?Advanced statistics show that he had the highest yards per carry in the NFL for any position this year at 7.8 yards (deduct kneels).

Patrick tops out at 20mph & can touch 21 on his best day, without pads. Don’t fool yourself w/40 times from 6 yrs ago.

3) World class athletes can run bckward @ 75% of max speed they can sprint fwd. Patrick can run bckward @ 89% of max velo fwd.

World class athletes can run curvilinear or circle patterns at 80% of max sprint speed. PM can run curvilinear patterns at 103% of max velocity straight

4) Further, he is the fastest athlete we ( @teamapec / @apecdfw ) have worked with in several locomotive & movement literacy patterns. To elaborate, he can accelerate to a max speed from any locomotive movement pattern as fast or faster than any player that ever played the game.

5) This is how a “slow” “not agile” athlete can beat a 4.3 DB or 4.4 LB in the open field.

We sprint 2x a week, inseason. And he knows where his body is at going into every game.

Game Speed is an expression, not a time. And 15 can roll.

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Lastly, there are vision and perception factors beyond his physical attributes that are equal or more important than the above mentioned. These require more explanation than what can be articulated on Twitter.

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This is also an example of why the nfl combine is a poor evaluator of physical ability on the football field.

If teams evaluated the above abilities, they could create movement standards for schemes and positions to target.

I believe some teams understand this, others ..