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Compare and Contrast

Mike Florio, yesterday about the 40 yard dash:

With all due respect to Bill Polian, running 40 yards in a straight line in underwear doesn’t really tell anyone much about what a football player can do under ordinary football circumstances.

Mike Florio today:

Former Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson took a good first step in proving he can do something else.

Robinson just ran an unofficial 4.34-second 40 on his first attempt at the NFL Scouting Combine.

So which is it? A useful or unuseful metric?

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