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?