One last freebie for Detroit before the draft

by DINORDO on Jan 5, 2010 10:39 AM EST

http://blog.mlive.com/highlightreel/2010/01/detroit_lions_sign_jonathan_he.html

The Detroit Lions waiver moves have been impressive for possible depth in 2010.

Look at this move. A fast CB that played in the CFL and may return kicks? It could be a hidden gem. The Lions have absolutely nothing to lose on this pickup. He ran a 4.53 second 40 at the 2008 NFL draft combine. He 24 years old with potential. A 6th rounder for free?

I know the NFL is nothing like the CFL but why not? Does anyone know who was cut to pick him up? Does anyone know how this could effect Witherspoon (he basically does the same thing)... Note (him and Witherspoon) both are multiposition players CB/KR/PR... a three for one deal for depth.

I would think that's what Schwartz wants. Value and depth! GO LIONS!

(To heck with the playoffs - joking) I'm looking forward to the off season moves of the Lions and the NFC North. The Bears might be able to be caught for 2010. What do you think?!

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I like the pick up, but don't think it's a major find

4.53 is pretty slow these day’s, 230lb RB run faster than that now.

by msivits on Jan 5, 2010 11:00 AM EST reply actions

The guy was a rookie standout...

The pick up impressed me.

by CLF on Jan 5, 2010 11:43 AM EST up reply actions

+1

Some other NFL team (I forgot which one) has a kick returner from the CFL and he’s pretty good. Any help in the return game is an advantage. Northcutt and Williams were awful this year returning kicks and punts. Aaron Brown stunk too (at least returning kicks)

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by NYCLionsfan on Jan 5, 2010 11:48 AM EST up reply actions

Logan.....

…..Hes plays for the Steelers.

by BennieBladesFan on Jan 5, 2010 12:40 PM EST up reply actions

+1

Good call Bennie!!

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by NYCLionsfan on Jan 5, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions

yea it quick but not as fr as plaers.. suh will be runing that..

spoon runs a 4.1

by det32 on Jan 5, 2010 11:06 AM EST reply actions

A 4.1?!

by Lions1788 on Jan 5, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions

A 4.1? Sorry, never been done...not electronically anyway

Chris Johnson was 4.24.

Deion Sanders is rumored to have run a 4.17 at the combine, but it was not electronically timed.

Suh will run around a 5.0-.1.

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by footstock on Jan 6, 2010 9:25 PM EST up reply actions

yes it has wasn't that dude at the olympic like 3.2 or some crazy shit

by det32 on Jan 7, 2010 12:21 AM EST up reply actions

Don't think that's even humanly possible

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by Sean Yuille on Jan 7, 2010 1:57 AM EST up reply actions

Putting the pencil to Usain Bolts projected 40 yard dash time....

According to IAAF Analysis Split Times, Usain Bolt ran his FIRST 40m in 4.65 seconds. Subtracting his reaction time which was .165 seconds, he ran the 40m in 4.485 seconds. 40 yards is a totally different measurement than 40 meters. 40 yards is equal to approximately 36.576m

By simple ratio:
(40m/4.485)=(36.576m/X)
X=( 36.576 / (40/4.485) )
Usain Bolt’s 40 yard dash would be:
A blazing 4.100 seconds!!!!!

40 times are like fish stories…they get better with age. But now you have the actual data from the worlds fastest sprinter, so when people start talking about running a 4.1-4.2 at the combine you can take it with a grain of salt and put it in perspective.

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by footstock on Jan 7, 2010 12:18 PM EST up reply actions

Excellent ratio analysis

I was going to say that not even Usain Bolt runs a 4.1 40, but it turns out that he DOES!?!? Holy Mike Schmidt!! I wonder if he could actually chase down a deer??

A 3.2 second 40 yard dash is not humanly possible (at least nobody has ever recorded someone running that fast). 40 yards = 120 feet. That would be 37.5 feet per second. 37.5 (feet per second) = 25.5681818 miles per hour. Usain Bolt is currently the fastest known man in the world,as he set both the World and Olympic records in the 100 meter dash in the 2008 Beijing Olympics (9.69 seconds). Average speed = distance/time. Dividing the distance by the time gives an average speed of 10.3 meters/second. Multiplying this speed by 3,600 seconds in an hour, and dividing that result by 1,609 meters in a mile, results in an average speed of 23.1 miles per hour.

by KDawg on Jan 7, 2010 11:01 PM EST up reply actions

Bolt broke that record

On August 16, 2009, Usain Bolt ran the 100 meter dash in 9.58 seconds. His average speed was 10.44 meters/second or 23.36 miles/hour….still not even close to 3.2 seconds in the 40 yard dash….lol.

by KDawg on Jan 7, 2010 11:04 PM EST up reply actions

actually

a cb from the cfl isn’t a bad thing…much different of a game yes…but, in the cfl there is not only more field to cover & be responsible for, but the league is at least a 60-40 pass-run league as opposed to the more balanced nfl, meaning more snaps played as a coverage player. mind you the talent he was covering will not be the same, but he will have had to cover more often & be responsible for more field. not sure where he played in the cfl…but if there is talent/potential, there are several positions i’d take from the cfl especially on defense.

by londonlion on Jan 5, 2010 11:23 AM EST reply actions

its more than 60-40

almost 75-25 at times. its three down football, so you basically have 2 downs to pick up 10 yards, plus the fields are 110 yards long (not sure how wide, but they are wider than NFL fields) so ya there is more ground to cover.

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by Latif Masud on Jan 5, 2010 1:28 PM EST up reply actions

field is 10yds longer & i believe 20yds wider too

and it is very fast paced…wr’s get a running start so db reactions must be quick…lots of blitzing up the middle by lbs so dbs are often on an island too

by londonlion on Jan 6, 2010 10:38 AM EST up reply actions