…but I would think all of these kids will be faster when they get into the S&C program at Washington. The other thing is, though it may becoming less common nowadays, is the fact that some of these kids don’t run timed 40s very often in high school. I know that was the case with Rashan Sheehee, he was listed as a 4.6 guy coming out of highschool but after a few years at Washington he got way faster than that. I’m thinking he broke into the 4.3s. Of course that was back in the early 90s and I would think most highschool football players are getting up to speed with what everyone else is doing now. I think there can be a big difference between hand timing vs electronic, especially when it’s in the interests of all those involved to “fudge” faster for their athletes. Interesting to note that our S&C staff was talking about just that in their video clip. Anyway it is interesting to watch these kids develop.

My favorite thing is reading what the perennial top ten schools list their player’s 40’s as some blazing fast number like a 4.3 only to have them go to the NFL combine and run a 4.5 or 4.6. LMAO.

Looking at some of the offers Sark has put out there is kind of telling about speed and athleticism being his top priority. Some of the slower guys that are highly rated aren’t getting offers and guys that have the speed and playmaking ability yet aren’t the best at their position are. Just my thoughts..

at the combine this year if he attends. He’s super fast and I’d like to see if he can really get that sub 4.3 I’ve been hearing about.

They certainly got faster under Don James….it seemed they got appreciably slower under Willingham. Only time will tell…I happen to think the players are now in good hands.

Players should be getting bigger, stronger, and faster, depending on their position of course. My high school track team brought in speed coaches once a year that worked with the UW on a regular basis. They taught how to run, what part of the foot to land on and push from, proper form and technique, and different workouts to improve foot speed, muscle memory, and overall speed.

There is a certain amount of natural ability that can’t be taught, but even the fastest guys can get even faster. Really makes you wonder what went on over the last four years, and how much effort was being put in by players and coaches.

he wouldn’t get much better he might actually get worse. Sark runs a program that is much more rigorous than Ty’s, so a thing called “player developement” may happen in Seattle for the first time since the Ty’s reign of terror.

Don James was more concerned with the vertical leap because it translated so well into power and speed off the snap.

Vertical leap made Nate Robonson play like he was 6’5.

I’ve been crazy busy lately and haven’t joined in commenting as much as I would like to, however- as it is, I’ve still been perusing and reading most of the content here for the past month or two.

I consciously abstained from commenting on the “USC/Coach Floyd resignation” threads. . .in a way, I wanted to see how my Trojan brethren handled themselves and wanted to mainly witness the back and forth from that brouhaha. (major thanks ALL OF YOU for all what you guys wrote and opined. I’m glad my Trojan brothers carried themselves with respect to the UW Dawg Pound, the members, and topic content. And well. . . .I won’t say much about the Bruin commenters- they do well enough on their own to have neutral observers like you guys form your own opinions about their take on the USC issues)

That being said- I thought y’all would enjoy a “topical” read of a column that was printed in today’s LA Times. It’s done by the Times’ NFL football columnist, Sam Farmer. He’s a good egg, not fully jaded or hyper-critical of the business that’s the NFL. He basically calls it like he sees it, and he’s a pretty temperate (disposition-wise) and fairly unbiased (I know? how can anyone possibly be “unbiased”. . . especially a journalist!). To be honest, I’ve read this guy for 7 years and I STILL DON’T KNOW WHAT TEAM HE FAVORS????)

To that end, I give you this link of his. It’s regarding Coach Todd Haley of the Kansas City Chiefs. Quick take of the column: obviously everyone knows that Coach Haley is a “new coach on the block” and the Chiefs’ new GM (by way of NE Patriots), Scott Pioli are in a serious mode for “turnaround” for the KC franchise. Short of the long of it- with Pioli’s permission and Haley’s brave and remarkable undertaking- the players on the KC roster are currently going through a serious Strength and Conditioning program and what’s unique about it is that IT IS NOT A CHOICE OF THEIRS! It is a franchise-wide EDICT to lose weight, gain speed, and put on muscle. . . .OR ELSE!

Check it out, I think you all will enjoy it. When I read the article I knew instantly that I wanted to take the 5 minutes to post a comment to Chaz’s Fanpost regarding Coach Sark’s proclamation of making the Husky football players more athletic and lean for the upcoming season and beyond.

Happy Father’s Day to one and all with family/children!