what is your theory of FLA SPEED?

[smazza]

the run all year long

but be careful speed without tackling and blocking skills  doesnt translate to football success

offensively ball control,catching and route running need to be combined with speed to succeed on this side of the ball

[BullAdrian]

Hurricane Bret ?

[McNeese72]

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That's similar to our 1999 Home Opener against SW Texas St. 4get teh name of the storm.

There are more players in TX, CA & FL ... when you have more players, there will be more speed.

Yes, we have quite a few players from SE Texas.

Doc

[bulls96go]

speed kills

j johnson UM/ cowpokes

[Guest R_to_the_izzo]

We play  different style of football then teams up north. For some reason FL has just become a run and gun state, even at the h/s levels. Other states are still smash mouth, so instead of the LB running someone down on a pitch they gotta try and not get run over.

[USFPDiddy]

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That's similar to our 1999 Home Opener against SW Texas St. 4get teh name of the storm.

There are more players in TX, CA & FL ... when you have more players, there will be more speed.

Hits the nail on the head.  Human beings aren't too different.  Most people can get into the 4.5-4.6 range with training (The only positions where that's too slow is the outside WR and corner).  People with talent can get even faster than that.

If you think running backs with 4.5's can't make it, you've not seen maurice clarett in college or emmit smith in the NFL.

Technique is the most important, and technique+speed gives players a minor edge.  There is nothing special about FL, other than that we have more people.  FL, CA, TX, Ohio, etc. all share a similarity of being among the most populous states in america.  Not surprising they'd have more fast people.  They just have more people.

[E.T.]

...  They just have more people.

That is the reasonable answer and sure it's true.

It's like the "theory" of all the women in Rio or Brasil are beautiful. Some people like the "latin" look of Brasilian women, there are soo many women in Brasil - hence, more "beautiful" women - but also, more women that are not beautiful.

8-)

[smazza]

We play  different style of football then teams up north. For some reason FL has just become a run and gun state, even at the h/s levels. Other states are still smash mouth, so instead of the LB running someone down on a pitch they gotta try and not get run over.

big ten  until recently(last 10 years) wouldnt recruit for speed

states big ten is located in have no choice but to play smash mouth football at high school level

[smazza]

in the 70's and 80s there was an explosion in the population of african american athletes in florida

minimum speeds in nfl for wr  4.65

                                         te   4.95

                                         rb    4.60

[BullsHater]

in the 70's and 80s there was an explosion in the population of african american athletes in florida

minimum speeds in nfl for wr  4.65

                                         te   4.95

                                         rb    4.60

LOL, where did you come up with this data?  Explosion of African American athletes in Florida?  4.95 TE in the NFL?