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Originally Posted by OleMissCub
still amazed people are still bitching about McCluster's speed. Maybe if all you ever looked at was that one combine time and never saw a second of his game film it would be understandable..but at this point surely everyone has seen clip after clip of him completely burning guys in the most athletic football conference.
If you want to bitch about his size, durability, whatever, then fine, but stop bitching about his speed. He can flat out fly.
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Yeah, that's just completely ridiculous.
They don't mention that McCluster absolutely dominated the short-shuttle and agility drills. I don't know when 40 times became such a gold standard for speed. Based on watching tape and his combine, the reason the kid is dynamic isn't speed, it's because he can changing direction and speed and cutting. When you're talking about slants and underneath routes in the slot, a position where you're usually not bumped at the line, I would easily take those skills over straight-line speed.
Sure, he's not the home run threat that Golden Tate was, but he has potential to be far more dangerous with the underneath stuff, which is a lot more valuable for the slot in a Weis offense. And his ability to cut/change direction as he does makes him a far more valuable open field weapon.