[StannyBoy]

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I love those highlights, but a lot of those were because of incredibly poor tackling by the opposition.  It will be much tougher to break many of those tackles in the Pac-12.  Still, I was very impressed by his backside pursuit while playing defense and his blocking when he didn't have the ball.  The latter, especially, carries a lot of weight in our offense, so I think he may be able to contribute early, depending on what the running back logjam looks like.  And, while that 40 is certainly inflated, he does have an almost Love-like acceleration.

BC

The poor tackling was counteracted by how abysmal his offensive line was.  Good lord that kid had to shake 3-4 tackles in the backfield at times.

And amartinsu, you're right.  I'm guessing his 40 is closer to 4.5, as I think Love officially clocked in at ~4.45.  He does appear to have nice torque throughout the RPM range, however.
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Love ran a 4.4 when he was 15. You have to realize he was a famous track star before he started high school. At age 17 at an NFTC he ran a 4.3. These camps are all laser timed. He could be even faster now too as sprinters don't peak at age 17. He's by far the fastest player on the team.

[StannyBoy]

[quote author=Boston Card link=topic=9617.msg146753#msg146753 date=1449558325]
I love those highlights, but a lot of those were because of incredibly poor tackling by the opposition.  It will be much tougher to break many of those tackles in the Pac-12.  Still, I was very impressed by his backside pursuit while playing defense and his blocking when he didn't have the ball.  The latter, especially, carries a lot of weight in our offense, so I think he may be able to contribute early, depending on what the running back logjam looks like.  And, while that 40 is certainly inflated, he does have an almost Love-like acceleration.

BC

The poor tackling was counteracted by how abysmal his offensive line was.  Good lord that kid had to shake 3-4 tackles in the backfield at times.

And amartinsu, you're right.  I'm guessing his 40 is closer to 4.5, as I think Love officially clocked in at ~4.45.  He does appear to have nice torque throughout the RPM range, however.
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Love ran a 4.4 when he was 15. You have to realize he was a famous track star before he started high school. At age 17 at an NFTC he ran a 4.3. These camps are all laser timed. He could be even faster now too as sprinters don't peak at age 17. He's by far the fastest player on the team.