Why even report this ****? How stupid are fans? Are we expected to believe that LSUs defensive backfield has 4 people faster than anyone who went to this year's NFL combine (not to mention 2 others who would've been in the top 4)? This kind of crap has gotten out of hand. Why even time 40s anymore at this point?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri" color="#800080">[url="http://www.nfl.com/combine/top-performers"]http://www.nfl.com/combine/top-performers</font>[/url]<font face="Calibri">
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi">C.B. in Baton Rouge, La., writes:</span><font face="Calibri"> Not sure if you saw this, but I thought I’d throw it out there. This was from LSU’s spring conditioning in the 40-yard dash (hand timed): Patrick Peterson <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4.20[/b], Ron Brooks <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4.23[/b], </font><font face="Calibri">Drayton Calhoun</font><font face="Calibri"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4.24[/b], </font><font face="Calibri">Morris Claiborne</font><font face="Calibri"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4.25[/b], </font><font face="Calibri">Chris Tolliver</font><font face="Calibri"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4.33[/b], </font><font face="Calibri">Russell Shepard</font><font face="Calibri"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4.36[/b]. That's one fast defensive backfield, huh?
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi">Chris Low:</span> Yep, that was the plan when the Tigers moved Jai Eugene from cornerback to safety, to get even more speed on the field in the secondary. The thing that should make LSU so good back there next season is that Peterson can cover and tackle and has the speed to lock down on anybody. The LSU coaches think Claiborne is cut from that same mold. Obviously, Shepard is a receiver, but the Tigers sound serious about putting his speed to good use next fall. Here's a link to some of the </font><font face="Calibri" color="#800080">Tigers' strength and conditioning numbers</font><font face="Calibri">.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri"></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri"></font></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi">C.B. in Baton Rouge, La., writes:</span><font face="Calibri"> Not sure if you saw this, but I thought I’d throw it out there. This was from LSU’s spring conditioning in the 40-yard dash (hand timed): Patrick Peterson <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4.20[/b], Ron Brooks <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4.23[/b], </font><font face="Calibri">Drayton Calhoun</font><font face="Calibri"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4.24[/b], </font><font face="Calibri">Morris Claiborne</font><font face="Calibri"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4.25[/b], </font><font face="Calibri">Chris Tolliver</font><font face="Calibri"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4.33[/b], </font><font face="Calibri">Russell Shepard</font><font face="Calibri"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4.36[/b]. That's one fast defensive backfield, huh?
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi">Chris Low:</span> Yep, that was the plan when the Tigers moved Jai Eugene from cornerback to safety, to get even more speed on the field in the secondary. The thing that should make LSU so good back there next season is that Peterson can cover and tackle and has the speed to lock down on anybody. The LSU coaches think Claiborne is cut from that same mold. Obviously, Shepard is a receiver, but the Tigers sound serious about putting his speed to good use next fall. Here's a link to some of the </font><font face="Calibri" color="#800080">Tigers' strength and conditioning numbers</font><font face="Calibri">.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri"></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri"></font></p>