Wilder can run...

[jwbigcreek]

http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90942&SPID=11004&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=1471790

but can he catch?

 

[ArrowDawg]

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[Todd4State]

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[ram124]

O'Neal Wilder is the top junior in the world in the 400-meter dash.

 

[JR]

but not only can he catch is the question, how long does it take him to get up to speed, and can he change direction at speed?

Getting up to full speed quickly and changing direction at speed are neccesary traits at WR, that you dont need at the 400M.

fast times in a 400MM arent very impressive from a football standpoint.

 

[maroonmania]

from a football standpoint its strictly how fast you are in a phone booth.

 

[patdog]

But you do make a good point. Usually you see football players running the 100m, not the 400m. And of course, there's a lot more to being a good WR than just running fast.

 

[Goat Holder]

and that's that he is an impressive athlete, and can be useful somewhere on the football field. Even you can agree with that.

 

[MasterDawg]

<font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" color="#000">The Bulldogs' 4x100-meter relay team of Kendall May, Bailey, Hubbard and Wilder ran a regional qualifying 39.42 to finish third. That's a sub 10 sec 100 all the way around the track. Wilder was also on the state runner-up basketball team at Carthage. He had a monster dunk in that game. So he has hops as well. In the red zone put him in the endzone and tell him to post up. Hands are good. He just has to learn the play book.</font>

 

[dickiedawg]

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[AdamDawgDude]

But you do make a good point. Usually you see football players running the 100m, not the 400m. And of course, there's a lot more to being a good WR than just running fast.

I'm actually impressed that he runs the 400m. It just takes speed to run the 200m and 100m. The 400m takes a hell of a lot of mental toughness.</p>

 

[mredge]

Wilder is going to be a gem for the Bulldogs. Carthage won back to back 3A state track titles with Wilder doing much of the work for them.</p>

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[MasterDawg]

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[ram124]

I hope his athleticism translates to solid play on the football field, but the fact that he's considered the best junior in the world at the 400 meters is a huge accomplishment on its own....</p>

 

[TR.sixpack]

or 1/4 of the regional qualifying 4x400 relay team? Is that impressive enough for you "from a football standpoint?"

 

[lawdawg02]

does not a football player make. see richard ball. also, see marquis davis (if the name is right, he is the track star who tried to come out and play dog safety for the kang. there's a reason you forgot his name).

 

[FlabLoser]

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[TR.sixpack]

Speed doesn't mean you will be a good wide receiver. Thank you for the history lesson on fast WR's who sucked at State.

Excuse a few of us for remarking on an incoming recruit's speed. Now back to your regularly scheduled Polk-bitchfest.