Originally posted by Bringin the Heat:
I used Madrid as an example because I am aware of their stats and they are a school of similar size to Regina. My point was that Regina's SPEED was not even in the same ballpark as Dowling, Wash, or even Pella. I just posted all of their team relay times to show a total picture of team speed. Obviously no one is going to run an 800 on a football field.
The difference between football speed (as you call it) and track speed comes down to lots of things. Track shows speed and guts, period. In football, speed is visible clearly at the WR, RB, & QB positions as well as DB, KR, & PR. A team's philosophy and scheme they play can showcase or hinder a player's natural speed. Teams who are well coached allow their players to play without thinking (in a way), so they "play faster". An agressive attack style offense or defense can make players seem faster than they actually are because they are moving in the correct direction immediately, or even potentially before the snap. Regina plays fast. That is a result of good coaching and a scheme that helps. Good reads, believing in your responsibilites, etc will make a team faster to react on the field, but doesn't make them fast. Claiming they have team speed comparable to Dowling and Wash is laughable.
The original post never said that Regina was the QUICKEST team in football, but said that they were the FASTEST. A lot of college coaches would argue with you that track speed doesn't correlate to football speed. Adrian Peterson - 100M 10.33 in HS, Herschel Walker 100m 10.23, Bo Jackson - 10.39, etc etc etc. Agility and change of direction aren't tested in track, but SPEED is. There's a reason that the 40yd dash is one of the critical testing events at the NFL combine every year. Speed kills at the DB and WR positions.The vast majority of the fastest ones also ran track, and were fast there too.
By the way Brinkman had an 11.38 at state. 12th place for 2A in the 100m