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Originally Posted by jwinslow
I've read others commenting on this today in light of his time, that he was a master of freezing the defender and then exploding past them... which may have inflated his 'deep speed' appearance a bit. His 40 form could also use some serious workTrue, but most of them were pretty well rounded. Mario holds a lot of the speed WR stereotypes, quick but not physical, explosive but not always consistent, able to go deep but not always over the middle.
The time may not be indicative of his ability, but if scouts buy it... he could be pegged as a speed WR without the speed.
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Not making excuses, but Mario's starting form is/was terrible. That cost him at least .1 of a second. If he's been working with a speed coach, he needs to can him because his form from the start is awful.
Who knows? Maybe he was never really all that fast... maybe he just has excellent hips which allow him to maintain top speed while cut (like on his infamous double-move) that allows him to create separation.