Giants may have stolen a ‘vice grip hands’ weapon in NFL Draft
Respected NFL film expert says this Giants rookie's vice grip hands and elite body control were overlooked at the combines.
The NFL Draft combine can be a funny thing. A fast 40-yard dash time can inflate a prospect’s stock overnight, and a slow one can torpedo it just as quickly. But what happens when the stopwatch is simply wrong about a player?
That’s exactly the conversation NFL analyst Greg Cosell had with former offensive lineman Ross Tucker on his podcast. Malachi Fields , the Giants ’ third-round pick out of Notre Dame (74th overall), raised eyebrows when his 4. 62 combine time was posted.
In a receiver-obsessed league that worships speed, a number like that can be a death sentence for draft stock. Cosell — one of the most respected film analysts in football — wasn’t convinced. “He ran a 4.
62 at the combine — but when you watch him play he plays much faster than that,” Cosell said, via YouTube . Cosell points out that timed speed and football speed are not the same thing. The 40-yard dash measures how fast a player runs in a straight line in a controlled environment.