K.J. Wright’s days of running a 4.75 40 are long behind him, but he’s a much better athlete than Cody Barton. Richard Sherman’s days of running a 4.56 40 are long behind him, but he’s a much better athlete than Tre Flowers. Barton and Flowers could surely school Wright and Sherman in drills, but neither has proven capable of translating that into performance. That is because the elements of athleticism tested at the NFL Combine are incomplete to the point of being potentially misleading.
I like watching gymnastics with my wife though I think it’s an inherently flawed sport.