lex
03-18-2008, 10:09 AM
Seriously, he says its because he was tired from running routes before he had to jump but Ive seen other guys have big improvements on their verticals also. They were talking about this on NFLN. They think they ran the test at the combine incorrectly in measuring their arm length.
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03/07/08 - In case you missed it, Wisconsin held its annual pro timing day Wednesday. In short, NFL scouts come to UW to test players hoping to land a roster spot. I'll be blunt. Covering pro timing day is almost as much fun as watching a walk-through in the spring. But it is a necessary tool for the players looking to begin a professional career and Wednesday wide receivers Paul Hubbard and Luke Swan took advantage of the opportunity. Hubbard, for a variety of reasons, didn't perform well at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. On Wednesday, however, his times in the 40-yard dash ranged between the high 4.3s to the low 4.4s. That was an improvement from the combine, where one team clocked him at more than 4.5 seconds. Hubbard's vertical jump was measured at 39 ½ inches, a full 10 inches better than at the combine. One stunned NFL scout asked Hubbard to explain the improvement. Hubbard informed the scout that his group of wide receivers had to run pass routes before jumping at the combine. "I jumped terrible," Hubbard said of his performance at the combine. "Everybody jumped terrible." Most important, Hubbard dropped just one of the 10 passes thrown to him by former teammate Tyler Donovan. - Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=12649
03/07/08 - In case you missed it, Wisconsin held its annual pro timing day Wednesday. In short, NFL scouts come to UW to test players hoping to land a roster spot. I'll be blunt. Covering pro timing day is almost as much fun as watching a walk-through in the spring. But it is a necessary tool for the players looking to begin a professional career and Wednesday wide receivers Paul Hubbard and Luke Swan took advantage of the opportunity. Hubbard, for a variety of reasons, didn't perform well at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. On Wednesday, however, his times in the 40-yard dash ranged between the high 4.3s to the low 4.4s. That was an improvement from the combine, where one team clocked him at more than 4.5 seconds. Hubbard's vertical jump was measured at 39 ½ inches, a full 10 inches better than at the combine. One stunned NFL scout asked Hubbard to explain the improvement. Hubbard informed the scout that his group of wide receivers had to run pass routes before jumping at the combine. "I jumped terrible," Hubbard said of his performance at the combine. "Everybody jumped terrible." Most important, Hubbard dropped just one of the 10 passes thrown to him by former teammate Tyler Donovan. - Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel