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Originally Posted by Hayneplane
I would also expect his short burst speed to improve now that training will be geared towards single play explosiveness rather than 80 minutes stamina endurance as in rugby union. He will also likely bulk up as well adding muscle mass.
Of course he is going to be naive in learning the playcalls and running crisp routes but Andy Reid is smart enough to know that you don’t bring someone in because they can do things you don’t normally see and then try to force them to conform to all the norms of a player in their position. Trying to do that would be like acknowledging that Mahomes is the all time greatest scramble drill improviser in the game yet deciding that because Quarterbacks are traditionally pocket passers you are going to chain him to the pocket.
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If he bulks up, he's going to get slower, not faster.
And 4.4 isn't slow. More than fast enough to play in the NFL.
He's another athletic guy. Andy really likes athletes, almost more than he likes football players, or so it seems at times.