Originally posted by SaksV:
Originally posted by pwillis52beasty:
Lol he's just as fast as VD? VD runs a 4.38. Chancellor runs like a 4.65. VD is a hell of a lot faster. VD was drawing coverage a lot from multiple defenders. Chancellor couldn't blanket him one on one. Come on now.
Combine 40 times aren't a very good indicator of speed. Players rarely run in a straight line during a typical NFL play. This is why some teams have been able to eliminate Vernon from some games because he doesn't move laterally very well at all. He's limited in terms of routes. When that happens, you don't need to play faster, you just need to play smarter....and that's what Kam Chancellor has done.
Of course combine 40 times are exactly indicative of game speed. Still, 3/10ths of a second faster is a HELL of a lot faster. Also, you're seriously trippin if you think Chancellor can hang with Vernon one on one. Like I said, Davis was drawing coverage form multiple defenders and always does in Seattle. He gets a lot of attention from Earl Thomas. Rarely ever does Chancellor see him one on one. If he does, that's a mismatch all day. The Seahawks would be silly to ever put Chancellor on an island with Davis, and that's why it doesn't happen. Davis draws linebackers and safeties who bracket him in coverage.