Saying manziel is not as athletic as vick based soley on a 40 yard dash time is almost as crazy
It's not even close. Manziel's official 40 time at the combine was 4.68. Vick was 4.33 and he was clocked in one attempt at 4.25. Vick is the most athletic quarterback in the history of the NFL. Not even close. RG3 is far more athletic than Manziel too. I have no clue what you guys are watching. Manziel is basically Russell Wilson. Same size, same speed and no one claims Russell Wilson is as athletic as Michael Vick. That's not even logical.
You're basing everything on his flat 40 speed? What if Manziel can jump higher than Vick? What if he can do a shuttle faster? Your 40 time isn't the end-all-be-all to athleticism.
Clowney is more athletic than mike trout because if they ran into each other clowney would knock him over?
Tell me more about how combine numbers are important..... the new breed of white people are here
He can't jump higher than Vick... and Vick didn't have a shuttle time. But when you are talking about a possible 4.25 guy against 4.56-4.68 around the same size... come on now. You guys making a claim that Manziel is as athletic as Vick... never seen something so silly, lmao!!
What are you talking about? Why do you keep bringing race in to this? Johnny Manziel is not a special athlete... there is nothing about his 5'11, 206lb, 4.63, 40 that scares opposing teams athletically. His scrambling and quarterbacking might, but no one thinks of him as a superior athlete except for you guys. Very strange debate. Especially equating his athleticism to Michael Vick. What is wrong with you guys?
I never said this. I just think basing who is more athletic on straight speed is asinine. LBJ is more athletic than Vick and guarantee Vick is faster than LBJ in the 40. A lot of NBA players are more athletic than Vick.
We are talking about two similar size players. And yes speed has a lot to do with athleticism. You think Johnny Manziel is superior in strength and other athletic abilities than Vick? What would those be, lol? And yes Lebron is a superior athlete because of his size and speed. There is literally nothing superior about Johnny Manziel's athletic ability. He is pretty much a clone size/athletic wise as Russell Wilson. Fast enough to get big yards in the open field, quick enough to get out of the pocket and create plays, and good enough to extend drives. But it's not like he has Vick/RG3 speed.
What makes him a special athlete? He's a special quarterback. Just like Peyton Manning is not a special athlete. I can run a 40 faster than him. But he's the greatest quarterback to ever play (sorry Brady fans).
He's more athletic than 99% of the world. That makes him a pretty special athlete.
We are not talking about him being a better athlete than couch potatoes. We are talking about his athleticism in the NFL. And just like Russell Wilson, it provides a problem for defenses but he's not even close to the most athletic person on the field.