Here are a few winter workout testing results that I thought were interesting: 40 yard times: Roy Finch 4.36 Alex Ross: 4.46 Aaron Franklin: 4.43 Trevor Knight: 4.60 Corey Nelson: 4.65 Geneo Grissom: 4.71 Blake Bell: 4.86 Squat, Bench Press & Clean (total weight) Geneo Grissom: 1,305 Rashod Favors: 1,265 Aaron Franklin: 1,205 Jordan Wade: 1,135 Corey Nelson: 1,120 Roy Finch: 1,105 Vertical Jump Sterling Shepard: 37.5" Trevor Knight: 35.5" Roy Finch: 35.5" Trey Franks: 34.5" Alex Ross: 34.5" Aaron Franklin: 34"
I would love to know the story. Other than his relative inability to block in the backfield, I don't understand what is keeping him off the field. I assume it's an effort issue, because there is no question he is a sparkplug.
I would love to know, too, because getting to see what he does when he is in there, and seeing numbers like this, makes me more than frustrated that he isn't out there a *lot* more.
Per Tress Way family (my "source"): Finch has unique talents and unbelievable natural athleticism; but struggles with confidence, playbook and communication. There's not much time to work on that when push comes to shove during the season and other guys are doing things behind the scenes that he isn't. To quote "it's not his work ethic at all-- he's a beast. He just loses himself and his focus. Other guys playing ahead of him don't."
This!!! Thank you... Drives me nuts that he doesn't touch the ball. But he struggles in pass pro so Gundy has him buried on the depth chart.
He got Landry killed in Stillwater in '11, but average fan puts blame on Jones. He's just a limited guy.
Hopefully the categories weren't the leaderboards. Because a 34" vert isn't all that impressive. But you are right, his 40-time was incredible.
I'm a 39 year old white dude. A 34" vert is impressive to me. I'm not sure that Finch is really that fast and that Bell is that slow.