[robzilla]

Chris ran a 4.25 40 at the combine. Usain doesnt seem to hit his top gear until about 30 metres out. I think Chris would win, and then do the Choppa City juke.

[robzilla]

[freeVICK]

Are u fcking retarded

[edawg]

Yes he would I believe Bolt has been clocked at 4.4 and thats with blocks being used. Johnson ran 4.24 without starting blocks at combine.

[pulledclear]

Are you out of your penetrating mind GOOF. NOT A CHANCE.

[k13]

Yes he would I believe Bolt has been clocked at 4.4 and thats with blocks being used. Johnson ran 4.24 without starting blocks at combine.

[k13]

We had this thread a month ago.

NO!

[Chi_archie]

Nope

[fergie's balls]

Chris Johnson too stupid to race

[Chi_archie]

Yes he would I believe Bolt has been clocked at 4.4 and thats with blocks being used. Johnson ran 4.24 without starting blocks at combine.

False and you aren't taking the timing involved. Ive seen a few meticulous breakdowns of this including to most recently in sports illustrated that D'anthony Thomas was on the cover

[PanamaBrad]

fail

[big joe 1212]

the real answer is..... WHO GIVES A FUKK

[Chi_archie]

this recent article suggests Bolt would be close to breaking 4.0 in the 40

There are a lot of fast guys in football, but how does their speed compare to Usain Bolt's? It's hard to say. Since 1990 the NFL combine has used hand timing at the start of the 40-yard dash and electronic timing at the finish, but it has never used fully automatic timing, in which both the start and finish are electronically clocked. The fastest official time recorded at the combine 40 is the 4.24 seconds by Titans running back Chris Johnson in 2008. At the 2010 combine, Texans wide receiver Trindon Holliday ran a 4.21, but it was "unofficial" because it was entirely hand-timed.
While at LSU, Holliday ran 10.0 in the 100 meters, the fastest college 100 ever by a future NFL player. He clearly has world-class speed, but his best 60-meter time (6.54) put him in second place at the '08 NCAA indoor championships behind his LSU teammate Richard Thompson (6.51), who took silver in the 100 meters well behind Bolt at the '08 Olympics. The Patriots' Jeff Demps, who reportedly ran 4.26 in the 40 in college and won the NCAA 60 meters in 6.53 in '11, competed for the U.S. in the prelims of the 4 × 100 at the London Olympics, but he didn't make the team in the individual 100.
Johnson has repeatedly suggested that he could beat Bolt in a 40, but the numbers aren't in his favor. Johnson was an outstanding 100-meter runner in high school but lost the Florida state championship in '04 to Walter Dix, who was third behind Bolt at the '08 Games. (Bolt is only 11 months younger than Johnson, and both ran the 200 as high schoolers in '04—Johnson in a lightning 21.30 and Bolt in an unprecedented 19.93.)
According to an SI analysis that used data from Bolt's world-record 100 (9.58) and two methods of estimating Bolt's 40 potential, the Jamaican might flirt with four seconds flat. In his '09 record run, Bolt hit 40 meters in 4.64. Given his velocity, the conversion to yards and his reaction time to the starter's gun, Bolt ran a 4.19 40, but that was in a phase of the 100 in which he was not yet at top speed. Plus, the average difference between handheld times—like those at the combine—and an electronic time like Bolt's is 0.22 seconds. Subtract that, and Bolt is under 4.
Then again, there are other factors, such as the softer (therefore slower) surface at the combine and the lack of starting blocks, both of which would add fractions of a second to Bolt's time. "All things considered," says Ralph Mann, USA Track & Field's director of the elite athlete sprint-and-hurdle program and a world-renowned biomechanist, "I would guess he may just be able to break four seconds. It would be close."

[Bostongambler]

I vote NO

[Harry N. Lloyd]

Uh......no.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

another note, i'm quite surprised al davis never pursued bolt to be a raider. or did he?

[Mikeyanks23]

NO way

[Chi_archie]

another note, i'm quite surprised al davis never pursued bolt to be a raider. or did he?

he might have, but he'd had to of paid way too much to make up for what Bolt already was making and could make going into the 2012 olympics.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

he might have, but he'd had to of paid way too much to make up for what Bolt already was making and could make going into the 2012 olympics.

really? how much does he make? i didn't know sprinters made that much.

[Chi_archie]

really? how much does he make? i didn't know sprinters made that much.

they don't

he's not an average sprinter, track athlete, or gold medalist...

think about it. do swimmers make money in general? doe gold medalist swimmers? do multi-olympic gold medalists? does Michael Phelps? its a pyramid and Bolt is at the top of the Pyramid. and it can extend long term. Think about Mary Lou Retton, i'm quite sure she still earns a pretty penny of the name she made in 1984 almost 30 years ago.

some estimates are at 20 million per year

net worth at 30

http://www.celebritynetworth.com/ric...olt-net-worth/

[HotStreak]

really? how much does he make? i didn't know sprinters made that much.

I heard Bolt makes around 11 million a year between appearance fees for races and endorsements

[RavensFan2k3]

I remember when his 40 yard time was measured during one of his 100m races, it was between 3.9 and 4.1 seconds. And then understanding thr dynamics of a 100m race, he hasnt even hit top speed yet!

[Chi_archie]

I remember when his 40 yard time was measured during one of his 100m races, it was between 3.9 and 4.1 seconds. And then understanding thr dynamics of a 100m race, he hasnt even hit top speed yet!

Exactly, running 100 meters you start low and drive a lot longer than a 40 yard dash

[ramones951]

Did we rewind to 2009? This debate got old over 3 years ago...

[coop]

You should see how far apart Bolt's stride lengths are when he's at his top end speed. will blow your mind

and yes this argument is dumb

[edawg]

Running a forty at the combine is less than ideal circumstances as the players have to go through numerous tests before running. What makes Bolt so amazing is his turnover for being such a tall sprinter but that usually happens about at 30 meters. The fastest forties are usually done by people under 6 foot as they are able to accelerate faster. IMAO Johnson would win but others make great points for Bolt winning and it would be hella fun if it ever happened.

[mynameismud]

no...or he would.