British Guy Reacts To 10 Biggest Freaks Of Nature Currently In The NFL

[@mertsalih]

These men are honestly unbelievable. They truly are amazing specimens of human beings. The fact that not only are these guys in the same sport but all playing at the same time shows how amazing the NFL is. Seeing guys like this play the sport is what is making me so excited about it. Who do you think is the biggest freak of nature in the league at the moment?

[@boi2389]

Can you make a video of watching Alabama vs Tennessee 2022?

[@themadman8185]

In my opinion one of the biggest freaks of nature currently is a rookie Tight End for the Indianapolis Colts named Jelani Woods. He is 6 foot 7, 250 pounds, had a 4.6 40 time, and had 37.50" vertical jump.

[@theohan6525]

hey Mert been watching your channel a bunch recently and really enjoy your energy and analysis with all your reaction videos. It’s cool cause you can tell you know a ton about the intricacies and the nuances of the sport. Keep up the work and the energy!!

[@puppethound]

I am glad you took the time to research and enjoy this great sport. While from a global stand point it's not for everyone. I know "Soccer" takes the top spot globally, but to be a top 10 sport when it's really only supported by one country as their top sport, says a lot. If people were open minded about it like you are and saw what this sport brings, it would explode around the world. It has strategy, grit, hard hits, speed, power, a passionate fan base and from a college stand point, it has pageantry and history. As you have seen, there is nothing like it. Nothing. I am an American and have been around the world and lived in Europe for years (currently in Norway) and nothing beats the complete package that American football brings. I want the world to be on board and one day we can have an American Football World Cup, so we can smash other countries. lol

[@less_likely]

DK Metcalf chase down worth a watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3rQlYqsqt-mebs

[@cgn1k]

Before the NFL Draft, the league selects some of the top collegiate players who are entering their rookie seasons to the Combine. There's a variety of tests including 40 yard dash, agility tests, bench press, vertical jump, positional evaluations, and interviews with team coaches. Pretty much an athletic and skill showcase for new players to give teams an opportunity to figure out the kind of player or athlete they are before they make their way onto a team. Highly recommend checking out some of the best combine participants including John Ross, DK Metcalf, Byron Jones, etc.

[@puppethound]

Yeah and after years of running this combine, we have determined the combine is overrated and a terrible way to gage a players abilities and football skill.

[@mertsalih]

That sounds so interesting. I have seen trials in soccer but this sounds so much more intense and all encompassing. I would love to see one of these. Do they show them on TV or anything or is it private? Ok will check out some of the best participants. That is a great idea thanks!

[@PrimePlayzGames]

@@mertsalih its on Tv

[@Hightower3699]

@@mertsalih it's on tv every March before the draft.

[@czb4135]

@@mertsalih combine always takes place in March and yes it’s on tv it’s a big event

[@kellyanneshereck1421]

Chicago here, thanks for the invites and your enthusiasm for our beloved NFL. I concur with earlier comments that the NFL has the top 1% of the 1% best in college football. These young men live and breathe football. It’s raw power is unbelievable but credit each of them for the brain power it requires to make a name for themselves on any team.

[@robertdedrick7937]

2:51 A BULL RUSH is one of many technique/move D-linemen use to get past their man . You have "power moves", Bull Rush, Push Pull,, Long Arm, Club Chop, Clib Rip, & "finesse moves", Swim, Spin, Fork Lift, swipe, cross over.. In the trenches its like mini judo/sumo fights every play. Fast heavy hands and quick feet are essential.

[@mertsalih]

'In the trenches its like mini judo/sumo fights every play.' HAHA That description made me laugh out loud mate. Thinking about some of the tackles I have seen in other videos the judo comparison is so perfect and I hadn't thought about it at all. Thanks for the explanation Robert. Will look out for some of these moves in future videos.

[@DaGuys470]

@@mertsalih It's not really about the tackles. Linemen will spend a considerable amount of their practice session, just slapping each others hands away, training hand placements etc. I remember countless hours of repeating the same hand movements to get the O-Liner's hands off me.

[@lisalaunius7389]

"Bull rush" is basically an all power move. The defensive player just pushes the offensive blocker into the backfield and out of the way and makes the tackle on the running back or quarterback. No finesse just power

[@mertsalih]

Thanks for letting me know Lisa, I appreciate it!!

[@shogunn2517]

Derrick Henry, by position, is probably the most unnaturally sized player compared to his contemporaries. As the video said, most linebackers are smaller than him. Half the defensive ends are smaller. Running backs are typically smaller with lower center of gravity and have speed. Even the bigger Running backs in history like Earl Campbell or Christian Okeye were massive but could not outrun defensive backs. Derrick Henry is the only back his size that could. And Bo Jackson.

[@willvr4]

Well said. Bo Jackson is the closest comparison I think. It doesn't make sense how Henry can be that fast at his size.

[@edmundrussell6044]

Okoye ran a 4.4 40 .

[@garyco766]

@@edmundrussell6044 Shout out to the "Nigerian Nightmare".

[@charbird20]

Combine is basically a static collector for guys coming into the NFL Draft. If you get called to Combine, you’re in the draft. However, that doesn’t mean you’ll get picked. Combine is where you actually whittle down who’s the best of the best. It takes place in a multitude of places, but the most recent Combine Training Camp was at the Indianapolis Colt’s stadium.

[@mertsalih]

I really like the idea of the Combine. I have never seen anything like it any other sport but it seems like such a useful thing to do for both players and teams. Would really love to see some footage from one.

[@charbird20]

@@mertsalih There's a lot of it online. Especially the 40yd dash. There's also some other footage of quarterbacks throwing to wide receivers and tight ends. I'm not sure about the other playing positions and vertical jumps. Some of these players can jump almost as high as a basketball player, even with all of their pads and equipment on! It's very impressive

[@pushpak]

2:52 A Bull Rush is a defensive lineman running straight at an offensive lineman, like a bull, pushing him back and/or running over him.

[@mertsalih]

Thanks very much for the explanation Pushpak. I will keep a look out for this move in future videos too.

[@burbman3811]

I like that you are getting in to the NFL. Take a look at NFL "flyovers" You can really see that Americans love their NFL.

[@eagle1ra79]

This video only scratches the surface of the freaks that play in the NFL. Some of em excelled at other sports (most quarterbacks have a baseball background). Guys like Jeff Demps, James Jett etc were Olympic sprinters. The Miami Dolphins currently have 4 former track runners on their offense RIGHT NOW. Guys like Tee Higgins and Mike Williams (wide receivers) have a basketball background as well. There are offensive and defensive linemen that are former college wrestlers. These guys really are athletic freaks

[@jasonmistretta4295]

The 40 yard run is often used as a measuring stick for future NFL players. When a student gets drafted out of college to go to the NFL, the 40 yard run measurement is a big factor in deciding which players teams want. To put into perspective to you as a Brit, the 4.39 speed means that he is running TEN (10) meters per second. He is almost going 36 kilometers per hour. That is like a car in second gear! (Edit). 8:30. The combine for college/university students tests speed, maneuverability (obstacle course to run around left to right), foot speed through a ropes course, jump height, raw power of hitting obstacle dummies, & if you are a quarterback there will be pass accuracy & distance passing.

[@kennethhall289]

The reason for the 40 yard dash is that’s the distance for someone to typically cover a punt.

[@garyco766]

@@kennethhall289 Also, it's long enough to test speed, and short enough to test acceleration.

[@MrRnp1979]

I've actually saw Derrick Henry at a sports bar in Dallas down the street from my place a few years ago. Me and my drinking buddies both were like "holy shit that's Derrick Henry!" at the same time lol 😆 He seemed like a pretty chill guy though. He waved at some people saying what's up to him as he was leaving. Which isn't a surprise bc he's seems pretty humble for a dude who's built like a real life Superman

[@MrJacksjb]

There was an NFL coach in the early days of pro football named Paul Brown. He watched film to determine how far a player would run on an average play and came up with a distance of 40 yards. That is why the 40 yard dash is the standard for measuring speed in football. Paul Brown is an interesting innovative coach. He founded the Cleveland Browns and the team is named after him. After this he helped found the Cincinnati Bengals. He also reintegrated the NFL (there were black players in the very early days but then they were banned until Brown brought in Bill Willis).

[@Alex-kd5xc]

40 yard dash is a general test of speed for football players. Most players take an official 40-yard time during the combine, which is an official event where college football players take a series of physical tests in hopes of being drafted by a team in the upcoming draft. Both the combine and especially the draft have become pretty big events in recent years. In addition to the 40 yard dash, players also do various jumping, agility, strength and skills tests at the combine. Lots of high school players get their 40s tested and some college players opt not to test at the combine and do it at their school’s pro-day (basically where their college hosts its own combine-like event for their own athletes) but these 40s are taken with a pinch of salt because they’re usually faster than the combine’s laser-timed 40 yard dash, since the school’s themselves would obviously like to bump up the testing numbers of their own athletes to make them look better. For the 40 yard dash, the times are: 4.20-4.30 seconds is elite speed 4.40-4.50 is great/good speed 4.60-4.80 can pretty good for bigger positions like tight ends or linebackers but for running backs, receivers or defensive backs it’s pretty bad. Anything above 5 seconds is pretty slow unless you’re an offensive/defensive lineman where that’s about as expected.

[@mertsalih]

Very interesting Alex, thanks very much for the rundown, it is great to get a better understanding of the combine and the importance of the '40 yard dash'. I am a soccer fan and there are always arguments about who is the quickest in teams and leagues but there is nothing like this to get a real gauge and accurate figure for it. Thanks very much for the breakdown of the times and ratings too. That makes perfect sense and will allow me to have more context when I see the figure mentioned for players in any future videos. Thanks mate!

[@MrVvulf]

Under 4.2 is generational speed, like Bo Jackson or Bob Hayes.

[@Anastas1786]

When you're being considered for a spot on a college or professional football team, your 40-yard dash record is one of the more important things they look at. A record of 4.5 seconds or less is ideal, since it means that you can be expected to take off from the line of scrimmage the instant the ball is kicked and be in position to catch it when it comes down. Some coach in the mid-1940s apparently did the math and figured that an average punt travels about 40 yards in about 4.5 seconds, so he started timing his players' 40-yard dashes instead of the then-standard 100-yard dashes, figuring that a punt's distance was a more useful, practical measurement than the length of the whole field. In a bull rush, a defensive player rushes straight at an offensive player... well... like a _bull._ They use both their arms and all their speed and brute strength to simply _heave_ the offense out of the way or to the ground, as appropriate. NFL players mostly enter the League via the Draft. College football players (or any non-NFL football player at least three years out of high school, technically, but in practice most players that are actually chosen have played some college football) submit themselves for the Draft, and then each NFL team picks new members from the resulting pool of names. The teams make their decisions on the advice of their scouts, who attend lots of college games and watch tons of sports news looking for talent. _The NFL Scouting Combine_ is a pre-Draft event that basically centralizes things a bit. Instead of just hoping that the scouts from your favorite team just _happen_ to visit your school on a good game night for you, you and the rest of the best-of-the-best college players attend _(by invitation only!)_ the Combine, where a whole _bunch_ of the scouts and coaches and managers attend to conduct interviews and put you through a battery of physical and mental exams to assess your suitability.

[@mertsalih]

That is absolutely brilliant information and background mate, thank you so much for the explanation. This is why I love making these videos and reading the comments, for comments like this where I learn so much not just about the video but about the history of the sport. Great stuff. It makes perfect sense for the distance to be 40 yards when you put it like that but to know they also did the math to work out the exact distance makes it even more interesting. I love how the bull rush is named in such a literal fashion. I didn't even think about that.

[@RonyTambo4211]

I love your enthusiasm to learn about American Football from seeing these freaks is nature video. Well done. Sub earned.

[@user-wr9ej6xe4j]

Great vid man. One fun thing i would add to the conversation is that tons of people who arent hard NFL fans, even in the U.S. don't realize is that even when they think nothing happened during any given play,, Actually 22 things happened on every single play. Offensive and defensive players fighting each other. And add hundreds of options of run or pass plays on any given down.. And now take a bunch of guys that build their strengths 24/7

[@thedrunksaiyan2227]

The NFL combine is kind of like a job interview for the NFL. Players coming out of college that are going to enter the draft are tested, in strength, speed, agility, as well as intelligence. It's a good place to shine for some of the athletes that went to smaller colleges and didn't get as much media coverage

[@mertsalih]

That is really cool and something else that seems very unique to American Football. I guess other sports have trials and stuff but this seems a lot more intense and interesting.

[@thedrunksaiyan2227]

@@mertsalih here's a video of the greatest combine performances since 2003 if you want to check it out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXenqop4m691iq8

[@bckalt]

@@mertsalih The intelligence thing is underrated. The thing that highlight videos obscure is just how complicated and intricate the game is. In a typical game, the design and execution of the plays is the main part of the experience--the highlight plays definitely make it compelling and entertaining, but they are few and far between. The offensive linemen are the largest (and historically, as a group, the most intelligent) players on any team.

[@PliersTechFace]

8:18 heald in in March. The nfl combine is a sporting event for players entering the draft in April. Players get there height & weight stats, there 40 yard dash times, QBs get to show coaches there passing abilities, WRs get to show there play-making abilities, linemen show how they can protect qbs from defenses, & how they can sack QBs if they play defense.

[@EdgeyvonKarma]

You definitely have to watch a Derrick Henry highlight reel. The Titans are literally a different team whenever he isn't on the field. In a league full of world class athletes, he is an absolute game changer. As for someone who isn't mentioned here, I'd check out highlights from Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings. Still a very young player, only in his 3rd year, and yet one of the best pass catchers in the league right now.

[@PliersTechFace]

1:36 the 40 yard dash, is a sprint used to measure a players speed. It's performed in the "Combine", when players coming out of college get ready for the nfl draft.

[@BlackDevilGamer138]

Dude is just like me I'm Canadian never watched football in my life. But my best friend from America got me into it a year ago I dived in love the sport now! Also your reactions are super genuine hope you do more of these.

[@BlackDevilGamer138]

Oh I see there is already lots of NFL vids nice! Haha

[@tobykoval4731]

If you like freaks of nature, you should watch Cam Newton top plays. He doesn’t play anymore but a few years ago he was a monster that was impossible to take down at quarterback. He also loved celebrating 😂

[@troyismd]

Yeah, guy was a 245lb machine

[@Alex-kd5xc]

Including his heisman season at Auburn. Dude basically single-handedly won a title.

[@mertsalih]

That sounds good Toby, will definitely check out a Cam Newton top plays video. I just Googled him there and he still seems relatively young. Is there any reason why he is not playing anymore?

[@troyismd]

@@mertsalih he's looking to play again, and it seems some teams are interested.

[@absidyabsidy2727]

@@mertsalihhe got lots of injuries in a short span that really screwed up his career

[@matthewwyatt2044]

You're correct about the "40". The 40 is a 40-yard dash, almost all NFL players go to the NFL Combine to show off their physical statistics, from their verticle jump, to their 40-yard dash, to their bench press

[@jvgaming7348]

so the Combine is basically a workout camp to scout college players that are to be drafted. Teams send scouts to send the reports on things like 40 yard dash time, bench press, jumping, arm accuracy for QBs and things of that sort

[@Scilati]

That Myles Garret clip is actually insane that’s equivalent to a 350 pound man doing at least a 48 inch (4 feet) box jump. Michael Jordan had a 50 inch vertical jump in his prime that’s actually mental to think about; and don’t get me started on a 270 pound Greek God running 40 yards or 120 feet in less than 4 and a half seconds!

[@hkiller57]

George Karlaftis isnt that fast

[@chadzard4]

A 48 inch box jump isn't the same as a 48 inch vertical. In a box jump you can bend your knees and lift your legs to get up on the box. In a vertical leap test, you reach up as high as you can while grounded and touch a marker then you jump as high as you can and touch the highest marker you can while in the air and then the difference between the two markers is your vertical.

[@eagle1ra79]

​@@hkiller57 😂😂😂😂😂 I see what you did there

[@jartstopsign]

I love your enthusiasm for learning a sport new to you. The biggest freak of nature right now of all these guys might be Myles Garrett, I don't even follow the browns but I would be terrified to try and stop that guy

[@mertsalih]

Thanks, I am just finding everything about American Football so exciting and interesting. It is a fantastic sport. Yeah Myles Garrett is an absolute machine. I would be terrified too haha

[@brealistic3542]

Yes we indeed take these amazing players for granted.

[@superawsomeblitz]

If you’re curious, the 40 yard dash is the length that it is because of punts. It’s the average-length that they would wind up going (at the time of it’s induction into testing) & the quicker you could get to the ball on the punt, the better the odds that it isn’t returned for long distance. Also to answer your question, a “bull rush” is the most straightforward way for a defensive lineman to beat an offensive lineman. It’s an “I’m more powerful than you, so I’m going to overpower you by driving you straight backwards” statement that’s impossible to Stop if you’re significantly weaker

[@hkiller57]

the combine is the NFL scouting combining, a few hundred of the top college players that declare for the draft are invited to combine where they are put through both tests of physical abilities as well as football drills

[@mertsalih]

Thanks for letting me know mate, I appreciate it

[@BamaXander]

I used to work all of the home games at Alabama, so I've been in the position to stand next to both Julio Jones and Derrick Henry. They're absolutely massive, even back then. Seeing pictures and videos of these guys absolutely do not do them justice.

[@colts8146]

One of the most psychopathic plays from tyreek hill showing his speed was in the Bills vs Chiefs divisonal round game where he deuced a guy with a 10 yard head start and an angle on him. Same with dk where he tracked down a guy with like a 30 plus yard head start and tackled him

[@spendy5855]

biggest freak of nature the NFL has ever seen has to be Calvin Johnson Jr, I really suggest checking out some of his highlights and stuff 6'5 230+ with a 4.3 40 yd dash

[@eagle1ra79]

Absolutely Megatron looked like he was manufactured!!!!

[@drinkingdragons6885]

Ray Lewis the greatest by Joseph Vincent is on of my favorites. Most of Joseph Vincent videos are really good also check out Ed reed the ball hawk by him as well those two defensive players where the backbone of the ravens since the team was founded.

[@mertsalih]

Actually I seen his channel and I have a couple of his videos lined up for the next couple of weeks. Really looking forward to seeing them and will check out the Ray Lewis one too. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@satsunada]

Larry Allen was probably the strongest man in NFL history. Other notable names as freaks, Vince Wilfork, Deion Sanders, Darrell Green, and maybe Ladanian Tomlinson. Green and Allen are absolute anomalies of humanity though... Allen was absolute wall on the offensive line and his strength was insane. Green was Olympic level fast, and that's for real, he tried out for the US Olympic team but opted for the NFL. He could still run a 4.4 40 at the age of 50.

[@mertsalih]

Wow jeez that is unbelievably impressive. American Football must definitely be the most athletic sport in the world. Some of the players are incredible in terms of pure athleticism.

[@xliquidflames]

Dude, I'm a Jacksonville Jaguars fan and they aren't joking about Derek Henry. Go watch the highlights from last weekend's game between the Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars. There's a play with 22 seconds left in the first quarter where Derek Henry moves the _entire Jacksonville defense_ an extra 5 yards after they've hit him. He does have some help from his players but they push the entire Jags defense another 5 yards down the field after he's been hit the first time. It looks like a legit rugby scrum. A massive pile of about 8 guys and Henry in the middle and it surges forward. If you watch close, one of the Jags players is lifted off his feet entirely while they push the pile forward. It's insane. It's alright, though, because the Jags won the game. You pretty much nailed it. The combine is where the pro scouts can evaluate college players before the draft. They test them every way you can imagine from running, jumping, and weight lifting to position specific skills. It's televised and I'm sure you can find footage of it The 40 times are just how fast you can run 40 yards - aka the 40 yard dash. For context, the fastest each year is around 4.2 seconds, anywhere from 4.24 to 4.28 seconds seems to be the fastest every year. So, for example, Metcalf's 4.3 40 is pushing close to the fastest times.

[@mertsalih]

WTF haha that sounds amazing. Will check out the footage from the Titans/jaguars match after I write some comments on here. That sounds mental. He sounds like an absolute machine. Thanks for the information mate, I really appreciate it

[@fidge54]

If you can catch the Combine on TV where you are def check it out. It goes on for a week (Tuesday, February 28 - Monday, March 6) and it's absolutely fascinating

[@joeymcbrayer]

You NEED to check out Derrick Henry’s stiff arm highlights. He makes grown ass men look like rag dolls.

[@fidge54]

Yes, the 40yd dash is how they measure flat speed when comparing players

[@ssacra22]

A 'Bull Rush' is essentially going straight into the guy trying to block you and taking them straight backwards. ie, who is more powerful. Khalil Mack is only about 250lbs and would take most lineman weighing in around 310-330lbs and just push them straight back. Super explosive power and technique.

[@sherryarflin726]

Oh yeah, you definitely need to check out the combines.

[@shogunn2517]

The 40 is the 40 yard dash. It gauges how fast a player can "get off the line of scrimmage" and beat the player in front of you. 40 times are typically between 4-5 seconds. Anyone who runs a 4.20 is basically the fastest person on the planet. A really fast player is typically in the 4.30 range. Linemen are closer to 5 or over. Any lineman under that are definitely in the league.

[@TB4Jesus247]

The combine is an official testing event. Its almost a tryout for the NFL.

[@mertsalih]

Thanks T B

[@worldwidesensation]

to me Derrick Henry is the most insane athlete in the NFL. there is simply nobody in the NFL with a build like his who can move like he does. I remember making running backs like him in old Madden games

[@mertsalih]

Yeah it is insane even to see a short amount of him. He seems so unique and I will need to check out more from him

[@chadzard4]

@@mertsalih You should man. Check out his stiff arms he just throws grown men off of him like children. Also you should react to Michael Jordan's ultimate mixtape. Michael Jordan was a true freak.

[@jwc7215]

The 40 yard dash is kind of the standard we use in American Football to test how fast your straight line speed is. There are a bunch of standard measurement tests that football use like sprinting, jumping, agility, bench press.

[@colts8146]

One of the best ways to get an idea of the combine is just to look at so called "freak athletes" and then look at average guys or normal guys. That will get you a quick and good idea of what is good and what isnt for a certain position.

[@mostlyevilmisha]

So, the Combine is the Pre-Draft "camp", where scouts from the teams evaluate the current draft class at a variety of physical stats and challenges, like 40 yrd dash, flat footed high jump, weight lifting, things of that nature and then they take those evaluations back to their teams and they set up their draft strategies. If you have a "bad" combine, it affects your draft position. If you have a good combine it sends your "draft stock" higher. You need to see the play where DK Metcalf ran down the Budda Baker interception. Tyreek Hill is fast, but DK *might* be faster.

[@jimasbury3220]

The Combine is held in a central location to put the players through tests , drills , interviews measurments , etc. for the NFL teams and scouts in preparation for the NFL draft .

[@colts8146]

Larry allen is an old school monster and freak of nature. Look up video of larry allen chasing a guy down after an interception. He holds the record for most bench press reps at 225 with 43 reps making him the strongest man in league history. He was absolutely enourmous and was athletic enough to literally chase down linebackers and dbs half his size

[@kinghershybar4294]

I’m surprised the didn’t include CMC. He is one of the most dangerous weapons. He is elite an both running and catching

[@puppethound]

The NFL playoffs start in about month, I hope you get a chance watch some high lights, or maybe react to the high lights. We would love that. As for a freak of nature video, go back to 2012 Running back Adrian Peterson's MVP year, a year after tearing his ACL to winning MVP in a passing league was amazing. Or any highlight video if his.

[@mertsalih]

I will definitely do some highlights reactions mate. I have been wanting to do them actually for a while but I am unsure if there are any copyright issues (I just don't want to get any strikes). I will maybe do one next weekend as a tester and see how it goes but I am really looking forward to the playoffs. Ok thanks for the suggestion mate, will check out Adrian Peterson too. Thanks

[@puppethound]

@@mertsalih Yeah bud no problem. Yeah, there are still a few weeks left in the NFL regular season, so playoffs probably start after mid Jan I am guessing. College playoffs and bowl games are coming up soon too. Love to see the reactions to those if its legal. I am sure it is. I have watched videos of people doing it. Maybe if you edit it some. idk

[@nathanlawson313]

Speaking of freaks... Can't wait until you get to Barry Sanders. Do his "50 most ridiculous plays". Greatest running back of all time. 5'6 (actual height), 200lbs, legs like tree trunks, and the shiftiest human in history!

[@mertsalih]

Barry Sanders reaction will be coming soon for sure. It is on my list and I really can't wait to see his stuff.

[@DanInBranson]

The 2023 NFL draft will be here in Kansas City at Arrowhead. My son and I are planning on going.

[@zackamig4446]

I always say America would have a couple world cups under their belt if our best athletes grew up playing soccer

[@RMgolf]

I do not wish to be controversial here but I’m just stating what is the truth about American culture. We do not allocate our best athletes to soccer (British football), kids growing up who are bigger, faster, stronger almost unanimously play American football. This is why on the world stage we do not compete in men’s soccer. We have our athletes playing American football. If our youth grew up knowing serious money and fame comes from playing soccer we would have players like tyreek hill playing soccer and there just wouldn’t be much the world could do against that kind of speed and agility.

[@paulyoung6040]

The average player runs 40yards per play,that's the conventional wisdom from decades ago

[@mertsalih]

Thanks Paul. That makes perfect sense and it is interesting that they test exactly that figure. I think in a lot of other sports they just test 100m sprints and that doesn't give a true gauge of how effect the sprint would be in the relative sport. But American Football seems to have it exact. I like that attention to detail

[@damianvasquez2062]

As far as literally a freak of nature I think Derrick Henry and DK Metcalf are probably the biggest right now simply because its conventional for their respective positions to be much shorter and lighter yet they are both stronger, taller, bigger, and faster than most people playing their positions

[@juliayoung537]

I'm so glad you found America football! Enjoy your videos, Go Dawgs 😊

[@mertsalih]

Thanks very much Julia, I appreciate it!

[@bryce2470]

You should look at more players. Joesph Vincent, He has great videos on Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Also Definitely do Tom Brady

[@NoName23560]

I recommend ‘Biggest Hits in College Football History’ uploaded by PSC Highlights. Other reactors have said it’s the best American football tackle compilation. You’ll really enjoy it, it’s brutal 👍

[@mertsalih]

Great idea mate, will do that this week thanks!!

[@armanii4005]

Honestly if every major sport worldwide had a huge ass brawl 😂 NFL is winning no question.

[@Michelle-kc8ht]

The combine is a complete farce, but its a mildly fun farce, I guess

[@ImThe5thKing]

How did that list not include either of the defensive Watts?? JJ is older now and not what he used to be, but there's a reason he's a 3x Defensive Player of the Year. TJ is improving every year and last season got his first Defensive Player of the Year while tying the sack record (that he should have won)

[@MrTylerword]

you should look up the 85 bears defense

[@kentgrady9226]

The forty yard dash is the yardstick by which American football speed is measured. The distance was settled upon because it is more or less the average length of a punt. Therefore, the speed with which a player can close that distance is valuable. In broader terms, American football relies upon short, sudden, explosive acceleration. The forty years dash is an excellent barometer of an athlete's capacity to reach full flight within the average span of a play. For clarification, the quickest NFL 40 times coincide with the rate of acceleration of the most elite speed athletes in the world. Bo Jackson ran the 40 in 4.12 seconds. Usain Bolt covered that same distance in 4.18 seconds when he ran his world record 100 meter dash. There are many who believe a player's 40 time is an overvalued metric. But, it does serve as a decent benchmark.

[@mertsalih]

Wow that is amazing information, thanks very much. I think it is a perfectly suitable metric for American Football and is very relevant to the sport. I also like how it is easy to compare players throughout the league and organise them by position, etc. I will need to do a deep dive into the stats and check out the rest of the league too. Very interesting

[@kentgrady9226]

@@mertsalih In the most general of terms, any 40 yard dash time under 4.6 is very, very quick (by layman's standards). At the NFL level, running backs should be under 4.5. Wide receivers should be under 4.4. There are other players of other positions, who are capable of such times (as the video describes), but they are very rare - even in the NFL. Footballers (as you and I would understand them) are astonishing athletes.... able to run for days, transition from standing, to trotting, to sprint, brilliant footwork and body control, etc. But, for raw explosiveness and agility, American football players are the pinnacle.

[@JohnSmith-cw9wl]

Biggest freak of nature in the nfl right now is Derrick Henry, you would really enjoy a reaction video to his highlights

[@nebidiaswift5200]

I’ve said this to a friend recently. Other nations where futbol is their favorite train their best athletes for futbol- imagine if USA did the same. We lean more for football, basketball, hockey baseball before soccer.

[@Big_Tex]

A guy from my hometown was my sentimental favorite freak, although he was a knucklehead who didn’t have a great NFL career. Matt Jones from Arkansas was a 6-foot-7, 240 pound college quarterback who went to the combine. People knew he could run but he was so tall and big they assumed he’d run maybe 4.6. Instead he blazed out a 4.38. That may well be the fastest combine speed ever for a 6-7 guy (to add to the surprise, to be blunt, he’s as white as milk.) Not sure but he must be close. He got drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He couldn’t pass well enough to be an NFL QB, so they tried to make him a wide receiver. He never panned out that well and had some drug and alcohol problems. Finally after a few years he was finally playing well and finished the season strong. But in the off-season he got in trouble with the law and that was the end of his career.

[@mertsalih]

Wow great insight into Matt Jones' career, thanks very much for that mate, it is very interesting to read and hear about a player that I would probably otherwise not have heard about. That is such a shame that it never worked out for him, especially after putting up such a great sprint time in his combine. I hope he is doing better in his personal life now.

[@rattlers87]

OH hell nah, Bullet Bob Hayes is a gold medalist in track and super bowl champion. The reason zone defense was implemented and from my alma mater. Put some respect on his name 😂

[@andrewmeek3929]

The vid you watched said there’s never been anyone like Derrick Henry, and that simply is not true. Look up highlights from Bo Jackson. He was Henry before Henry was born. It took a freak injury to ruin his career.

[@kelliehatch1712]

When they're saying they have 4.5 in the 40 (for instance)... it is timing his speed in the set distance of 40 yards (36.6 meters). So 4.4 in the 40 means he runs 36.6 meters in 4.4 seconds.

[@Fudoshin01]

You should check out Marion the Barbarian

[@whosaidthat84]

This is a few years out of date. Julio Jones isn't the same anymore. He's a backup now for the Buccaneers.

[@lukewaller5030]

The combine tests players that want to play in NFL with strength speed agility and skills for their positions

[@lawson8678]

any 40-yard dash ran under 4.5-4.6 is insanely fast

[@fidge54]

The best college player are invited to "The combine" before the NFL draft, where they are all measured in multiple tests

[@neon_gaming8377]

please react to Tyreek Hill - Cheetah - Chiefs Career Documentary (Traded to Miami)

[@ninetimejay5868]

By the way if you haven’t seen many American Football movies I would highly recommend watching “remember the titans”

[@ajdembroski7529]

A bullrush is exactly what it sounds like. Get under his pads and drive him back to the QB using pure power.

[@micahurbassik8324]

So i know you have cricket over there but try watching the MLB its my favorite sport and i has the same trickle down to the best effect thats in football

[@eccehomer8182]

George Kittle is also the number one player... I'd like to party with!

[@meparkpa]

my high school team had to play against saquon

[@amaremenninger5576]

u should make a reaction to nfl micd up

[@DrMiles15]

Simply put, at 6’4” 250 pounds, that’s pretty damn fast.

[@DavDaJa]

Which to make a video on? Easy. All of them. More views for you AND you get to see true greatness

[@HarisPatel1]

Tyreek is 100% the most entertaining player to watch in the NFL just due to his absurd speed, watch some of his top receptions for your next reaction video! He makes opponents look like high school players when he's on the field

[@brandyforsythe1882]

Thanks for the new video! Please check out the top high school football stadiums in the US. You'll be shocked...

[@mertsalih]

Ok will do Brandy, thanks very much for the suggestion

[@yellavincent5248]

7:17 Tyreke Hill is the fastest person PERIOD!

[@gatorsharkatsea4547]

There is one name Bo Jackson. He is the only athlete that played pro football and played pro baseball in the same year.

[@joshpavlik3343]

Have you ever checked out Baseball? If not definitely should and a couple players tk look up are Mike trout, Bryce Harper and Aaron Judge

[@sk33t_38]

and to think that if the US had affordable Soccer/Football programs, these guys could've been CBs, Goalies, and some of them midfielders. Tyreek Hill would've been an insane Striker if he played soccer instead.

[@jmschaub12]

Make sure you watch the full clip of DK Metcalf’s chasedown tackle to see a better angle of how fast he can get

[@ajdembroski7529]

40 is the basic metric to gauge NFL player speed, because it's a good combination of explosiveness and full stride speed. However, it's not as important as fans and media make it out to be. The NFL isn't a track meet, and effective speed is far more important. It's really only valuable at the extremes. A 5.0 is very slow, a 4.2 is very fast. Anything in between is position dependent. George Kittle is much faster than 4.5 would indicate, and he plays a position at which 4.7 is average.

[@niteowl660]

Look up more on DK Metcalf. He broke his neck in college and was told he may never play football again. He worked hard to be the athlete he is today.

[@alexdittmar6598]

I think the fastest 40 is like a sub 4.2 if you can run 4.5 you're a monster

[@coolbreeze4249]

Check out Rob Staton. He is an nfl scout/analyst & covers the Seahawks and is based in the UK. awesome content

[@mertsalih]

Thanks for the suggestion. I just followed him on Twitter and will have a dive into this stuff. Thank you!!

[@coolbreeze4249]

@@mertsalih love your channel mate. keep it up. and Rob has awesome stuff on radio & on KZbin for football & American football equally

[@jakehawke8196]

Question: Have you watched an actual game of football? Highlight-videos are fine and all, but you won't know if you actually like the game until you sit down and watch a few. I'm sure people in the comments would be happy to give suggestions of games that might be typical & entertaining that you could give a try, and then come to an informed decision on whether it's for you. Would probably give you more appreciation & context for the highlight-videos as well.

[@jpmacdonell7970]

It’s time for Mert a team a pick team to route for 😤😤😤 Bear. Down. 🐻⬇️

[@samuelbarton8360]

I'd like to see a reaction to Marshawn Lynch's highlights he was a legendary freak of nature.

[@karenlobosco9646]

The 40 is a 40 yard run, the faster the better.