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2 hours ago, Brandon Blue&Gold said:

Is it true the turf they used for the combine at the Convention Centre was crap?  I saw some complaining on the Twitter about it over the weekend.

The problem was that it wasn't the same field turf that most other combine and pro-day testing is done on, so you can't make apples-to-apples comparisons. Apparently it's similar to the stuff that is put in gyms and training centres, but there's a huge difference between pushing a sled or doing footwork exercises, and doing speed tests. Don't know if installation played a factor either, but I saw a lot of guys slipping while trying to do the 3-cone and shuttle drills.

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1 hour ago, nate007 said:

The problem was that it wasn't the same field turf that most other combine and pro-day testing is done on, so you can't make apples-to-apples comparisons. Apparently it's similar to the stuff that is put in gyms and training centres, but there's a huge difference between pushing a sled or doing footwork exercises, and doing speed tests. Don't know if installation played a factor either, but I saw a lot of guys slipping while trying to do the 3-cone and shuttle drills.

You're being too kind.  The turf was awful.   Think of the same type of material that driving ranges use in their tee boxes.   No underlay, no crumb rubber.  It was rough.

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