re: Anyone else here over 30? Remember Matt Jones?

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will never understand how someone can cover so much ground while looking so slo

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It's like Derrick Henry. You don't realize how fast he is moving until you see him pulling away from others.

My dad always said those types of players were like flying geese when they hit their top gear. They look like they are moving slowly because of their size and no frame of reference in the sky, but you shoot behind them (or in football take a bad angle to close) because you didn't realize that smooth glide through the air was at 40-50 miles per hour.

Jones was a pure freak of nature with his size, speed, and athleticism. His arm strength was incredible, too; people caught the ball out of self preservation at times. It may be bad memory, but I believe he is the one that people around him claimed could throw 75 yds from his knees.

Shame it didn't work out for him in the NFL, really incredible talent. He had a ton of upside in the league.