mdonnelly21 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Who was faster in the open field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 About as close as you can get, but I’d go Chris Johnson by a hair. Only because I think his get-off was a little bit better than Randy’s and in a foot race, that’d be the difference even if Moss had a higher top speed (I’m not even sure he does). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdonnelly21 Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Yin-Yang said: About as close as you can get, but I’d go Chris Johnson by a hair. Only because I think his get-off was a little bit better than Randy’s and in a foot race, that’d be the difference even if Moss had a higher top speed (I’m not even sure he does). The poll backs up that statement. And I'm pretty certain that these are the two fastest guys I've ever watched on a football field. Maybe Trindon Holliday is in this group as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Smithers Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 He’s 4 or 5 depending on how you view him and Nuk. Top 3 are set in stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I'd probably take Johnson in this one. Distance plays a factor maybe but even Moss's long speed might still be matched by CJ at top gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFLExpert49 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Moss got walked down from behind by Terence Newman. I can't recall Johnson ever being caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 13 hours ago, mdonnelly21 said: The poll backs up that statement. And I'm pretty certain that these are the two fastest guys I've ever watched on a football field. Maybe Trindon Holliday is in this group as well. There may be a little homer in this, but I have to go with Tyreek Hill here. I want to say he's fast than Moss. But Moss also made it look so effortless at times and I don't recall him always pulling away from pursuing defenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknowcool Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 4 hours ago, NFLExpert49 said: Moss got walked down from behind by Terence Newman. I can't recall Johnson ever being caught. Moss had to slow down for the pass while Newman was already going full speed. Plus Newman was a track star in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Randy was fast, CJ was lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans0021 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Depends on what's being asked. If it's a straight race down the field, you can definitely make an argument for Moss. The 4.24 forty got all of the attention, but the special part of CJ's game was the acceleration. I'm not sure anybody was ever faster for the first 15-20 yards. In open space, 40+ yards downfield, he was obviously very fast, but not historically so. It was his ability to hit a hole and get to top speed insanely quickly that made him such a threat at all times. On his long runs, he would usually put distance between himself and defenders within 20 yards of the LOS and would hold, rather than extend, that gap the rest of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom cody Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Went with Chris Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 On 15/07/2018 at 12:40 AM, titans0021 said: Depends on what's being asked. If it's a straight race down the field, you can definitely make an argument for Moss. The 4.24 forty got all of the attention, but the special part of CJ's game was the acceleration. I'm not sure anybody was ever faster for the first 15-20 yards. In open space, 40+ yards downfield, he was obviously very fast, but not historically so. It was his ability to hit a hole and get to top speed insanely quickly that made him such a threat at all times. On his long runs, he would usually put distance between himself and defenders within 20 yards of the LOS and would hold, rather than extend, that gap the rest of the way. Bit like Usain Bolt vs Asafa Powell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammymvpknight Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 I’m pretty sure Moss would take C.J. in the 100 meter. Moss is the most effortless runner the league has seen. It was just too easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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