What the data tells us about the curious case of the Vikings’ Cameron Dantzler
New York TimesIn the past week, we looked at all of the available data on the Vikings’ first– and second-round picks in the draft in order to drive as deep an understanding as possible of them. Pauline argued that Dantzler’s slowness at the combine — where he ran a 4.64-second 40-yard dash — was well worth noting and added that Dantzler “struggles to make plays with his back to the ball. Nevertheless, it’s worth pointing out that Dantzler’s virtual pro day was sent out to teams — and reporters — containing a video of the prospect purportedly running a 4.38 40-yard dash. On top of that, it’s very unusual — though not impossible, nor without precedent — for Dantzler to have run the 40-yard dash twice with his injury. That’s exactly what we see with Dantzler, whose flying 20 of 1.93 seconds more tightly matches a 40-yard dash time of 4.55 seconds than 4.64.
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