No offense to Jake, but that is some seriously poor tackling. I thought some of the teams Ferndale played were bad. How many times did he change direction and run to the complete opposite side of the field? He has good lateral moves, but his straight line speed looks to be only a little above average. I think Del Biaggio is faster. Impressive that he is only a sophomore.
1. Nice video. This is a good way for a small school player to get his name out there.
2. When watching a highlight video... there is a good chance you are going to see some bad tackling... that is why it turned into a highlight.
3. I am positive I watched Jake Cimolino in the North Coast Section Track Finals last year and he was the only soph. in the 100 meter finals. So I am going to go out on a limb and say his straight line speed is better than "only a little above average". But it is a good thing you do not need to have amazing straight line speed to be a football player. Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice would have never made it on the field with their 4.7+ 40 times.
4. If he was a soph. last year... then he would have been a junior this football season. Is there a 2008 video out there? I sure hope so.
I may have criticized Jake's speed (nothing wrong with that), but I did not say he was not a good football player. Don't assume as much. Obviously, the boy has speed because he is running by a lot the players shown. Of course you will see some bad tackling in a highlight, but usually not to the excessive point that you see here. And it WAS excessive. The fact that this is a JV highlight video would explain some of that. I just didn't see the burst from Jake that you will witness with great running backs (like Smith) in hitting the hole quickly. I saw a lot of lateral moves and running east to west that won't work against good football teams. Also, track speed and football speed (in pads) are two different animals.
BTW, he looks a lot better running north to south in the Junior video posted. It is hard to get a true gauge of speed in videos shot from these far away angles. He is a good player no doubt.
1. You are right... there is nothing wrong with respectfully criticizing a players speed. You are obviously a true football fan and not someone who is out to tear down a kid like so many others out there.
2. I was only throwing out the fact that Jake made it to the NCS track finals as a soph. to make a point about him being fast enough to excel on the gridiron and track. Now to contradict myself...
I agree with you about track speed and football speed (with pads) being different... but it is crazy how the NFL & D1 teams are so enamored with a players 40 yard dash time (without pads).
40 yard times have become important because the overall speed of the game has increased (at least at the collegiate and professional levels). Of course, I think it all depends on what position you play and how you play it. If you are a possession-type wide receiver, you don't have to have a 40 time under 4.5 (4.5-4.7 would probably be acceptable. If you are a running back who runs east and west and seeks open field for a lot of your yards, you do have to have a 40 time of 4.4 or better to be considered by a college recruiter. But if you are a back who gets more yards running north and south between the tackles, you can shed a few tenths off the 40 time and still be recruitable. But, the key is, they do look at the 40 yard dash and it does factor in to whether or not a player is recruited.
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He is going to be someone to watch. Hopefully someone is trying to get this kids name out there
No offense to Jake, but that is some seriously poor tackling. I thought some of the teams Ferndale played were bad. How many times did he change direction and run to the complete opposite side of the field? He has good lateral moves, but his straight line speed looks to be only a little above average. I think Del Biaggio is faster. Impressive that he is only a sophomore.
1. Nice video. This is a good way for a small school player to get his name out there.
2. When watching a highlight video... there is a good chance you are going to see some bad tackling... that is why it turned into a highlight.
3. I am positive I watched Jake Cimolino in the North Coast Section Track Finals last year and he was the only soph. in the 100 meter finals. So I am going to go out on a limb and say his straight line speed is better than "only a little above average". But it is a good thing you do not need to have amazing straight line speed to be a football player. Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice would have never made it on the field with their 4.7+ 40 times.
4. If he was a soph. last year... then he would have been a junior this football season. Is there a 2008 video out there? I sure hope so.
Here is the link to Jake Cimolino's 2008 / Junior year video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BE7cgYnPpc
@NCS Fan
I may have criticized Jake's speed (nothing wrong with that), but I did not say he was not a good football player. Don't assume as much. Obviously, the boy has speed because he is running by a lot the players shown. Of course you will see some bad tackling in a highlight, but usually not to the excessive point that you see here. And it WAS excessive. The fact that this is a JV highlight video would explain some of that. I just didn't see the burst from Jake that you will witness with great running backs (like Smith) in hitting the hole quickly. I saw a lot of lateral moves and running east to west that won't work against good football teams. Also, track speed and football speed (in pads) are two different animals.
BTW, he looks a lot better running north to south in the Junior video posted. It is hard to get a true gauge of speed in videos shot from these far away angles. He is a good player no doubt.
To: Ferndale Football
1. You are right... there is nothing wrong with respectfully criticizing a players speed. You are obviously a true football fan and not someone who is out to tear down a kid like so many others out there.
2. I was only throwing out the fact that Jake made it to the NCS track finals as a soph. to make a point about him being fast enough to excel on the gridiron and track. Now to contradict myself...
I agree with you about track speed and football speed (with pads) being different... but it is crazy how the NFL & D1 teams are so enamored with a players 40 yard dash time (without pads).
3. Does Del Biaggio run track?
40 yard times have become important because the overall speed of the game has increased (at least at the collegiate and professional levels). Of course, I think it all depends on what position you play and how you play it. If you are a possession-type wide receiver, you don't have to have a 40 time under 4.5 (4.5-4.7 would probably be acceptable. If you are a running back who runs east and west and seeks open field for a lot of your yards, you do have to have a 40 time of 4.4 or better to be considered by a college recruiter. But if you are a back who gets more yards running north and south between the tackles, you can shed a few tenths off the 40 time and still be recruitable. But, the key is, they do look at the 40 yard dash and it does factor in to whether or not a player is recruited.
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