Alright, let’s talk about this JJ McCarthy fella and his 40 time, you know, how fast he runs. Folks keep jabberin’ about it, so I figured I’d put in my two cents, even though I don’t know much about this football stuff.
Now, some places say this boy runs real fast, like 4.48 seconds in that 40-yard thing. That sounds mighty quick to me, like a jackrabbit in the field. But then, other folks, they say it’s more like 4.60 seconds. Still fast, I guess, but not quite as fast as that first number.
- 4.48 seconds (some say)
- 4.60 seconds (others say)
It’s all a bit confusing, ain’t it? They got all these websites and numbers, and it’s hard to keep track. *, *, they all got their own opinions. Makes an old woman’s head spin, I tell ya.
This McCarthy fella, he’s one of them quarterbacks, you know, the guys who throw the ball. And seems like he’s a pretty good one, won some kind of championship. But they say he hurt his knee, something about a “torn meniscus.” Sounds painful, like when I twisted my ankle last fall tryin’ to catch that runaway rooster. They had to do surgery on him, and that probably slowed him down some.
And there’s talk about his shoulder bein’ hurt too. Shoulder ain’t right? Well, that ain’t gonna help with throwin’ no football, that’s for sure. Makes you wonder if he can still run as fast as he used to. Maybe that’s why them 40 times are different. One time he was healthy, the other time maybe not so much.
Now, they got this big “NFL Draft” comin’ up. That’s where all these football teams pick the new players. And this 40 time, it seems like a big deal to them. They want to know how fast these boys can run. Faster you are, the better you are, I guess. Makes sense, like a fast horse is better than a slow one for pullin’ the plow.
They’re comparing this McCarthy fella to some other players, even callin’ him the next “Baker Mayfield.” Don’t know who that is, but sounds important. They say he’s a “wild card,” means you don’t really know what you’re gonna get with him. Could be good, could be bad, like the weather in spring.
Some say his 40 time might “pique teams’ interests.” That’s fancy talk for makin’ them teams take notice. If you’re fast, they want you, simple as that. Like a good worker who can pick a lot of beans in a day. Everybody wants a good worker.
But then you got folks who say his 40 time ain’t so important. They say he’s got a “pedigree,” whatever that means. Comes from a good family, maybe? Like them fancy horses they got at the fair, the ones with the long names. And they say he just won a big game, so maybe that’s more important than how fast he runs.
So, what’s the real deal with this JJ McCarthy and his 40 time? Well, I reckon it’s like this. He’s pretty fast, maybe real fast, maybe just kinda fast. But he’s also got other things goin’ for him, like bein’ a good thrower and winnin’ games. And he’s had some bumps and bruises along the way, which might have slowed him down a bit.
In the end, them football fellas will have to decide if he’s worth pickin’. They’ll look at that 40 time, sure, but they’ll look at other stuff too. Just like when I’m buyin’ a new chicken, I don’t just look at how fast it can run. I look at how fat it is and how many eggs it lays. It’s the whole package that matters, not just one little thing.
And that’s all I got to say about JJ McCarthy and his 40 time. Hope it makes some sense to you young folks. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go check on my tomatoes before the sun goes down. Them squirrels been gettin’ at ‘em again.
