Talk:Ben Watson (American football)

Incorrect Predraft Measurements
"He was the fastest at the pro-day combine with a 4.03 40 yard dash and has a vertical leap of 71". These are both current records held at the pro-day workout"

this statement is not at all correct, no matter how you shake it:

1) There is no "pro day combine." Rather, these measures are either taken from the UGA Pro Day where NFL scouts visited Georgia to see their senior class NFL prospects, or the times are taken from the annual NFL Combine in Indianapolis 2) No one can run a 4.03 40-yard dash. Either this is his 20-yard shuttle time-- which was 4.15 at the NFL combine-- or it's a typo. The following are his publicized 40-times from the combine: 4.37, 4.38, 4.42, 4.44. 4.57 (there were probably more taken; each team has their own stopwatch & keeps their own times-- there is no "official NFL combine time" contrary to popular belief) These 5 times are from NFLDraftScout.com (formerly Bill Walsh's college scouting service). You typically need to pay for a login & password to see player profiles, but a free teaser snapshot of Watson should show these times: http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=58568&draftyear=2004&genpos=TE

citation needed
Benjamin Watson scores 48 on wonderlic http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1130834-nfl-draft-2012-the-5-best-and-the-5-worst-wonderlic-scores-in-nfl-history/page/4 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.22.168.115 (talk) 00:10, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

The Champ Bailey Hit
In 2005, Ben Watson hit Champ Bailey on the 1-yard line after Bailey had returned an interception 100 yards. This is a somewhat famous play because it was in the playoffs, Ben was on the other side of the field, and it saved a touchdown. The NFL films segment on this play includes a player estimating that Ben ran about "120 yards."

NFL players aren't there because they know geometry. Ben was on the 9 yard line, just inside the numbers. Middle school geometry tells us that he was 100 yards away from the corner where he hit Champ. I'm not sure if that play is notable enough to be on his page, but if it's here it needs to be sourced and it needs to be factual. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.169.217.69 (talk) 15:48, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

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Orphaned references in Benjamin Watson
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