[Goose]

I admit this a bit of a tangent, but shouldn't they time WRs--and the other positions, for that matter--with pads on?

I have always thought so, but I think the desire to make players "look faster" in the numbers works against this. Your pads-on numbers will look worse than say USC no pads numbers, so you don't do it that way. Moreover, there is also the difference between "game speed" and just "speed". Some receivers appear faster in games than they do on the track, and visa-versa. It probably won't turn 4.8 into 4.4, but it certainly can be worth 0.1 either way.

[Goose]

I admit this a bit of a tangent, but shouldn't they time WRs--and the other positions, for that matter--with pads on?

I have always thought so, but I think the desire to make players "look faster" in the numbers works against this. Your pads-on numbers will look worse than say USC no pads numbers, so you don't do it that way. Moreover, there is also the difference between "game speed" and just "speed". Some receivers appear faster in games than they do on the track, and visa-versa. It probably won't turn 4.8 into 4.4, but it certainly can be worth 0.1 either way.