Running style similar but Tyree is faster *

Armando ran a 4.31 at a camp. He was fast *

I dont know what he ran at a camp

but on the field at ND he was decidedly not fast. Not slow, but by no means did he run away from tacklers.

Also ran a 4.38 at the US Army AA combine *

Florida state 110 hurdles champion

His initial acceleration was awesome

then it's like he was on a bungee

i dont recall him having great initial acceleration

either. But maybe I've forgotten.

Was that before his devastating ankle injury? *

Worse - broken fibula.

Never seemed to regain the kind of speed he had as a HS Junior.

Regardless, I’m not sure he would’ve ever been the difference maker we expected; as mentioned below, he ran with less power than almost any back I can remember.

He posted a 4.52 at the combine

Armando had a very nice career. But other than against Hawaii, I never saw the breakaway speed he supposedly had.

Armando was lightning for about 20 yards, then

Shoeless Joe maxim kicked in

Looks like he can break more tackles, too.

Or, at least, I hope he can.

I think the broken-tackle-count from Armando’s career still sadly sits at zero.

Probably true. Rankings were very similar *