as a 2 down NFL linebacker (meaning, he would come off of the field in nickel and dime packages). If he had run a great time (sub 4.7) that could have changed that perception and he might have been viewed as a 3 down linebacker that could stay on in nickel and even perhaps dime packages.
There is a greater value (obviously) in 3 down LB vs 2 down LB. In other words, I don't think he will be "dinged" for his time but I don't think he improved his position (which he might have been able to).
