I would imagine Jackson was an 80 grade on speed, but that's actually not a bad comp (noting that Jackson hit RH whereas Cole hits LH).
Bo Jackson was an 80 across the board. My sources? Tecmo Bowl and that video on youtube where he throws out Harold Reynolds from the warning track ON THE FLY! Oh yea and the sprint down the sideline in that game at Seattle. There are also whispers of having run a 3.9 40 literally once in a lifetime athlete
You obviously know l was joking. I just made the comment because Bo would make the worst reads which made his plays look even more spectacular.
I really wish we could have seen Deion trying to chase Bo. Deion wouldn't have tackled him anyway but both those guys were stupid fast.
Deion tells a funny story of a time he was running across to make a tackle on Bo in college. I won’t spoil it. Easy find on youtube
Which is why Deion decided to never tackle anyone ever again. He was traumatized. The fact that he got to him from across the field shows you just how fast Deion was.
Back when Beltran was going nuts for the Stros, an article by some Puerto Rican baseball writer translated "Five Tool CF" into "Jardinero Central con Cinco Herramientas", which literally translates into "Central Gardener with Five Tools" That's always made me laugh.