Actually Brown ran a 5.08 with a 1.76 10yd split, and Howard ran a 5.05 with a 1.81 10 yd split
http://www.draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=11685&DraftYear=2008
http://www.draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1027780&DraftYear=2019
Howard had the higher vertical (29.5 vs 27.5) while Brown had the better broad jump (8’9” vs 8’7”)
Brown did put up a better VJ and a slightly better broad jumps at his pro day but I couldn’t find info on Howard’s numbers. It’s unfair to compare pro day numbers to combine as they’re completely different situations
Brown did smoke Howard in the 5-10-5 and 3 cone, but if you’ve ever actually done these 2 drills there’s a lot of technique to them.
Long story short, it’s a bit of stretch to say Howard is no where near the athlete Brown is. Additionally there are a lot of studies that question the correlation with combine drills and NFL success. I think Howard has the necessary traits to be a successful NFL OL, and I think he can succeed at either G or T. He definitely needs to work on his technique. What Howard needs is good coaching to develop his technique, and sadly, as with most on the site, I have zero faith in Develin at this point. I truly hope he proves all of us wrong