REAL FOOTBALL Thread

chop2chip said:
Unquestionably. Harry Douglas has not been very good the last two seasons.

The Falcons could really use a true slot receiver and I think Hardy could be that type of player.
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Maybe Hardy, I really liked him. Hankerson has talent (coming off some serious injuries), but not sure how good of a fit he is. Despite his size and long stride, he's more of a deep threat than anything and not really a good possession WR because he doesn't create space or make tough catches (and drops to the ground like Wayne used to do). He is deceptively fast down the field though and I hope he does well; I really liked him during his rookie season.
 
gilesfan said:
You think they are better than Harry Douglas?
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Harry Douglas wasn't fast, big, or particularly good. He got volume because he was the third option and on the field a lot. I don't think he was very good other than his 1k yard season which was volume of substance really. I don't think he bounced back from his old knee injury very well to be the player we had hoped.

Hardy is thought of very well, and last week Hank was the talk of camp making plays and circus catches. I don't think he is your typical slot guy, but todays NFL there can be all sorts of slot guys that can produce. I'd rather have the best 3 WRs getting PT rather than "typical slot guys" to be honest.
 
gilesfan said:
Maybe Hardy, I really liked him. Hankerson has talent (coming off some serious injuries), but not sure how good of a fit he is. Despite his size and long stride, he's more of a deep threat than anything and not really a good possession WR because he doesn't create space or make tough catches (and drops to the ground like Wayne used to do). He is deceptively fast down the field though and I hope he does well; I really liked him during his rookie season.
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We all remember the Hankerson = Julio comments. Very pseudo the the of you, gf.
 
Corey Peters tore his Achilles again... out for Arz. I liked his game in Atl when he was healthy.

Hankerson reports from Atl camp aren't stopping either.
 
I didnt see Matt Jones in college at all but he looks like an absolute steal. Dude has a burst for a big back
 
gilesfan said:
I didnt see Matt Jones in college at all but he looks like an absolute steal. Dude has a burst for a big back
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Law Firm type of player to me. Not quick, not fast... Forward falling, and gets what's there. Can break a tackle. Probably very good at the goal line.
 
gilesfan said:
He has a burst. Dude looks awesome so far.
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Burst of what? Timed at over a 4.6 40? He was behind the likes of Gus Johnson and Zach Zenner at the combine with his numbers.

Maybe he just looked really slow compared to the rest of the UF squad.

Of course, I think they did a lot of this at UF:

 
Tapate50 said:
Burst of what? Timed at over a 4.6 40? He was behind the likes of Gus Johnson and Zach Zenner at the combine with his numbers.

Maybe he just looked really slow compared to the rest of the UF squad.

Of course, I think they did a lot of this at UF:

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Well, it's not like he's gonna be Chris Johnson. But, he's much better than he was billed coming out of college and has shown some burst and broken off long runs. With Alfred Morris being a free agent, I'm hoping he shows enough this year to at least in a running back by committee type to replace Morris.
 
gilesfan said:
Well, it's not like he's gonna be Chris Johnson. But, he's much better than he was billed coming out of college and has shown some burst and broken off long runs. With Alfred Morris being a free agent, I'm hoping he shows enough this year to at least in a running back by committee type to replace Morris.
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I guess define "burst" because the numbers don't really support it?
 
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