RevWarRifleman Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 With Maybin being waived, there's been a lot of discussion this week about the Levy/Juron era draft flops. What about James Hardy? "The savior of our Red Zone problems." Is he still in the NFL anywhere? Is he even in football? Anybody have some info.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) baltimore. was their....4th receiver? before lee went there. Edited August 17, 2011 by NoSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defend Greece Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Man I believed.... That guy was a mess after he pulled a gun on his dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 A total spaz. He had decent numbers at the scouting combine but couldn't put it together on the field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Max997 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 hated the James Hardy pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbosrrgood Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 It seemed like there were so many receiving options in that draft, almost all of them have been disappointments so far. For a big guy, Hardy had awful hands. All I remember his him dropping just about anything thrown his way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 It seemed like there were so many receiving options in that draft, almost all of them have been disappointments so far. For a big guy, Hardy had awful hands. All I remember his him dropping just about anything thrown his way. DeSean Jackson (selected a few pick AFTER Hardy). Eddie Royal (also selected after Hardy) had a great rookie season, but has been hurt a lot since then. As I recall, Danny Snyder's team selected two WRs in the first two rounds that year, both of whom have been huge busts. Makes me feel a little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metzelaars_lives Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Link I hate using internet abbreviations, but I literally just lol'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billshank Redemption Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 i can't even be that upset with it when desean was the only one to hit it big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 It seemed like there were so many receiving options in that draft, almost all of them have been disappointments so far. For a big guy, Hardy had awful hands. All I remember his him dropping just about anything thrown his way. And...another one bites the dust....Limas Sweed of that draft class was cut by the Steelers today... Limas Sweed Cut by the Steelers The other bust is Malcolm Kelly for the Washington Redskins....The only guy who succeeded was Desean Jackson and I think that was purely due to the system in which he played and used his burning speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowery4 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Drafting receivers high is not a sure fire thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 And...another one bites the dust....Limas Sweed of that draft class was cut by the Steelers today... Limas Sweed Cut by the Steelers The other bust is Malcolm Kelly for the Washington Redskins....The only guy who succeeded was Desean Jackson and I think that was purely due to the system in which he played and used his burning speed. That was the year of the big receiver. Everyone around the league wanted a big redzone target. All of them busted out: Kelly, Sweed, Hardy, and Devin Thomas. The irony is that the smallest guy--Deshean Jackson--was the guy who succeeded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets_go_bills Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I loved the Hardy pick. Guy caught 36 TDs at Indiana and came into the NFL at 6'5". He was billed as a more physically gifted version of Plaxico Burress. And when he caught that game winner in the back of the end zone against Jacksonville, I thought he was going to do that every Sunday for years to come. The light never went on for him and he just couldn't put it together on the field. He had the talent but his lack of maturity and focus killed his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Long Beach Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 That was the year of the big receiver. Everyone around the league wanted a big redzone target. All of them busted out: Kelly, Sweed, Hardy, and Devin Thomas. The irony is that the smallest guy--Deshean Jackson--was the guy who succeeded. That was the topic du jour back then. Everyone had a favorite big receiver that we HAD to draft (with our first round pick no less)! So many were shocked that many dropped to the second round, AND now how many of them are busts even for 2nd rounders. Bummer that we fell for it too. At least it wasn't our first rounder. We only got 1 good catch out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbosrrgood Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) And...another one bites the dust....Limas Sweed of that draft class was cut by the Steelers today... Limas Sweed Cut by the Steelers The other bust is Malcolm Kelly for the Washington Redskins....The only guy who succeeded was Desean Jackson and I think that was purely due to the system in which he played and used his burning speed. Don't forget about the other WR that the Redskins took. The guy that was supposed to be the best in his class and possible early 1st rounder...College one year wonder Devin Thomas. He cycled through 3 teams last year and is now fighting for a roster spot on the Giants I believe. Edited August 17, 2011 by Turbosrrgood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 That was the topic du jour back then. Everyone had a favorite big receiver that we HAD to draft (with our first round pick no less)! So many were shocked that many dropped to the second round, AND now how many of them are busts even for 2nd rounders. Bummer that we fell for it too. At least it wasn't our first rounder. We only got 1 good catch out of him. yeah, people were scratching their heads when we didn't pull the trigger on a WR in the first round. I forgot about that TD catch by Hardy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarRifleman Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Man I believed.... That guy was a mess after he pulled a gun on his dad You and me and a lot of other people, DG. But can/will you tells more about his pulling a gun on his dad? What was that all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarRifleman Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 I loved the Hardy pick. Guy caught 36 TDs at Indiana and came into the NFL at 6'5". He was billed as a more physically gifted version of Plaxico Burress. And when he caught that game winner in the back of the end zone against Jacksonville, I thought he was going to do that every Sunday for years to come. The light never went on for him and he just couldn't put it together on the field. He had the talent but his lack of maturity and focus killed his career. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defend Greece Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 You and me and a lot of other people, DG. But can/will you tells more about his pulling a gun on his dad? What was that all about? I dont know how to post links from my iPhone but you can google it, sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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