Sisyphean Bills Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 His best attribute was he was tall. It wasn't enough to have a long career in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) The 10 (!) second round WR picks of the 2008 NFL draft, in order: Donnie Avery Devin Thomas (who the Bills apparently really liked) Jordy Nelson James Hardy Eddie Royal Jerome Simpson DeSean Jackson Malcolm Kelly Limas Sweed Dexter Jackson Lots of failure in that bunch, especially the tall/high leaper guys that were hyped that year (Thomas, Hardy, Sweed, Kelly). The quick little guys did OK (Jackson, Royal). Nelson wasn't on my radar at all that year. There were 2 RBs taken in that round - Matt Forte and Ray Rice. Edited December 31, 2014 by dave mcbride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 lol Thanks Heitz stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Hardy is my personal all-time whiff, as far as who I think will be great. I remember wanting him and being ecstatic when we got him. But sweet Jesus, did he suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 we threw about 10 more jump balls to him throughout that season. he would fight them all off as best he could until they hit the ground, he caught one more in garbage time and then we all realized he just plain couldnt catch. the Jville catch was also laboured if you watch the replay, he almost dropped that one too. Down the sideline, not in the endzone. You're right though, he was terrible, even on the jump ball throws. His real problem though, was running patterns and getting off the line. He just didn't get open much, and had the dropsies when he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) He couldn't learn the playbook. It's sad to see what's become of him: http://m.tmz.com/#Article/2014/11/08/ex-nfl-player-james-hardy-committed-to-mental-facility-after-cop-attack-arrest Edited December 31, 2014 by ldandria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Truth Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I went to Indiana University which is where James Hardy played college ball. The guy was a total animal for IU despite playing against teams that were better than his team (Indiana is a weak team in the big ten). He certainly had the physical tools to succeed but I just think he had too much mental stuff going on to focus on and develop his game. Terry Hoepner, who was the head coach at IU when Hardy was there, told James, "There are only a few people in the world that can make some of the catches you can make." Hardy was hesitant to believe him because he thought he was just blowing steam up his butt. Hardy said something like, "Don't play with me, I've been lied to too much. I don't want you telling me lies about my ability and then I believe them and am let down." Hoeppner replied, " I'm not lying. I'm serious." Hardy originally went to Indiana to play basketball and was pretty good. He was a 4-star basketball recruit coming out of high school. The football team started recruiting him though once he got on campus and he felt his odds of going pro were better in football so he went the football route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 BP4E, you are definitely setting the record for "most random threads posted in first 50 posts". At least they're passingly relevant, at worst. Much better than that 'rfk' idiot's. I look forward to tomorrow's threads "Author that penned odes to Kamil Loud", or "Tolliver, Hobert, or Armstrong - YOUR favorite Billy Joe" I know I penned one (a limerick, actually). I believe Petrino did, too. I'm waiting for the "Whatever happened to Tony Cline" thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts