Hardesty Out Again
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The rest of the draft and this years draft makes up for it in my opinion. Hell he picked two players this year who people said couldn't play in the 4-3 and both Sheard and Taylor are close if not up for DROY so far.
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It is Heckerts fault for picking him. Come on people wanna praise Heckert when he drafts well but dont wanna call him out when his pick seems bad ? On the bright side, even if he was a bust we dont lose much ! We can cut him and get some other RB.
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Sorry to hear about Hardesty. That's a bummer.
Have a good season.
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Yah it's heckert's fault........whatever.
Maybe they should call Tiki.
trading picks to move up and take an injury prone RB would then be who elses fault...exactly?
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If he was killing it everyone would say what a great pick it was. Look at Willis McGahee, he put up some good numbers for four years in a row on a somewhat bad team after his Fiesta Bowl injury that everyone saw. His later injuries were all different. Just like a knee injury is not the same as a torn calf muscle. Or a STRAINED HAMSTRING and sore throat and mid-week mid-season wedding.
If MH's injury was recurring than it could be called a bad decision but not when it's something different.
All I'm saying is you can't predict injuries.
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Should have made Cedric Benson of Cinci an offfer he couldn't have refused. He would have only missed two games with his domestic violence issues but has stayed healthy,
efective on the field and crime-free otherwise
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He's an NFL running back. Holy christ, what exactly do you expect? This is the most physically demanding position to fill in all of sports.
Torn calf has less than nothing to do with the knee which had him out last year.. he's not "injury prone" unless you're using that as a synonym for "an NFL running back."
And he's better than an average backup - Hardesty is at least decent. By way of comparison, maurice morris on Detroit is not good.
The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you. "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." Paul Brown -
I would simply point out that Hardesty wasn't drafted to be a backup RB with the 60th overall pick in the draft. He was drafted before Hillis had his breakout year in 2010. Jerome Harrison was our best back in 2009 with 864 yards and it seemed that the Browns (Mangini regime) were never really sold on him as the long term starter.
Hardesty was a fifth year senior who had three knee surgeries before his senior year of college when he finally stayed healthy for an entire year and ran for 1345 yards. He recieved a medical hardship after getting only six carries as a freshman when he blew out a knee. Prior to his senior year he started only six games, so the injury history was there. So in five years of college he was able to start only 19 games. Then in his very first preseason game with the Browns he blows out a knee and was lost for the entire year. 75 carries into the 2011 season he tears a calf muscle. Some guys are just fragile.
I do give credit to Heckert for making some other good picks. But this one was questionable from the get-go considering the injury history and the cost to move up in the draft for him.
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I would simply point out that Hardesty wasn't drafted to be a backup RB with the 60th overall pick in the draft. He was drafted before Hillis had his breakout year in 2010. Jerome Harrison was our best back in 2009 with 864 yards and it seemed that the Browns (Mangini regime) were never really sold on him as the long term starter.
Hardesty was a fifth year senior who had three knee surgeries before his senior year of college when he finally stayed healthy for an entire year and ran for 1345 yards. He recieved a medical hardship after getting only six carries as a freshman when he blew out a knee. Prior to his senior year he started only six games, so the injury history was there. So in five years of college he was able to start only 19 games. Then in his very first preseason game with the Browns he blows out a knee and was lost for the entire year. 75 carries into the 2011 season he tears a calf muscle. Some guys are just fragile.
I do give credit to Heckert for making some other good picks. But this one was questionable from the get-go considering the injury history and the cost to move up in the draft for him.
I would simply point out that Hardesty wasn't drafted to be a backup RB with the 60th overall pick in the draft. He was drafted before Hillis had his breakout year in 2010. Jerome Harrison was our best back in 2009 with 864 yards and it seemed that the Browns (Mangini regime) were never really sold on him as the long term starter.
Hardesty was a fifth year senior who had three knee surgeries before his senior year of college when he finally stayed healthy for an entire year and ran for 1345 yards. He recieved a medical hardship after getting only six carries as a freshman when he blew out a knee. Prior to his senior year he started only six games, so the injury history was there. So in five years of college he was able to start only 19 games. Then in his very first preseason game with the Browns he blows out a knee and was lost for the entire year. 75 carries into the 2011 season he tears a calf muscle. Some guys are just fragile.
I do give credit to Heckert for making some other good picks. But this one was questionable from the get-go considering the injury history and the cost to move up in the draft for him.
Hardesty did not have 3 knee surgeries at UT. He had 1. Took me about 30 seconds to find this.
TENNESSEE TRIVIA - Steady performer for Vols throughout his tenure, with at least three touchdowns scored each year and no fewer than 270 rushing yards.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS - 36/6
2008 - Games/Starts: 11/1 ... Paced 2008 Vols with six touchdowns, all rushing ... Second on team with 76 rushing attempts, finishing with 271 yards ... Also caught four passes for 24 yards ... Hard-nosed ball carrier scored twice at UCLA while gaining 66 yards on 12 attempts -- all season highs ... First time he scored multiple touchdowns in one game ... Rushed 10 times for 35 yards and TD at Auburn ... Also scored touchdowns against UAB, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt ... Only start of season came at Nashville after having missed Wyoming game with injury ... Topped career 1,000-yard rushing mark against Commodores on 27-yard gain - his longest from scrimmage since that highlight-reel TD run against California in 2006 ... Finished with 41 yards on seven carries and one touchdown vs. Vanderbilt ... Added TDs against UAB, Auburn and Mississippi State.
2007 - Games/Starts: 10/0 ... Had Vols' only rushing TD against California ... Finished game with 27 yards on nine carries and added two receptions for four yards against Golden Bears ... Rushed two times for 11 yards against Southern Miss ... Rushed for 68 yards and touchdown on 14 carries versus Georgia ... Ran for career-high 78 yards at Mississippi State ... Had only two offensive touches against South Carolina, but scored touchdown ... Carried 20 time for 65 yards against Arkansas and added eight attempts for 26 yards at Kentucky ... Missed three contests, including SEC Championship Game, because of injury ... Returned to contribute 56 all-purpose yards in Outback Bowl against Wisconsin ... Had season-long run of 26 yards against Badgers and season-long reception of 21 yards.
2006 - Games/Starts: 13/5 ... Showed he had fully recovered from a torn ACL when he powered through California defense for 43-yard TD run in season opener ... Finished with 56 yards on five carries ... Career highs in attempts (19) and yards (73) while scoring second TD of career against Air Force ... Made first career start against Florida ... Had eight carries for 21 yards and scored a touchdown for the fourth consecutive game against Marshall ... Became first running back since Travis Stephens in 2000 to rush for touchdown in four consecutive games ... Had 14 carries for 43 yards and saw consecutive touchdown games streak snapped at Memphis ... Eight carries for 25 yards and caught one pass for 22 yards against South Carolina ... Led team in rushing with 52 yards on 12 carries at Arkansas ... Ran for 52 yards for the second consecutive week against Vanderbilt ... Had 27 yards on seven carries against Kentucky ... Named to Tennessee's Thornton Center 40-Plus Club after completing at least 40 credit hours during the academic year.
2005 - Games/Starts: 2/0 ... Received medical hardship for 2005 because of knee injury suffered against Mississippi ... Appeared in two games before injury ... Rushed four times in Ole Miss game for 14 yards ... Carried twice at LSU for four yards.
HIGH SCHOOL - Rushed for 2,002 yards as high school senior after gaining 1,987 rushing yards previous season ... Named All-Area and All-Conference in 2004 after being selected honorable mention All-State previous season ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 ... Earned offensive MVP honors for his play in 2004 Shrine Bowl ... Competing for North Carolina squad, rushed 12 times for 55 yards and one touchdown to go with five kickoff returns for 136 combined yards ... Scored 19 touchdowns each of final two seasons, with three addi-tional touchdown receptions as junior ... Track and field standout with times of 10.36 in 100M and 21.65 in 200M ... State 100M finalist in 2003.
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Here is a link to cbs sports draft profile that says three. Perhaps the wiki source is only counting major acl surgeries and not arthroscopic procedures? My link
Possessing obvious talent but a troubling inability to remain healthy, Hardesty entered his senior campaign with only six starts in 36 career games and having never carried the ball more than 107 times in a season. He needed a healthy, breakout senior campaign to emerge as a legitimate NFL prospect. A breakout campaign is exactly what he produced.
Quickly impressing Lane Kiffin and his staff with his work ethic and toughness, Hardesty emerged as the starter over highly touted freshmen Bryce Brown. Averaging 21 carries per game, Hardesty rushed for 1,345 yards, the fourth highest total in Tennessee's history and only 119 yards short of Travis Stephens' record.
NFL teams will proceed cautiously with Hardesty. He has already undergone three knee surgeries, so his medical report will be as closely scrutinized as any prospect this year. When healthy, Hardesty has proven to be a legitimate workhorse with rare agility for a back his size. He leaves Tennessee with 560 career carries, the second highest total in school history.
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every running back picked is a gamble (well for that every pick is a gamble). i'm surprised hardesty held up as long as he did this far into the season the way our line has no ability to open holes or block or pass protect etc.
heckert has done fine with his picks since becoming our GM (sans lavauo). the inactivity at FA is a little discouraging....only to bite when in dire need because of injury.
my bet is he'll do fine again next year hoping his boss will add something on the sidelines as in OC.
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He's an NFL running back. Holy christ, what exactly do you expect? This is the most physically demanding position to fill in all of sports.
Torn calf has less than nothing to do with the knee which had him out last year.. he's not "injury prone" unless you're using that as a synonym for "an NFL running back."
And he's better than an average backup - Hardesty is at least decent. By way of comparison, maurice morris on Detroit is not good.
He's an NFL running back. Holy christ, what exactly do you expect? This is the most physically demanding position to fill in all of sports.
right...exactly...which further strengthens the arguments that trading multiple picks to move up and draft an injury prone RB may have been ill-conceived. he got a few games of abuse and his body gave out again. the guy is mr glass.
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Here is a link to cbs sports draft profile that says three. Perhaps the wiki source is only counting major acl surgeries and not arthroscopic procedures? My link
Possessing obvious talent but a troubling inability to remain healthy, Hardesty entered his senior campaign with only six starts in 36 career games and having never carried the ball more than 107 times in a season. He needed a healthy, breakout senior campaign to emerge as a legitimate NFL prospect. A breakout campaign is exactly what he produced.
Quickly impressing Lane Kiffin and his staff with his work ethic and toughness, Hardesty emerged as the starter over highly touted freshmen Bryce Brown. Averaging 21 carries per game, Hardesty rushed for 1,345 yards, the fourth highest total in Tennessee's history and only 119 yards short of Travis Stephens' record.
NFL teams will proceed cautiously with Hardesty. He has already undergone three knee surgeries, so his medical report will be as closely scrutinized as any prospect this year. When healthy, Hardesty has proven to be a legitimate workhorse with rare agility for a back his size. He leaves Tennessee with 560 career carries, the second highest total in school history.
My link was not a wiki link. It came from the UT website. He may have had two arthroscopic procedures I do not know. If there has been for sure 3 procedures then that is likely what it is. I don't recall him having those procedures but that does not mean he didn't.
Here is a link to cbs sports draft profile that says three. Perhaps the wiki source is only counting major acl surgeries and not arthroscopic procedures? My link
Possessing obvious talent but a troubling inability to remain healthy, Hardesty entered his senior campaign with only six starts in 36 career games and having never carried the ball more than 107 times in a season. He needed a healthy, breakout senior campaign to emerge as a legitimate NFL prospect. A breakout campaign is exactly what he produced.
Quickly impressing Lane Kiffin and his staff with his work ethic and toughness, Hardesty emerged as the starter over highly touted freshmen Bryce Brown. Averaging 21 carries per game, Hardesty rushed for 1,345 yards, the fourth highest total in Tennessee's history and only 119 yards short of Travis Stephens' record.
NFL teams will proceed cautiously with Hardesty. He has already undergone three knee surgeries, so his medical report will be as closely scrutinized as any prospect this year. When healthy, Hardesty has proven to be a legitimate workhorse with rare agility for a back his size. He leaves Tennessee with 560 career carries, the second highest total in school history.
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I'm on the fence between the two sides of the argument honestly. On the one hand, it's clear this injury isn't related to the problems out of college. But for some guys the tag "injury prone" is just true, no matter what position it is. Even if the injuries are unrelated for some reasons injuries always find them.
I actually liked what i saw out of ben obamawama (no idea how to spell his last name). Let's hope Hillis gets back pronto. Right now assuming hillis leaves i would love a richardson, OL top draft pick this year. trent is going to be a monster in the NFL, mark my words. next AP
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