Originally Posted by penchief:
I agree with this wholeheartedly. From the very beginning Mecole has struck me as someone who loves being in the limelight and is willing to put in the work to achieve success. I think he has a confidence about him that will get him there.
I said this in another thread, but I will always remember Hardman walking off the field after the Texans game. He wasn't hooping and hollering, even though he sparked the comeback with a great kick-off return, and just looked at the camera, pointed to his head, and said stick around, we have a bigger goal in mind.
I thought that moment showed how mature he was, but it also showed how the front office and coaching staff had this team focused on a singular goal.
Originally Posted by Direckshun:
I’d take the younger Hardman any day of the week in a pure footrace.
Hill has unreal speed but it’s his unearthly short area quickness and football intelligence that make him a special football player.
Hill does everything fast, whether it's getting off the line, making hard cuts or breaks, or running back to the huddle, etc. I have never seen another human being with his fast twitch muscles engaged in almost every movement he makes. I think it takes Hill about a stride and a half to be at top speed.
Hardman is obviously very fast, but I think it's more top end speed. It takes him maybe 3-4 strides to reach top speed. Someone referenced the catch and run from the Tennessee game, but his long TD against Baltimore is also a good example. On that 3rd and 4th stride he just pulls away from the defenders like they are standing still.
Originally Posted by Kiimosabi:
Mecole said on instagram that he almost pulled his hamstring so that's why he probably let up and that's also why this should be the last of these races no matter how awesome they are
Tyreek ran the 40 in 4.29 seconds at the NFL Combine.
Mecole ran it in 4.33 seconds.
Tyreek is still in his prime. If anything he might be faster now at 26. Once athletes get to be 28 or 29 then the descent can start but no reason to think he is slower than he was in the NFL Combine. [Reply]
It’s insane that Hill crushes Hardman so bad in the first 30 that Hardman just tanks it in the last 10.
If you ever watched NFL Films footage of Bullet Bob Hayes, this is what he used to do to people. Now add great hands, possibly-best-on-the-planet short area quickness, and high football IQ, you get Tyreek Hill. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Tyreek ran the 40 in 4.29 seconds at the NFL Combine.
Mecole ran it in 4.33 seconds.
Tyreek is still in his prime. If anything he might be faster now at 26. Once athletes get to be 28 or 29 then the descent can start but no reason to think he is slower than he was in the NFL Combine.
He’s taken a couple hundred hits that Hardman hasn’t. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Tyreek ran the 40 in 4.29 seconds at the NFL Combine.
Mecole ran it in 4.33 seconds.
Tyreek is still in his prime. If anything he might be faster now at 26. Once athletes get to be 28 or 29 then the descent can start but no reason to think he is slower than he was in the NFL Combine.
Those numbers are from Hills Pro Day. Hill was not invited to the combine. [Reply]
Even when Tyreek “slows down” in 5 or 6 years, he’s still going to be one of the fastest receivers in the league. He might be an upper third speed guy instead of being otherworldly fast.
He’ll know all of the veteran tricks of the trade by then, so I think he’ll be productive for a long time. [Reply]
