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Originally Posted by kccrow
My thoughts on Hardy:
Smooth runner. Consistent router runner that gains immediate separation. Fluid in and out of his breaks. Tremendous hands, large catch radius. Can make circus catches, one-handed acrobatic style catches. He can make a catch in traffic. Consistently catches with his hands away from his frame.
He sells his routes. He beats press and makes contested catches against physical defenders, he knows how to position himself to seal a defender. He's a hard worker. Walk on to all-time leader in receptions in college. He gets YAC. Willing and able blocker in space. He can absorb hits. He works his way back to the QB when the play breaks down. He is constantly aware of his position on the field, whether it be the sideline, a first-down marker, or the endzone. He makes the effort to get in bounds, the first-down, the touchdown. There is literally nothing I don't like about his game. The only knock I have is he doesn't have elite deep speed, but he's not the type of receiver you constantly stretch the field with anyhow. He has enough speed to go deep and he can sell that every play. If you liked Odell Beckham last year, you should absolutely love this kid.
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Eh...
Hardy is good, but not that good.
Beckham has sick burst, terrific long speed, can jump out of the park and had hands that could palm a dinner plate, in addition to being an incredibly fundamentally sound player. He was special.
Hardy has had some nice games, but he's been a quick dumpoff guy his whole career. (Which, considering the state of the Chiefs offense in 2014, isn't a bad thing I guess.)
I really don't see what he brings to the table that justifies him being a second/third round guy. Dudes like Florida State's Rashard Green, Kevin Lockett's kid, Stefon Diggs, Phillip Dorsett, etc. are going to be there in the same area and give you a lot more speed.
Like I said in another thread, I'd love to see a bigger catch radius downfield versus just another guy. 10 ypc against the competition East Carolina plays against isn't really eye popping.
Right now, I'm pretty satisfied with our small school receiver we got last year in Albert Wilson.
Personally, I'd take Mayle or Arizona's Austin Hill in the third round over a guy like Hardy.