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Actually KNUT he's proving ME right. I (a Buckeye fan) tried to tell Roy (an LSU fan) that Hester would be a 3rd round pick back in January in my thread, "Give me your team's NFL prospects for this draft. Roy listed the LSU players and said the following:
Jacob Hester - I love this guy and nothing would make me happier to see him go to a team who will utilize his skills as a powerful inside runner! 5th Round. Roy (LSU Fan)
Note his ranking of being a FIFTH rounder. AAMonte (a Michigan fan) responds by saying:
I would see Hester going in the 2nd or 3rd round or even a late first round surprise pick. Why so low?? (AAMonte UM Fan)
To which Roy (LSU fan) says:
No chance for 1st or 2nd. I would love to see it but don't see anyone who would draft him that high. Maybe a 4th rounder but I can't see him going any earlier. Does anyone else have an opinion on this? Why do you think so high Roy (LSU Fan)
Then Buckeye Todd (AKA "The Swami") comes in with PINPOINT accuracy and says:
I'm thinking 3rd actually. I just think he's a winner. He's really versatile. Look at Brian Leonard from Rutgers who went in the 2nd round last year. -Buckeye Todd (OSU Fan)
Then you have msanch79 who I would assume in an LSU fan since his home town is listed as Kenner, LA who says this about Hester:
Lacks the speed for an NFL runner. Lacks the size for a fullback and/or TE. He will be a project for any team that drafts him; therefore, I agree that he will be an early 2nd day pick (or 3rd day if they make the 1st rounder on friday). msanch79 (LSU Fan)
Then of course Buckeye Todd has to set yet another LSU fan straight on their own player:
Lacks the speed for an NFL runner. Lacks the size for a fullback and/or TE. He will be a project for any team that drafts him; msanch79
Here's where I have a MAJOR disagreement. Look at the player profiles for the following two players:
Brian Leonard Ht: 6-1.5 Wt: 226 40: 4.54
Jacob Hester Ht: 6-0 Wt: 225 40: 4.55
They are almost identical. Both are very versatile players who can do almost anything you ask them to do. Brian Leonard was drafted in the 2nd round by a team that already has a stud RB.
Guys with a great work ethic that are really versatile like Leonard and Hester will play at the next level. Teams will use them at RB, FB, H-Back, in the Slot. They don't fit the mold of any one thing, but they can do a lot of things well. It creates mismatches.
Neither guy has blazing 4.3 speed, but neither are slugs either. Neither guy is a 245lb bruiser, but neither is "small" per se, and both are very tough. Both have good hands as well. -Buckeye Todd
therefore, I agree that he will be an early 2nd day pick (or 3rd day if they make the 1st rounder on friday). msanch79
Well "2nd day" is the third round now, so if he goes in the third as I have him projected to go it will be "early 2nd day". They are changing the draft this year to have 1st and 2nd rounds on Saturday at 3pm, and 3-7 on Sunday.
The only thing dropping Hester into the 3rd or 4th round is this being an extremely deep RB class. I still think his diversity will land him on a team looking for a RB, FB, H-back, slot, type of guy to get 8 touches a game, and some goal line carries. -Buckeye Todd
Todd, I still say I will be amazed but very happy if Hester goes in the 3rd round. I stick to 4th round. We will have to pull this thread out of the ashes after the draft and see how everyone did! -Roy
There were at least two more LSU fans in that thread who list the LSU players they think will be drafted like Dorsey, Doucet, Steltz, and THEY DIDN'T EVEN LIST HESTER AS GETTING DRAFTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So with all due respect my good friend KNUT, you had at least two Big Ten fans, including myself, who were right, and it seems like the doubters were the LSU fans...
To which Roy again replies:
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