The Running Back Solution

by TexansDC on Mar 15, 2010 4:56 PM CDT

I know I have been driving the Montario Hardesty bandwagon pretty hard, but I know some people don't exactly know why. Below the jump, there's a video of why he fits so well into our ZBS scheme. Tennessee's switch to Lane Kiffin brought similar schemes to Tennessee that the Texans use. Hardesty really blossomed under the scheme and could provide similar results as a Houston Texan. Catch the fever and hop on board, BRBers!

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Erroneous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f57BpC8yKN0

Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.

by nolander on Mar 15, 2010 5:21 PM CDT reply actions

doesn't matter to me if Hardesty is deaf

as long as we shore up the OL, too

any given Sunday

by Cut Block on Mar 15, 2010 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions

wat?

I meant to imply that greased up deaf guy is the solution, not hardesty.

Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.

by nolander on Mar 16, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions

looks like hardesty will work well in our offense, really like what i see, also like that LT, he had alot of nice blocks, might be good to look at bringin him in to help our run game

by jhuff0213 on Mar 15, 2010 9:34 PM CDT reply actions

The thing with Hardesty that I don't see from anyone else...

He runs with authority. That kind of back would look good in deep steel blue.

by TexansDC on Mar 15, 2010 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions

I'll give you that

Hardesty makes a good cut. Plus, it looks like he does a pretty good job of getting low, using his shoulder pads, and protecting his legs. So we see that he can catch, but how is he about fumbling?

by theaxeeffect4311 on Mar 15, 2010 11:21 PM CDT reply actions

I've tried to look for that stat

but no one lists individual fumble stats for college players. Overall, Tennessee only lost 7 fumbles in 13 games…that’s not much to go on, but that’s all I could find.

Apparently, Rivals.com calls Hardesty a good pass blocker.

by TexansDC on Mar 16, 2010 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions

I like him

if nothing more than he will be taken in the third round. But he looks like a perfect fit.

by theaxeeffect4311 on Mar 16, 2010 1:41 AM CDT up reply actions

CBS sports gave some fumble stats on Hardesty

Here’s the link: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/567373
Apparently Hardesty has fumbled 3 times in career (lost 2 of them).

a sure sign Carl is still a rocket... he still wears his old rockets shoes

by henryhn9792 on Mar 17, 2010 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Here's his 2009 fumble stats from that same link

Good ball security. Didn’t fumble the ball once in 285 touches in 2009

And some intangibles:

Characterized as the consummate teammate. Twice voted team captain, including in 2008 when he wasn’t a starter. Convinced team to let him play special teams against Wyoming despite his injuries being too much to allow him to suit up as a running back.

by TexansDC on Mar 17, 2010 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions

i like him too

But seems to me he lacks the long speed.. he’s a zone/big back i think. But what the heck.. as long as he can get 1 yard!

Here’s a prediction from former scout Daniel Jeremiah:

MoveTheSticks

RT @Everclearboy: Where is Montario Hardesty projected in the draft? > could sneak into the 2nd…mid 3rd at worst

Die hard Texan fan from the heart of Denmark!

by zala on Mar 16, 2010 4:26 AM CDT reply actions

arg

where’s that edit button.

Die hard Texan fan from the heart of Denmark!

by zala on Mar 16, 2010 4:27 AM CDT up reply actions

Looks good

Running the zone would help him if he came here. I think some of those cutbacks would get him ear-holed in the NFL, but you can say that about any college back. Everyone always talks about “one-cut-and-go” with our scheme, but I think vision is at least equally important. The running back has to be able to see where the hole will be as opposed to hit the a gap.Vision is a little bit of an intangible anyway, but highlight clips make it even more difficult because so many of the plays are the result of huge gaping holes. That being said I do think he looks like a good option.

Sometimes I wish I had access to coaches tape….and had won the lottery so I had enough free time to watch it.

"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair

by papabear on Mar 16, 2010 10:00 AM CDT reply actions

What would you do if you had 1 million dollars?

Two chicks at the same time.

Miss-placed Houstonian living and going to school in the wilderness of Wyoming.

by BigNate7 on Mar 16, 2010 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Ha!

That was the name of my last FANATSY team. 2chicks@thesametime!

by jagur12 on Mar 16, 2010 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions

Ok im on the bandwagon now

If we can get him in the third great, but two things one somebody else said already, which is does he fumble?And two how is his pass blocking?

by southpaw70 on Mar 16, 2010 10:47 AM CDT reply actions

A lot of sites don’t list individual fumbles. On any scouting report, it isn’t listed that he doesn’t have a fumble problem, so with that and Tennesse’s 7 lost fumbles, I’ll assume he doesn’t have a problem more so than any average RB.

Those scouting reports do say he’s a decent-to-good pass blocker. He’s able to read the blitzer, get in front of his man, and stand his ground.

by TexansDC on Mar 16, 2010 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Can we draft him now and save the worries?

Just kidding but he does look good and you now got me likeing the kid. So how about this we get Hardesty in third and turn around move a pick over and get gerhart to in third? I hate to see coke machine go but we need to look for a future fullback, someone like alstott. I hope ppl rembeere that guy.

by southpaw70 on Mar 16, 2010 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions