Why did Mike Hart get drafted so late?
He's slow and small. He's the all time leading rusher because he got to start and get all the carries for 4 years. UM has produced a lot of backs with a ton more talent/production. Love what Hart did but I wouldn't want him on my NFL team as anything but a backup.
at the combine wasn't impressive.
Hart is never going to be anything but a backup and perhaps a spot starter. He's slow. He could barely outrun college linebackers. How's he going to outrun anyone in the NFL?
Not to mention he has always had durability issues...
Funny that people say slow. Peyton Hillis, Jamal Lewis, and Priest Holmes are not fast and they all did pretty well. I don't think his speed has much to do with it. Now he isn't that big I guess, but he is built like a rock. 5 foot 9 200 pounds is massive.
I was upset with this reply until I saw who posted it. Then I said, of course he did.
You just compared Mike Hart to Jamal Lewis. The problem with Hart is that he's small AND slow. You can be one or the other and still make it work. There are successful big but slow (for NFL standards) backs as well as small but fast backs.
Mike Hart may have a successful career, but I doubt it. My point is that it shouldn't be a mystery as to why.
No, he's right. Speed doesn't matter.
There are a lot of players who have had stellar college careers but did not translate well to the NFL. The games are different. What makes you good at one might not make you good at another.
So you are telling me that there is not a small and slow rb that was great? He isn't really small. He is built like a rock. Yes he is short, but MJD is 5 foot 6 and is the shit. MLD is faster but they have similar builds.
You're right.
There is but one answer.
You asked us why Hart didn't get drafted higher by people whose job it is to draft great talent. They obviously didn't think he was worth a high draft pick.
He never got in trouble with the law, he seems to be a good, hardworking player, and he's a good pass blocker. So we can rule those things out as reasons he dropped to the 6th round, right?
He's small.
He's slow.
He's injury prone.
Stop arguing. What do you want us to tell you? There's no magic reason that he didn't get drafted high. It's not racism. It's not that everyone in the NFL hates Michigan. It's not that Mike Hart screwed every GM's granddaughter and now they're blacklisting him.
He's small.
He's slow.
He's injury prone.
Get over it.
I know for a fact that Mike Hart banged out the granddaughters of every single GM in the NFL. Even the ugly ones. He's still waiting on a few that haven't turned 18 yet, but rest assured he will intercourse them as well once they reach the age of consent.
Now that's what I'm talkin' about. Insider information is great, no wonder he set all those records
I thought the sparty coach spoke bad about him among the NFL GMs. As a matter of fact,ESPN said that played a BIG part in what rd MH20 got picked.
MH20 should have NEVER taken on sparty...
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:42 PM ^
I always liked to watch MH play, because he played with such a passion for the team and the game. Hart was undoubtedly a team player and the way that he was able to go through his entire college career (with the exception of the Cap One bowl '07) without a fumble is a testimony that fundamentals alone can do wonders for you. He missed almost all of the '05 season and half of the '07 season due to injuries and yet holds the rushing record for the school. I really think that was in large part due to Jake Long being who he was and Carr calling left off tackle so many times. I think I could have good success behind Long and I am 50 pounds overweight and run a 4 minute 40. MH had heart and that will get you so far but at the end of the day he is small, slow and prone to injuries. He had ankle injuries 2 out of 4 years he was there. Keep in mind, Henne was there at the same time and with a big arm like his you had to respect the pass and that bought MH a little bit of extra running room. Now all of that being said I would have loved to have had him in the back field last year.
I think it was racism. It's the only thing that makes sense.
The NFL hates half-white people. I am filing a grievance with the EEOC.
Mike Hart's white?
is part of why I like him so much
mixed kids at michigan, woo
Also explains why he's not that fast.
didn't serve him well in the NFL combine.
Once again more MgoBlog jackasses. Do you know how to have an "educated debate"? I guess not.
Seriously, how old are you?
If you're 14, I completely understand what's going on right now.
But if you're 18 or older, there's no excuse for the things you say.
McFarlin is really a group of 15 year old kids having fun w/ us while they skip school or whatever. That, or the WLA fucking with us. There's no way he can be for real, after this thread, no way.
I like the idea someone had saying that McFarlin is actually Brian trying to (a) generate hits, and (b) make up for a lack of good material due to the off-season. Makes a lot of sense if you ask me.
loling
McFarlin = Chitown
Seems more like a Dex kind of thing to me.
You asked a question that has a definitive answer. There isn't really anything to debate.
I was about to post the same thing.
Hart fell to the 6th round. McFarlin asked why.
We gave him answers.
McFarlin said "nuh-uh."
That's not much of an "educated debate."
I'm becoming more and more convinced that he's a troll.
The part that makes me sad, is that if McFarlin and I both stopped posting on MGoBlog today, he would be remembered for longer than I would, by a LONG shot. You truly are a legend, McFarlin.
Not true. At least not to me. You're my hero. I do miss your previous photo, but i still respect your new one.
We couldn't tell...since your the blog idiot!
Probably because Mike Hart was mediocre. He racked up a bunch of yards behind a good offensive line. Broke records because he got a ton of carries over four years.
I'll give him credit for the lack of fumbles. And him running his mouth on tv was entertaining.
You are incredibly misinformed.
Now this I disagree with. Mike Hart was a very good RB at UM. A big reason he had SO many yards was due to number of carries, but he did a lot with those carries. He found holes others would not have. He ALWAYS fell forward, often gaining a badly needed yard. He was slippery, often missing the first tackler. He put the game on his back when he needed to. He probably doesn't have what it takes to be a star in the NFL, but he was far from mediocre in college.
I know this. I really just wanted to twist McFarlin into a stupor, hoping he'd self-combust.
Jamal Lewis ran a 4.3 coming out of Tennessee! His size/speed combination coming out of college was virtually unparalleled; I remember Mel Kiper saying that if it weren't for injury issues he'd have been the #1 overall pick in the draft. He may be slow now, but he's 235 pounds; comparing Mike Hart to Jamal Lewis = FAIL.
Football Outsiders did a study about "adjusted" 40 time, where they use 40 time adjusted for the size of the RB. Of all of the athletic metrics available, this was the one that had the best predictive quality in terms of NFL success. Hart's adjusted 40 time would have to be one of the worst imaginable, which in and of itself explains his draft status.
HOWEVA ... Mike Hart's running style is *extremely* unique, and I'm not sure if applying conventional scouting wisdoms to him will work. Plus, he's a complete player who can block and catch. He might be an exception to the "adjusted 40 time" rule; I really wouldn't be suprised if he outperformed his draft status and was a decent NFL player.
I also wouldn't be surprised if he proved to be clearly non-NFL caliber due to his physical limitations and was out of the league in 2 seasons. Either way, I wish him the best.
I've been through the other threads, and I can't find a comment from McFarlin anywhere that already touches on this subject, or is a verbatim copy of the OP. Is there a secret MGoBoard that I'm missing? Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
If I understand what you're asking about, it was yesterday and that thread appears to have been deleted.
It was comedy gold. I was just noting a change in his SOP.
Then maybe you can tell me what happened for the thread to be deleted.?
I can't help you there. As far as I saw, it was a standard McFarlin. Maybe it was deleted for being too awesome. Brian doesn't need the competition.
I have also always kind of wondered why he got drafted so late. He set Michigan's all time rush record and was an absolute beast for us.
Thats pretty cute how people create fake accounts under my name, just goes to show who the real mature people are. Oh well, it gets my name out there more, so thanks! And fuck Michigan, They have not won a national championship in 40 some years! 97 dont count, it was a half championship. Big Ten too hard? lol
I think you meant "97 doesn't count." Now that you've shown you're a WVU fan, you can go back to their blog now where poor grammar goes unnoticed.
Does redundancy count as poor grammar?
2-shay.