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  • #16
    Originally posted by K-town
    Always seemed to me that he was effective at the college level, but wouldn't do as well in the NFL. A try-hard, good-character guy without a second gear or the overall talent to be an impact player. We had a guy that reminds me of Walker a few years back. Also from Notre Dame. Name of Tony Fisher. Walker, IMO, is better, but not by much.
    But I could be wrong. I've been wrong before.
    I watch a lot of ND games. Rarely miss one. There was a world of difference between Tony Fisher and Darius Walker in running ability.

    I wonder how many games some of these guys see before they write their reports. The Sporting News statement that Walker, "Doesn't run aggressively, lower his shoulders or deliver blows." is flat out wrong from what I have seen over three seasons. He's not a big guy, but consistently drives into would be tacklers for extra yardage. Of course, on the other hand they did write, "consistently absorbs hard hits and keeps on going, and runs through arm tackles"

    Kind of reminds of one a few years ago, describing a receiver that said he had excellent hands but dropped too many passes!

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    • #17
      Darius Walker's biggest "negative" is his speed...he won't run past anyone, but if he gets past you, he's gone. he's had a lot of big runs at ND...and about whoever it was seeing a clip where he dropped every ball....I believe in the 3 years he played at ND, he set a ND RB recieving record. He's quick, not fast. Emmit Smith was quick, but not fast.
      "I would love to have a guy that always gets the key hit, a pitcher that always makes his best pitch and a manager that can always make the right decision. The problem is getting him to put down his beer and come out of the stands and do those things." - Danny Murraugh

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      • #18
        He is no Emmit Smith. He is a back that didn't look overly good in college and came out early because ND is really going to struggle next season and his draft stock would have plummited even more.
        Pass Jessica's Law and keep the predators behind bars for 25 years minimum. Vote out liberal, SP judges. Enforce all immigrant laws!

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        • #19
          I never meat it to be him as the next emmitt smith.....just comparing that he's quick, not fast, like Emmitt. and to say he didn't look overly good in college, tells me you didn't really watch. I didn't like him because he was the 2nd rated RB coming out of HS behind Adrian Peterson, and I compared too much to Peterson. But he put up over 3,500 all purpose yards in 3 years, and his freshman year, he wasn't the feature guy, Julius Jones was. I think he has a lot of potential in the right system.
          "I would love to have a guy that always gets the key hit, a pitcher that always makes his best pitch and a manager that can always make the right decision. The problem is getting him to put down his beer and come out of the stands and do those things." - Danny Murraugh

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          • #20
            I watch as little ND football as possible but the games I have watched, he was nothing special and that was why so many thought it a curious decision for him to come out early as he did. I've seen him possibly being picked as early as round four and as late as round 7.
            Pass Jessica's Law and keep the predators behind bars for 25 years minimum. Vote out liberal, SP judges. Enforce all immigrant laws!

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            • #21
              He won't get past round 4.
              "I would love to have a guy that always gets the key hit, a pitcher that always makes his best pitch and a manager that can always make the right decision. The problem is getting him to put down his beer and come out of the stands and do those things." - Danny Murraugh

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              • #22
                I could care less just so we don't get him. He'll never be anything more than just a guy.
                Pass Jessica's Law and keep the predators behind bars for 25 years minimum. Vote out liberal, SP judges. Enforce all immigrant laws!

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                • #23
                  He'll be more than just a guy. Write that down. I'd take him before I took Tony Hunt or Kenny Irons any day.
                  "I would love to have a guy that always gets the key hit, a pitcher that always makes his best pitch and a manager that can always make the right decision. The problem is getting him to put down his beer and come out of the stands and do those things." - Danny Murraugh

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                  • #24
                    I'm not saying he's gonna be a pro bowler...But if he ends up like a Kevin Faulk...Kevin Faulk has had a pretty good career.
                    "I would love to have a guy that always gets the key hit, a pitcher that always makes his best pitch and a manager that can always make the right decision. The problem is getting him to put down his beer and come out of the stands and do those things." - Danny Murraugh

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by b bulldog
                      I watch as little ND football as possible but the games I have watched, he was nothing special and that was why so many thought it a curious decision for him to come out early as he did. I've seen him possibly being picked as early as round four and as late as round 7.
                      That's exactly what I said about him. People look back, see nothing special, yet he rushed for over 1000 yards the past two seasons, and gots a couple hundred more receiving. He does it with steady, if unspectacular play, whcih is what the Packer rushing game is supposed to be about.

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by Patler
                        That's exactly what I said about him. People look back, see nothing special, yet he rushed for over 1000 yards the past two seasons, and gots a couple hundred more receiving. He does it with steady, if unspectacular play, whcih is what the Packer rushing game is supposed to be about.
                        Welcome to the life of a zone blocking team. Which is why I wasn't worried when Ahman left, because in a zone team it's suppose to be a hit them, hit them, burn them type system, and Ahman never did that. I think Morency did a better job of that last year. Which is why I like Pittman, Chris Henry, and Walker. "Bigger" (thicker) backs that can take a hit, and be a perfect tandem with Morency.
                        "I would love to have a guy that always gets the key hit, a pitcher that always makes his best pitch and a manager that can always make the right decision. The problem is getting him to put down his beer and come out of the stands and do those things." - Danny Murraugh

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                        • #27
                          I would much rather have Pittman
                          Pass Jessica's Law and keep the predators behind bars for 25 years minimum. Vote out liberal, SP judges. Enforce all immigrant laws!

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