Pre-emptive Strike

[MJZiggy]

Or the next T.O.

[Rastak]

West Virginia's Noel Devine looks like he will be an NFL stud some day as well. He needs to thicken up, though. He breaks a lot of tackles.

Do you even know anything about this kid?
This kid makes marshawn lynch look like an angel in terms of character, i think he had 4 kids with different mothers as sophomore. who know how many now... He was the kid deion sanders tried to adopt but noel didn't want to be so he stole deions car and flew back and enrolled back in his old school, i think north fort myers... HE is a freak though, amazing skills watching his sophomore game tape made my jaw drop...
Bottom line, if he keeps his act together he could have a great nfl career

It worked for Travis Henry!

[Deputy Nutz]

I didn't say he was half the player, I said he was 8/10s the prospect.

He doesn't have that extra gear, and he doesn't break as many tackles. He is extremely overrated. He will probably go #1 but he won't be the best back in the NFL or likely top 5. I would certainly take him to be on the Packers and I think he would start, but he is getting really overrated. He isn't and never will be in APs league. People knew Peterson since freshman year of HS. I doubt the same was said for McFadden.

I don't necessarily think the SEC has been better than the Big-12.

How can you come to this conclusion? How many games have you seen McFadden play, versus how many games you have seen Peterson play in college? Compare the teams that they played on?

I know I haven't and I don't even work on Saturdays.

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West Virginia's Noel Devine looks like he will be an NFL stud some day as well. He needs to thicken up, though. He breaks a lot of tackles.

Do you even know anything about this kid?
This kid makes marshawn lynch look like an angel in terms of character, i think he had 4 kids with different mothers as sophomore. who know how many now... He was the kid deion sanders tried to adopt but noel didn't want to be so he stole deions car and flew back and enrolled back in his old school, i think north fort myers... HE is a freak though, amazing skills watching his sophomore game tape made my jaw drop...
Bottom line, if he keeps his act together he could have a great nfl career

No, I didn't know any of that. I've watched him play a few times this year though and I think he is better than Slaton. He is not quite as fast but way more powerful. He's a true freshman though, so i'm not sure what the sophomore stuff means other than possibly high school.

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I didn't say he was half the player, I said he was 8/10s the prospect.

He doesn't have that extra gear, and he doesn't break as many tackles. He is extremely overrated. He will probably go #1 but he won't be the best back in the NFL or likely top 5. I would certainly take him to be on the Packers and I think he would start, but he is getting really overrated. He isn't and never will be in APs league. People knew Peterson since freshman year of HS. I doubt the same was said for McFadden.

I don't necessarily think the SEC has been better than the Big-12.

How can you come to this conclusion? How many games have you seen McFadden play, versus how many games you have seen Peterson play in college? Compare the teams that they played on?

I know I haven't and I don't even work on Saturdays.

I will be the first to admit I didn't see much of Peterson, but I have seen 4 games that McFadden has played on in the last two years. I didn't know who he was as a freshman. I only saw Peterson twice at OK, so I am basing it slightly off of his highlights.

McFadden does not strike me as nearly as hard of a runner. Peterson is insanely super special fast and can pull away from people like Ahman Green. I'm not convinced that McFadden is as fast.

The big difference is Peterson is perfect in every sense of the game other than his running style and his injury concerns. His injuries weren't really related to how he runs high, though. One was from celebrating a touchdown and the other was just a high ankle sprain. Everything I read from scouts and the big sites said he was a once-in-a-lifetime talent.

I am not seeing the same thing with McFadden, nor am I hearing it or seeing it written. He's good no doubt, but every year it seems there is someone just like him. Peterson was rare.

[the_idle_threat]

West Virginia's Noel Devine looks like he will be an NFL stud some day as well. He needs to thicken up, though. He breaks a lot of tackles.

Do you even know anything about this kid?
This kid makes marshawn lynch look like an angel in terms of character, i think he had 4 kids with different mothers as sophomore. who know how many now... He was the kid deion sanders tried to adopt but noel didn't want to be so he stole deions car and flew back and enrolled back in his old school, i think north fort myers... HE is a freak though, amazing skills watching his sophomore game tape made my jaw drop...
Bottom line, if he keeps his act together he could have a great nfl career

This guy sonds like Cecil Collins or Lawrence Phillips kind of trouble.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

I didn't say he was half the player, I said he was 8/10s the prospect.

He doesn't have that extra gear, and he doesn't break as many tackles. He is extremely overrated. He will probably go #1 but he won't be the best back in the NFL or likely top 5. I would certainly take him to be on the Packers and I think he would start, but he is getting really overrated. He isn't and never will be in APs league. People knew Peterson since freshman year of HS. I doubt the same was said for McFadden.

I don't necessarily think the SEC has been better than the Big-12.

"Darren McFadden isn't half the running back prospect coming out of college that Adrian Peterson was"

Sounds like you said half.

Extra gear: You are high. Runs a 4.38. Faster than AD.

High school: You should keep you mouth shut, so people can just guess you don't know something, instead of opening it and confirming it. He was a 5 star recruit, #23 on rivals top 100, and #2 player at his position coming out of high school. The football world knew about him. The only question they had was what position he would play.

BTW, no one knew about AD since freshmen year. He didn't play varsity until his junior year. Man, you make it too easy.

Tackles: Two different types of runners. AD is more physical, no doubt. But, he is also hurt a lot more. And, he can only run. He isn't a good receiver, doesn't return kicks, can't pass, etc. He is far from a complete back. He is a great runner, but he isn't a complete back.

SEC: Florida, LSU, Georgia, Tenn, Auburn, Bama, etc. Big 12 is Texas and OU, that is it. What you think isn't relevant. The facts speak for themselves.

Go check out any ratings of conferences. Not even in dispute.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

West Virginia's Noel Devine looks like he will be an NFL stud some day as well. He needs to thicken up, though. He breaks a lot of tackles.

Do you even know anything about this kid?
This kid makes marshawn lynch look like an angel in terms of character, i think he had 4 kids with different mothers as sophomore. who know how many now... He was the kid deion sanders tried to adopt but noel didn't want to be so he stole deions car and flew back and enrolled back in his old school, i think north fort myers... HE is a freak though, amazing skills watching his sophomore game tape made my jaw drop...
Bottom line, if he keeps his act together he could have a great nfl career

No, I didn't know any of that. I've watched him play a few times this year though and I think he is better than Slaton. He is not quite as fast but way more powerful. He's a true freshman though, so i'm not sure what the sophomore stuff means other than possibly high school.

You just continue to prove you know very little about football, and you just make it up.

More powerful than Slaton. Oh lord. Devine is FIVE FUCKING EIGHT AND A BUCK 17O. Slaton is 195 and two inches taller. And, they are both timed at 4.4 in the 40.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

I didn't say he was half the player, I said he was 8/10s the prospect.

He doesn't have that extra gear, and he doesn't break as many tackles. He is extremely overrated. He will probably go #1 but he won't be the best back in the NFL or likely top 5. I would certainly take him to be on the Packers and I think he would start, but he is getting really overrated. He isn't and never will be in APs league. People knew Peterson since freshman year of HS. I doubt the same was said for McFadden.

I don't necessarily think the SEC has been better than the Big-12.

How can you come to this conclusion? How many games have you seen McFadden play, versus how many games you have seen Peterson play in college? Compare the teams that they played on?

I know I haven't and I don't even work on Saturdays.

I will be the first to admit I didn't see much of Peterson, but I have seen 4 games that McFadden has played on in the last two years. I didn't know who he was as a freshman. I only saw Peterson twice at OK, so I am basing it slightly off of his highlights.

McFadden does not strike me as nearly as hard of a runner. Peterson is insanely super special fast and can pull away from people like Ahman Green. I'm not convinced that McFadden is as fast.

The big difference is Peterson is perfect in every sense of the game other than his running style and his injury concerns. His injuries weren't really related to how he runs high, though. One was from celebrating a touchdown and the other was just a high ankle sprain. Everything I read from scouts and the big sites said he was a once-in-a-lifetime talent.

I am not seeing the same thing with McFadden, nor am I hearing it or seeing it written. He's good no doubt, but every year it seems there is someone just like him. Peterson was rare.

Oh, I guess that broken collar bone wasn't from his running style.

You just make shit up as you go. You are worried about rice and his hits, while between Ad's senior year in high school and freshman season at Oklahoma, Peterson carried more than 600 times for more than 4,800 yards. In his freshman season alone, he had 339 carries for 1,925 yards. In fact, Peterson said he initially hurt his collarbone as a freshman. It didn't break until he was a junior.

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West Virginia's Noel Devine looks like he will be an NFL stud some day as well. He needs to thicken up, though. He breaks a lot of tackles.

Do you even know anything about this kid?
This kid makes marshawn lynch look like an angel in terms of character, i think he had 4 kids with different mothers as sophomore. who know how many now... He was the kid deion sanders tried to adopt but noel didn't want to be so he stole deions car and flew back and enrolled back in his old school, i think north fort myers... HE is a freak though, amazing skills watching his sophomore game tape made my jaw drop...
Bottom line, if he keeps his act together he could have a great nfl career

No, I didn't know any of that. I've watched him play a few times this year though and I think he is better than Slaton. He is not quite as fast but way more powerful. He's a true freshman though, so i'm not sure what the sophomore stuff means other than possibly high school.

You just continue to prove you know very little about football, and you just make it up.

More powerful than Slaton. Oh lord. Devine is FIVE FUCKING EIGHT AND A BUCK 17O. Slaton is 195 and two inches taller. And, they are both timed at 4.4 in the 40.

Noel Devine is not even comparable. He is short, but very thick thighs like MJD and has what scouts are saying is the best balance for a running back ever.

But, it's going to bring his stock down that he is crazy short. I saw this pic today and figured i'd post it. The guy he is next to is 6'8", but still.

Not only that, but are you trying to say he's not more powerful than Slaton? Slaton is a finesse guy through and through. Devine is like Bush in running style but has the power of an MJD to run through people. He's a freak. WAY more powerful than Slaton, of course you're an idiot who is basing it strictly off their height and weight versus actual games.

[HarveyWallbangers]

What is he, about 5'1"?

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5'6"ish they are saying these days. Regardless, he is short like Warrick Dunn but much thicker. Word on the street is he is up to 180 for the upcoming year.


I don't think he has first round potential anymore with how short he is, though.

[Scott Campbell]

Holy crap - is that Gary Coleman????

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Holy crap - is that Gary Coleman????

I think it just might be.

[3irty1]

You are getting out of line. Noel Divine is a great college back and was maybe the best highschool running back ever but he's a midget for the NFL. Not saying he won't get there, but he's not a feature back on any NFL team ever. Enjoy watching him now.

And McFadden not that good of a prospect? Doesn't dominate? He was the Heisman runner up for the last two years which is an award for most outstanding college football player. He's an amazing athlete who has Adrian Peterson's speed and size but is a much more versatile weapon.

Adrian Peterson had a spectacular season last year and is already a proven player, but there's no way I'm buying that he was a better prospect coming out of college. Because he's not.