ptimeskins-11 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 OK, Hester isn't my first choice. But thinking about it I have a couple of points why maybe he wouldn't such a bad choice. Hey, At least I list reasons why instead of saying he is a good player. 1. - He is a good player ( just kidding. ) 2. - Seriously with the Canes he played CB and WR and took handoffs ever once on a while. The kid is raw at CB and WR. 3. - If he played corner for us he could start out as out 4th corner. With Gregg Williams as Co. Hester would be in good hands. He could be our 3rd corner by the end of the season and with Springs getting older by the time he leaves Hester could be our starting CB in 2 years. A corner with speed. 4. - If we wanted to put him at WR, he could start out like CB, our 4th WR. WR would be easier to adjust to. His speed and would be a big weapon with Moss, Patton and a FA. So next season he could be our #2 or #3 WR. He again would have a good teacher in Suanders. 5. - In the mean time he could be our kick returner. He could do that from day 1. On punts some teams might kick away from him. Either way we would get good field position on kickoffs and punts. With the defense we have, Having the other team on their side of the field and our offense starting at least at our 35 or 40 would help. This kid could be a difference maker on speical teams for now with field Position. And difference on offense or defense next season. Free agency will alot to do with that. But ts just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheREALJBird Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I like Hester, and while I think he is raw, he has a lot of potential. The Skins have more pressing needs but if we could nab him with a later pick I wouldn't be dissapointed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illone Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Hester is not the play for us. We need a possession receiver in the Hagan mold, not another spedster like Moss. Hester is a high risk player because of his size and he really didn't do all that much in college except return kicks, which he did extremely well, but I wouldnt want to draft a guy just to return kicks, especially with the other needs that we have. Springs has another few good years and Rogers is coming into his own. Our defense is fine as is and we should be going another route with our draft picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myzhi Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I think this kid will be special in a couple of years. With his speed and athletic ability, how could he not. Unfortunately, we probably not going to pick him. This team likes proven players which DH is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Devin Hester has all-time great return ability. I don't know what he will run in the 40, but he has the best football speed I've ever seen. Even better than Deion in his prime. He needs to work a little bit on taking what's there instead of trying to break every return for 6. However, the skills he has can't be taught. The big concern with Hester is that he doesn't have a position. He might strickly be a return man. He bounced around from corner to wideout in Miami but wasn't much of a contributor as either. In all likelyhood the most you could hope for from Hester is that he'd become a better version of Dante Hall - the top return man in the game and a player you can use for 3-5 touches per game on offense (primarily end arounds and screens). I wouldn't touch Hester before the 3rd round. And even at that point, I wouldn't do it unless we had an extra 1st day pick from a trade of Ramsey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoDaddy Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I'd rather wait and take Jeremy Bloom, if we are going to take a pure return guy, assuming he will go by round 4. He is not going to be a CB or WR in the NFL. He was an all-world return guy in college, but if you are a fan of college football, you probably found yourself wondering where he was on offense and defense. Was it the coaching or the coachability? I'll leave it to the Miami faithful to enlighten us there. I'm a Nole and only feared him on punt returns. I was happy to see him in on defense as a corner because I knew he was good for a few blown coverages. However, this is the FSU offense we are talking about, so of course we didn't take advantage (maybe next year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 If Hester fell to the 2nd day I would love to see us take a chance on him You cannot coach that kind of speed, and I do think Jerry Gray, and Gregg Williams could develop him into a terrific corner And his return ability, WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoDaddy Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 If Hester fell to the 2nd day I would love to see us take a chance on himYou cannot coach that kind of speed, and I do think Jerry Gray, and Gregg Williams could develop him into a terrific corner And his return ability, WOW What makes you think he can be coached into a terrific corner? I'm not saying he can't, I'm saying the evidence isn't strong in his favor. He didn't learn all that much while at Miami, which has produced its fair share of NFL CBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhutanibeast Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 yea but the guy is a freak. i would love to have him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenhunter7 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 In all fairness to Hester he didnt have a true position in college where he could specialize in and make his case for first round talent. I think he is a first round type player and wouldnt mind it if we drafted him in the 2nd round, at worst we have a threat at returner, then could have a corner or a good third receiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte51Coleman Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Great talent. Word on the street however is that he is dumber than a box of rocks. He was moved back to offense at the end of the year because he just couldn't mentally handle his assignments on defense. For those who don't know, I am a long-time Canes fan and am as dialed into them as I am the Skins. Living in the South Florida area doesn't hurt either from a local news/knowledge standpoint. He is not one that we want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meetST Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Devin Hester was a great punt returner for miami....so exciting everytime he touched the ball but he just couldn't learn a damn thing about cornerback!! when he made plays while playing CB like interceptions...it was b/c he was an athlete.....and everytime he was in at CB I would be kinda nervous b/c he really wasn't that great. As a tailback....he looked pretty good (peach bowl) with that speed of his...but he def. is more of a project and i don't think we can afford that right now....we need a solid CB or a solid WR and as much as i love Hester....he's just not solid anywhere except punt returner...but hey...we do need PRs right now too huh? lol right now....half of me is thinking that Hester was just too slow to pick up a spot and half of me is thinking that it might have to do with the coaches....i mean...why couldn't they just find him a freaking spot to play??!?! ahem....but that's miami's issues......which i won't get into........... I believe he'll make an impact in the NFL like he did in college football....but just not with us.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 yeah plus he had a dissappointing senior season and even fumbled a couple of times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meetST Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 yeah plus he had a dissappointing senior season and even fumbled a couple of timesgosh....everyone fumbles now and then...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhutanibeast Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 love him lets get him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor21theBeast Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 If Hester falls to the 2nd day there will be alot of morons making the picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmo002 Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I like Hester's potential. He definitely could start as our kick returner cuz we lacked that this past year. Plus he could turn out to be a good 3rd WR or even a nickel corner. If he's available in the later rounds, I say take him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinklein Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 We need to get a guy who has a definitive position. We can't be worrying about whether he'll be playing on the offensive or defensive side of the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNorth Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I wouldnt touch him until the 4th round at best. Sure he is fast and flashy, but he is a ST guy only at this point and fast guys are a dime a dozen. If I'm looking to take a DB/WR/KR I would much rather look at BC's Will Blackmon or KU's Charles Gordon. At least both of these players have shown the ability to play CB atthe collegiate level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiplohmillers#1 Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 So essentially you are saying that we should blow our 2nd round pick. The highest pick for the Skins in the draft for a project that could eventually be a 3rd Corner or 3rd wideout? WRONG 2nd round picks are starters in todays NFL. Hester was a novilty in College, didnt play a true position. The only guarentee would be he could return kicks. If you want to go widereciever Stovall would probibly be our best bet, the guy is 6-5 and could be the ideal complement to moss. I'd rather risk a 4th -5th rounder on a guy like Michael Robinson, or Marcus Hagans. People that are all around athletes that have done more in college then Hester (who is also Deions Protoge) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the burgundy and gold Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 hes an extremely talented athlete, not football player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenage dirtbag Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I think that if he were to fall into the mid rounds say 4-5 I would take a chance, but not before then. He hasn't proved that he can do anything else, but return kicks well enought to merit a high round pick, plus we already have a smallish burner as a returner in Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenage dirtbag Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 His bio for anyone who wants to see it. http://hurricanesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hester_devin00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokie_Skinz Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I wouldnt touch him until the 4th round at best. Sure he is fast and flashy, but he is a ST guy only at this point and fast guys are a dime a dozen. If I'm looking to take a DB/WR/KR I would much rather look at BC's Will Blackmon or KU's Charles Gordon. At least both of these players have shown the ability to play CB atthe collegiate level. Dead on. He wasn't even a starter for the majority of his Career at Miami. Now that has to be taken with a grain of salt, because it is the U, and he probably could have started almost anywhere else. But he is just too raw to waste a pick on. If he's around in the 5th, sure go for it. But definitly not a second round pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoDaddy Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Great talent. Word on the street however is that he is dumber than a box of rocks. He was moved back to offense at the end of the year because he just couldn't mentally handle his assignments on defense.For those who don't know, I am a long-time Canes fan and am as dialed into them as I am the Skins. Living in the South Florida area doesn't hurt either from a local news/knowledge standpoint. He is not one that we want. Thanks for your candidness...that was the view from the FSU side, but I'm biased so it's not a fair assessment on my part. When it comes to the Skins we only want the best! And Hester ain't it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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