The Browns grabbed Montario Hardesty with their second pick in round 2 of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Montario Hardesty rose in the scouting evaluations thanks to a series of off the chart results in the speed, agility and strength testing at the scouting combine. I remember when Ohio State great Chris Spielman dropped into the second round of the NFL Draft because his combine numbers were less impressive than others. How many times do NFL personnel evaluators forget to ask the question, "can this guy play football"? Worst of all, the Browns paid an extraordinarily high price for Montario, giving up three picks — 71, 134 and 146 — for the 59th overall pick.
If the NFL game were a track meet in which a team gain points for running a fast 40 yard dash, jumping rope, and running without knocking down cones, I would be celebrating the selection of Hardesty. Unfortunately, football is a match of 11 offensive players vs 11 defenders. Have a look at the below youtube "highlights" from Montario's senior year at Tennessee. At the college level this guy got by thanks to his size and strength advantages but there is not a single example in which he stands above the rest of the talent on the field. If anything he looks out of his league.
Hardesty has the size, speed and agility to become an All-Pro but have a look at the highlights, unfortunately, he's not much of a football player. He's only 22 so he can always learn and improve, but do not hold out much hope that Hardesty will actually become a decent player instead of a member of the Willis Adams club, ie...yet another example of how scouting combines only go so far in determining whether or not a player will be a success in the NFL.
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