Who will be our next Greg Hardy? (In a good way...)

[Malt Liquor]

KB

[ColumbusCounty]

Alexander has ALOT of potential (drafted a couple rounds higher than hardy though). If he can stay away from the chron and out of trouble, he could be very solid player. Ironically he plays the same position ...win-win 

[TN05]

Don't think we have one right now...not a 6th round type cost who can then play at that level. Those are rare finds

He would have been a 2nd or 3rd-round pick if it weren't for injuries and a perception that he wasn't a high-motor player. In hindsight, the latter is ridiculous (he one of the league's better run-stopping ends) and the former never really caused an issue.

[uncfan888]

These people saying that we don't have one on this team are funny...

Bene was a 5th round pick and made SI's under 25 all-pro team after one year?? Yeah, I'll go with him

[Mr. Scot]

If I have to pick one, Benwikere.

To be honest though, I'd actually prefer to see several guys develop into good players more so than I would one guy developing into an elite player.

[ColumbusCounty]

Bene suprised me the most from last years draft class. Im very excited for this kids future. He does seem to be prone to injures a tad. Maybe the offseason conditioning can add some durability. The fact that we have so many player variations on this topic is a good sign though.

[phone]

These people saying that we don't have one on this team are funny...

Bene was a 5th round pick and made SI's under 25 all-pro team after one year?? Yeah, I'll go with him

I took the question as in who would be a low risk high reward type player, like Hardy. If the question who could turn out to be an elite player, it could be any of them. I just don't see how that would relate to Hardy specifically though.

[Mr. Scot]

I took the question as in who would be a low risk high reward type player, like Hardy. If the question who could turn out to be an elite player, it could be any of them. I just don't see how that would relate to Hardy specifically though.

I don't think he was attempting to relate it to Hardy.

As I read it, he was just using Hardy as an example of what he was talking about.

[Mr. Scot]

The fact that we have so many player variations on this topic is a good sign though.

I'd agree.

[Jimmy]

Big Play Bene

[phone]

I don't think he was attempting to relate it to Hardy.

As I read it, he was just using Hardy as an example of what he was talking about.

In that case, he could have just asked "who will be good?"

[phone]

But then again, I am coming to the end of a 72 hour work week. My brain and legs are starting to feel like jello.

[Mr. Scot]

In that case, he could have just asked "who will be good?"

Honestly, this is a pretty common way of evaluating players in football.

You'll often hear some young player called "the next" Steve Smith or Aaron Rodgers or Brian Urlacher or whomever because their playing style reminds people of a previous player, so it's an easy way to relate to them. Heck, I used to refer to Hardy fairly frequently as another John Randle for that same reason.

I'd say that's all he was trying to do. Just a way to phrase the question in a manner that people could relate to and would find interesting.

But then again, I am coming to the end of a 72 hour work week. My brain and legs are starting to feel like jello.

I'm coming up on a 48th birthday so my brain and legs feel like that fairly frequently

[Germy Ego]

the start of alexanders career hs reminded me a lot of the start of hardys career. He has big time potential if he keeps his act together