Larry Hart

joshuca · **Posted:** Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:31 pm

Congrats to Larry!

Honey Bear · **Posted:** Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:56 pm

Ryan Leaf always comes to mind when I give any credence to these know-it-all prognosticators.

Congrats to Larry for making it on his own merits.

-Painted Fan- · **Posted:** Sat Apr 24, 2010 3:45 pm

Way to go Larry!
I'll have to get a Jags' Larry Hart jersey now! I have one hanging in my closet that I haven't worn in about 3-4 years. Somebody named Jones has his name on the back.

treyuca · **Posted:** Sat Apr 24, 2010 10:08 pm

"BigCatCountry" is a Jags fansite.
Here's their stuff on Larry from today.

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An AP story provides this:

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The Jags continued to add defensive talent with two fifth-round picks. They drafted Central Arkansas defensive end Larry Hart with the 143rd selection, then took Murray State defensive end Austen Lane 10 spots later.

"They want my hand on the ground, trying to help them get after Peyton Manning a little bit," Hart said.

Hart, a 6-foot, 250-pounder, earned Southland Conference defensive player of the year the last two years. He played two seasons at Holmes Community College in Mississippi before transferring to Central Arkansas, where he finished with 73 tackles and 21.5 sacks.

His height probably prevented him getting drafted earlier. His relentless motor put him on Jacksonville's board.

"I think guys like myself can be productive," Hart said, comparing himself to AFC pass rushers Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis, Elvis Dumervil and James Harrison. "You go against a 6-7 tackle and it's hard for him to bend down and get a guy that is 6-foot like myself. I think I have my advantages and disadvantages."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... z0m4rc6B00

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ANOTHER MUST-READ
Focus remains on pass-rush

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The college recruiters told Larry Hart he was too short. The Jaguars don’t agree.

Hart is the Jaguars’ first of three picks in the fifth round of the draft. At six-foot, the defensive end projects as a pass-rush specialist.

Is he too short to be successful in the NFL?

“Absolutely not,” Hart said. “Jacksonville should know that with Freeney and Mathis. The league MVP was James Harrison. I believe I’m taller than he is.”

treyuca · **Posted:** Sat Apr 24, 2010 10:09 pm

And, now it's confirmed that he's "really made it."
Check this out.

BearsFan52 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:45 pm **Posts:** 2575

ESPN Radio blasted Jags for only taking one Top 100 player....

Honey Bear · **Posted:** Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:07 pm

Maybe ESPiN needs to go buy their own team and show everybody how it's done.

Beary Manilow · **Posted:** Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:31 pm

Honey Bear wrote:

Maybe ESPiN needs to go buy their own team and show everybody how it's done.

Well, Duke DID win the national championship in basketball this year.

treyuca · **Posted:** Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:59 am

More interesting stuff on Larry:
He was just the third player drafted that was NOT invited to the combine. (LIST HERE)

The Jags d-line coach's take:
"Joe Cullen said he felt like Larry Hart was the next best pass rusher after Brandon Graham, Jason Pierre-Paul and Derrick Morgan."

[ur=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article.aspx?id=8902&source=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+jaguarsnews+%28jaguars.com+Latest+Content%29l]DE Larry Hart conference call transcript[/url]

Jaguars’ draft ends with continued emphasis on pass rush

Brenttpt · **Joined:** Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:06 am **Posts:** 63

BearsFan52 wrote:

ESPN Radio blasted Jags for only taking one Top 100 player....

I'm a pretty big Jags fan. Don't think anything of them being blasted. They got blasted last year right after the draft saying how horrible their picks were. A year later and they have 4 starters from last years draft and they are now saying that Gene Smith was a genius. I hope he's a genius 2 years in a row.

BearsFan52 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:45 pm **Posts:** 2575

ESPN TV rated Jags draft class a "D"....all they needed for a B+ would be to have drafted one Big East or Notre Dame guy....

Brenttpt · **Joined:** Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:06 am **Posts:** 63

BearsFan52 wrote:

ESPN TV rated Jags draft class a "D"....all they needed for a B+ would be to have drafted one Big East or Notre Dame guy....

or Tim Suckbo.. I mean Tebow

Beary Manilow · **Posted:** Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:05 pm

Brenttpt wrote:

BearsFan52 wrote:

ESPN TV rated Jags draft class a "D"....all they needed for a B+ would be to have drafted one Big East or Notre Dame guy....

or Tim Suckbo.. I mean Tebow

Wow that was a good one!!

I believe the socially accepted term is "Teblow". You could also say that ESPN has a Tebowner. Suckbo, however = fail.

treyuca · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 9:08 am

ProFootballWeekly.com

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Favorite pick: OLB Larry Hart, Round Five. While many of the other picks were labeled reaches by most analysts, I thought the Hart pick was outstanding here. He has intriguing skills to develop if the Jags are patient. They could be transitioning to more "30" fronts, and Hart is a one- or two-year project who could pay off well in time.

BearsFan52 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:45 pm **Posts:** 2575

Nice to see good good comments about Hart...we all know what he can do and have no doubts about him....I will certainly be watching the Jags closer this fall...also the Broncos as well as the Titans....

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