[Hank 91]

I've watched all the candidates and Henry more than once, and he deserves it if Mac does not.  Henry is the best power running back I've seen this year, a better Royce Freeman. 

Mac is more dangerous and versatile, however, and  his skills are much harder to find; they are once in every ten year skills, if that.  If I was starting a college team, I'd take him first.  I'd be getting a lethal kickoff returner and receiver in addition to one of the best running backs, and he gives a coach more options than Henry.

I figure I could find a number of backs close enough to Henry, even if he'd be the first pure running back--that is, my first back I'd take, but not the first player.

For similar reasons, I'd take Mac over Watson or any other QB I've seen.  Not a lot of separation there, and, for impact on his team and winning college football games, I might prefer Mayfield,  Watson's numbers--8.6 yards per attempt, 26-10 TD Int--aren't Voldemort numbers.  On a team with a merely decent defense, I'm not sure Watson would be in the talk.

I don't have the time to sift through threads from two years ago, but now's a good time to remember that it was around that time -- before McCaffrey officially signed -- that Hulk predicted he'd be Stanford's next Voldemort candidate, a statement that really opened my eyes. So, Hulk -- did you ever think he'd arrive at that status this soon?

[Hank 91]

I've watched all the candidates and Henry more than once, and he deserves it if Mac does not.  Henry is the best power running back I've seen this year, a better Royce Freeman. 

Mac is more dangerous and versatile, however, and  his skills are much harder to find; they are once in every ten year skills, if that.  If I was starting a college team, I'd take him first.  I'd be getting a lethal kickoff returner and receiver in addition to one of the best running backs, and he gives a coach more options than Henry.

I figure I could find a number of backs close enough to Henry, even if he'd be the first pure running back--that is, my first back I'd take, but not the first player.

For similar reasons, I'd take Mac over Watson or any other QB I've seen.  Not a lot of separation there, and, for impact on his team and winning college football games, I might prefer Mayfield,  Watson's numbers--8.6 yards per attempt, 26-10 TD Int--aren't Voldemort numbers.  On a team with a merely decent defense, I'm not sure Watson would be in the talk.

I don't have the time to sift through threads from two years ago, but now's a good time to remember that it was around that time -- before McCaffrey officially signed -- that Hulk predicted he'd be Stanford's next Voldemort candidate, a statement that really opened my eyes. So, Hulk -- did you ever think he'd arrive at that status this soon?