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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
If you watch Hardman closely, you still see some false steps and imprecise routes. There was one deep out where he took a false step upfield out of his cut and ended up not getting to the ball (which was zipped perfectly where it would need to go if the route was run correctly).
Credit to Detroit for its performance on D - impressive stuff - but KC left some plays out there (and still scored 27 punts despite 3 fumbles).
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Hardman's not even a good
college route runner right now.
He goes out there freelancing like he's in High School and can expect to just pull away from guys and get a target after 3 seconds of dancing because his QBs just hanging out in a clean pocket. Don't work that way at this level, Mecole...
He really shouldn't be getting as much playing time as he is. He's unbelievably green and we're fortunate some of that stuff hasn't hurt us worse than it has. It isn't his fault that Hill got hurt; I don't expect Hardman was supposed to be more than a gadget guy.
But circumstances have the Chiefs asking more of him than he's able to give. He's a track athlete playing football right now and that's what separated Hill from guys like him - Hill was immediately showing an understanding of the nuances of the position, even as a rookie.
Hardman isn't. And that's not unexpected - Hill doing what he did was unreal. But Hardman is just damn far away.