Here's motivation for William Hayes
As Rob Daniels noted in his article in this morning's paper the selection of former Andrews standout William Hayes in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans raised quite a few eyebrows on Sunday.
Hayes has said he used his small school status to motivate him. Now, should he choose to add another chip to put on his shoulder, he'll have one based on the reactions from Tennessee fans.
Let's just say those in the blogosphoer are not pleased. It's one of those weird things about the draft. No one in Nashville knows William Hayes from Elvin Hayes, but because William wasn't "projected" to go in the fourth round of the draft, Titans fans are up in arms.
Here's a sample of what they're saying.
This blogger seized upon the fact that Hayes was the first player not invited to the combine to get drafted. That, he said was "not a recommendation.
"From what I've read, I haven't seen anything that makes me thing Hayes shouldn't have been taken where guys who aren't invited to the Combine are normally taken: in the 6th or 7th round or not at all. Fisher claimed in an interview with NFL Network that several teams said they would have taken him shortly after the Titans did. You're free to believe that, if you want."
This blogger had a similar reaction.
3. William Hayes DE Winston Salem St. to Tennessee Titans
Who? William Hayes? Who is that? I can honestly tell you I don’t have a clue and congrats to Mel Kiper Jr. for having him in his top fifty DE’s. Hayes could have been taken at least a round or two later and the Titans could have taken another receiver to give Vince some tools to work with.
Chris Steuber of Scout.com dubbed the selection of Hayes "a questionable pick."
The Titans needed a pass rusher, but they also have depth issues at DT. There were two very good DTs, Dre Moore and Joseph Bryant, on the board at the time of the Hayes selection, and that makes the pick even more puzzling.
Oh, and Mel Kiper, who at least knew who William Hayes when he was drafted, still said Hayes was a "reach" for the fourth round.
All of this led Titans coach Jeff Fisher to sarcastically tell The Tennessean:
"Obviously people outside probably did a better job identifying our needs than we did."
And yeah, it's already turning into fuel for Hayes's inner fire.
"I am ready to come down there and get to work and prove everybody, Mel Kiper and everybody else that had something negative to say, wrong," Hayes told the Tennessean
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The Titans scored an F- in my book. Drafted another RB after posting the 5th best rshing attack in the NFL!!!??? I don't want to hear about similiarities with R. Bush, in fact I don't care. As a fan I feel the Titans organization is on a path for the unknown. You have the top rated WR on the board, needing a top WR the Titans go RB based on 4.24 40yd time. I want to see weapons for V. Young to become a more complete passer.
Posted on April 29, 2008 5:30 PM
The Titans scored an F- in my book. Drafted another RB after posting the 5th best rshing attack in the NFL!!!??? I don't want to hear about similiarities with R. Bush, in fact I don't care. As a fan I feel the Titans organization is on a path for the unknown. You have the top rated WR on the board, needing a top WR the Titans go RB based on 4.24 40yd time. I want to see weapons for V. Young to become a more complete passer.
Posted on April 29, 2008 5:30 PM
The Titans scored an F- in my book. Drafted another RB after posting the 5th best rshing attack in the NFL!!!??? I don't want to hear about similiarities with R. Bush, in fact I don't care. As a fan I feel the Titans organization is on a path for the unknown. You have the top rated WR on the board, needing a top WR the Titans go RB based on 4.24 40yd time. I want to see weapons for V. Young to become a more complete passer.
Posted on April 29, 2008 5:30 PM
First of all how can people judge this kid William Hayes and they probaly have never seen him play. He is from a small school and did not even get invited to the combine so of course you are probaly not going to know who he is. This kid is a for sure diamond in the rough. He ran a 4.61 forty at Wake Forest pro day, and every scout their had their cell phones out after his amazing combine performance. Hayes forty time was faster than Vernon Gholston and Chris Long, and he put up an impressive 28 bench reps. This kid had major offers coming out of highschool such as Notre Dame, Clemson, and UNC, just did not qualify academically. I seen this kid play one time and I was amazed, I mean he was in FAMU's backfield more than their RBs. I think people should congratulate this man and stop criticizing. Coaches from all over saids he is a great kid with good character, and he has a relentless work ethic. He has overcame a lot to get where he is at now, and trust me this kid will be successful in the NFL just wait and see
Posted on April 29, 2008 9:01 PM
First of all how can people judge this kid William Hayes and they probaly have never seen him play. He is from a small school and did not even get invited to the combine so of course you are probaly not going to know who he is. This kid is a for sure diamond in the rough. He ran a 4.61 forty at Wake Forest pro day, and every scout their had their cell phones out after his amazing combine performance. Hayes forty time was faster than Vernon Gholston and Chris Long, and he put up an impressive 28 bench reps. This kid had major offers coming out of highschool such as Notre Dame, Clemson, and UNC, just did not qualify academically. I seen this kid play one time and I was amazed, I mean he was in FAMU's backfield more than their RBs. I think people should congratulate this man and stop criticizing. Coaches from all over saids he is a great kid with good character, and he has a relentless work ethic. He has overcame a lot to get where he is at now, and trust me this kid will be successful in the NFL just wait and see
Posted on April 29, 2008 9:01 PM
First of all how can people judge this kid William Hayes and they probaly have never seen him play. He is from a small school and did not even get invited to the combine so of course you are probaly not going to know who he is. This kid is a for sure diamond in the rough. He ran a 4.61 forty at Wake Forest pro day, and every scout their had their cell phones out after his amazing combine performance. Hayes forty time was faster than Vernon Gholston and Chris Long, and he put up an impressive 28 bench reps. This kid had major offers coming out of highschool such as Notre Dame, Clemson, and UNC, just did not qualify academically. I seen this kid play one time and I was amazed, I mean he was in FAMU's backfield more than their RBs. I think people should congratulate this man and stop criticizing. Coaches from all over saids he is a great kid with good character, and he has a relentless work ethic. He has overcame a lot to get where he is at now, and trust me this kid will be successful in the NFL just wait and see
Posted on April 29, 2008 9:03 PM
First of all how can people judge this kid William Hayes and they probaly have never seen him play. He is from a small school and did not even get invited to the combine so of course you are probaly not going to know who he is. This kid is a for sure diamond in the rough. He ran a 4.61 forty at Wake Forest pro day, and every scout their had their cell phones out after his amazing combine performance. Hayes forty time was faster than Vernon Gholston and Chris Long, and he put up an impressive 28 bench reps. This kid had major offers coming out of highschool such as Notre Dame, Clemson, and UNC, just did not qualify academically. I seen this kid play one time and I was amazed, I mean he was in FAMU's backfield more than their RBs. I think people should congratulate this man and stop criticizing. Coaches from all over saids he is a great kid with good character, and he has a relentless work ethic. He has overcame a lot to get where he is at now, and trust me this kid will be successful in the NFL just wait and see
Posted on April 29, 2008 9:03 PM
First of all how can people judge this kid William Hayes and they probaly have never seen him play. He is from a small school and did not even get invited to the combine so of course you are probaly not going to know who he is. This kid is a for sure diamond in the rough. He ran a 4.61 forty at Wake Forest pro day, and every scout their had their cell phones out after his amazing combine performance. Hayes forty time was faster than Vernon Gholston and Chris Long, and he put up an impressive 28 bench reps. This kid had major offers coming out of highschool such as Notre Dame, Clemson, and UNC, just did not qualify academically. I seen this kid play one time and I was amazed, I mean he was in FAMU's backfield more than their RBs. I think people should congratulate this man and stop criticizing. Coaches from all over saids he is a great kid with good character, and he has a relentless work ethic. He has overcame a lot to get where he is at now, and trust me this kid will be successful in the NFL just wait and see
Posted on April 29, 2008 9:03 PM
First of all how can people judge this kid William Hayes and they probaly have never seen him play. He is from a small school and did not even get invited to the combine so of course you are probaly not going to know who he is. This kid is a for sure diamond in the rough. He ran a 4.61 forty at Wake Forest pro day, and every scout their had their cell phones out after his amazing combine performance. Hayes forty time was faster than Vernon Gholston and Chris Long, and he put up an impressive 28 bench reps. This kid had major offers coming out of highschool such as Notre Dame, Clemson, and UNC, just did not qualify academically. I seen this kid play one time and I was amazed, I mean he was in FAMU's backfield more than their RBs. I think people should congratulate this man and stop criticizing. Coaches from all over saids he is a great kid with good character, and he has a relentless work ethic. He has overcame a lot to get where he is at now, and trust me this kid will be successful in the NFL just wait and see
Posted on April 29, 2008 9:03 PM