Brian Hartline’s teammates think he’s underrated because he’s white

[miamiwestchester]

In that case: I doubt a movie called "Black Men Can't Swim" about a black man who is incredibly great at water polo would elicit calls of racism in the real world.  I mean, if we're going to compare apples to apples.

As for Hartline, you're going to see white WRs pigeonholed as slow, just as you see black QBs pigeonholed in the Mike Vick role, or converted to WR or RB.  I mean, look at Tannehill; he was converted from WR to QB, but the majority of those conversions are black players that go in the other direction (e.g. Antwaan Randle El, Brad Smith).

Well to be honest Tannehill came to A & M as a QB, and only played WR because he wasn't as good as the QB's already on the roster (because of his being a freshman) and was too good of an athlete to be just holding a clipboard as a backup QB. So get him on the field and make your team better.

Why don't people read his history and understand why he played WR ?

[Spider-Dan]

Well to be honest Tannehill came to A & M as a QB, and only played WR because he wasn't as good as the QB's already on the roster (because of his being a freshman) and was too good of an athlete to be just holding a clipboard as a backup QB.

So basically, you're saying that Tannehill was intended to be the QB of the future all along, but rather than have him do, you know, QB drills and QB playbook study, Sherman felt a need to get Tannehill on the field at any cost, even in the "wrong" position?

Why didn't we see Tim Tebow on the field in 2006 catching passes in the flat, or Cam Newton in 2007 or 2008 taking a toss sweep to the house?

Can you please give me an example of another player ever that was converted to QB (after two years as a D-IA starter at another position) and ended up being drafted as a QB in the first round?  Just one example will do.  Because that honestly sounds like an after-the-fact excuse whipped up to justify the conversion to QB.

[ChronicMan]

Hartline is a stud so quite complaining

[EKnight]

Hartline is a stud so quite complaining

Can we stop with this now? He's a solid #2 on any other team. 4 receptions for 59 yards over the past two games and shut out yesterday. His 12/253/1 game was a a fluke. It was a massive one, that helped Miami win a close game and he deserves all the credit in the world for it, but he's not a top 10 or even top 20 receiver. There's nothing wrong with that. Not every player on the roster has to be all world or "top whatever." This menatlity of thinking a guy is the greatest thing since sliced bread or the worst thing on the planet after having one spectacular or dismal game is bipolar. -EK

[Pappy13]

Can we stop with this now? He's a solid #2 on any other team. 4 receptions for 59 yards over the past two games and shut out yesterday. His 12/253/1 game was a a fluke. It was a massive one, that helped Miami win a close game and he deserves all the credit in the world for it, but he's not a top 10 or even top 20 receiver. There's nothing wrong with that. Not every player on the roster has to be all world or "top whatever." This menatlity of thinking a guy is the greatest thing since sliced bread or the worst thing on the planet after having one spectacular or dismal game is bipolar. -EK

He was also hurt this week. If you can make excuses for him when he has a big game, then I can make excuses for him when he doesn't. Fair is fair. 

[EKnight]

I didn't read anywhere that he was hurt. He played didn't he? Was he hurt last week too? <--Srs question. -EK

[Pappy13]

I didn't read anywhere that he was hurt. He played didn't he? Was he hurt last week too? <--Srs question. -EK

He was listed as probable. A quad injury. I believe he was injured in last week's game. He did play but was not very effective. Tanny didn't look his way much. How much was the injury and how much was the defense taking Hartline away I really couldn't say.

The good news was that Marlon Moore looked decent while being single covered. I still have to really wonder why it took so long for Miami to get rid of Naanee.