Hargreaves III has always been highly overrated. He was a very good college player, but never was a shut down corner. The media was blinded by him starting as a freshman and the number of stars he had coming out of high school. When he was toasted, all you heard were crickets from the announcers. When he did cover some one well, which he did on many occasions, it was always pointed out how brilliant he was. In the Alabama game he was burned so badly that a poor pass from Coker was still complete because of the massive distance that he left Hargreaves III behind. I don't think he's worthy of a first round choice, and I'm surprised that he has remained a consensus one after the NFL has had a chance to dissect his film. I think too many people are always looking for reasons for a five star recruit to be great, instead of looking at them as just another player. It happened with D.J. Humphries, who wasn't worthy of being picked in the first round. It happened with the stubbornness of the Muschamp regime to keep trotting out the pathetic Jeff Driskel. The latest guy at UF who may be highly overrated is Martez Ivey. He was not a good player last year, yet there are many who think he is the savior of the offensive line when he plays this season. UF doesn't have good tackles with David Sharpe and Fred Johnson, yet the consensus top tackle in America coming out of high school, Ivey, doesn't seem to be a threat to take either guy's job.
UF will again be mediocre on offense this year, I predict. It all starts up front, and I still don't see UF having a single lineman that will even be honorable mention All-SEC. Who knows about the skill players? Calloway, as seen by the example of Fred Brown being kicked off Mississippi State, may never play another down for UF. As for the others, including UF's latest "Great White Hope" at QB, Del Rio, will have to perform well against a team wearing a different jersey, that hasn't been paid to come to Gainesville and be a sacrificial lamb, before I believe a word of the hype. It's not any different than the past six years. UF's coaches and players talk big, yet the only thing that matters is what happens on the field against someone that has a pulse. Will there actually be a difference this year? Maybe so, but as Spurrier said, no one wins any games in the Spring.
By the way, the "Great White Hope" expression has nothing to do with Del Rio's race, so don't get excited.
