REGGIE NELSON, CONCUSSION FARMER.
Words fail, but images don’t: Reggie Nelson, concussion farmer, working the fields in savage fashion on Saturday against Florida State. If you’ll listen, Urban Meyer almost sounds awake with excitement.
(In case you ever decide to watch the Urban Meyer postgame show, don’t. It’s like one long Lunesta ad interspersed with sudden images of unspeakable violence, since Meyer’s monotone delivery makes the Phil Fulmer Show sound electric in comparison. The nightmares you get by watching it aren’t worth it.)
You can run on for a long time…
Loading ...
1
Stockman says:
How I wish we could clone Reggie, so we’d have the manimal forever.
November 28th, 2006 at 11:53 am
2
Ritty says:
Anybody have video of him almost cutting that LSU receiver in half this year?
November 28th, 2006 at 12:21 pm
3
rebel84 says:
The funnies thing about that play to me is that Reggie might have had a shot to pick that ball off, but instead he opted for the violence instead of the glory. I love that type of player. I missed a lot of the FSU-UF game while tailgating for the least important game of the year, but that play was one of the few I saw during live action.
November 28th, 2006 at 12:22 pm
4
DHC says:
I used to laugh at those Office Linebacker ads (THE PAIN TRAIN IS COMING) but Reggie Nelson is the real deal.
Anyone else wins the Thorpe (and maybe the Nagurski) and they should just do away with those awards.
November 28th, 2006 at 12:47 pm
5
Odell 51 says:
Where do you think Mr. Nelson (how he should be officially addressed) will be on Mel Kiper’s big board? Do you think he is first round talent? I have only seen highlight reels not actual game play.
November 28th, 2006 at 1:29 pm
6
Yant says:
I felt that hit way up on Row 86, section 321, where the clearance afforded by the overhanging skyboxes was about two inches short for my 6′5″ frame. Football sucks when you have to watch it while hunched over like Igor.
It’s hard to judge where RFN stacks up, as it’s been about 6 weeks since an OC was stupid enough to throw to his side of the field. I imagine that tall, fast as hell, and crazy enough to drop his shoulder into an uncomming freight train are attributes that NFL teams are looking for in their defensive backs, however.
November 28th, 2006 at 1:35 pm
7
S says:
i like the one with martrez milner. marcus monk is a very nice 6 foot 6 inch target waiting to get nailed by the reg-ster…as long as mr. high school offensive cordinata throws the ball that way
November 28th, 2006 at 1:47 pm
8
Firedog says:
Couldn’t find clips of RFN from the LSU game, but here’s one of him owning a poor Georgia player:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRW3JFaMN_A
November 28th, 2006 at 1:50 pm
9
Mighty Squirrel Kingdom says:
I listened to most of the game on WFLF and was impressed by the diversity of Coach Meyer’s endorsements. I learned a lot about Red Baron Pizza (I’m confused – von Richthofen was German) and some very interesting facts about both termite infestations and concrete.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:18 pm
10
BDoc says:
Yep, that’s the hit that screwed up my TV’s reception for a little bit.
I have LSU highlights, but they’re all of Tebowzilla with a Riley Cooper smash hit thrown in for good measure.
But yeah, a safety that hits like a linebacker, and runs and catches like a receiver has NFL written all over him. RFN has as much po-tential as Huff and Whitner did last year when they went 7 and 8 respectively.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:54 pm
11
Stranko Montana says:
RFN’s draft status is interesting to me. He’s a beast, clearly, but he is not of the size of the typical NFL safety and hasn’t proven himself in man to man coverage at the college level. His speed is exceptional for a safety and, I suspect, above average for an NFL corner prospect and his toughness is unquestioned. At the college level, he may be the best defensive player I’ve seen play in person for the University of Florida.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:57 pm
12
A Clean Kick to the Facemask says:
Hmmm, and I thought Auburn Football Review and The [Name Redacted] Show were snoozefests when it came to the coaches’ commentary. In comparison to Meyer, Tuberville and The Future Steakhouse Manager seem like Ty Pennington on crystal meth.
November 28th, 2006 at 3:12 pm
13
Tanner says:
Stranko, are you saying that pro scouts would have a problem with Reggie because he’s listed as 6′1″ 195lbs instead of 6′ 205lbs? I have a feeling he won’t see much time in man to man as a free safety, but when he covers you, one of three things happens. The QB doesn’t throw the ball your way; he hits you so hard you drop the ball; or he intercepts the ball.
November 28th, 2006 at 3:22 pm
14
Orson Swindle says:
Steve Atwaterish, if you want a lame pro comparison
November 28th, 2006 at 3:25 pm
15
BDoc says:
Look at what Marquand Manuel has done in the NFL over the last two seasons. IMO, Manuel isn’t quite the athlete that RFN is.
I was thinking Ed Reed-esque with cover skills that need to be polished just a bit.
November 28th, 2006 at 4:06 pm
16
tzubear says:
Atwater was 6′3 wasnt he?
November 28th, 2006 at 4:37 pm
17
baconboy says:
Reggie Nelson is fantastic, but I do have one concern about his play. He does hit like a train, but I’ve noticed that he often tackles with his shoulders, without using his arms to wrap up. This isn’t too big of a problem – after all, who needs to wrap up when you hit a guy so hard that he goes back in time? But I do hope it doesn’t come back to haunt us against McFadden.
Still, I’d take Nelson over any safety in the country. He just makes plays.
November 28th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
18
J.J. says:
1 correction, Orson:
This post clearly belongs in the “People We Love” category.
November 28th, 2006 at 6:39 pm
19
italiangator says:
Reggie Nelson re-impregnates the women after Chris Richard eats their babies.
November 28th, 2006 at 8:16 pm
20
VOLPIMP says:
Reminds me of the hit on Joey Kent a few years back, I think it was Kent anyway.
November 28th, 2006 at 11:00 pm
21
PDXGoneGator says:
RFN is righteous. He may own 5 of the top 10 Gator hits in recent memory. BUT he has yet to dethrone the hit that Ephesians Bartley put on LSU’s Tommy Kinchen at Florida Field in…was that ‘90 or ‘91? Don’t ask Kinchen; I’m sure he doesn’t know. The grounds keepers are still finding pieces of his teeth near Murphree Area dorms. It was seismic.
Long live the BooYaa Tribe,
G.
November 29th, 2006 at 2:56 am
22
trevjo says:
RFN just lost the Thorpe to Ross. And you could clearlysee this in his face: He is going to take it out on the Buckeyes, believe it!!
December 7th, 2006 at 8:17 pm