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Mecole Hardman and Georgia track star Matthew Boling jokingly agree to 100m race

Former Georgia football WR and current KC Chiefs speedster Mecole Hardman jokingly agreed to a 100m race with UGA track star Matthew Boling.

First, the Twitter battle:

If you’ve been active on Twitter the past two days, you may have scrolled across a debate taking place between some high-profile athletes.

What’s the debate topic, you ask?

Which state has better high school football players, Georgia or Texas? 

You can see a summary of the Twitter war here

This dispute began when Hardman, who attended Elbert County High School in Georgia, replied to Tampa Bay Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans’ (who is from Texas) tweet about Texas football being the best in the country.

From there, things got wild. Dez Bryant got in on it. As did Nick Chubb and Patrick Mahomes.

Eagles cornerback Darius Slay, Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs, Redskins’ Landon Collins and Georgia wide receiver Lawrence Cager all said their piece as well.

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Matthew Boling vs Mecole Hardman:

Regarding a Texas vs Georgia all-star team, Nick Chubb tweeted that he would “run through anybody from Texas.” (Maybe the most trash talking Chubb’s ever done)

Mecole’s response is as follows:

Mecole’s tweet caught the eye of current Georgia track star Matthew Boling, who ran a wind-aided 9.98 second time in the 100-meter dash – an all-time all-conditions record.

Boling may be a Georgia Bulldog, but he hails from Houston, Texas and had to get in on the battle.

Boling responded to Mecole’s tweet with a simple cap emoji. For those who are a little out of touch with the current slang, cap apparently means that someone is lying. So, in simpler terms, Boling said that Mecole was lying about being able to outrun anybody from Texas.

That’s when Mecole, referencing Boling’s 9.98 second time in the 100-meter dash, told Boling that his speed would not translate to the football field.

Boling heard Mecole’s rebuttal and requested a race in the 100 meter dash.

Mecole wasted no time, and within an hour the two had agreed to what would be an epic showdown.

Sadly, it’ll never happen. But how incredible would it be if the two Georgia Bulldogs actually did pull off this race? That would be a quarantine classic.

Better HS football: Georgia or Texas? Mecole Hardman, Nick Chubb debate with Patrick Mahomes, Dez Bryant

Mecole Hardman and Nick Chubb debated with Patrick Mahomes and Dez Bryant over which state has the best HS football, Georgia or Texas.

Former Georgia wide receiver Mecole Hardman got into it with his current teammate on the Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes, as well as former NFL receiver Dez Bryant via Twitter on the topic of which state produces the best football players.

Now everyone has their bias, but history tells us the top high school football states are usually California, Georgia, Texas and Florida, in no specific order.  Some would throw Louisiana and Alabama in there as well.

This dispute began when Hardman, who attended Elbert County High School in Georgia, replied to Tampa Bay Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans’ (who is from Texas) tweet about Texas football being the best in the country.

After the rookie dropped this bomb, former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, and Galveston, Texas native Dez Bryant had something to say.

Bryant had nothing but love for Mecole, but told him he was crazy to say Georgia high school football overlooks Texas.

Hardman then made claims that a Georgia high school all-star team would beat a Texas high school all-star team with ease.

When Seahawks safety, Texas native and former Longhorn Quandre Diggs posed the question as to who would tackle Earl Campbell (born and raised in Tyler, Texas) on this hypothetical Texas all-star high school team, Mecole had the perfect response.

I’ll take your Earl Campbell and I’ll raise you a Herschel Walker.

After Hardman’s confident attitude started gaining attention, his quarterback had to get in on the debate.

Chiefs’ QB Patrick Mahomes attended Texas Tech and was born and raised in Texas. He was not about to allow his rookie receiver to take shots at his beloved state that easily.

The Super Bowl and former league MVP had to get at least a couple of jabs in on the Georgia native.

But wait it did not end there.

Nick Chubb, from Cedartown, Georgia, got in the action.

This thing keeps getting better and better.

Florida actually has the most active NFL players at 180, with California in second with 175, Texas with 137 and Georgia at 97. That being said, Texas has nearly three times the population that Georgia does and California closer to four times Georgia.

Who would you take in this battle of the states?

 

 

2020 NFL Draft: Georgia football OT Andrew Thomas to Cleveland Browns?

Georgia football OT Andrew Thomas says that the Cleveland Browns are interested in him ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Georgia’s Andrew Thomas is considered one of the best, if not the best, offensive tackles in the 2020 NFL Draft class.

He’s a guy that pretty much every NFL team will want to meet with prior to the draft, however, coronavirus has forced said meetings to be conducted via FaceTime or video conference chats.

One team that’s met with Thomas is the Cleveland Browns, where Bulldog legend Nick Chubb is making a name for himself as one of the league’s top ball carriers.

Cleveland holds the No. 10 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, and it appears they’re eyeing Thomas as a possible selection.

Thomas said that Browns GM Andrew Berry is impressed with him both on and off the field.

“Andrew (Browns GM) said I had a lot of the intangibles that they’re looking to add to their team, good character,’’ Thomas told cleveland.com in a phone interview. “They feel that translates to playing on the field, so I feel that’s something I have.’’

Referring to a separate phone call with the Browns, Thomas discussed how new head coach Kevin Stefanski viewed him.

“He was saying me being athletic is something that they like as far being able to open up holes in the wide zone,’’ Thomas said.

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Top NFL players under 25: One Bulldog makes the cut, but way too low

One Georgia football player, Nick Chubb of the Cleveland Browns, made Bleacher Report’s rankings of the top-25 under the age of 25.

This week, Bleacher Report ranked the top-25 NFL players under the age of 25.

As expected, Georgia had one player on the list, however, he was ranked a bit lower than I would have had him.

Bleacher Report ranked former Georgia running back Nick Chubb, now with the Cleveland Browns, as the 20th best NFL player under the age of 25.

20th? No disrespect to Bleacher Report, I know they can’t possibly please everybody with a list like this, but Chubb finished second in the NFL in rushing last season. And I don’t care what changes Cleveland has made…he did it on the BROWNS.

Chubb, who dons the jersey #24 for the Browns, is also 24 years old.

On Chubb, BR wrote:

Among 25 running backs who have carried the ball 300-plus times since Nick Chubb came into the NFL in 2018, Chubb ranks first with 5.1 yards per attempt.

The 24-year-old 2018 second-round pick doesn’t get as much publicity as several star running backs yet to be named on this list, and his numbers related to fumbles and receiving could be better. But from a statistical standpoint, he’s right there with the top offensive weapons in the league.

Running backs ranked ahead of Chubb include:

No. 18: Dalvin Cook

No. 14: Ezekiel Elliott

No. 13: Saquon Barkley

No. 12: Alvin Kamara

No. 11: Christian McCaffrey

All those guys are great backs, but are we really going to sit here and say that Chubb, who I’ll remind you again finished No. 2 in rushing last season by only 46 yards, is the sixth best running back under the age of 25?

Yeah, I can’t get on board with that.

PFF ranks Nick Chubb highest-graded RB in the NFL

Pro Football Focus ranks Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb highest-graded of 88.7.
Chubb had a historic sophomore season in the NFL, coming 2nd in rushing yards with 1,494.
He averaged 5 yards a carry last season, breaking the pylons for a total of 8 touchdowns

Pro Football Focus ranks Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb highest-graded of 88.7.
Chubb had a historic sophomore season in the NFL, coming 2nd in rushing yards with 1,494.
He averaged 5 yards a carry last season, breaking the pylons for a total of 8 touchdowns

PFF ranks Nick Chubb highest-graded RB in the NFL

Pro Football Focus ranks Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb highest-graded of 88.7.
Chubb had a historic sophomore season in the NFL, coming 2nd in rushing yards with 1,494.
He averaged 5 yards a carry last season, breaking the pylons for a total of 8 touchdowns

Pro Football Focus ranks Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb highest-graded of 88.7.
Chubb had a historic sophomore season in the NFL, coming 2nd in rushing yards with 1,494.
He averaged 5 yards a carry last season, breaking the pylons for a total of 8 touchdowns

PFF ranks Nick Chubb highest-graded RB in the NFL

Pro Football Focus ranks Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb highest-graded of 88.7.
Chubb had a historic sophomore season in the NFL, coming 2nd in rushing yards with 1,494.
He averaged 5 yards a carry last season, breaking the pylons for a total of 8 touchdowns

Pro Football Focus ranks Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb highest-graded of 88.7.
Chubb had a historic sophomore season in the NFL, coming 2nd in rushing yards with 1,494.
He averaged 5 yards a carry last season, breaking the pylons for a total of 8 touchdowns

PFF ranks Nick Chubb highest-graded RB in the NFL

Former Georgia football running back Nick Chubb is the highest-graded RB in the NFL per Pro Football Focus.

Pro Football Focus released its list of the NFL’s highest-rated running backs with a minimum of 500 snaps.

Atop that list stands Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb, with a rating of 88.7.

Chubb had a historic sophomore season in the NFL, coming 2nd in rushing yards with 1,494, trailing only Tennessee Titans’ RB Derrick Henry at 1,540.  He averaged 5 yards a carry last season, breaking the pylons for a total of 8 touchdowns.

Chubb has proved himself as an elite NFL back and a serious offensive weapon in the AFC North.

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