Jarryd Hayne

[kruddler]

I'm not all that familiar with gridiron but it seems pretty clear that Hayne has made the transition very well, including learning many complicated plays.  In addition, he has brought some attitude and is becoming a bit of a crowd favourite.

You have to admire the young man for giving up his day job to pursue a dream and it seems that he will get there.

Finally, I am amused by the CSC folk who profess to follow and understand gridiron.  Their assessments and pronouncements seem to be at odds with those of NFL experts.  Of course, their views on AFL often seem wide of the mark too 

The 'experts' have fallen in love with Hayne because he does things they haven't seen before. Like shoulder charge a bloke who is trying to tackle him and sitting him on his behind.

They have also fallen in love with him because he is not american. I can't think of anyone who has played american football who hasn't been born/grew up in the US....besides kickers/punters who regularly come from elsewhere.

IMO a good comparison is someone like Aisake Ohailpin.
He was a good athlete with a good background in another sport.
He did things that had commentators in awe.
He struggled to do the basics well.
He struggled to read the play and get the subtleties of the game right.

Ultimately, Aisake got cut in favour of players who had a better handle on the subtlities of the game. People loved what he could do because he was 'different'.

Same with Hayne.