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**RoyWilliams** · 04-24-2008, 08:05 PM

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/f...ats&position=4

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McKelvin does not lack confidence. Just ask him his goals for the draft.

“I plan on coming in and being the first corner taken,” he said. “I want to compete with Devin Hester. I don’t know if I’ll do more than he did as a return specialist, but I’ll bring more attention to that part of the game like he did, and like I did in college.”

Hester is merely the greatest return man of this, and perhaps any, generation. But McKelvin’s confidence isn’t limited to his ability as a punt returner, where he led the nation with three touchdown returns last season.

Just ask him to evaluate himself as a corner.

“I’ve got great hips,” he said. “You can put me on the island. I play man press, zone press. I play off. I play zone. I can play Cover-2. Basically I can play everything. I can come up and make tackles. They say I haven’t got good ball skills, but I’ve got good ball skills. I return punts. I return kicks. I’ve got all-around game.”

He doesnt lack confidence.

**UCFNoleFan** · 04-24-2008, 09:13 PM

In a word... NO.... In a couple words.... HELL NO.

Hester's success is just as much about how good the Bears return team is as it is how good he is. Unless McKelvin ends up on the Bears and they release Hester he won't do anything special.

**Professor** · 04-24-2008, 09:43 PM

the whole special teams needs to be doing a great job as well

Thrash13 · 04-25-2008, 02:12 PM

It helps to get great blocking, but it's obvious Hester does things on his own that not many returners can do. If it was that easy, all returners would be solid. Hester is definitely in his own class, and if McKelvin ends up being that good, I'm all for the Ravens picking him up.

**UCFNoleFan** · 04-25-2008, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Thrash13

It helps to get great blocking, but it's obvious Hester does things on his own that not many returners can do. If it was that easy, all returners would be solid. Hester is definitely in his own class, and if McKelvin ends up being that good, I'm all for the Ravens picking him up.

There is a reason even before Hester got there they returned a lot of picks, kicks, and such for TDs, they know how to block on returns. Vasher returned a few the year before Hester got there, Hester is just a really good returner on a great return team.

**Professor** · 04-26-2008, 12:42 AM

a great blocking team can make a ok returner look great, a great returner does make an ok blocking team look great.

Nole hit it, dude is a great talent and has awesome vision, but the Bears have been a supremely better ST blocking team as well

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