“Good burst off the line from the three-point stance into a four-yard hook route. Good pad level and leg drive.”
— from Aaron Hernandez’s Gut Check Scouting Analysis, December 2009
“His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.”
(Psalm 147:10-11)
We all know (or know of) people who like to go to the track
and drop a few bucks on the ponies. Under such circumstances, I can easily imagine
taking delight in the strength of a horse, especially one that goes wire to
wire. Why wouldn’t you? But back when the psalmist wrote, I suspect a soldier
in a chariot would not be merely delighted by his stallion; that horse’s
strength might well save his life.
I, on the other hand, take a fair bit of pleasure in the
legs of a man.
Too bad, then, about Aaron Hernandez.