I had my doubts about Kevin Faulk when he committed to LSU. He eraced those doubts the first time I saw him play. Here's a good article on his longevity and career with the Pats: An Appreciation Of Kevin Faulk, The Invaluable Spare Part Of The Patriots - SB Nation Boston
Faneca is now the Old Man of the LSU players with Mawae taking a retirement. Remember this, there was talk about Kevin going out his Jr. year, instead it was Faneca that left LSU early. Kevin stayed on for his Sr. year. Faulk and Todd McClure came out the same year and both are still playing. Nice write-up.....
He explained why he stayed related to hid induction in the LSU Hall Of Fame; [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tprb6xFvZ_Q[/media]
I never doubted him at LSU. I wasn't sure about the NFL for him, but he has found his niche, and hammered out a solid career. Who says LSU players can't make it in the NFL?
These days, Faulk is still an intuitive player. It's how, at 5-foot-8, 202 pounds, he's been able to amass 12,140 all-purpose yards in the NFL. For that alone he deserves consideration to the NFL Hall of Fame but I doubt they will ever vote him in
That's pushing it, and he's my all-time favorite LSU player. I really thought he would be the next Barry Sanders in the NFL, since they had comparable size and shiftiness. I was disappointed when he had a bad rookie year and subpar second and third years. It wasn't until after Tom Brady took over that he was finally utilized as the most important, and arguably, the most dangerous 3rd down/pass-catching back. I think he still holds New England's ST records in punt/kick return yards and AVG or something.
