Percy Harvin Zone

Last night, Florida Gator coach Urban Meyer gave his latest Percy Harvin update. Just two months after undergoing surgery on his injured heel, Percy has started running in a pool.

“It’s real positive right now,” Meyer said. “I just talked to (strength and conditioning coach) Mickey Marotti five minutes ago and Percy is almost 200 pounds. He’s 199. His attitude is terrific.

Running in pools helps strength muscles and recover from injuries by using the resistance of the water. It’s much safer then using weights and running on a treadmill. By being in a pool, Percy isn’t putting any weight on his heel just yet.

At his current pace, Percy Harvin could be back at 100% and ready to go by the end of July, which is ahead of schedule.

I was reading through some Florida Gator news and saw a quote from Urban Meyer.

“He’s good,” Meyer said. “He is working five days a week and three days a week he’s doing rehab. He’s at 196 pounds and strong as an ox.”

What stuck out most to me was not the fact that Percy Harvin is getting healthy… we knew that much, it’s that Meyer said he’s at 196 lbs. That weight seemed a little heavy to me so I went to ESPN and Gator Zone and both of those websites list Percy at 176 lbs. So who is telling the truth? A 20 pound difference is a lot of a wide receiver who is only 5′11″.

Maybe Percy has been bulking up since the Bowl Game? Maybe he added on some pounds since he wasn’t able to work out for several months? I don’t know, but by September I hope he drops some of that weight down. The most important part of Harvin’s game is his speed… and an extra 20 lbs won’t help speed him up.

Another thing I noticed on ESPN is that they list Percy Harvin as a running back. Not even a RB/WR. In 2007, Percy did have more carries then receptions, but that doesn’t mean he is a running back. Someone at ESPN needs to switch it up.

It is a common belief among football experts and Gator fans that Percy Harvin will go pro after his junior year. This makes the 2008 season his last as a Gator. Of course no one right now, but Percy, knows if he will stay for four years or go early… but it’s never too early to look at NFL mock drafts for 2009.

I did a quick Google search and found two mock drafts tat are complete opposites. One of them has Percy Harvin going #28 overall to the Indianapolis Colts and the other mock draft has Percy Harvin going #7 overall to San Francisco. How can there be a difference of 20+ picks in these two drafts. One of the authors must be a Gator Hater.

I think that if Percy Harvin meets expectations this year and avoids injury all season long that he is a guaranteed top 10 draft pick. The only thing that could knock him down some is injury.

Chris Rainey was the Gator standout this spring. He impressed coaches with his speed and cutback ability. I truly enjoyed watching some of his highlights from the Orange and Blue game. We want all Gators to succeed, but how will Chris Rainey’s performance affect Percy Harvin?

If Rainey continues to perform, the coaches will get him more touches. Those touches have to come from somewhere. Last year, Tebow and Harvin were the main ball carriers so it only makes sense that they will lose some touches. I think Moore will probably lose the most, but no doubt Percy won’t get as many carries from the backfield.

The Gators need to get the ball in their best playmakers hands, so if Percy Harvin receives less carries I would expect his number of catches to go way up.

Scout.com released their list of the 2008 Heisman Trophy Contenders. Percy Harvin isn’t number 1 on that list, but fellow Gator Tim Tebow is! Was there ever any doubt?

When I first looked at this list I expected to see Percy in the top 10, but to my surprise he isn’t even in the top 25! He is listed on the watch list though, but so are about 20 other players. Scout.com needs to wake up and watch some Gator football film. Percy Harvin is the top playmaker in the country. No one has the ability to take it to the distance like Harvin does. It just makes me mad to see he’s not getting any love from the national media.

Percy is a legit Heisman Contender, he’s just getting overshadowed by Tebow. Without Percy, Tebow wouldn’t be half the quarterback he is. Harvin takes those 5 yard passes and turns them into 60 yard gainers. It’s all about the yards after catch with Percy.

O-well though, nothing we can do but sit back and wait till the games start. Then people will see what he brings to the table.

Everything that we’ve been reading says that Percy Harvin has had this heel injury for a year or more. It maybe wasn’t in as much pain, but it definitely bothered him. So that means since Percy has been on the Gators, he’s never been 100%. What if this surgery makes him 100%? It means he’ll be even better then before!

Tony Barnhart of the AJC brought this exact same topic up as his number 1 question of the week. Here’s what he had to say:

1. Could Percy Harvin actually get better? The Florida wide receiver had surgery on Monday to correct a chronic heel problem. Does that mean that in his first two seasons he’s been running with a sore heel? Does that mean he could actually get BETTER after he recovers from the surgery? That’s going to keep some defensive coordinators up at night. Somebody wrote on the blog the other day that Harvin was an overrated player who could do only one thing: run fast. You have got to be kidding me. That’s not what the defensive coordinators in this league think. He scares them to death.

Florida wide receiver and master of the open space Percy Harvin had heel surgery Monday and is expected to be ready for fall practice. Great news to all Gator fans. A complication would have been devestating!The surgery was performed by foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson at the Orthocarolina Orthopedic Clinic in Charlotte, N.C.

The Gators hope the surgery will relieve years of pain in Harvin’s right heel, which has bothered him off and on since his high school days in Virginia. I can’t believe that Percy is just now having the surgery if he’s been in pain for so long. If the surgery is simple why did he not do it in the past? Anyways, good luck and get well Percy!

It’s official. Percy Harvin will undergo surgery on his heel this week.

“It’s not a career-threatening injury,” Florida head coach Urban Meyer said Friday. “It’s a very minor surgery, probably an eight-week recovery and then he’ll be full speed for offseason. They’re saying in June we should be able to get him cranked up, for sure July.”

Renowned foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson will perform the surgery, so it looks like Harvin’s in good hands. Harvin hopes that the decision to go through with this will put an end to years of heel pain.

Source: RF365

The Gators first Spring Practice of the year took place yesterday. The players were amped and ready to take the field after a somewhat disappointing 2007 season. GatorBait.net listed Percy as one of their Top 5 players who stood out. Here’s what they had to say:

Percy Harvin - It can be difficult for a player like Harvin to impress because so much is already expected of him. Despite that, today he was impressive - literally playing with the defensive backs as he ran away from them, beating all he went against on both short and long passes.

While it is true that so much is expected from Percy that it is hard for him to impress us, but it is great news to hear that he is running well and still burning by defensive backs. Without speed, Percy just becomes a regular WR.

We’ll be sure to keep all you Percy Harvin fans updated as the spring practices progress.

The following article was printed in the Alligator today. Urban Meyer is turning the Orange and Blue Spring game into a fun festival will all sorts of activities. He wants to get the attention of the National Media and really amp of future recruits. The fastest non-student athlete will race Percy Harvin for a scholarship. Pretty cool huh?

Think you can beat Percy Harvin, Deonte Thompson, Louis Murphy and Chris Rainey in the 40-yard dash?

UF coach Urban Meyer will give students a chance to prove it — with a full scholarship on the line.

Meyer announced the first-ever speed challenge on Wednesday. The event will take place during the Orange and Blue Game on April 12. ESPN GameDay will broadcast live from Gainesville and ESPN will televise the game live.

While full details have yet to be worked out, Meyer said that on Thursdays of spring practices, which begin March 19, strength coaches will be out on the practice fields and students will be invited to come out and train. The entrants will be whittled down to one lucky contestant who will face Harvin, Thompson, Murphy and Rainey in front of a packed Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

“I want to give back to our students somehow,” Meyer said. “That’s going to be a great afternoon. If I’m a recruit and I come out and watch the ESPN GameDay crew in the stadium, watch it on a beautiful afternoon in the spring in Florida, and then you get to see a 40-yard dash in front of 60,000 people, that’d be kind of neat. Maybe that can help us get a couple of fast guys in recruiting.”