Post by Steve Infanti - We've all heard the knocks against him.  He's too slow, he's too small, he's injury prone … blah, blah, blah. Yet all Mike Hart continues to do is prove people wrong.

He heard the same things when we was at Onondaga Central High School.  What did he do?  He set just about every New York state record, as well as a couple of national records along the way.  Hart's OCS teams went 46-1 during his time on varsity, earning three state championships.

He heard the critics when he committed to Michigan.  "He didn't play against top-notch competition in high school," some recruiting experts said.  What did he do?  Hart went out and became the all-time leading rusher in Michigan school history.  He is one of only four running backs in Big Ten history to rush for more than 5,000 yards in his career.  He went more than 1,000 consecutive carries without a fumble.

You get the picture.  Everywhere Mike Hart goes, he succeeds.  But because he ran a 4.67 40-yard dash at the NFL combine those critics are louder than ever that he has no chance of succeeding at the next level.

Apparently, the Indianapolis Colts disagree. On Sunday, the Colts took Hart in the 6th round with the 202nd pick overall.  The same kid who finished fifth in the Heisman voting as a junior is now the 202nd best player available after his senior year?

I understand that there are concerns about his size and his speed and his durability.  I also know that all that criticism just adds fuel to his fire.  Will he make it in the NFL?  Only time will tell, but I'm certainly not going to bet against him.