My first thought when I was watching that second Youtube video was "Woooo!! He killed him! Who's number 32 on Tulsa!?" at the 2:55 mark. (Turns out it was Curnelius Arnick. Graduated after 2011. I don't think he ever made it to the league.)
Second thing I thought was I love how committed the Hawks are to improving in short yardage situations. We got by for the most part with the give to Robinson when teams were gearing up for Beast Mode, however, we had our struggles. And it's because we were so reliant on the handoff to Robinson that the Falcons were able to set up for it perfectly on a crucial 4th down in the playoff game. Whaley looks awkward when he's running in the open field, which actually could make for some fun for the fans, but he really looks like a different runner inside the 10. Kinda like Shaun Alexander, if Shaun Alexander had the running style of Spencer Ware. Whaley's a legit goal line back who goes in there with reckless abandon. And you've gotta love the fact that he's a walkon that's now getting a chance to crack THE BEST roster in the NFL. How can you not root for this kid to make the Practice Squad and get to be a part of this?
The more and more I look into the UDFA class from this year, I keep coming away more and more impressed.