>> Fury knows he is a BAMF. He knows how hard he's had a time picking out quality recruits or getting loaners. <<
True.
>> He looks at Steve seeing with a modern lens, makes some further misestimations because Steve is from the past, and completely forgets <<
One of Steve's greatest strengths has always been matched with Phil's: people underestimate them. Even when Steve is huge, they go from seeing him as dismissable fluff to brainless beef.
>> Steve simply walked into Mordor, grabbed the ring and with 400+ POWs returned through enemy territory. <<
It's easy to forget that he's one of those rare people who isn't impressed by absolute power.
>> And yes, Fury probably even with Project Insight waterlogged in the Potomac doesn't get that Steve is all that and a plate of oysters. If he'd had to, he'd have gone off with little more than a sharp shell. <<
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dancing_serpent
Re: Yes...
Date: 2014-08-03 07:32 am (UTC)True.
>> He looks at Steve seeing with a modern lens, makes some further misestimations because Steve is from the past, and completely forgets <<
One of Steve's greatest strengths has always been matched with Phil's: people underestimate them. Even when Steve is huge, they go from seeing him as dismissable fluff to brainless beef.
>> Steve simply walked into Mordor, grabbed the ring and with 400+ POWs returned through enemy territory. <<
It's easy to forget that he's one of those rare people who isn't impressed by absolute power.
>> And yes, Fury probably even with Project Insight waterlogged in the Potomac doesn't get that Steve is all that and a plate of oysters. If he'd had to, he'd have gone off with little more than a sharp shell. <<
The clue, he has it not.