Leonard Hankerson is the real deal - he will have a hell of a year.

[polywog]

I know, we all (no, not all of us.....some of us) busted a rib, laughing at 'The Stank' or "Stankerson" or whatever else we called him early on - including the Op (that would be me).

I dug up film of the guy though, and I cannot believe that he didn't go in the first round.

Watch the vids on this guy - he's not quite 6'2" but he plays bigger. He bulls over cb's and safeties.....fights for the ball....uses his body to shield the defender - strong, aggressive player.

Here's Hankerson (notice I'm not calling him some stupid, made-up name.....I eventually learn) at the U of Miami -





Interesting, when you look at his progress from the early days - not much separation till he learned how to properly run routes.


Check out his sick one handed nabs in this vid - un-freakin-believable!





I was wrong about the guy on a lot of levels and happy stuff my face with a huge, heaping, helping of "crow à la King" or maybe "crow-helper" - depending on if it's before payday.

Here is why he'll bust lose....


1) He has the size, the speed and the talent.

2) He will have a better QB.

3) His only real action, he proved he could play - 8 catches for 104 yards.

4) He damn well better or this thread will be bumped to poke fun at me, "the Shan-a-clan," and "tall redskin receiver man-crush guys, everywhere!!! :cheeky-sm

5) THERE IS NO NUMBER FIVE.

Discus.....

[CrustyRedskin]

Sweet Mary and Joseph!!!!!!lol...........And Smack locks this thread in 5 4 3 2..............

[SmootSmack]

Ummmm...ok then

[polywog]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Ummmm...ok then

Care to elaborate?

Mike Shanahan -

"I think he's got a chance to be the guy. Health is what we don't know. He's got the hip. But we're hoping he's going to be that guy. You can see in practice where he's a natural. Big. The thing that separates guys at No. 1 is when they can beat bump coverage and they don't have to slow down to beat it. They're able to keep their speed and be able to get by somebody. He's got that."

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by polywog

Care to elaborate?

Mike Shanahan -

Interesting take on Hankerson. From what little we've seen of him I'm reminded of Boldin a bit...great possession WR but not necessarily break away speed. We need both so if Hank can come back healthy indeed he'll contribute a great deal to the offense.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Interesting take on Hankerson. From what little we've seen of him I'm reminded of Boldin a bit...great possession WR but not necessarily break away speed. We need both so if Hank can come back healthy indeed he'll contribute a great deal to the offense.

I think Hankerson has the potential to be a bit more dynamic than Boldin, but still not a break away guy. The Redskins only have one player on the entire roster who is a threat to take it to the house every time he touches it, and he's 5'6 145lbs and never plays on offense. We need some gamebreakers for sure.

[SkinItup]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I think Hankerson has the potential to be a bit more dynamic than Boldin, but still not a break away guy. The Redskins only have one player on the entire roster who is a threat to take it to the house every time he touches it, and he's 5'6 145lbs and never plays on offense. We need some gamebreakers for sure.

I know 40 times don't say it all but Hanerson runs 4.43 at the combine. He has good top end speed and so does Helu.

Yea, they used banks a few times on offense and everytime he got the ball. Soon as he is on the field you know he is either running it or its a pass play b/c he can't block anyone but a punter.

[freddyg12]

One of several young guys drafted by Shanny that should make an impact. He's one of Shanny's most important draft picks IMO, he really needs to pan out. He looked really good in that 8 catch game. High hopes for him in 12 & beyond!

[SFREDSKIN]

Yes and yes, that's why I'm not worried about the WR position. Add Paul and Robinson on their 2nd years and we got something.

[polywog]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Yes and yes, that's why I'm not worried about the WR position. Add Paul and Robinson on their 2nd years and we got something.

One of these guys will emerge as a #1. Shanahan knows offensive talent - we've seen this with the running backs and now the OL.

[Alvin Walton]

Originally Posted by polywog

One of these guys will emerge as a #1. Shanahan knows offensive talent - we've seen this with the running backs and now the OL.

How about a QB?

[polywog]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

How about a QB?

Scraping the barrel for Gross-man and Beck on the cheap? Sorry - not a very big investment, here.

Jay Cutler we really don't know about. He was making good progress till Mike got the boot.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Yes and yes, that's why I'm not worried about the WR position. Add Paul and Robinson on their 2nd years and we got something.

When Paul was in there he showed nothing. Not sure what the deal is.

[SFREDSKIN]

Wait till next year. He did not attend minicamps, short training camp. I feel good about him.

[skins89moss]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

When Paul was in there he showed nothing. Not sure what the deal is.

Paul is a good blocker and special teams guy. He may take a while to shine as a catching wr in the offense.