Leonard Hankerson: Patience

[AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy]

I bumped this because I think Hank had a great game tonight. His blocking was superb. Please watch his block downfield on RG3's big run. He abuses a dude and throws him to the turf after pushing him twenty yards down the field.

The catch he made was critical as well. It set up our TD to Garcon. And for someone who has had problems with dropping balls, that was a great catch. A bullet, over the wrong shoulder, and high as well...but Hank pulled it down. I'm not suggesting he should get a game ball, but it was apparent to me that he played a lot of snaps tonight. And that tells me that he has been working hard in practice, and I hope that he continues to improve. I think that as Kyle gets more confident in his catching ability, his targets will increase. Nice job Hank.

[KrnZippo]

I bumped this because I think Hank had a great game tonight. His blocking was superb. Please watch his block downfield on RG3's big run. He abuses a dude and throws him to the turf after pushing him twenty yards down the field.

The catch he made was critical as well. It set up our TD to Garcon. And for someone who has had problems with dropping balls, that was a great catch. A bullet, over the wrong shoulder, and high as well...but Hank pulled it down. I'm not suggesting he should get a game ball, but it was apparent to me that he played a lot of snaps tonight. And that tells me that he has been working hard in practice, and I hope that he continues to improve. I think that as Kyle gets more confident in his catching ability, his targets will increase. Nice job Hank.

Agreed. I think there was too much pressure on Hank before. Now that Garcon is back and we have our complete WR corp, i feel he's more comfortable and can now play the game without thinking too much.

[Warhead36]

After Garcon it's an ensemble cast at WR. Hank was excellent blocking tonight and he caught a big pass. There will be other games where he'll produce a lot.

[LiveStrongSkins]

I thought Hankerson had his best game yesterday. Ran great routes, got himself open. He appears to be getting a little more comfortable. Great game from Hank yesterday. I think he has really benefited from Garcon. In fact, over the last few weeks he has made critical catches.

[Burgold]

Glad to see him getting a little love. He was solid yesterday.

[Year_of_The_Monk]

Hanked showed up for the game and made some big plays. Please Hank restore my faith in you, I want you to beast from here on out.

[UK SKINS FAN '74]

Yeah, Shanahan commented during his presser today on how well he felt Hankerson played. Something along the lines of he was in for about 25 snaps & whilst not seeing alot of the ball, Hank was pretty much open all of the time.

[NikoBellic]

what about that Calvin Johnson-like catch in triple coverage?! Sure he bobbled it, but he secured the rock eventually. Wow he's fast once he hits his stride and it looks like he starting to fear getting trucked less and less.

[Scubajoe]

Is really playing like a high draft choice. He had a ton of highlight reel catches in Miami. Isn't it nice to have two taller receivers in Garçon and Hankerson playing so well?

[TD_washingtonredskins]

All of our WRs bring something to the table. It's fun to watch them develop and play well.

[NikoBellic]

he has a lot of room for improvement, but the signs so far are very positive

[Theismann07]

Got to give it up for Hank today. He showed up and put forth a great effort. Nice job.

[DC9]

it's amazing... all of the stuff we were/have been bitching about... is coming to fruition. In this case, it's progressing home grown talent.

[SAli457180]

All of our WRs bring something to the table. It's fun to watch them develop and play well.

Definitely. Kyle is maximizing each of their talents differently. Today it was Hankerson and he delivered. Hankerson and Robinson are both special talents and they complement the vets like Garcon, Morgan, and Moss very well.

[Theismann07]

it's amazing... all of the stuff we were/have been bitching about... is coming to fruition. In this case, it's progressing home grown talent.

That's why I have never wavered with Shanny on giving him his 5 yr plan. When everything did not turn around immediately, some were quick to jump on the "dump Shanny" bandwagon. People had to realize though that he inherited a mess and has been slowly building a strong foundation which includes the homegrown talent. You have to love how it all does seem to be gelling and coming together on all levels with this organization.