Leonard Hankerson showed little effort in today's game. What should the Redskins do?

[BigMike21]

I don't know about his "effort", I highly doubt that he isn't trying. A lot of people talk about his drops though. Just to let you all know and put some actual facts in this thread, Hankerson had only had 3 dropped passes the entire season which was 64th worst in the NFL this year. Morgan had 7, Moss had 6, and Garçon had 5. Hankerson had 0 in 2011.

[TimFolk]

Maybe, but he dropped the ball in a key situation in a playoff game. It shouldn't be dismissed which is basically what you're doing. Hankerson came up big last week and during the 7 week run, but he **** the bed today. His play and future should be in question. He's not very good "A", and "B" the moment was clearly too big for him today. Not about any one person winning or losing the game, but there were a lot of mistakes out there today. A lot...at the worst times. Besides, Hankerson is cut from a different cloth and shows no grit, drive, swagger, want, desire, fire. He's the anti-Garcon or anti-Moss. I can't stand the dude. He looks like he accidentally did something well when he does something well. LOL




If he were Rome, he'd have never been built. What team is he going to be on for a long time? Sorry, I'm obviously not seeing the upward trend or growth. Occasional plays here and there maybe, but not big time plays like Garcon and Moss.



You MUST factor in who is throwing him the ball. That's the Peyton Manning argument which is legit (not saying RG is Peyton BTW). It's the chicken or the egg approach? Weak. Hankerson is a product of his environment. He doesn't possess the skills and attributes that you suggest by throwing up comparison stats side by side (DeadEx) to his far superior contemporaries (at least two of them). That's smoke and mirrors bro.

Garcon dropped a pass in the Super Bowl!? And they lost was he to blame? Hank is home grown talent its been 1 year let him grow. And "swagger" has nothing to do with nothing. You are a loud mouth.

I've been on this site for 9 years and I keep forgetting how fickle and fake you guys are and how quick you turn on people.

http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?346777

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I don't know about his "effort", I highly doubt that he isn't trying. A lot of people talk about his drops though. Just to let you all know and put some actual facts in this thread, Hankerson had only had 3 dropped passes the entire season which was 64th worst in the NFL this year. Morgan had 7, Moss had 6, and Garçon had 5. Hankerson had 0 in 2011.

http://imageshack.us/a/img40/1552/imageqzty.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img546/5042/imagetbm.jpg

People remember the knock coming out of college and the problems he had during training camp/pre season in '11. Hank knows he gonna be good and so do I.

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- "Keep my post and eat crow later if you want". *lmao* Oh, please, I'm still waiting on crow-to-eat from Rod Gardner, Michael Westbrook, Taylor Jacobs, Devin Thomas, and Malcolm Kelly. Why couldn't they have taken Will Allen, Warren Sapp, Anquon Boldin, Jordy Nelson, and Calais Campbell like I told them, they would have made out like bandits. Players who run up numbers in college, flop in the NFL all the time. It's the majority actually. Who cares what people did in college over two years ago?

It's not that "one drop", Hankerson been dropping for two years now.

Because you mean less then nothing to them.

[SkinsGuy]

Hankerson shows some talent...but biggest concern is that he comes across as too laid back and quiet. Can't remember at any time when he hotly complained to officials about being held or if ball was caught. Compare him to Garcon, Moss and Morgan who show alot of attitude and fire. Hankerson doesn't have that and most of the good ones do. We need another fiery receiver that can catch some jump balls in the end zone and Hankerson doesn't look like the answer

The Redskins had a WR once that was also considered "laid back and quiet".... almost to the point of seeming to be anti-social.

His name was Art Monk.... and I say he went on to be a pretty good WR for us.

You don't need a "fiery attitude" in the NFL to be a great (or just a solid) WR.

[Skinsinparadise]

Hankerson had only had 3 dropped passes the entire season which was 64th worst in the NFL this year. Morgan had 7, Moss had 6, and Garçon had 5. Hankerson had 0 in 2011.

Moss seems always worth a bunch of drops and for that matter fumbles a year. Watching Hankerson, not sure that drops are the biggest worry, but getting separation going deep in particular and having the guts to catch balls up the middle where contact is forthcoming like the one on the key drive on Sunday

[bedlamVR]

I Googled Hankerson alligator arm and it looks he also had the problem he in college.

http://www.footballsfuture.com/phpBB...php?p=11189177

Sucks.

Yeah and you look at that thread and you come away with the same discussion going on here . Some people see him as a bum and others see his potential .

He had that one bad drop where RGIII had lead him maybe a touch too far and he should have had it - but he didn't . Like others have said he has been pretty good on those kinds of catches all season - And to say he is a number 3/4 option on the depth chart - 500+ yards and 3 TDs would be not so long ago considered a No.1. type output from a skins WR (I am only slightly kidding) .... but the output from the depth has been a definate improvement this season .

You also have to consider where he was selected in the third round - the only player to have out played him taken in his daft class after him is Cecil Shorts and he would never have lasted here after his 2 reception 10 yard rookie season .

I think he has the potential to either break out or play very well in his role untill we can develop someone who can do his job better - I do NOT want to go out and spend big FA money on a replacement for a number 4 WR or draft one with our top picks .

We have more pressing needs ...

[Redskin Diehard]

Now we know why Hanky Panky slipped to the 3rd round. He's very talented but he's not a "baller" who catches everything that comes his way the way a pro WR should. Time to cut our losses and go get some professional WR's. Ole Alligator Arms hasn't impressed me at all. We have been very patient through his injuries etc. He should be a more reliable option at this stage of his career UNLESS he's more about cashing checks than he is about catching passes. Hmmmm...

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Yeah and you look at that thread and you come away with the same discussion going on here . Some people see him as a bum and others see his potential .

He had that one bad drop where RGIII had lead him maybe a touch too far and he should have had it - but he didn't . Like others have said he has been pretty good on those kinds of catches all season - And to say he is a number 3/4 option on the depth chart - 500+ yards and 3 TDs would be not so long ago considered a No.1. type output from a skins WR (I am only slightly kidding) .... but the output from the depth has been a definate improvement this season .

You also have to consider where he was selected in the third round - the only player to have out played him taken in his daft class after him is Cecil Shorts and he would never have lasted here after his 2 reception 10 yard rookie season .

I think he has the potential to either break out or play very well in his role untill we can develop someone who can do his job better - I do NOT want to go out and spend big FA money on a replacement for a number 4 WR or draft one with our top picks .

We have more pressing needs ...

I don't think we will overpay for anybody on Bruce Allen's watch. Why is it so terrible to cut a 3rd round pick loose? It wont be the end of the world. Im convinced we can find someone who doesnt have alligator arms in the late rounds of the next draft or possibly as an undrafted free agent. Aldrick Robinson made some nice plays for us this year when he was a part of the game plan and he was a 6th round pick. Yeah... he is a little on the short side but so is DeSean Jackson, and that Eagle bama got drafted after Devin Thomas and Fred Davis in the 08 draft. Go figure...

[TimFolk]

Yeah and you look at that thread and you come away with the same discussion going on here . Some people see him as a bum and others see his potential .

He had that one bad drop where RGIII had lead him maybe a touch too far and he should have had it - but he didn't . Like others have said he has been pretty good on those kinds of catches all season - And to say he is a number 3/4 option on the depth chart - 500+ yards and 3 TDs would be not so long ago considered a No.1. type output from a skins WR (I am only slightly kidding) .... but the output from the depth has been a definate improvement this season .

You also have to consider where he was selected in the third round - the only player to have out played him taken in his daft class after him is Cecil Shorts and he would never have lasted here after his 2 reception 10 yard rookie season .

I think he has the potential to either break out or play very well in his role untill we can develop someone who can do his job better - I do NOT want to go out and spend big FA money on a replacement for a number 4 WR or draft one with our top picks .

We have more pressing needs ...

@Saqs that link means nothing... I could see if it was a article or something.

He's the best WR we've drafted in forever. We've sucked for a long long time and the team is young with big play potential whos learning to be great. Hankerson will get it all together. Just enjoy the process

[thewagen]

Bring in Competition this year. A couple more 6'3" or 6'4" receivers sure would help!

[bobbi3stix]

I don't know about his "effort", I highly doubt that he isn't trying. A lot of people talk about his drops though. Just to let you all know and put some actual facts in this thread, Hankerson had only had 3 dropped passes the entire season which was 64th worst in the NFL this year. Morgan had 7, Moss had 6, and Garçon had 5. Hankerson had 0 in 2011.

Those numbers do not seem accurate, I woul beg to differ as Hank dropped at least 2 in the Pittsburgh game and 1 against Seattle. That's just off the top of my head. Against Cincy and the Rams I wanna say there were more as well.

[SkinsCrushCowboys]

He has flashes of greatness, but consistatnly catching the ball over the middle in traffic seems to still be a challenge for him. He seems to get gator arms and does not want to go up and get some of the passes that will mostly likely result in contact. He is comming off of an injury, but we need a bg man to be fearless over the middle in key situations. I don't support dropping him at this point, but he needs to make some big strides on those specific plays on 2013.

[gortiz]

What if Extremeskins posters were held up to the scrutiny that we hold players up to?

For instance, poster XYZ showed little effort in his posts in today’s game day thread … what should be done with him?

[Alcoholic Zebra]

I don't know about his "effort", I highly doubt that he isn't trying. A lot of people talk about his drops though. Just to let you all know and put some actual facts in this thread, Hankerson had only had 3 dropped passes the entire season which was 64th worst in the NFL this year. Morgan had 7, Moss had 6, and Garçon had 5. Hankerson had 0 in 2011.

http://imageshack.us/a/img40/1552/imageqzty.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img546/5042/imagetbm.jpg

Interesting. Does the "In" category mean passes that resulted in an interception? Also I'm a bit disappointed that he's not a better blocker for a guy his size. That's definitely why Morgan still gets playing time.

[skins island connection]

If he doesn't show a much better improvement next year, then he should be let go; and that goes for Morgan also.
If anything, maybe talk to Hank about bulking up and playing T.E.? He has the height, and god knows what will become of Davis next year, especially if he ends up on I.R. again. This was 1 position sorely missed in the Seattle game, and if he were to convert, he still has the ability to get downfield for big plays.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

People need to relax on Hankerson. He's doing fine and is young. Let's give him some time to develop. He's come up with some pretty big plays this year and helped us get to 10 wins. Patience.

[Skinz4Life12]

Hank had gator arms on Sunday, but I've seen him convert some clutch plays in traffic over the middle. He needs to work on his consistency and he will be fine