Game Tape: Preseason Week 1 vs Steelers

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14. Yes, rookie Leonard Hankerson needs to work on his hands. His eyes definitely turned up on his one drop. This has to be maddening for the coaches because it’s been a camp-long issue – and it’s a problem he dealt with in college. Maybe he’ll never get it, but you don’t give up on a third-round pick who has legitimate talent because he’s dropped too many passes in the first two weeks of camp. They knew this issue existed before now; they need time to see if they can correct it. If you trade for a young left-hander in baseball who is wild, do you cut him after he walks several guys in his first game? No; you see if your coaching can get you out of it. If they cut him because he drops the ball, then why draft him in the first place?

15. I do wonder about Hankerson coming in and out of breaks. On some routes he’s not using his body well enough, as he showed last night. He gets more open on routes where he doesn’t need to plant quickly and cut, like on the play where he dropped the pass. But the kid does try and pick up tips from the vets. Maybe he’ll never get it, but once you pick him you must try and develop him.

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