Stock up player…

[ben]

That was my thought too. Didn't know if my old man memory was playing tricks on me again.

Have a feeling D$ wanted to shoot higher but didn't want to take return fire if the kid doesn't start and produce from go

IIRC I think Cris Carter had been his WR coach at st Thomas Aquinas and worked with him a lot on route running before his last season at UM

 

[Brains]

Who is your player comp for him?

Cross between Tommy "The Heater" Streeter and Megatron (the leader of The Decpticons).

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

Who is your player comp for him?

Magic Benton

 

[Hegemon]

Cross between Tommy "The Heater" Streeter and Megatron (the leader of The Decpticons).

Serious?

 

[Stats02]

Serious?

No, he’s joking. We all know he’s a cross between Julio Jones and Randy Moss.

 

[ben]

This kid has the kind of size and frame that transfers just before his senior year

 

[JHallCanes]

This kid has the kind of size and frame that transfers just before his senior year

Now we are talking

He just showed up and we’ve already crowned him and are now lamenting his loss in the portal

Let’s just get to the part where we talk **** about his game and how the 2028 WRs we have are better

 

[Combo]

That's not why he left though. He was absolutely hot about losing reps. But he left over bread. Same reason colbie left the year before. All the same while his game definitely got better last year, he wanted #1 bread.

Agreed. It was pretty much about money. Add in that it was before we got Beck, so he was thinking Emory would be his QB.

 

[Brooklyndee]

Do you think he got #1 bread there?

Nope. I think he got about the same as he got last year... Pride works in strange ways.

 

[Samson Doyo]

Surprised it took until this comment for someone to ask about that. Loved Hank all along, but the drops were so bad until his senior year.

Mark Duper and his tennis balls fixed him right? Wasn’t there something the NCAA didn’t like about it?

Go Canes!

 

[Brains]

Serious?

 

[Brooklyndee]

Surprised it took until this comment for someone to ask about that. Loved Hank all along, but the drops were so bad until his senior year.

People forget until going into his senior year Hank was horrible with drops. Then he came to a work out with Irvin & Cris Carter & Mark Duper came by to see how those boys were doing... Duper changed that boys life. Honestly speaking with seeing the improvement he made for Hank I was always hoping we could find a way to get him in to help more often.

 

[Brooklyndee]

That was my thought too. Didn't know if my old man memory was playing tricks on me again.

Have a feeling D$ wanted to shoot higher but didn't want to take return fire if the kid doesn't start and produce from go

I think @DMoney had the best of intentions with saying that & was thinking of the player he became and what most people remember him for. Hank also was a big boy. When I see Josh I think of from a build perspective Hank, Laron Byrd, Ahkeem Jolla. If we're thinking complete game,build etc I think Brandon Marshall pre bi polar breakdowns & drama queen ****. From what I've seen out of this kid he seems to just be about that work. Need more dogs like that on the team. My bad if I made anyone think negatively of that comment. As it's a good comp of what he could easily attain.

 

[WestGA'Cane]

Not to belabor Horton's departure, but here goes..everyone has a point of view, right or wrong, when money's at stake. Looking at last year's wr corps, clearly X got more dough. Certainly Brown did too (and underachieved) This one probably stuck in Horton's craw. The '24 class netted Trader and Carr who in all likelihood exceeded Horton's NIL. Even Ray Ray was a higher caliber recruit, who may have made more $. George, who knows?

Extending to other offensive positions, you'd think Arroyo and the highly-touted Loftin out earned him. How about the top 3 rb's, including Fletcher and the other Ohio St. flip? And I'd guess the majority of the starting OL with Ci Ci, of course, and Carpenter and Bell were highly sought after and likely got paid. Rivers? Cooper?

So dude probably looked around a huddle where almost everyone was making more than him. Proud, resentful? Who knows? And we don't know what the renewal offer was. But I'd guess he surely wanted whatever Brown made. Whether right or wrong, this is my guess as to why Horton bolted.

 

[Go Canes!!]

Give that kid a blank check?

 

[fatnasty187]

Surprised it took until this comment for someone to ask about that. Loved Hank all along, but the drops were so bad until his senior year.

I've loved players less for worse traits. My brain went to year 5 Hank, sure the process was slower than some thought to get there. That's my life story. So when I say love ignore anything I type.

 

[EudocimusAlbus]

@Dwinstitles bro he was a grown man amongst boys, the catch radius was tuff

 

[Dwinstitles]

@Dwinstitles bro he was a grown man amongst boys, the catch radius was tuff

This one could be one of those that completely outplays his ranking and we go back and say to ourselves, how tf did we not see it?

 

[Damiencane86]

This one could be one of those that completely outplays his ranking and we go back and say to ourselves, how tf did we not see it?

The athleticism was clear as day, but he's a raw route runner. Playing at a non football power like W. Broward made people a bit more critical and pessimistic which seemed fair. We need to hit badly on an outside wr so I hope it works out.

 

[CaneTheGaytors]

I didn’t like his junior film tbh. Didn’t see enough separation in HS, was concerned we had another Langham or at best Cager. Not a JAG but not top caliber. He took a step in his senior year and looked much better. Still have my doubts, want to see it on. Saturdays. But Macho is rarely wrong.

At least you’re honest. That’s a great trait.

Obviously he hasn’t proven anything yet, but it’s encouraging to hear that he’s looking the part early on, and that @Coach Macho has given him his seal of approval.