Stephen Hill today

[Sanchez 3:16]

Lost in the McElroy-mania, Hill had a good game today. He caught almost all of his targets with his hands rather than his body and attacked the ball.

Good to see improvement from the 21 year old.

[Conkboy]

He is raw and needs an off-season to develop...

He does not get off the line well right now and needs work on his route running but it was nice to see him make some good catches today and get things moving in the right direction...

[Scoop24]

Lmao I saw a bunch of hands catches today.. Yet some posters here that's something u can't work on lmao

[VonDarkmoor]

Originally Posted by Sanchez 3:16

Lost in the McElroy-mania, Hill had a good game today. He caught almost all of his targets with his hands rather than his body and attacked the ball.

Good to see improvement from the 21 year old.

Agree 100%. In fact, it is probably our best reason for future optimism - yes even more than GMac's appearance.

[Mainejet]

Originally Posted by Conkboy

He is raw and needs an off-season to develop...

He does not get off the line well right now and needs work on his route running but it was nice to see him make some good catches today and get things moving in the right direction...

But even with that said, it's obvious this kid has got serious ability. He always gets open. He's extremely quick and deceivingly fast. If he starts catching the ball consistently, we are going to have a very good WR.

[DDNYjets]

He caught 3 balls with his hands today. It was nice to see that. You can tell that it isn't natural for him and that he has gotten into the habit of using his body. And he does jump when he doesn't have to.

The mental mistakes are to be expected. He was basically a blocker in college who ran an occasional 9 route. He seems like a bright kid and a hard worker so I am sure that it is only a matter of time before he understand the offense and learns to make sight adjustments based on the defense.

[TheMikeIsHot]

Originally Posted by Scoop24

Lmao I saw a bunch of hands catches today.. Yet some posters here that's something u can't work on lmao

Some posters here are very dumb.

Hill is a work in progress and the good news is his potential is unlimited if he keeps working hard.

[32green]

My sopne was the sole wearer of a Hill jersey that I could see today, so it was nice to see the kid(Hill) show up.

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[DDNYjets]

Originally Posted by Scoop24

Lmao I saw a bunch of hands catches today.. Yet some posters here that's something u can't work on lmao

There is a difference between working on using your hands and having good hands.

That is what most of us were questioning. If you got stone hands it doesn't matter if you use them or not.

I have to admit watching him reach his hands out to snatch that first pass brought a smile to my face. And then the replay made it look even better with the close-up of his hands.

[Conkboy]

Originally Posted by Mainejet

But even with that said, it's obvious this kid has got serious ability. He always gets open. He's extremely quick and deceivingly fast. If he starts catching the ball consistently, we are going to have a very good WR.

I agree and just hope a coaching staff can develop him... I would like to see him get open more on slants and recognize blitz better but that is being a little unrealistic for a raw 1st year player... I really hope he turns into a Al Toon type who can also go deep for us...

[Sanchez 3:16]

Originally Posted by DDNYjets

There is a difference between working on using your hands and having good hands.

That is what most of us were questioning. If you got stone hands it doesn't matter if you use them or not.

I have to admit watching him reach his hands out to snatch that first pass brought a smile to my face. And then the replay made it look even better with the close-up of his hands.

not necessarily. look at braylon's 2009 vs. his 2010 season.

couldn't catch a cold that first year. caught everything the next.

[DDNYjets]

Originally Posted by Sanchez 3:16

not necessarily. look at braylon's 2009 vs. his 2010 season.

couldn't catch a cold that first year. caught everything the next.

Braylon had good hands in college. I think it was a mental thing for him in the pros. He first developed the dropsies in Cleveland.

I think Hill might end up having good hands but we can't find that out unless he uses them. Today was a step in the right direction as far as I am concerned. Even better is the fact that Rex said he called him out in front of the team, telling him he needs to step it up. It is nice to see a young player be up to the challenge.

[Matt39]

He looks incredibly awkward. Speed doesnt translate in pads at all. Jumps on catches for no reason. Watched him a lot today....cant beat press. He stinks tbh.

[kennesawjet]

Originally Posted by Sanchez 3:16

Lost in the McElroy-mania, Hill had a good game today. He caught almost all of his targets with his hands rather than his body and attacked the ball.

Good to see improvement from the 21 year old.

when he first came in the league he was a body catcher too, and he turned out ok, you have to coach these guy up, that's the problem here.

[frankiepapa]

Originally Posted by Matt39

He looks incredibly awkward. Speed doesnt translate in pads at all. Jumps on catches for no reason. Watched him a lot today....cant beat press. He stinks tbh.

I have no problem with the jumping at times as he knows how to use that big body...liked his hands today

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[Vin]

Glad to see the gradual improvement of Hill.....

IT'S SOMETHING, at least.....

[southside]

Hill had a good game?

Is this a joke? What universe do you people live in?

McElroy mania? WTF are you talking about? 7 pass attempts for 29 yards and this is a mania?

[southside]

Seriously, the kid was running the wrong routes out there yet he had a good day with 40 yards receiving because he didn't drop every pass thrown his way?

Come on.

[Vin]

^ Are you purposely being annoying?




The Kid is 21 years old and raw. What we are looking for is IMPROVEMENT.

You can debate what your definition of "improvement" is but understand that we all have a different take on what constitutes that.

[southside]

Originally Posted by Vin

^ Are you purposely being annoying?




The Kid is 21 years old and raw. What we are looking for is IMPROVEMENT.

You can debate what your definition of "improvement" is but understand that we all have a different take on what constitutes that.

No. I'm serious. This kid sucks. WTF is wrong with you people?

This has nothing to do with my belief that Tebow should start over McElroy. People just hate to hate and that's fine.

But to say that Hill played a good game today... based on what? How HORRIBLE he's played all year? It's good for Stephen Hill and that's not saying much. He can't catch and he runs the wrong routes. He's another 2nd round bust pick by Tanny. Who drafts a WR that can't catch the football? Tanny and Rex do because Hill can "block".

His route running sucks, his decision on what route to run is worse, his ability to catch the football is the worst part of his game.

So if I think Hill sucks and he sucked today again I'm being annoying. How about people just having blind homerism about a player because they don't want to admit what they already know? The kid sucks. Period. End of story. He'd have to get better at every aspect of WR in order to even be worth the roster spot.