JJDChE
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He definitely has a ball security issue. Thus far his production has far outweighed the negative plays he's made or contributed to. He needs to work on it.
That's all that needs to be said.
What Hernandez is able to do as a 21-year-old second-year player in the league is awesome. He showcased some serious skills yesterday. That said, the ball security thing needs work. I agree with Patchick that he just needs to focus on ball protection more, knowing when to concede that a play is about to end. I think Gronk learned this lesson last year in pre-season; watching him yesterday, dude's just just not going to let that ball go once he gets it.
Comparatively speaking as in in the real NFL world, no he doesn't. Some of you have striving with perfection confused with actual achievement of perfection which even Bill will tell you is a utopian goal they persue in order to fulfill the need to keep getting improve your game in season and throughout your career...
Compared to other Patriots players, he's behind the curve. There's room for improvement, dontcha think?
Compared to other Patriots players, he's behind the curve. There's room for improvement, dontcha think?
Due to the ball security issue, Hernandez -- who otherwise would be close to an elite player -- is pretty far from elite.
But he's still good to have on the field. And I'm optimistic that he'll improve in this regard.
For an analogy, even if at a different position, consider Kevin Faulk, who evolved from walking turnover to sure-handed safety valve.
Missed two weeks recovering from MCL sprain and is still playing with a honkin' brace weeks before Tom Curran's sources said he would be able to...HELLO!!!
He's coming back from a gimpy knee is trying to do too much. He'll return to form shortly.
Now Patsfans are losing site of what an elite player is... You're too focused on the minutae where this team is concerned and you don't assess other players on other teams by nearly the same standard. Gronk and Hernandez are both emerging elite TE's.
Nathan, Nathan,NathanHe had major fumbling issues in pre-season.
He dropped a catch last week in the endzone that resulted in Brady's first ever redzone INT @ Home (and lost us 7 points in a cruicial part of an important game)
He fumbles again today on the opponents side of the field.
As good as he is, Hernandez just isn't reliable. I'm wondering if he's always had these issues going back to his college days?? Is it something he can fix? Or is it something worse than that, like poor grip strength and small hands?