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Old 01-24-2013   #1
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Default Rookie review: James Hanna
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By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com

What he did: Hanna finished the season with just eight catches for 86 yards. Hanna was third on the depth chart behind John Phillips and, of course, Jason Witten for the majority of the regular season. But injures to Miles Austin and Dez Bryant in the regular-season finale at Washington forced the Cowboys to put Hanna on the field in key situations. Hanna had three catches for 20 yards -- with his longest catch going for eight yards -- against the Redskins. Hanna was considered a pass-catching tight end coming out of Oklahoma, but there was some concern about whether he could block well enough on a consistent basis. Hanna struggled in this area until later in the regular season, but he did a nice job in the passing game overall.

Where he fits in the future: Phillips is a free agent, and it appears he in unlikely to return. If that's the case, Hanna would move into the role of No. 2 tight end behind Witten.

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The concern was could he catch consistently.
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I'm looking forward to seeing Hanna be a bigger factor in the passing game next year. Hanna down the seam is something we need to see more of.
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As I understand, Hanna became the number 2 TE towards the end of the season due to his progress.
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I definitely hope to see this kid on the field more in 2013, he's a legit weapon down the field.
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The reason why Hanna slipped in the draft was because there was concern that he was not tough enough to make the catches over the middle; developing aligator arms. And he was also somewhat prone to dropsies in college.

You look at his measureables and he was a 2nd rd pick as a TE.

Now it seemed- though of course on a small sample- that those concerns did not have much evidence this season.


Actually one could argue that in college football at least aat the BCS level you are more at risk at getting unloaded on as a receiver then in the NFL now.

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I think Hannah has bright future. I think 2013 will be a really good year for him.
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Phillips is a free agent, and it appears he in unlikely to return
I wonder why he says that. Too bad if true.
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Witten/Romo connection will never allow another tight end to flourish.lol I don't even know why people are getting their hopes up.
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Witten/Romo connection will never allow another tight end to flourish.lol I don't even know why people are getting their hopes up.
I don't think that's true at all. All any receiver needs beyond ability is Romo's trust. It's not like Martellus ever earned that.


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I don't think that's true at all. All any receiver needs beyond ability is Romo's trust. It's not like Martellus ever earned that.
when Romo is desperate he will try anyone- but if he is not he will not throw to a guy he does not trust to get it done. And he trusts Witten above all others and for good reason. But he can learn to trust quickly- look at Robinson.
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I wonder why he says that. Too bad if true.
Just wondering, CL, what did you really like about Phillips game? From what I read, Hanna supplanted him as the number 2 TE as the season progressed.
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when Romo is desperate he will try anyone- but if he is not he will not throw to a guy he does not trust to get it done. And he trusts Witten above all others and for good reason. But he can learn to trust quickly- look at Robinson.
and Harris and Beasley (to a lesser extent) are other examples.
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he looked like a dynamic player who was grossly being under-utilized.
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I'm looking forward to seeing Hanna be a bigger factor in the passing game next year. Hanna down the seam is something we need to see more of.
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