AARON HERNANDEZ WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE BECAUSE HE IS AWESOME

by Orson on Sep 2, 2009 2:02 PM EDT

Florida does have to replace receivers this year, an inescapable fact of roster turnover explained away by most with a quick "infinite supply of fast guys skip to next topic." Louis Murphy, though, is not easily replaced; neither is Percy Harvin, and the loss of both field-stretching passmagnets means performance will have to improve across the board for David Nelson, Deonte Thompson, Riley Cooper, and even for newcomer Frankie Hammond, who had a stellar spring and could vie for serious upwardly mobile playing time sooner rather than later.

One known and demonstrably awesome quantity, though: Aaron Hernandez, TE and part-time acrobat.

Aaron Hernandez could catch a greased pig fired from a howitzer and hustle it to the endzone without harm. He is a multifactorial mess for a defensive coordinator, a tight end in a spread system that an offensive coordinator can flex all over the formation, either out wide or from the slot. Hernandez also catches shovel passes from the backfield, slides in motion to matchup against overmatched DBs in single coverage wherever, and at 6-2, 250 still manages to disappear temporarily in the endzone only to pop up on the receiving end of jump passes and play-action scores. Meyer seemed to be breaking him in cautiously last year over the course of the season, but Hernandez's breathtaking skills in the air and pickpocket hands make deep balls nigh-indefensible and crossing patterns murder once he gets his bulk up to speed. He will be the default receiver for Tim Tebow, and will be happy to usher passes wherever the Christback wishes him to go, for he is here to serve. There are concerns, but he's not one because he is awesome, perfect, and fearsome, and we will hear nothing to the contrary.

Also, he's from Bristol, CT! You won't hear that a thousand times this fall, will you?

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Wishful Thinking Dept:

In the BS-BCS Championship Game, I’d like to see Florida’s Hercules Hernandez catch a ball up the middle and try to get though USC’s version of Man-ster: Taylor Mays.

Prediction: Pain (for Hercules). His bell would be rung by Mays.

Hernandez will have an easy time in the beginning, playing against a buch of 13th Graders.

But, I would like to see him match his skills against real competition.

Don’t laugh, or count out USC because of their Newbie QB or Oldie NCAA, with their duplicitous enforcement of rules and stuff….

by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me on Sep 2, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions

Great picture…I love that you can orient yourself in the stadium by the “Work em silly” sign.

by zzgator on Sep 2, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions

SKLM…Hernandez matches his skills against real competition every day…in practice.

by zzgator on Sep 2, 2009 2:33 PM EDT reply actions

BURN, zzgator.

by tlc on Sep 2, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions

Men in Skirts Dept:

#3….ZZGator…yeah, everyday Hercules Hernandes matches his skills against real competition at UF in practice, but I am sure Urby makes him wear a pink skirt so no one touches him. I’d like to see Hercules get hit by someone with real speed and brute bulk…

by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me on Sep 2, 2009 3:07 PM EDT reply actions

SKLM @#5…uh, that pink skirt stuff is too west-coastie for the ESS EEE CEE…

by sb on Sep 2, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions

SKLM…… You forget Hercules Hernandes has already played against Eric Berry, who we all know is better thanTaylor Mays.

by Croc on Sep 2, 2009 3:33 PM EDT reply actions

SKLM:

To bring a bit of fact into this rather amusing dicussion: I only remember seeing two red shirts in practice. Tebow and Brantley. I’m certain I saw Hernandez in “Offense White”.

But we all know Major Wright, Will Hill, and Ahmad Black like to mosey slowly to the target, and never hit hard. No sir. In fact, when you play Florida, you can forget even bothering gameplanning around them. You can just walk past them! There’s nobody behind the backers…

by Not You on Sep 2, 2009 4:38 PM EDT reply actions

Mays is good and probably looked the best out of that NFL defense against Jacquizz Rogers last year. Comfort yourself that UF doesn’t have more than 4 guys on their offense just like him. But it its a good point overall, I’m sure Hernandez, along with the rest of the UF players and fans, is terrified of Mays.

by Ltrain on Sep 2, 2009 6:01 PM EDT reply actions