HazletonEagle Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Tory Horton is a senior WR for Colorado State. For now is a sleeper but will probably be a star of the season for senior bowl games. Hes got pretty good size at 6'2'' 190. His upside is probably as a #2. Or maybe his ideal role is as a slot who can play #2 in a pinch. Everything about him is just solid. The size is good. Not great. The speed is adequate. Not a burner. Well, maybe the hands are actually really good. Some highlights from junior year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting4Someday Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Catches a high volume, looks good under pressure, nice hands - very natural - has done well as PR so can have a role early on, and playing out of the slot might help while he adjusts to a higher level of competition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdGang45 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 kid single handily almost beat Colorado with his clutch catches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 I would take a guy with "adequate" size and speed and great hands over a guy with more size and blazing speed with questionable hands 24/7. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 11/11/2023 at 7:42 AM, time2rock said: I would take a guy with "adequate" size and speed and great hands over a guy with more size and blazing speed with questionable hands 24/7. Jerry Rice agrees...as do I. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle45 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 On 11/12/2023 at 8:22 PM, PoconoDon said: Jerry Rice agrees...as do I. On 11/11/2023 at 7:42 AM, time2rock said: I would take a guy with "adequate" size and speed and great hands over a guy with more size and blazing speed with questionable hands 24/7. Everyone said that about Freddie Mitchell and Jordan Matthews too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 23 hours ago, eagle45 said: Everyone said that about Freddie Mitchell and Jordan Matthews too. They didn't have great hands even if Freddie thanked his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle45 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 46 minutes ago, PoconoDon said: They didn't have great hands even if Freddie thanked his. That’s not what people said about them coming out of college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 15 hours ago, eagle45 said: That’s not what people said about them coming out of college. Ultimately, I think that a WR's job#1 is to catch the ball. If a WR has truly great hands, he's ready to do that job. The choice above was great hands and adequate other characteristics vs. great other characteristics and questionable hands. For me, great hands wins every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleVA Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 On 11/11/2023 at 7:42 AM, time2rock said: I would take a guy with "adequate" size and speed and great hands over a guy with more size and blazing speed with questionable hands 24/7. Did you ever hear the story of Jerry Rice's hands in his first training camp? If not, it goes like this, he was dropping every pass thrown to him by Joey M, Bill Walsh called his college coach and asked what's up with Jerry, he's dropping everything, the coach said "don't worry about Jerry, just throw him 100 passes daily". The rest is history. Moral of the story, with practice good hands can be developed, it's a skill, not innate ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting4Someday Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 8 hours ago, EagleVA said: Did you ever hear the story of Jerry Rice's hands in his first training camp? If not, it goes like this, he was dropping every pass thrown to him by Joey M, Bill Walsh called his college coach and asked what's up with Jerry, he's dropping everything, the coach said "don't worry about Jerry, just throw him 100 passes daily". The rest is history. Moral of the story, with practice good hands can be developed, it's a skill, not innate ability. Jerry’s son Brendan is in this draft - seems like a polished mid round guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdGang45 Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 20 hours ago, Waiting4Someday said: Jerry’s son Brendan is in this draft - seems like a polished mid round guy. yea that kid will be a stud. watched him a lot this year definitely has a chance to be a great #2. possibly a lower tier 1 if need be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting4Someday Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Back to school for another year per the local news… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 On 12/15/2023 at 12:01 AM, EagleVA said: Did you ever hear the story of Jerry Rice's hands in his first training camp? If not, it goes like this, he was dropping every pass thrown to him by Joey M, Bill Walsh called his college coach and asked what's up with Jerry, he's dropping everything, the coach said "don't worry about Jerry, just throw him 100 passes daily". The rest is history. Moral of the story, with practice good hands can be developed, it's a skill, not innate ability. And yet his nickname in college was "World" because he could catch everything in the world you threw at him. Cream always rises to the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting4Someday Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 With Horton out of the picture for another year, another reliable midround guy that can play out the slot with some outside versality. Wo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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