by a full 16 minutes.

;-P

Hopefully he will continue to improve our special teams and can also be a goal line threat with that size.

Hopefully we won’t have a Tony Romo / Jessica Simpson situation on our hands with Kendra.

Baskett seems to have been signed because of his value on special teams more so than his value at WR. That’s not to say Hank won’t see time at WR, but I highly doubt the Colts will play him more than Collie or Garcon. Regardless, this is a strong signing, and strengthens a good WR corps.

Oh, and Hi everyone. I’m camping in Canada now, taking a break outside Ottawa to check email, the blog, etc. Great job covering the Baskett signing everyone. It got frontpage status on the new SBNation.com page. How do people like the new SB Nation page? Thoughts?

Here’s the deal with Baskett. He’s a former undrafted free agent who has carved out a decent NFL career for himself with hard work. He’ll do anything that’s asked of him, which is why despite limited talent he’s been able to make himself into a solid NFL player.

I’d say his hands are average. He will have some frustrating drops on occasion, but it’s not like his hands are bad. I think a few drops at the end of preseason and one against the Panthers may be one of the reasons the Eagles let him go.

His size makes him somewhat of an enigma. What has always been my #1 complaint about Baskett is that he’s a 6’4 guy who plays like a small guy. He doesn’t go up for balls, doesn’t have great body control, and doesn’t seem to know how to use his size.

He does have good top end speed for his size. He’s a long strider, so he’s faster running the down the field than he is in and out of breaks. He will go over the middle & he’s not afraid of hits. So, strictly as a WR he’s never going to be a starting in the league. But if he’s 4th or maybe 3rd on your depth chart, that’s not bad.

The things he does other than run routes and catch passes are what really make the guy a worthwhile member of a team. He is a very solid special teams player and willing and capable run blocker. On occasion, you would even see him lined up as a TE. I think those other aspects of his game may very well be where he makes his biggest impact as a Colt.

I like the signing. It’s cheap and it’s short term. Gonzo is out 4 games. He and Pierre will fill in nicely until then. I think I’m more pumped about Gonzo only being out four games, though.

For all the colts fans that want to know more about WR Hank baskett , i have up in my page a collection of videos and info about him. view them HERE!!!!!

The Eagles are my favorite football team, but living in Indianapolis I have a special fondness of the Colts. As soon as the Eagles signed Jeff Garcia I knew that the Eagles would be releasing Reggie Brown or Hank Baskett and knew they would end up in Indianapolis.

Pretty much everything that has been said about Hank is accurate. His biggest downfall is that he doesn’t seem to be able to get use his body to get open. That said, Hank has good top end speed, and does well on plays that use play action to draw defenders in. This is one of the reasons I think he will do well with the Colts. He will provide a legitimate deep threat and will be able to use the Colts system in order to get open. The Colts have a knack for confusing defenses and enabling players to get open and I think that Hank will do well in that kind of system.

I also think that Hank will be able to develop more as a player with the guidance of Manning and the coaching staff. I think that they will be able to teach him how to use his body to get open and how to read the defense to put himself in the right position to catch passes. I love the Eagles, but coaching up wide receivers is not one of their strong points. The Eagles rely on their receivers to be able to get themselves open, while the Colts will be able to teach him how to be in the right spot at the right time based on what the defense is showing. Hank is a hard worker that is willing to learn and do anything that is asked of him and when you couple that with Manning’s willingness to work with receivers I think Hank has the ability to be a solid player for the Colts once he learns the system. I don’t think that he is going to knock anybody’s socks off in the next few weeks as a WR, but I think that he can be a legitimate receiver later in the season.

Just my two cents.

for visiting and giving us some insider information

Out of curiosity, what role did Baskett play on ST?

depth/situational WR who’s a great special teamer.

will be filmed in Indy?

Not 2 weeks into the season and Caldwell will be tested here. I can’t wait to see how he handles this situation. Fitting a new guy into our offense, and maybe ST. This should be interesting. 6 foot 4? I like it.

I just added the videos and wiki info to my tumblr page u might be able to see the videos there http://coltsfan.tumblr.com/

but im not disappointed. Its a good move, especially since he brings strong special teams value

Mike Chappel has confirmed the signing with Baskett’s agent. Read it here.

And once again, Adam Shefter is right. I also put an update with the confirmation on my post.

I am very sad that Hank is no longer an Eagle. I think the guy has huge potential, and was a great compliment to our small/shifty receivers. Reggie Browns ENORMOUS contract is the only reason that he wasnt released instead of Hank. I say that as a fact…not an opinion….Reggie wasnt even active last week.
On the personal side…Hank is a great guy. My parents met him at a restaraunt and hung out with him all night. They exchanged phone numbers and still talk now and again. He is a very genuine dude…
Best wishes to Hank. I hope Peyton brings out some more of the potential he has!

One year, isn’t expected to be a main target, can play special teams, can block (maybe we can run to the outside! A man can dream…), has some speed and acceptable hands. I like it a lot.