Christian Hackenberg Proves He Can Throw It
When Christian Hackenberg got drafted I made a joke about how Christian Hackenberg is bad. I didn’t even really know much about him outside the fact that he was bad, and all I’d seen was the video of him getting annihilated by Temple. I was just jumping on the mocking bandwagon, really. He was an easy target.
I was immediately accosted by some Penn State nutter who got very internet mad at me for even suggesting that the Hacks is bad. in fact, he was actually really good, even when he was bad. Several years later I still occasionally think of that dude. He never even got proven wrong, to be honest. We never got to see Christian Hackenberg go out there and suck for ourselves. He can go to sleep with his dreams of a happy Hack intact.
I still can’t believe that. A second round pick never saw a snap. I know the Jets have had an abysmal record with Quarterbacks this past decade (Basically since Pennington left really) but to not even let Hackenberg see the field at least once? Still surprised. When all you have in front of him is Bryce Petty, it’s not like seeing what you’ve got in Hackenberg could be that much worse. But coaches got to see Hack every day at practice, I didn’t. Maybe him not seeing the field happened for a reason. Could the Hackers be even worse than we all thought?
The Jets traded Hackers to the Oakland Raiders for a conditional 7th round pick. The Raiders cut him 3 weeks later. I’ve read some rumors that the Raiders actually owed the Jets a favor and took Hackenberg deliberately to cut him so that the Jets wouldn’t have to and look even dumber for cutting a second round draft pick. The Jets got nothing out of the deal since Hack was cut, so the Raiders essentially did pay nothing and the Jets got rid of the problem and saved face. I don’t know if I buy this rumor as I don’t see why the Jets would suddenly be so scared of cutting a dude nobody thinks was any good. What, are we going to think lesser of the Jets for it? Who cares?
Here’s a question for ya, who is the worse 2016 2nd round pick? Roberto Aguayo or Christian Hackenberg? Hackenberg was considered a worse prospect and drafted higher by a team who had just drafted a mid round QB (Petty) the previous season. Roberto Aguayo was drafted lower, but the Bucs traded up for him. However the Bucs also really needed a kicker. Roberto was also considered to be a good prospect, it was really the fact that he was a kicker which made the pick bad. Hackenberg plays a more valuable position, which makes the overdraft seem more acceptable, but he was also seen as quite a trash pile prospect. Roberto technically has a job right now on the Chargers. Hackenberg is jobless. That may switch by season’s start but as of now it is interesting. Who do you think was worse?
See, it’s funny, because we got good ol’ Trent Richardson in this comic again! Now in QB form!
Jokes aside, glad that you’re using my suggestions from two weeks ago, Dave, heh.
“I was immediately accosted by some Penn State nutter who got very internet mad at me for even suggesting that the Hacks is bad. in fact, he was actually really good, even when he was bad. Several years later I still occasionally think of that dude.”
I’m starting to think this is a trend for Penn State alumni. This other forum I frequent is at the verge of going nuts because some Penn State wackos just keep flooding it with threads about praises for Saquon Barkley and that he’ll win all the player awards and the Lombardi this year, and at the same time bad-mouthing and cursing the Browns because how DARE they not draft him with their #1 pick. (also, they’re clearly not Giants fans either, because these same threads also denounce Eli as the trashiest starting QB currently in the league and say that Saquon will drag his ‘undeserved ass’ to a third ring) They’re like cockroaches, the moderators keep banning them yet they still keep coming back for more flooding. Ugh.
When Hack got traded they all went nuts with obnoxious posts about Gruden being a genius and that Hack will push Carr off his perch to become the new starting QB and make a shot against the Giants in the Super Bowl this season, and when he got cut they did a complete reversal cursing the Raiders, then just because he visited the Pats once afterwards(likely Darth Billy attempting to pry Hack’s head for any Jets schemes he could possibly salvage) they went on the tangent that Hack is obviously Brady’s heir apparent and that he’ll continue the Pats dynasty.
Hoo boy. Most obnoxious bunch of crazies regarding football I’ve seen recently. Never seen any other college’s alumni being this nuts about their past players.
“Here’s a question for ya, who is the worse 2016 2nd round pick? Roberto Aguayo or Christian Hackenberg?”
Simply for the fact that Aguayo actually saw the field and contributed to the Bucs with some field goals before getting cut, not to mention that despite the Bucs trading up, the pick used for him was still lower than the one for Hack, I’d say Hack is worse.
I’d probably go even further and say Hack will be the worst 2nd round pick that ever was and ever will be in the NFL, not only because of his literally nonexistent contributions, but also because the Jets drafted him despite having Geno Smith and Bryce Petty already on their roster. It’s a draft pick that made very little sense even at the time, and now, in hindsight, looks horrendously stupid.
The Jets like to run their teams with a whole lot of QBs, it seems. Even now they’ve got three, and from what they’ve recently done I think it’s pretty possible they just decide to keep Teddy around even after roster cuts.
Same way i found out Paxton Lynch was gonna suck; he got his ass kicked by Temple (and if Pax was actually good, USF would gave gone to the AAC xhampionship that year
I don’t know what’s worse: 1) That you have a tag for “child abuse” 2) That I only just noticed it now or 3) I immediately clicked on it because I need more strips with that good shit.
wow…….I only noticed this because you said it, then I did exactly what you said…..now ima go see what’s there….
Greatness. Pure greatness. Eli and his bomb pops.
Been a while since I looked at the Eli one. You can easily hear “Twisted Nerve” playing in the background of panel 4.
There needs to be a tag for “two squirrels doing it,” since it is a running background gag.
It should have hit a jet with a strong as hell jawline, because Sam darnold
Hackenberg was the worse pick. If Aguayo had panned out, his drafting would be a footnote now. The hilarity is that he didn’t. He was highly touted, picked for a need, and though the position was unconventional, there’s ways to defend it. Hackenberg could not possibly have panned out as he never was placed on the field. His pick was a total waste of a 2nd-rounder. An utterly useless move. The worst kind of pick.
if there’s a Penn State alum or fan that ISN’T a nutter, I’ve yet to meet them
Before the scandal, if you said one bad thing about Paterno, you know what happens. They’re snowflakes before the term became a thing.
Ahhhh but workin too hard will give you a shitty quarterback-ack-ack-ack-ack
As a Jets fan I have no problem with the Hack pick, even in hindsight. A second round pick for a potential franchise QB is a gamble worth taking if you think he’s fixable. It’s embarrassing now but I’d do it again if the chance came up. It’s a much better pick than, say, the Dewayne Robertson first rounder, where they traded up for a guy they knew had a bone-on-bone issue. Guess what caused him to not succeed with the Jets. I know nothing about Aguayo but Janikowski is worth a second rounder, so if you think he’ll have that kind of impact go to town. I’ll call it a tie.
Dude, you are STILL throwing shade at the Hacks. I figure you would have dropped it after all this time. The NFL just does not understand him, he is a QB ahead of his time. The Jets did not know what they had. Raiders got a bargain and they just squandered it. Sure, Hack might not have immediately replaced Carr, but this very well could have turned into a Bledsoe to Brady situation if the Raiders held onto him.
Being mis-understood is not the same thing as being bad.
Oh hey check it out I found the twitter Penn State nutter who can’t accept Hackenberg might not be good at the NFL level
“being misunderstood is not the same thing as being bad”
maybe not grammatically, but functionally and financially and logistically and ecumenically they’re exactly the same
also genuinely can’t tell if trolling
Hey Dave,
Long time lurker, first post. Full disclosure: I am a rabid Eagles fan, who grew up in PA, but lives in Texas now (hence, the clever name). I actually don’t mind the Giants and at all. I hate the Cowboys tho, so I always like to think we got some weird NFCE love triangle going. I ALSO went to Penn State (96) and when you guys drafted my boy Barkley….I died a little inside. I had dreams of him slipping to the Birds. C’est la Vie. I’ll likely root for you guys in every game not against us.
Anyhow….long intro aside, I watched every game Hack every played. He is terrible. Looks the part but has zero intangibles. Skipping balls on wr screens from 5 yards away….ick. His last season was horrible to watch; you just kept waiting for him to do…SOMETHING, since he was so “highly touted”…but you eventually had to realize, “wow he just sucks!”
My best memory of Hack is his last bowl game. He got a minor ding and left the game before halftime.He had this weird look on his face that could only have been relief…he was done! Yay I don’t have to play anymore!
I’ll never forget it, and I knew then that he would never play worth a damn in the NFL
“I’ll never forget it, and I knew then that he would never play worth a damn in the NFL”
This perfectly captures my reaction the first time I saw Geno Smith’s face.
Got you!