I didn't even think they'd be interested in Hornibrook, but I guess they need warm bodies at this point. Yes, he'd be another terrible scheme fit and he only has 1 year left...Blackman was already about to jet, I don't think them bringing in Hornibrook would sit well with him. I don't know, but I doubt that happens.
Akers is also most certainly NOT ***. Come on. You're smarter than that, there's no reason to blow smoke on this board...we're all Canes and we'll all say ***** FSU but you can call a spade a spade. The kid is really good, he just had ZERO help last year. As a matter of fact, he's one of my biggest bounce back candidates this year because this is the exact situation you hire a guy like Briles for...to adapt your scheme to match your talent. Akers had BY FAR the highest rate of being hit behind the LOS of any RB in the country last year. It wasn't even close. Sure, a guy like Barry Sanders could make something out of nothing, but 99.99% of backs need at least a hint of a crease. Akers was getting hit in the backfield on literally every run last year. Watch what Briles will do with him this year. He will have the ball a lot more in space and will be much more productive. The problem is, I still don't think they'll be able to be a dominating running team, and there's no depth at RB. Akers, Laborn, and Anthony Grant are the only scholarship backs on the roster, and Laborn is coming off a serious knee injury.
Again, they'll be better because they literally can't be worse, plus Blackman is better than Frenchie and Briles is WAY better than Taggart/Bell....but they still have zero safety net. An injury to Blackman or Akers, or to any of their OL (****erson, looking at you), and they're in huge trouble again.