Panthers Select Xavier Legette WR - Pick 32, Round 1

[mrcompletely11]

12 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Another example on a long list of things that a bunch of casual football watchers online could see that highly paid professional football people employed by the Panthers couldn't...

"You know who I like......"

 

Seriously if the dude has been in school for 5 years and literally has only produced in one of them let another team roll those dice

[TD alt]

15 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

Man people on this forum do no watch sec football and it shows. 

Based on what? A supposedly missed draft prospect? The professionals miss all the damned time. Your comment makes little sense.

[TD alt]

1 minute ago, mrcompletely11 said:

"You know who I like......"

 

Seriously if the dude has been in school for 5 years and literally has only produced in one of them let another team roll those dice

Scared money don't make no money.

[TD alt]

I mean, the safe pick was Ladd, but he wasn't without an injury history. Sometimes you guess wrong. 

As for myself, I'm not burying the kid, but many of you are based upon the sentiment. Bury away.

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, TD alt said:

You're overblowing one pass where he failed to get his foot in bounds, and you're also overblowing his social media presence. Fans, not even Southern ones care about that over football at the end of the day. Sure, he's struggling mentally, but there is a reason for that.  He hasn't received too many legit catchable balls. He also isn't being sent on many slants, in-breaking or out-breaking routes from what I see which basically means he's being misused. If nothing else, Andy (and Mahomes) knows how to use his talent and maximize their efficiency, which seems to be Legette's biggest problem at this point.

The reason why KC is having problems is because they have relied on Mahomes to be a super hero and haven't drafted enough legitimate talent at the position, have refused to draft a Kelce replacement, and, last but not least, have suffered because Rice hasn't been on the field a full season. They really need an influx of talent at all of their offensive skill positions. Legette would probably pair well Mahomes, and he would certainly being coached and used better in KC.

I am basing this on his entire body of work. Quite frankly, it speaks volumes. It's not like he was tearing it up with Dalton last year either. The best chance he probably has is some serious pine time and working on his game.

[TD alt]

Just now, kungfoodude said:

I am basing this on his entire body of work. Quite frankly, it speaks volumes. It's not like he was tearing it up with Dalton last year either. The best chance he probably has is some serious pine time and working on his game.

Perhaps. Everyone says he works on his game. 

Legette was a lot better early last season, and then he was hurt. It's been a struggle since then, but I just have a hard time believing that this underperformance will remain. 

[toldozer]

On 4/25/2024 at 11:54 PM, toldozer said:

Dropped top of 5th to bottom of 6th right? Dumb I prefer the guy from TX 

Looks like I was right. Adonis Mitchell is dominating XL with double the yards through 2 games this year

[Martin]

1 minute ago, TD alt said:

Perhaps. Everyone says he works on his game. 

Legette was a lot better early last season, and then he was hurt. It's been a struggle since then, but I just have a hard time believing that this underperformance will remain. 

The lack of urgency, and occasional lack of effort, is what really bothers me 

[TD alt]

1 minute ago, toldozer said:

Looks like I was right. Adonis Mitchell is dominating XL with double the yards through 2 games this year

I mean, come on, you really can't base anything on two games, especially those last two of Legette's. AD Mitchell is not lighting the world on fire by any means, and certainly didn't his rookie year. 

One thing I will say is that a change of QB, as well as competent coaching, can make a huge difference.

 

[kungfoodude]

22 minutes ago, TD alt said:

Scared money don't make no money.

How about sound logic and decent evaluation? That was really all it took to see through XL.

[TD alt]

2 minutes ago, Martin said:

The lack of urgency, and occasional lack of effort, is what really bothers me 

That's understandable---and, yes, I'm making excuses for him---but we're talking a couple of brain farts solely on him. He's in a bit of a funk really since his injury last season. Let's see what happens today.

[LinvilleGorge]

7 minutes ago, TD alt said:

Perhaps. Everyone says he works on his game. 

Legette was a lot better early last season, and then he was hurt. It's been a struggle since then, but I just have a hard time believing that this underperformance will remain. 

I think Cam nailed it though. Like yeah, you're working hard. We see that. But hard work doesn't mean anything if you're not working right and it's not translating. It's not translating and Cam pointed out that the stuff he's working on really isn't the stuff that would benefit him immediately. He's trying to put a roof on when the foundation ain't even poured yet.

[TD alt]

1 minute ago, kungfoodude said:

How about sound logic and decent evaluation? That was really all it took to see through XL.

Legette had an outstanding season his last year. That's undeniable. Considering his terrible QBs, covid disruption, and simply personal tribulations, you have to take all of that into account. You're trying to act like no one wanted him. He was over-drafted by us somewhat, but I bet that he'd have gone somewhere in the second anyway. It's easy to make all kinds of hindsight evaluations, but there was a lot---and still is---of upside with Legette. Sometimes you take big swings and miss. But, like I said, I still think it's too early to be giving up. 

 

[TD alt]

13 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I think Cam nailed it though. Like yeah, you're working hard. We see that. But hard work doesn't mean anything if you're not working right and it's not translating. It's not translating and Cam pointed out that the stuff he's working on really isn't the stuff that would benefit him immediately. He's trying to put a roof on when the foundation ain't even poured yet.

This may be absolutely true. He honestly probably needs to mute the social media stuff, if for nothing else because of how it looks when juxtaposed against his struggles, but the HC and the QB haven't done the kid any favors. 

In general, I guess I can see why some think the kid is sh¡t (basically), but I bet that he'd be doing better in a better situation. 

Edited 5 hours ago by TD alt