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Legette 18th ranked 1st rounder

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Players are always at different stages of development when they get drafted.  It was known that McConkey was more NFL ready at the time.  But you draft on potential most of the time.  The expectation is that Legette needs time but will be better later.  Might be another year or 2 before that is true.

But how about another perspective - he is much better than Mingo, TMJ, Samuel in their rookie years.  So at least we are trending the right way.

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Just now, Mr. Scot said:

I've wondered if he hit the proverbial rookie wall in the last part of the season.

He took some hard hits several times this season that affected him and seemed to linger for a few games after each one. 

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2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I've wondered if he hit the proverbial rookie wall in the last part of the season.

I think there was more to the wrist surgery than he wanted people to know or he wanted to admit to himself

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9 hours ago, jfra78 said:

I don't think he is nearly as bad as many huddles want to make him out to be

This. I didn't want him in the draft but he honestly showed quite a bit more promise thank I expected. I wanted McConkey and still think he should've been the pick but Legette has a chance to develop into something. We'll see what happens.

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4 hours ago, CRA said:

I think the only real difference in KB and XL's rookie seasons.....was KB got more targets. 

His season is actually remarkably similar to Funchess's rookie season.  Except Funchess got a good bit less targets/opportunity (only started 5 games).  I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing, I wasn't as down on Funchess as a lot of people here and Funchess actually progressed to have a pretty good season with us in his first year as a full-time starter (840 yards, 8 TDs).  Obviously we would hope for more given Legette's ceiling, but I still wouldn't hate it if he could consistently give us that kind of production.

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He can run good routes. He can get open. But he needs to work on his hands. Some of the catches he made this year were routine catches that for some reason he makes look like circus catches. You see Bryce favoring Thielen in the highlights when both are open, or sometimes even when AT isn't open. I think it's fair to say even Bryce is questioning his reliability, and that's going to hamper his career if he doesn't tighten up that aspect of his game.

XL is miles away from a "bust" conversation, but the fact is down the stretch he was outplayed by and trusted less than the UDFA WR on the roster.

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Legette was always open. He needs to work on his hands, but we have seen this before. You have a guy come in with lingering injuries from college, gets surgeries, NFL rehab and break out. Also, finished products rarely come out of college. Everyone has something to work on as they become pros. So to the people definitively stating his ceiling, shut the fook up! AJ Brown couldn't catch a cold and had trouble with separation. Tyreek Hill had a limited route tree. All the other guys this year Nabors, Thomas, Ladd, none of them can block like XL and that is something they will have to work on to be better. Cut it out.

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