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LaFell's hands...

firstdayfan

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I was watching the camp wrap up video on panthers.com and they showed a two or three second clip of lafell running a drill and at the end of it he dropped a ball that hit him right in the chest. I like brandon's size, physicality, and quickness but his hands are a major concern. This was his biggest knock on him coming out of college and it's all anyone can talk about when his name gets brought up. I have had the drops before and it's definitely something that can be improved but at this point it seems like a problem. It's weird bc the one thing that jarrett has been exceptional at in his career here has been the lack of drops and his knack for making great catches.

Anybody else worried about this or am I reading way to much into it?

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Not sure when the Panthers.com video was from, but LaFell commented that he had an injured hand on Saturday when he went to sign an autograph - may have had something to do with the drops? I could see some blood coming through the bandage on his right hand...

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Not sure when the Panthers.com video was from, but LaFell commented that he had an injured hand on Saturday when he went to sign an autograph - may have had something to do with the drops? I could see some blood coming through the bandage on his right hand...

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All I've got to say is if LaFell turns into a continual "dropper," the front office has themselves to blame. That's the biggest knock against the kid right now.

I hope he turns out great for us. I'm just worried about some of the criticisms I've read. But I like his toughness and enthusiasm for blocking.

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I guess for his height his hands are smallish, but Smitty doesn't have huge hands and how many does he drop? It's an excuse for his drops.

How do the pundits explain away drops from a guy who doesn't have small hands? *cough* Jarrett *cough*

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