Legette admits taking his catching for granted a little his rookie season

[Silent Majority]

The crying is why I avoid this place in the offseason. My goodness.

[kungfoodude]

3 hours ago, BlazeCarolina said:

Trying to do anything I got to?  I don't like the way he says that.

I want him to work out, but the more I learn about him, the more he seems to just not have that elite mindset.  Would love to be proven wrong.

On the last highlights from camp I watched, he still wasn't tucking the ball correctly to run.  He adjusted, but I want that type of thing to be automatic, not something he has to think about.

TBH, I think there are a LOT of red flags with his focus on being a social media brand rather than his focus on being a football player. The antithesis of this was definitely Jaycee Horn. I remember all of his rookie vids being working out with top CB's and the reports of him being a sponge for info from the vets.

That's elite mentality. XL does not have that, hence why I am generally so negative about him.

[TD alt]

1 hour ago, jfra78 said:

While most will understand that he has learned from mistakes as a rookie, others who did not like the pick to begin with will use this to fuel their hatred.

 

1 hour ago, frankw said:

Meh I would rather hear him admit his mistakes than just pretend like he's been doing everything right. All that matters are the results on the field. Let's see that and go from there before bashing him just for being honest.

Yeah, I expected some hate, notwithstanding X essentially admitting his imperfections in so many words. At this point, unless X is a stud, there may be people that talk sh¡t about him regardless of how he improves on the field. I hope that's not the case. In many minds, expectations for X (and, perhaps, a timetable for success however that looks like) were probably unrealistic in the first place.  

[BlazeCarolina]

18 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

TBH, I think there are a LOT of red flags with his focus on being a social media brand rather than his focus on being a football player. The antithesis of this was definitely Jaycee Horn. I remember all of his rookie vids being working out with top CB's and the reports of him being a sponge for info from the vets.

That's elite mentality. XL does not have that, hence why I am generally so negative about him.

I would love for things to be different, but we can't help but see it.  I have already been more impressed with how TMac carries himself.

It seems he would rather just be a star without putting the work in.  Maybe he can be, but I doubt it will be on the field.

[TD alt]

24 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

TBH, I think there are a LOT of red flags with his focus on being a social media brand rather than his focus on being a football player. The antithesis of this was definitely Jaycee Horn. I remember all of his rookie vids being working out with top CB's and the reports of him being a sponge for info from the vets.

That's elite mentality. XL does not have that, hence why I am generally so negative about him.

Yeah, but by  basically all accounts by those that matter, he's been working hard. I'm not gonna hate on him for having fun along the way as long as that's the case. Moreover, Jaycee came in with an advantage over most: he grew up in the NFL (so to speak). Of course he came in with an elite mentality. Now I'm not suggesting that some players don't, but mentality, especially, evolves with maturity, and many of us have been watching football long enough (and lived long enough) to know that maturity, growth and evolution isn't a cookie cutter type of proposition.

[ClawOn]

XL will be our best 2 since Moose.  Not worried. Can't wait for Sundays.

[flagfootballcoach28]

He needs to stop being such a nice guy this year. I’d rather him be a little crazy like so much WR’s are. He comes across as timid and unsure of himself in his interviews. 

[pantherclaw]

I never judge a receiver on his first year.  

Enjoy that foolish feat. 

[kungfoodude]

7 hours ago, TD alt said:

Yeah, but by  basically all accounts by those that matter, he's been working hard. I'm not gonna hate on him for having fun along the way as long as that's the case. Moreover, Jaycee came in with an advantage over most: he grew up in the NFL (so to speak). Of course he came in with an elite mentality. Now I'm not suggesting that some players don't, but mentality, especially, evolves with maturity, and many of us have been watching football long enough (and lived long enough) to know that maturity, growth and evolution isn't a cookie cutter type of proposition.

Well the team is always going to say such things.

We will see this year. If he has really dedicated himself to football, the results should show themselves on the field. If they don't and he starts to get pushed down the depth chart, I think the writing is basically on the wall 

It's hyperbolic to say it's a critical year but if it's more of the same after year two, I am just not sure there is really any more to see.

[SOJA]

It is very possible for people to grow and become better at their jobs overtime 

[lightsout]

21 minutes ago, SOJA said:

It is very possible for people to grow and become better at their jobs overtime 

People are really concerned that a rookie came in and didn't have the right mentality out the gate, admitted it and is now saying in no uncertain terms that he is committed to doing better? Wtf is going on?

[Icege]

Ladd fans punching air rn

[AceBoogie]

9 hours ago, flagfootballcoach28 said:

He needs to stop being such a nice guy this year. I’d rather him be a little crazy like so much WR’s are. He comes across as timid and unsure of himself in his interviews. 

Imagine trying to speak another language to please people. Nothing timid about him. It’s crazy how yall talk about pros from a keyboard.

[AceBoogie]

1 hour ago, lightsout said:

People are really concerned that a rookie came in and didn't have the right mentality out the gate, admitted it and is now saying in no uncertain terms that he is committed to doing better? Wtf is going on?

People are miserable