Wednesday practice tweets (joint practice with the Browns!)

[Icege]

32 minutes ago, t96 said:

Wofford would've welcomed them back for 2 years

That would've been a much, much more welcome alternative though I wonder how much the players would prefer the dorms to home.

[CPcavedweller]

6 hours ago, Stingray3030 said:

The league high was 14.1% - Legette was at 8.3% with 7 drops.  Also an interesting stat is that the QB Passer rating when throwing to XL was 86.3 which made XL 139th in the league when targeted, meaning 138 other guys had easier catches than he did.  Here are some notable WR's with higher drops % - Jeudy, Jayden Reed, Jaylen Waddle, Romeo Doubs, Aiyuk.  Or some guys within 1% just below - Tank Dell, Deebo, Sterling Shepard.  Jayden Reed had a QB passer of 137, one of the best in the league, while dropping 12%.  Are these guys also a problem?  Would you give them the same post?  NONE of them were rookies by the way....

Context ALWAYS matters.  Cherry picking 1 single stats NEVER tells the whole story.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2024/receiving_advanced.htm

Where did you attend college and learn to draw that conclusion? It means that the QBR when targetting XL was 86.3. That is a stat measuring Legette's play, not the QB's. Legette made is harder than 138 other receivers on his QB. 

[t96]

2 hours ago, Icege said:

That would've been a much, much more welcome alternative though I wonder how much the players would prefer the dorms to home.

yeah I get it, but it's just a few months where the focus is entirely on getting ready for the season. It worked completely fine for us for a few decades. Another couple years wouldn't kill any of them. 

[Davidson Deac II]

This just in

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Every single player has reported to camp in the best shape of their lives.

 

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A young qb is drawing rave reviews after going 11 of 11 against the practice practice squad.  

Have to admit some of these remind me of the huddle. 

[Tr3ach]

On 8/6/2025 at 5:17 PM, VintagePanther said:

Watch his highlights majority of the time he let the ball get to his body a simple YouTube search will show you instead of needing to hear someone else call him a body catcher   . Not saying XL is AB I’m just saying . Idc how you catch the ball long as you catch it . 

When your main strength is being a "big" target, that is entirely negated when you have to let the ball get in to your body.

[VintagePanther]

2 hours ago, Tr3ach said:

When your main strength is being a "big" target, that is entirely negated when you have to let the ball get in to your body.

Hands catch body catch . Catch the ball . Style points don’t matter yall just like whining . 

[Tr3ach]

9 hours ago, VintagePanther said:

Hands catch body catch . Catch the ball . Style points don’t matter yall just like whining . 

It 100% makes a huge difference when you're a guy not known for getting separation and needing to make contested catches.

[VintagePanther]

11 minutes ago, Tr3ach said:

It 100% makes a huge difference when you're a guy not known for getting separation and needing to make contested catches.

His separation wasn’t a problem last year . His hands def were . 

[flagfootballcoach28]

On 8/7/2025 at 4:07 AM, PantherChris said:

Lmfao the average "good"  rookie season for all first round WRs is 700 yards and 5tds....

That includes all high first rounders, while he is a first rounder pretending 32nd is the same same as top ten Is hilarious. 

Lol 700? Ok. Speak for yourself. MHJ had 885 yards last year and was widely considered a disappointment. Same with Rome. Find me any fan from those teams and I’d bet you they expected both of them to have better seasons. Nabers and Thomas both had well over 1k. Thomas was pick 23 and is already a top 7 WR. Even early 2nd round WR’s are expected to perform. Ask a Patriots fan about Ja’Lynn Polk. They’re already wanting to trade him. WR’s entering the NFL are more pro ready than ever before with the 7on7 culture in HS and passing attack college offenses. All I’m saying is that XL needs to show vast improvement this year. He is already 24 years old. When you label a 24 year old WR as a developmental player, maybe he’s just not that good. But keep coddling him if you’d like.