XL is a Lost Cause

[Zaximus]

I don't think we should get caught up in dropped pass statistics when we watched all the games.  The eye test with XL is that he's not dependable.  He drops easy passes.  He makes low football IQ moves like stepping out bounds, penalties, etc.   He also seems like he's running in quick sand sometimes out there.  Compare it to when we would give Jimmy Horn the ball and XL was faster coming out of college.  I get that maybe Jimmy is just quicker and not sustained faster but the difference is crazy.  And while T Mac had a good bit of drops he just looked like a real receiver out there and made up for it.  Bryce has probably lost confidence in him and may be one reason he's open sometimes and doesn't get the pass (on top of Bryce's issues of course).

Honestly, it may be he's just done here and is jaded and needs traded.  Or he needs to sit on the bench and see how he responds (I don't expect anything great).  But I liked Horn's speed and potential more than XL at this point.  We should look there, the draft, and potential free agents and not keep waiting on XL to turn the corner.  

Edited 13 hours ago by Zaximus

[Joe Bear]

Maybe the best thing XL has going for him here is he’s T-Mac’s best friend. 

[heel31ok]

On 2/8/2026 at 12:08 PM, Carolina Cajun said:

Just saw this interview he had with Cam on 4th and 1 and my god...I feel like he's just not NFL material
 

TL:DW
Cam asked "How do you think you get to where you need to be so people believe the hype around you" answer "My problem was I DIDNT GET MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES".  Holy fuging poo.  Dude is lost.  That's the equivalent of saying "My biggest flaw is I work too hard".  Double down on him from earlier this season when he said "I didnt learn anything from my time on the sideline with an injury"

2nd Part to note where he said something fuging crazy.  Cam giving him advice about making sure he connects with his quarterback how Greg would come in and see cam studying film and ask "So what are you seeing" so he was on the same page.  XLs respons "Thats a part I lack, I dont have sitdowns with bryce as much as I should".  My fuging dude...you want more opportunities..MAYBE talk to the guy who can GIVE you the opportunites.

"Lost cause" is a little extreme.

 

[heel31ok]

11 hours ago, Zaximus said:

I don't think we should get caught up in dropped pass statistics when we watched all the games.  The eye test with XL is that he's not dependable.  He drops easy passes.  He makes low football IQ moves like stepping out bounds, penalties, etc.   He also seems like he's running in quick sand sometimes out there.  Compare it to when we would give Jimmy Horn the ball and XL was faster coming out of college.  I get that maybe Jimmy is just quicker and not sustained faster but the difference is crazy.  And while T Mac had a good bit of drops he just looked like a real receiver out there and made up for it.  Bryce has probably lost confidence in him and may be one reason he's open sometimes and doesn't get the pass (on top of Bryce's issues of course).

Honestly, it may be he's just done here and is jaded and needs traded.  Or he needs to sit on the bench and see how he responds (I don't expect anything great).  But I liked Horn's speed and potential more than XL at this point.  We should look there, the draft, and potential free agents and not keep waiting on XL to turn the corner.  

Like with Young we over reached ...thats the issue.is he athletic enough to be a ST performer while on the back burner for wr? Can he be redeemed by slow rolling?