What's the word on Brandon Lafell heading into 11-12?

[Saint J]

I was surprised to see him do as well as he did last year...is he on the fast track to replace Smith as your #1 or is he behind Gettis? He's one of my favorite Tigers from the past decade.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I don't think Gettis or LaFell have shown enough to be on the "fast track" to replace Smith, but most of us were pleased with their performance last year given the quarterback play. They both showed flashes last year, perhaps Gettis more so than LaFell. I'm optimistic about both of them.

[TheRealDeal]

I'm more optimistic about Gettis.

LaFell, meh.

[PantherFan52]

Both are very solid. Who knows, maybe they could be great. All depends on QB play.

[armistice]

Gettis > Lafell. Gettis with time could replace Smithy, and then I'd doubt I'd see it until Smith retired. Lafell could make a good number 2 methinks.

[TheRealDeal]

And LaFell's hands

[Saint J]

I don't think Gettis or LaFell have shown enough to be on the "fast track" to replace Smith, but most of us were pleased with their performance last year given the quarterback play. They both showed flashes last year, perhaps Gettis more so than LaFell. I'm optimistic about both of them.

They probably had the worst QB situation in the NFL last year...Lafell should be a nice big target for Cam. I could be wrong but I remember Darvin Adams and Emory Blake being pretty big targets for him last year and they're similiar to Lafell in height.

[Ivan The Awesome]

LaFell has made some ridiculous catches, but dropped the easy ones. Which just baffles me. Gettis is probably the better of the two. His speed and route running is pretty advanced compared to other rookies. If we would have had a better QB last year, I think he would have had at least 7 td's and close to 1k yards.

[TheRealDeal]

I think LaFell just lacks focus sometimes...not sure that can be fixed.

[Mr ocho nueve]

LaFell is my favorite, but I'm a LSU fan so I will restrain from boasting about him compared to Gettis

[DudeNamedJeremy]

Ooh wee mayne

[Saint J]

LaFell is my favorite, but I'm a LSU fan so I will restrain from boasting about him compared to Gettis

That's cool. You'r from Louisiana/attended LSU?

[jasonluckydog]

It took a couple of years before we knew we had a Smitty.

[Brokenbad]

LaFell reminds me a lot of Mushin Muhammad.

He and Moose are both medicore with speed, but have possesion ability.

Both are solid for a catch, but are not huge playmakers like Steve Smith.

Gettis is like Marques Colston. They both have a lot of speed and can make some pretty good plays downfield.