Brandon Lafell

[Clicheking]

Simple and plain.... He dat deal

[Jesse]

I like how he catches almost everything with his hands. Why is that such a hard thing to do?

AE can answer that for you :o

[panthers90]

I honestly don't understand why everyone keeps saying WR is a need during the draft... with Smitty, Lafell, Gettis, and if we resign LA or get another decent FA WR, thats a pretty solid group of receivers...

[ladypanther]

Great catches!

And...did you notice Smitty running across the field and throwing that great block on his long TD?

[DaCityKats]

I honestly don't understand why everyone keeps saying WR is a need during the draft... with Smitty, Lafell, Gettis, and if we resign LA or get another decent FA WR, thats a pretty solid group of receivers...

LA might not be back, Gettis is coming off an acl tear, and you said bring in another WR through FA or you can draft one. doubt they do both, but this team needs another WR.

[DaCityKats]

and i love the way LaFell stepped up and claimed his spot.

[Davidson Deac II]

Lafell hasn't done squat this year. He was great last year though.

[Wither]

Great catches!

And...did you notice Smitty running across the field and throwing that great block on his long TD?

It wouldn't have been a TD had Smitty not done that.

Lafell just doesn't have the speed.

[Ivan The Awesome]

Lafell hasn't done squat this year. He was great last year though.

Uh...what?

Year Team G Rec Yds Y/G Avg Lng YAC 1stD TD KR Yds Avg Long TD PR Yds Avg Long TD Fum FumL

2010 Carolina 14 38 468 33.4 12.3 44 3.9 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2011 Carolina 16 36 613 38.3 17.0 91 6.2 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

More Touchdowns, more yards, Better YAC ratio, played more games didn't decline on anything.. yet he didn't do squat this year? I repeat, WHAT!? :skep:

[YoungPanthers89]

Uh...what?

More Touchdowns, more yards, Better YAC ratio, played more games didn't decline on anything.. yet he didn't do squat this year? I repeat, WHAT!? :skep:

He meant in 2012 because the season hasnt started yet

[Wither]

Uh...what?

More Touchdowns, more yards, Better YAC ratio, played more games didn't decline on anything.. yet he didn't do squat this year? I repeat, WHAT!? :skep:

He was being a smartass I think.

[Keep Pounding]

LaFell look great this year, even Rivera was down on him in camp. But he made great progressions as the year went on, hopefully Gettis doesn't fall a year behind and he has a solid year in 2012.....

[panthers55]

I am glad LaFell got out of Rivera's doghouse and really stepped it up as the year progressed. Hopefully he can avoid repeating whatever problems he had and come out of the chute at full bore this year. I suspect that Gettis will push him as will any other FA or draft acquisitions. Competition hopefully brings out his best and the best in everyone. Having the offense come out dynamically while the defense limits the opponents is our best opportunity to win early and often this year.

[panther4life]

Had anyone been more clutch this year? He's had great hands and awareness this season and seems to make the big catch when it counts. I don't know where to find the stats but I'd put my money on him converting more 3rd and longs than any other receiver on the team. He get's my clutch pick. I also think he deserves the #2 spot going into next year. I love Gettis but Lafell is just on fire.

I posted a bunch of receiver stats about everyone on our team in this in a thread I made earlier about every position on the team. Anyway heres the stats from that thread

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Receivers:Steve Smith was back to him old self. He was Cam's favorite tagret

Lafell apparently learned the playbook later in the season and surpassed Naane as the # 2 recevier(thankfully).

Heres a list of Target% and cacth% for Cams 7 favorite receving weapons.

Steve Smith 34 61

Lafell 15 64

Olsen 13 50

Naane 11.5 57

Shockey 11 59

Stewart 10 77

Williams 02 61

and now the deep threats. I am going to put them in order of average air yards per reception.

Total Air yards and average per catch.

Smith 920, 11.6

Lafell 390, 11

Olsen 327,7.48

Shockey 270,7.29

Naane 293, 6.81

Stewart -106, - 2 (yes negative, screen plays behind line of scrimmage)

Williams -30, 1.625

and now have a look at who racks up the most yards after the catch.

Average yards after catch

Stewart 11.04yards(mostly screens as his average air yard was -2)

Williams, 10.31 yards

Lafell, 6.2 yards

Smith, 5.9yards

Shockey 5 yards

Olsen, 4.7 yards

Naane, 3.9 yards

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as you can tell Lafell was Cam's 2nd favorite option over the course of the season and his 2nd most productive in terms of yards. I am happy with the production of everybody he targeted with the exception of Naane.