Brandon Lafell

[heel31ok]

I'm saying that average receivers look better when playing in an offense full of other stars with one of the best all-time QBs. Who would've guessed?

so it's not LaFell, given a better team he is a better player.

[KSpan]

so it's not LaFell, given a better team he is a better player.

He's a more effective player on the Patriots, sure, but probably not much better, if at all. He had plenty of chances to step up in Carolina and couldn't or wouldn't do it. It's not like he'll go somewhere after NE and be a #1, or even their #1 for that matter.

The guy has the talent of a good to very good receiver, but seems to lack the mental edge required to elevate his game and truly stand out on his own.

[heel31ok]

He's a more effective player on the Patriots, sure, but probably not much better, if at all. He had plenty of chances to step up in Carolina and couldn't or wouldn't do it. It's not like he'll go somewhere after NE and be a #1, or even their #1 for that matter.

The guy has the talent of a good to very good receiver, but seems to lack the mental edge required to elevate his game and truly stand out on his own.

 

again the difference is the team and that says something about all the naysayers who have directed their displeasure at the wrong target. it is our team that made him less than what was expected.

 

[KSpan]

again the difference is the team and that says something about all the naysayers who have directed their displeasure at the wrong target. it is our team that made him less than what was expected.

Not really. Good players elevate their team, and average players look good in ideal situations (Alvin Harper comes to mind). LaFell is an average player with above average talent who will not elevate a team, but will perform well in an ideal situation.

[heel31ok]

Not really. Good players elevate their team, and average players look good in ideal situations (Alvin Harper comes to mind). LaFell is an average player with above average talent who will not elevate a team, but will perform well in an ideal situation.

 

Sorry no, you can't have both. Looking at LaFell is the fatal flaw when we need to be looking at our team.

 

[KSpan]

Sorry no, you can't have both. Looking at LaFell is the fatal flaw when we need to be looking at our team.

No one is saying that the team doesn't need to improve. We are saying that LaFell is not a long-term improvement at $5 M per year.

[heel31ok]

No one is saying that the team doesn't need to improve. We are saying that LaFell is not a long-term improvement at $5 M per year.

 

I don't care about that, it is vitriol spewed about him that bothers me when it is clearly more than just him that is an issue here.

It is the same as the negativity towards Norman in the preseason.

 

[KSpan]

I don't care about that, it is vitriol spewed about him that bothers me when it is clearly more than just him that is an issue here.

It is the same as the negativity towards Norman in the preseason.

Just re-read the thread and don't see any vitriol, particularly from me, but whatever. Bottom line is that LaFell does not improve Carolina long-term and Carolina wouldn't/couldn't pay what NE offered. Seems like a mutually beneficial split.

[Mojo]

I don't care about that, it is vitriol spewed about him that bothers me when it is clearly more than just him that is an issue here.

It is the same as the negativity towards Norman in the preseason.

What vitriol?

[heel31ok]

Just re-read the thread and don't see any vitriol, particularly from me, but whatever. Bottom line is that LaFell does not improve Carolina long-term and Carolina wouldn't/couldn't pay what NE offered. Seems like a mutually beneficial split.

 

how long have you been here , just now getting here? you still miss the bigger point and issue.

[KSpan]

how long have you been here , just now getting here? you still miss the bigger point and issue.

I don't know what your agenda is or what 'greater truth' you think you're espousing, but I have already acknowledged that Carolina needs to improve. However, KB has come in as a rookie with a skillset similar to LaFell's and already comfortably and willingly become a #1 WR target in this offense, something LaFell could not achieve, and per his public comments before the final Atlanta game was not interested in achieving, even in his fourth year with an arguably better supporting cast than KB has. The results speak for themselves, and it clearly shows that the Panthers will no longer invest heavily in average players.

I am happy that LaFell found a situation better suited to him and his style at a nice salary, but Carolina was right to not match the offer and Carolina fans are within reason to point out his flaws. I have nothing more to say on the subject, so you're going to need to single out a different poster if you wish to continue your crusade.

[heel31ok]

I don't know what your agenda is or what 'greater truth' you think you're espousing, but I have already acknowledged that Carolina needs to improve. However, KB has come in as a rookie with a skillset similar to LaFell's and already comfortably and willingly become a #1 WR target in this offense, something LaFell could not achieve, and per his public comments before the final Atlanta game was not interested in achieving, even in his fourth year with an arguably better supporting cast than KB has. The results speak for themselves, and it clearly shows that the Panthers will no longer invest heavily in average players.

I am happy that LaFell found a situation better suited to him and his style at a nice salary, but Carolina was right to not match the offer and Carolina fans are within reason to point out his flaws. I have nothing more to say on the subject, so you're going to need to single out a different poster if you wish to continue your crusade.

 

you are full of yourself aren't you? you are the guy at the stadium where he hears someone across the stadium yell "hey Dave", you look and look to see who is yelling. They do it periodically throughout the game but you never see who it is. Finally they do it as you are leaving , so upset and aggravated you yell back, "My name's not Dave."

 quit singling your self out and we will see if you have nothing more to say on the subject.

 

 

 If thrown to more LaFell catches more. The point is the Panthers and their system not LaFell. The point is also that LaFell is not as horrible as many were saying about him in the off season, hence vitriol.