Will Legette be “red shirted” this year?

[pantherclaw]

He'll start seeing the field when he's healthy, and it'll be up to him and Bryce to carve out a piece of the offense for him. 

[CBDellinger]

He’s nit gonna be a superstar in year 1.  

[hepcat]

One thing is for sure, we all seem to agree Legette isn’t ready to make an impact and probably needs more time to develop. I’m not calling him a bust, yes I would have preferred the Panthers select a different WR because there were many that were obviously more pro ready than Legette, but I’m not going to call the guy a bust before he’s even taken a regular season snap yet. But he probably needs at least half a season to get acclimated. If Mingo struggles to make an impact once the games start to matter, I hope Legette is ready. 

[Tr3ach]

4 hours ago, hepcat said:

Legette has been having a slow start to his rookie year. He’s probably 4th or 5th on the depth chart at this point and didn’t really make an impact in the preseason or training camp. 

I have a feeling the Panthers might try to open up a roster spot for a special teams player like ISM or David Moore by stashing Legette on IR with a mysterious practice injury to start his rookie year while he has more time to adjust to the pro game. Legette had limited play time in college and probably isn’t quite ready to compete at the pro level.

They passed on more pro ready WRs to pick Legette so they have to eat this one until he’s ready. 

He was a 5th year Sr.  If he can't get pro ready this season then he isn't going to.

[LinvilleGorge]

This is why you don't draft older raw prospects. If you're gonna draft a raw prospects, he better be young. When a guy is older and still raw it isn't enticing "upside", it's a massive red flag of why this guy isn't more polished with his age and experience playing high major college football.

[PNW_PantherMan]

20 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

This is why you don't draft older raw prospects. If you're gonna draft a raw prospects, he better be young. When a guy is older and still raw it isn't enticing "upside", it's a massive red flag of why this guy isn't more polished with his age and experience playing high major college football.

DJ Johnson about to have 15 sacks this year and make you look silly.  Laser eyes.

[LinvilleGorge]

35 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

DJ Johnson about to have 15 sacks this year and make you look silly.  Laser eyes.

That would be awesome. 

It's also highly unlikely.

[Ghostofdelhomme]

Wasted pick and roster spot. And Traded up for this bum, he would have been taken last of all the 2nd rounders

Edited August 25 by Ghostofdelhomme

[strato]

6 hours ago, frankw said:

Almost sounds like some people are "rooting for him to fail"

The hate… lol. My feelings are hurt. 

 If it weren’t for double standards……

[Jackie Lee]

4 hours ago, CBDellinger said:

He’s nit gonna be a superstar in year 1.  

Tank Dell was basically a superstar last year and he was a 3rd round pick. With our WR drafting record aside from Steve Smith and DJ Moore I'm not getting my hopes up. Especially for a guy that will be 28 when playing on his 5th year option if he is decent. That second contract situation for a first round pick isn't ideal even if he turns out to be good

[Dragoon11]

7 hours ago, Ornias said:

1st round pick should not be WR 4 on this miserable squad. I would expect more than that. There were 2 better prospects there for us when we took him. 

But I think they were willing to risk a bit of a raw first round pick (yes,  I know) in hopes they he develops into that generational talent. The kid has all the goods. Jerry Rice struggled big time his rookie year, keep that in mind.

 

[Dragoon11]

7 hours ago, Ricky Prickles said:

It's the modern mindset unfortunately. If they aren't completely developed into Jerry Rice by first day of training camp or day 1 of regular season then they must be a bust.

Jerry Rice struggled mightily in his rookie year. Looked very raw. Watch the documentary on him. He was a jag his rookie year.

[Jackie Lee]

8 minutes ago, Dragoon11 said:

Jerry Rice struggled mightily in his rookie year. Looked very raw. Watch the documentary on him. He was a jag his rookie year.

927 yards and 3 td's on 49 catches his first year rookie is a jag? That's like the numbers average of DJ Moores first 3 years with way less receptions lol. 

[Donald LaFell]

It’d be nice to see something and soon.