Naanee or LaFell?

[Mr. Scot]

"Newton to Gettis" honestly intrigues me a lot more than "Newton to LaFell".

At least that's true if Gettis can return to form after his injury. Sad to say that's not a given :(

[Jrock88]

Perhaps he'll pull the "Steve Smith" and after missing a year, come back better than ever. Granted, their injuries were different... but one can hope.

[Marguide]

Naanee went in my doghouse after watching his first "block" on a running play.

He should sit until he is ready to give effort on every play.

[Mr. Scot]

Pretty sure Naanee has a legal issue that's still gotta get sorted out at some point.

Public intoxication at the scene of a homicide (seriously?) and reportedly played the "do you know who I am" card on the officer who arrested him.

(in fairness, he probably didn't) :sosp:

[jks85]

had to check and make sure this wasn't an old thread. . .

lafell 8 receptions, 10 targets, 119 yds, 1 td

naanee, 3 receptions, 12 targets, 21 yds, 0 td

lafell has a much better catch % and has been running deeper routes. naanee's catch % is putrid unless we were running a bunch of hail marys-- the fact that he has caught so few passes running plenty of short routes is a major concern. seems like we might be better just rolling w/2 te's most of the time in lieu of 3 wr sets w/naanee (idk what the breakdown is so far by formation)

edit: though i guess getting naother db on the field would help the run game

"Newton to Gettis" honestly intrigues me a lot more than "Newton to LaFell".

At least that's true if Gettis can return to form after his injury. Sad to say that's not a given :(

i know gettis had better #'s last year and started more games, but i put more stock in their draft positions than i do in their respective abilities to perform amidst the offensive chaos that we had last season (granted they both did reasonably well). also gettis had 88 yards on one play last year. on the one hand i don't want to discredit but on the other those sorts of long plays are rather flukey and given that he had 500 yds that's quite the boon. the differenc b/t a 40 yarder and and 80 yarder is often field position. but yes of course i hope gettis recovers

[Devoid]

Pretty sure Naanee has a legal issue that's still gotta get sorted out at some point.

Public intoxication at the scene of a homicide (seriously?) and reportedly played the "do you know who I am" card on the officer who arrested him.

(in fairness, he probably didn't) :sosp:

Even if he did he couldn’t pronounce it.

[JawnyBlaze]

LaFell has been pretty consistent this year. I haven't noticed him drop an easy pass. There's been a couple drops, but if I recall correctly they would have been difficult catches. And his two highlight catches against GB were jaw dropping (admittedly, I think the TD catch was slightly out of bounds) but the other one was just amazing hands and awareness and agility to keep his feet barely in bounds. Reminded me a little in that respect to Smitty's sideline skirting against Arizona a couple years ago.

[Chimera]

LaFell, Naanee has been given more chances this year and still hasn't taken advantage.

LaFell is a better blocker on the outside, and seems to have improved his drops for the time being. Smith can stretch the field with LaFell taking whats available underneath, hes a big strong physical receiver, and can go over the middle.

LaFell hasn't been open enough for the drops yet. He seems to only catch in traffic, or catch errant throws. His wide open drops are correctable.

[bigdog10]

Lafell has impressed me over the first two games.

I would give him the nod at Number 2 due to his route running, hands, and blocking ability.

[Chimera]

"Newton to Gettis" honestly intrigues me a lot more than "Newton to LaFell".

At least that's true if Gettis can return to form after his injury. Sad to say that's not a given :(

As long as TD's surgeon isn't fixing his ACL, he should be back to form. I don't think you really lose speed with an ACL tear like you would with other injuries. But missing a season of experience as a young WR can be pretty hurtful.

[maddog]

I honestly don't know how Nanee isn't on waivers in the arena football league! Lafell for sure! I wished the Panthers would have looked at Brandon Tate or the other Steve Smith before Nanee.

[TheOracle]

I'm not so sure about that. Pilares will most likely be inactive for the entire season. I think Armanti got in for one passing play at the very end of the game.

I was putting "Edwards is an NFL-caliber receiver" down.

[top dawg]

Naane appears astoundingly slow for such a big NFL caliber WR, He also appears to be lumbering, uncoordinated and just uncomfortable...or, perhaps he just makes me feel uncomfortable when looking at him trying o separate and make a catch. Dude is very hard to look at. Maybe it's just an illusion.

LaFell, regardless of practice or his knowledge of the playbook (which is a source of great speculation), looks to play the part of a big-time go-to guy when we have to move the chains.

On an off note:

I still have a hard time believing that Clowney wouldn't have been the better choice opposite Smith, with LaFell in the slot. But, maybe it's all just me.

[PiratePanther189]

I like Naanee in the slot because he's stalkier, LaFell on the outside. Could care less who "starts" because at the end of the day we don't really have only 2 receivers on the field very often.