Xavier Legette Can Save Bryce Young and The Carolina Panthers!

Intro the Carolina Panthers need Xavier leged to become a star receiver if they want Bryce young to develop into their franchise quarterback the Panthers upgraded the receiving core by training for Deontay Johnson but let's be honest here his ceiling is as a good number two receiver and at this point in Adam thiel's career he's just a great slot guy BR young needs the get to become a playmaker he can consistently rely on when everything else is going wrong a guy that can jump start on offense when there's no momentum a bully who can turn any play into a house call Young needs dve Canales to use the get the same way the forars use Deo [Music] Sam I know at this point saying a player has a Debo Samuel comp is about as cliche as saying the best quarterback prospect since Andrew Luck or don't forget to punch that subscribe button it's a label that gets slapped onto any bigger body receiver coming out of college but Legette maybe one of the few guys who has a legitimate chance to succeed in that same role at the for use Debo the same role that has helped the ners make consistent deep playoff runs and help per play at an MVP candidate level how does that kind of a rule though help Bryon become a pro bow level player there are three primary ways that How the 49ers use Deebo Samuel 49ers use Deo Samuel that all utilize his bigger frame his speed and his bully mentality each of these ways makes quarterback's lives much easier and it's why Samuels with a highest paid receivers in the NFL the way people are most familiar with is just to get the ball in his hands method this usually consists of handoffs end rounds and screens that maximize his ability to find holes and get his bigger frame on the edge against DBS that typically don't want to tackle now I don't think Xavier Legette should be taking inside handoffs but it's not hard to imagine the Panthers using XL in a similar fashion especially on early Downs they keep the offense ahead of the chains he has the speed to get to the edge on end the round and decize to run over corners and screens if Xavier Legette can match even half of Debo's 11.2 yard per screen reception or matches 8.2 yards per end round it would cause defenses that have to be aware of these threats and play horizontally to take them away this sets up bigger inside run opportunities and Dave Canales loves establishing the run from there it allows Dave Canalis to dial up some deep shots and second and manageable or more effectively get blind backers to bite on the Run fake on play action either way life should be so much easier for Bryce young than it was in 2023 another common way and in my opinion more exciting way they use Debo is to attack the middle of the field they usually do this with Slants from the slot and Crossing routes more specifically dagger Concepts this works so well for Deo because the concept itself creates space for him without him needing to be some route running Savant like Brandon auk and just in case you don't know a dagger concept is a route combination that features a vertical roundout from the slot an 18 to 20 yard dig and a shallow cross creating a high low read on the backers the vertical takes the safeties out of the play and leaves the backers with two choices if they come up to take away the underneath Rod then Debo gets the ball with a full head of steam 18 yards down fied with open space that is a nightmare situation for the safety or backside Corner who has to try to make that touchdown saving tackle gely get the same kind of space and plays like this happen bar Blitz at the middle he picks it up rattler on a closser round got his man at the 30 35 40 on the run at the 50 at the 30 that is xier leg at the 10 are you kidding me have young deliver 20 yard strikes that become 50 yard touchdowns should definitely allow him to play with more confidence and less pressure knowing that this offense can score at any moment from anywhere also as the get starts pulling more attention it should allow Thelen and others more space to work with underneath allowing young to do what he does best and distribute the ball quicker the last and most underrated way is throwing it up to Debo on go routes unfortunately for Debo the 49ers don't call a whole lot of the straight up go routes for him but on 10 targets of throws of over 20 yards he did have a 135.4 passing rating theel Samuel's bigger frame and strong hands make him great at just absolutely bullying DBS for those 50/50 balls like Debo legett is great at using his big frame and strong hands to dominate at the point of the catch I would argue that is the strongest part of his game at this point and Xavier Legette has the speed to create more Separation on these routes jersey with to carry on jiner in the back field but he w go to work and goes down the field left side and it's C at the 35 yd line and it's again running away for the second one of tonight touch Carolina even with XL being as good as he is at winning these deep shots you can't realistically always rely on these type of plays to work defenses would quickly roll a safety over top of him and take away those opportunities but given Bryce a guy who could win those one-on-one matchups at the right time to put a dagger in a team's heart or at the very least flip the field in a hurt knowing that it could be coming also forces defensive coordinators to play their safeties back preventing them from getting more involved in the Run game if the Panthers can create their own DEA of Bryce Young the Pro Bowler? xaviel young will finally have a weapon that he can utilize like he did at Alabama from there the accolades could quickly start coming in as we mentioned before Young's biggest asset is his ability to distribute the ball to his Playmakers quickly and efficiently similar to Brock C's skill set the whole league has now seen what a distributor can do with a weapon like Debo and how fast they can put up probable level stats players likely get in Debo don't just create for themselves though their presence on the field opens up other opportunities for other receivers and running backs because of the attention they command it also makes life easier for the offensive line Canales can keep rushers off balance with screens and quick hitting plays the numbers back this up too the fors have one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL last year but py finished with the third lowest pressure to sack ratio out of quarterbacks with 400 dropbacks this was because pry had a player like Deo that he could get the ball too quickly with Exavier the becoming an offensive weapon and Bryce young having receivers he can distribute to and make plays off of the Panthers should find themselves back in the playoffs sooner rather than later How not to use Xavier Legette Panthers return relevance starts with Bryce young taking that next step Xavier Legette if used right is a player that can help Bryce young reach the next level but what the Panthers can't do is run XL out there like he's Adams or Diggs and expect him to win with the route running ability this is simply not game right now and will be setting him up to fail and by proxy failing Bryce young it is something that he can develop down the road but expected him to rely on it now is a pure recipe for disaster using Xavier Legette like Deo samels not only plays it his and Bryce young strengths but it also opens up the offense for Thelen Johnson and The Running backer but tell us what you Outro think how would you like Dave Canales to use Xavier Legette let us know in the comments section and don't don't forget to punch that subscribe button it should be appearing on the screen right now thank you so much for watching we are the rfl show and we'll see you in the next one [Music]