Big Announcement - Lazard staying put...
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I hope you aren't serious. If you are, take your computer and Chuck it out a second story window.
Lazard doesn't have great speed, neither 40 time or "football speed" but decent speed and a 6'5 220lb frame can lessen the need for great speed. Lazard's hurdles for the NFL are going to be consistency and learning to use that huge frame to bully defenders. I think we saw him make big strides in both of those areas as the year went on, he just needs to keep proving he can be a dominant, game changing type of WR without having top end speed.
This was really a "non" announcement IMO. There was nothing to announce. Absolutely nobody thought he was going pro, so you don't have to announce you're staying in that case.
I love Lazard, but this looked a little arrogant on his part IMO. No big deal obviously, but it would have been better if he didn't announce anything. And then if the media ever did ask him if he was staying, he could say "of course I'm staying, why wouldn't I?". That would look a lot better.
I love Lazard, but this looked a little arrogant on his part IMO. No big deal obviously, but it would have been better if he didn't announce anything. And then if the media ever did ask him if he was staying, he could say "of course I'm staying, why wouldn't I?". That would look a lot better.
NFL people really like him and it was a serious decision. He's at a school that hasn't won many games and if he left he would have been drafted. You say nobody thought he was leaving but he was probably gone until he hurt his toe.
Because it's free PR for the team and program during a period of no news cause we are done for the year and not bowling. Your statement might be relevant if we were talking about some hotdog me me me player but Lazard is a team and Iowa State guy who elected to come here when he could have gone to a big name football school. As it is you sound like a stick in the mud.
Forget get it..With his speed you can put a linebacker on him in the NFL and he won't be bullying anyone. Lazard's either going to have to do some serious speed training or what I'd be thinking to use him as in the NFL. Bulk him up a little and make him a tight end. He'd be a nightmare... I'd love to see CMC do it next season.
He's faster than Anquan Boldin. He has great twitch, like elite level which is why he creates so much separation
He obviously consulted with the NFL about coming out early and he says he was told he projected around a 5th round pick. Media had been asking him about it too. Dumb to think he shouldn't have cleared things up after all of that. In no way does this make him look arrogant.
You're making this a bigger deal than it was. He just made a twitter post. It WAS no big deal. I think it was perfectly appropriate. The season just ended and there were a few grumblings about him leaving so he decided to quickly squash it via social media so he or anyone else didn't have to continually here about it for the next few months.
Thats what they said about Jason Witten too..... You don't have to have elite speed to be a great receiver in the NFL especially with the quantity of 2 deep zone played today. I do think that another year like this year - and obviously he has to view his chances with Park starting from the beginning of the year that his numbers would be even higher. I think he stands a great chance to improve into the third maybe second round pick with a big year. Not to mention, he probably looks at the chances that he could get a chance to play in a bowl game next year, senior bowl etc.
Against college DB's..You don't see many slow NFL wide receivers regardless of their size. Speed kills and there are a lot of big fast players in the NFL. Do I think Lazard is going to play in the NFL?..Hell yes!.. Great strength, size, hands, maturity, character...I just think he'd be an elite tight end where his speed may hold him back at WR. Can you imagine Lazard at 235 working the short and middle routes with Park's throwing accuracy?..
Huh??..am I missing something??..Jason Witten is a tight end. Thanks for making my point.
Boldin is only 6'1" and has running back speed. Apples to oranges on any comparison between the two players. Boldin's more compact and makes his cuts like a running back...different type of reciever completely. He's also freaking 36 years old and if I were looking to enter the NFL I certainly wouldn't want to be comparing my 40 times to 36 year olds. That said...I couldn't be more excited about Lazard's return. I'm from Indianola so seeing anyone break all of Blythe's records normally wouldn't excite me too much, but look forward to seeing Lazard do it.
Boldin is only 6'1" and has running back speed. Apples to oranges on any comparison between the two players. Boldin's more compact and makes his cuts like a running back...different type of reciever completely. He's also freaking 36 years old and if I were looking to enter the NFL I certainly wouldn't want to be comparing my 40 times to 36 year olds. That said...I couldn't be more excited about Lazard's return. I'm from Indianola so seeing anyone break all of Blythe's records normally wouldn't excite me too much, but look forward to seeing Lazard do it.
Seriously do you not know the difference between 6'1-220 and 6'-5"-220? Boldin's longest reception all season is for 29 yards. He works the short routes because he can cut on a dime, low center, powerful. That's not Lazard's game at all so bad comparison. You're also throwing a lot of other tangibles like experience out the window by making any comparison so
bad comparison...Hey everyone Lazard is faster than Wes Welker..
You just contradicted yourself and probably don't even know it.
He's not fast enough to outrun a linebacker, but you want him to bulk up (which would make him slower)and switch to TE, where he will get guarded by linebackers.....Okie.
How's that?..What NFL games have you been watching? Most pro outside linebackers can run with Lazard. If he's no threat to burn anyone he's going to get stuffed at the line a lot. It's very hard to add speed, but strength and size is not which Lazard has plenty of. I'm not sure where I ever said and now have repeated, but I believe Allen Lazard will play in the NFL. I just think with his god given tools he could become an all pro tight end. Not even sure where the knock is there. Tight end is a tougher position to field than wide reciever any day. You don't see teams using them much because it's hard to find guys with the combination of physical tools to play the position. I can see Lazard being used like Tony Gonzales who didn't have blazing speed.
