Which is inexcusable. Bech was our best receiver after Boutte, who clearly isn’t the same, went down last year.

Unless he’s still injured - someone alluded to a stress fracture - he’s neck and neck with BTJ as our WR3.

Hilton and Lacy havent shown anything, and Taylor’s blocking isn’t enough to to make up for the difference in receiving skills.

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Posted by cajun1970

Member since Aug 2018

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Posted on 9/19/22 at 8:27 pm to ForeverEllisHugh

Let’s quit talking about all the different receivers. This is a simple comparison between Taylor and Bech. I think Bech is much more talented and had a helluva freshman year, but he he is just undersized and perhaps injured. There are 2 overriding factors:

1) Injury: while he seems healthy and gets some snaps, Bech apparently had a leg injury in the fall. Coach Kelly dismissed it as “shin splints” but he likely had a stress fracture and Coach didn’t want to disclose that.
2) Mason Taylor considerations: Mason Taylor has 2 things going for him VS Jack Bech. First of all he is 3 inches taller and 35 pounds heavier. Secondly, he has pedigree as the son of Jason Taylor.

Personally, I think Bech is a superior athlete and TE to Taylor. But, I think unless Taylor really screws something up Brian Kelly has no incentive to go Bech>Taylor.

So… having said all that. Bech into the portal 2023.

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Posted by LSU_connoisseur

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Posted on 9/19/22 at 8:27 pm to ForeverEllisHugh

Dang only 8 pages on Bech. Thought there’d be at least 15

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