Jack Bech vs Arik Gilbert

Bech is actually playing. Gilbert? Who knows?

One play Bech ran 30 yards down the field, full speed just to throw a block for another WR. Can’t imagine Gilbert doing that.

Gilbert’s level of talent is twice Bech’s. Gilbert is a monster WR who is big enough to play TE. But Gilbert is not on any playing field, and I doubt he will ever amount to anything. Such a shame!

Bech, on the other hand, is part of what is shaping up to be a phenomenal WR class at LSU. Deion Smith looks like a future superstar. Bech looks like an NFL level talent. BTJ has high first round potential. And Malik Nabors was being ballyhooed as the best of the bunch before he was injured.

A guy with toughness and competitive edge will rub off on his teammates. Make everyone better.
Love what I see with Bech.

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I would rather have Bech than 10 Gilberts...

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You know there’s a whole bunch of truth in that statement that goes well beyond just football, and translates to the work world as well.

One of the absolute biggest intangibles we look for when hiring besides people sills, work experience, job specific skill sets, etc, is attitude. It’s actually tops on the list for prospective employees, and there’s a very good reason for that, because attitude and work ethic can make or break team cohesiveness, and it can also cause someone to be better than another with more skills in a job simply because they work hard to achieve and are rewarded in the end for their hard work with getting better, and with a positive workable attitude, and simply put, everyone can get along and work with them.

Bad work ethics, shitty or negative attitudes, and quitting will take someone with all the potential in the world and make them a terrible hire. I have to imagine it’s the exact same in football too.

It does make you wonder. If Gilbert was still at LSU, Bech probably would still be a WR on the roster. At WR, who knows if the staff would be playing him ahead of the rest of the freshmen. He is really starting to hold his own blocking as a TE. And is a mismatch anywhere he lines up as a receiver.

I think Bech is more comparable to Jarvis Landry than Gilbert. The fact that they wear the same # is more than a coincidence IMO.

That young man knows how to get open in the middle of the field and knows how to finish. Glad he wanted to be a tiger and now he is. To Jack Bech

Agree with the premise but man, imagine if Gilbert wasn’t a head case and we had both..

Gilbert is far more talented than Bech. He is bigger, faster, and the same hands.

Unfortunately Gilbert has issues that go beyond football that appear to be no fault of his own. There isn't a college football team in the country who wouldn't welcome Bech or take a chance on Gilbert.