A Very Falcoholic Discussion: Laurent Robinson
Laurent Robinson has become the elephant in the room.
Anytime you talk about the success of the wide receivers this year, he's looming overhead. Every time you talk about how injury-free this team has been, L-Rob is there. Wherever they's a fight so hungry people can eat, Laurent Robinson will be there.
He's our greatest question mark and probably the team's most frustrating enigma. Just how good is Robinson, a receiver with good speed and size who looked like a lock to start opposite Roddy White earlier this season. Now we get news that he aggravated his hamstring injury.
It won't happen this year, but do you guys think L-Rob can have value for the Falcons? Just how good a receiver is he? Can he ever shake the injury bug?
Pop, lock and drop your thoughts in the comments.
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I would love to see him reach full potential next season
but I just have this icky feeling that Mr. Robinson may become a casualty of his own injuredness. I expect to see him get chances to win a spot this spring and summer but I honestly don’t see him staying a Falcon. I just don’t.
Just call me a negative ninny.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Dec 15, 2008 11:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
too crowded
who would have thought two years ago wed being saying our receiving corps is too crowded but thats what it is. he could be very good, but with the emergence of harry douglas and mike jenkins FINALLY living up to his potential i dont see him being a big part for this team. Roddy is gonna continue to be our number hopefully for a long time and jenkins has chemistry with matt. I say we trade him for some value in a a draft. who knows maybe we get a gem out of the pick we get for him.
by iloveroddywhite on Dec 16, 2008 1:11 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Just to clarify
Do you mean trade “him,” Mike Jenkins or “him” Laurent Robinson? Your pronoun is confused, and either of those is a doable option in the long run.
In fact, I wouldn’t be particularly against trading Jenkins at some point relatively soon, as we can (even with his recent emergence) do better in a year or two. A) Calvin Johnson will eventually want to come home, and he’ll have good reason to considering Detroit is not getting any better anytime soon and B) A.J. Green is only 2 years from conceivably declaring for the draft, and if you watched any Georgia football this season (aside from the horrible blowouts) you saw a great, young talent who’s from nearby and would love a shot in the NFL. Think to yourself, Roddy White + Calvin Johnson/A.J. Green.
by blackertai on Dec 16, 2008 5:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i disagree
i think that Jenkins is a prototypical number 2 receiver. i think he complements White perfectly and Douglas works well in the Slot. I dont think theres much space for L-Rob, but he will get chances to prove himself.
Jenkins has made plays this year when Roddy couldnt. He has the height and i think hes very underrated.
go hard or go home
by TO falcon on Dec 16, 2008 10:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agree with your disagree
Jenkins just signed a new contract, he’s not going anywhere.
If my mother put on a helmet and shoulder pads and a uniform that wasn't the same as the one I was wearing, I'd run over her if she was in my way. And I love my mother.
-Bo Jackson
by Pregame with Pabst on Dec 16, 2008 11:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not to keep this going, but
Do you mean to tell me in 3-5 years when either of the players I’m discussing are actually available, you’d turn them down? Johnson is the only working part on the Lions, and is admittedly an amazing player. Jenkins > Johnson? If you’re on crack. Again, I’m not saying drop Jenkins this season, because we wouldn’t get anything for him right now. In a year or two, after he’s completely blossomed, we could probably get plenty for him.
by blackertai on Dec 16, 2008 3:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
its ok!
But tell me after we have given Roddy White his new contract we are going to have the money/cap space to have both White and Johnson on the team. Its just not feasible. Johnson will command a massive deal when he leaves, we have White (probably), Ryan, Turner and Abraham all taking up a lot of cap space.
plus why would you want to get rid of someone who has blossomed?
The nature of the NFL means that parity comes first and the way to do well is getting players that do well for money and add players that people dont expect much from and get them on cheap contracts.
go hard or go home
by TO falcon on Dec 16, 2008 3:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Megatron?
I’m a Georgia Tech fan as well, and to see C. Johnson in a Falcons uniform would make me and Matty Ice weep with joy. That would be incredible, but I am going to have to go with TO on this one. Would it be freakin sweet? Yes. Will it happen? Doubt it.
If my mother put on a helmet and shoulder pads and a uniform that wasn't the same as the one I was wearing, I'd run over her if she was in my way. And I love my mother.
-Bo Jackson
by Pregame with Pabst on Dec 17, 2008 10:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hurt hammys suck, fer sure...
Our favorite team badly needs depth at WR, and I don’t see that we have to lose much by letting L-Rob heal his hurtin’ hammy in the offseason and let him compete for a spot in training camp. Anybody can have a snakebit injury year, and I’d hate to let a possible diamond in the rough go, for lack of a little patience.
If he gets repeatedly hurt next year, that’s another matter entirely. I just hope we’re not rash passing judgment on his future potential.
by tom slick on Dec 16, 2008 1:13 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Let him sit.
This year has already been great, particularly when it comes to the passing offense. I’m more concerned about what happens in 2009, 2010, and 2011 than a playoff appearance this year. We don’t have the secondary or the pass rush (aside from Abe) to win the Super Bowl, so keep an eye on the future. Injuries happen. It will be nice to see him working next year when the inevitable happens to Roddy, Jenkins, or Douglas.
by widderslainte on Dec 16, 2008 7:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lrob
was one of the players i was looking forward to seeing this year the most. He showed great explosiveness last year, and really looked way ahead of where Roddy was in his development the same time into their careers. That being said, I think this new regime has really put an emphasis on people that get on the field and produce.
I hope im not correct in saying that if he cant get healthy by next preseason he’ll be a casualty of some sort. I hope not, because the talent is there. As good as MJ is, he isnt the explosive counterpart Id like on the field 90% of the offensive plays.
Signed,
fingers crossed
" No, I think I'll sit in the balcony " - Abe Lincoln
by tapate50 on Dec 16, 2008 10:46 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
yes and no
LRob is hard to guage on exactly how big of an impact he can make on this team at this point. We have Jenkins which I believe will develop into more of a solid third down clutch receiver with his height and dependability. Then I see HD developing into a very solid #2/slot receiver because he is quick and he is very explosive…. I think LRob will hold a solid spot on the team next year because when he is injury free, he seems dependable.
by MentallyMIA on Dec 16, 2008 1:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The glimmers we have seen of Laurent
have been very very positive. I don’t think either MJ or High Def have the speed to stretch the field like Robinson. After his rookie year he was penciled in to start opposite of Roddy bc of his play. Those two offer a more dynamic offense than MJ, just imo… and my opinions worth just what you paid for it….
" No, I think I'll sit in the balcony " - Abe Lincoln
by tapate50 on Dec 16, 2008 4:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You old schoolers on this site...
…might remember my various diatribe’s about how much I didn’t like him. As a player, not a human. I am sure he is a nice guy and all.
He made way too many mental errors last year, even for a player as young as he was/is and not nearly enough plays. I don’t know, I never thought of the guy as much more than a 4th or 5th WR. Honestly this is the first time this season that I have even thought about him. Couple that with the HUGE strides Cookiehead Jenkins has made and I think we could use his roster spot elsewhere.
What do we think about the year Cookiehead is having? He has my vote for most improved player on the team by far.
In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.
by runningback on Dec 16, 2008 8:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
your disdain
I figured much of your dislike was a bi-product of our horrible season last year.
Anyhow, the big issue has already been discussed ad-naueseum by all of the previous posters (our sudden wealth of capable wide-outs), and I tend to agree that due to the emergence of Cookiehead, it will be difficult for L-Rob to push Mike out of the starting lineup. I could see him over-taking HD and blossoming in the slot, but I have to disagree with the idea that he poses better speed with which to the field.
To me our wide-receiver core resembles that of the Giants, Roddy and Plexi-glass (before his mishap) make every member of their wide-recieving core better, because of the matchups they draw and the fact that defenses tend to roll their coverage towards them. Jenkins has grown into an Amani Toomer type (very capable, and at times able to take over a game and play like a #1), while HD is very similar to Hixon (in terms of speed and upside – altho HD is younger and will probably become a far better reciever.) In a way, L-Rob is our version of their Mario Manningham / Sinorice Moss – Very talented, but unable to get onto the field.
to sum up my rambling incoherent response (at which no point did i approach anything that could be considered a rational thought, i award myself no points, and may god have mercy on my soul) I have faith that L-Rob could be a very solid wide receiver for this team, but I just don’t see him as more then a complimentary player
by Hamburger on Dec 16, 2008 10:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I like that
the reference of a successful wide receiver corps to ours…. that was quite interesting
by MentallyMIA on Dec 16, 2008 10:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
A Nervous Feeling...
It always makes me nervous when guys seem to always have knick knack injuries…because you never know whether it’s poor conditioning or just not taking care of the body off the field.
I watch him in preseason and he looked very promising. Even in the first couple of games he looked good. But then you stopped seeing #19 and you begin to wonder “hey what to…” I hope L-Rob can find a new routine of some sort to eliminate the “nagging injury” because, like the blog said, he has good speed and size and it would be great if we could have 4 solid receivers for “Matty Ice” to sling it around to.
Get healthy #19!!!
The legend is alive...
by The Legend of Big Foot on Dec 17, 2008 7:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I've come to the conclusion
That Matt Ryan is such a ridiculously smart quarterback, that he can make anyone into an outstanding receiver assuming that they even have minimal talent.
Didn’t we all see Rader make that catch while he was the only player in the middle of nowhere last week (way to go superstar with that fumble).
Sure, Matt Ryan abuses Roddy White’s talents and puts him in positions where he has to make painfully incredible catches, but look at Matt Ryan’s first touchdown pass, he gift wrapped that ball for Micheal Jenkins and MJ just did his job.
I would like to see LRob get better, because I think that his speed will help Matt Ryan find him open more than any other receiver ability.
by MentallyMIA on Dec 17, 2008 1:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That's a great point actually
Was Marvin Harrison “Marvin Harrison” before Peyton Manning? Was Issac Bruce “Issac Bruce” before Kurt Warner got there? Well actually he was for a season in 95 when he had one of the best statistical years ever, but then again 95 was the “season of the WR”.
Very great point in the a WR is usually only as good as his/hers (Terry Glenn) quarterback.
In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.
by runningback on Dec 17, 2008 1:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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