South Carolina's Shane Beamer rips 'lazy narrative' concerning Spencer Rattler amid fall in draft: 'Bullcrap'

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Six quarterbacks were selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. But, former South Carolina Gamecocks signal caller Spencer Rattler had to wait until the fifth round to learn his NFL fate.

The New Orleans Saints used the 150th overall pick on Rattler on Saturday. But Shane Beamer, Rattler's former coach, took issue with how far the quarterback had fallen in the draft. He suggested that unfavorable scouting reports and pre-draft narratives contributed to 149 players being drafted ahead of Rattler.

"Such a tired , lazy narrative. And bullcrap," Beamer wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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Sep 9, 2023; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Shane Beamer congratulates South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) after a touchdown against the Furman Paladins during the second quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium. (Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports)

Beamer proceeded to highlight Rattler's leadership skills and described the 23-year-old as a "great player."

"None of the NFL teams that called me said that….And any team that thinks that clearly hasn’t done their research He dealt w adversity at OU in a class way , came to SC , was a great player and was voted by his TEAMMATES as a captain …TWO YEARS IN A ROW He’s a great person , great player and some team is getting a future starter today."

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Some analysts and mock drafts projected Rattler would land in the second or third round.

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Beamer later congratulated Rattler for landing in New Orleans.

"Thanks for the