01-18-2016, 03:02 PM
(01-18-2016, 02:48 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Wasn't Boling drafted near the top of the 4th round? And he plays a position, that barring an elite level of talent, usually doesn't get chosen until day 2.
How does this mean "no one wanted him" or "that every other team passed"? Yeah, no one wanted him before round 4. Everyone passed before round 4. That doesn't mean no one wanted him period.
That's like saying no one wanted Gio Bernard because everyone had a chance to draft him.
If you were to go and average out the rounds in which each team's starting guards were drafted I'd be willing to bet that it would come up somewhere between rounds 3-5. Developing a mid round guard to be an adequate starter isn't all that unique. In fact, it's probably commonplace.
Holding up Boling as some huge accomplishment seems very, very desperate to me.
Boling has started more career games than the combined total of the three guards chosen immediately before him.
Funny how people try to rip Paul for not developing middle round picks, but then act like it doesn't matter when he does.
