10-30-2020, 08:30 PM
(10-30-2020, 04:08 PM)fredtoast Wrote: C'mon, you know that isn't true.
I am just being realistic bout Hakeem. I want him to succeed, but some guys around here have been claiming he is "the answer" for our O-line problems. Why would anyone say that about the 180th player (34th offensive lineman) taken in the draft?
I could see if he was some project that could be much better next year. Say a gifted athlete that just dropped in the draft because he needs a year to add bulk, or some overweight guy who has dropped a lot of weight, or an injured player who needed to recover. But Hakeem is none of those things. He is just a guy that every team scouted and passed on for 5 rounds.
Agree feel like some fans overhype bottom of the roster guys every year because were so bad at a certain position that they think we might have a hidden gem hiding on the roster and that the coaches are dumb and can’t see there talent. Westerman, comes to mind. Like you said no ones saying you cant find good players in late rounds or undrafted guys but the odds lean towards them not panning numbers wise. We need to have realistic expectations for some guys. Fred Johnson is a good example. A 6’8 330 pound lineman who played at a big time program at Florida probably went undrafted because he’s not that good at football.
