02-29-2016, 06:00 PM
(02-29-2016, 03:21 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I never disputed his "football smarts". The coaches have always given him credit for making sure our defense was in position. And people tend to discount how much that helps a defense.
It is still staggering to think that we got such an exceptional player as an undrafted free agent.
His mediocre play during his junior season was the beginning of the fall. He was very reckless on the field during his entire time at ASU, but his play made people brush it off. Eventually his attitude wore on the coaches and they didn't really have his back. He just did his own thing in 2011 on the field. I remember him committing penalty after penalty against Oregon that year.
Then he proceeded to bomb the combine in every facet. Teams most likely didn't want to invest a high pick and risk getting a headcase. There's no telling if teams called him late in the draft. Players who have gone undrafted have talked about getting calls in the 6th and 7th round and saying they'd rather go undrafted. It's seldom, but it does happen (Priest Holmes did this).
Seeing as how we heard about Marvin being in contact with him from the beginning, it's not surprising that he chose us.
You can always trust an dishonest man to be dishonest. Honestly, it's the honest ones you have to look out for.
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