04-13-2016, 02:18 PM
(04-12-2016, 10:21 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: I will try to explain what you call an "obsession" with Braxton Miller, although I would hardly call interest in the second round and obsession.
Braxton Miller is a phenomenal athlete. Phenomenal. I saw him play HS ball as a TRUE FRESHMAN and he put up something like 40 points against a Centerville team that gave up an average of 7 points a game. He is just so elusive in open space. He may be raw as an athlete, but I think of guys like Clay Matthews that showed up at USC at 165lbs. And then he goes on to be a huge force in the NFL. JJ Watt was a walk on. Now he is the most dominant player in the NFL on defense. Those guys were "raw". They weren't 5 star recruits (and Miller would not have been as a WR). But they have that skill set that set them apart. They are unique. I don't mean just the 40 speed, or the vertical jump. Its what they can do on a field with pads on.
Miller is also the kind of "student of the game", high-character guy that I want on my team. From the people I have spoken to that attended the Senior Bowl, they said that he was flat-out amazing doing things that he had just learned.
It isn't where he is right now. It is where he could end up. I know people will throw Margus Hunt and others at me and say things like "potential is what gets coaches fired", but I think a talent like Miller at the very least is a SIGNIFICANT upgrade over a player like Sanu. If he continues to develop, he is the next Antonio Brown.
Imagine THAT across the field from AJ Green.
Cool, nice post. Made me understand the obsession a bit better, reps.
