Mental toughness & Will: Warren Sapp questions Miles Garrett as #1 overall.

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(04-24-2017, 01:45 PM)depthchart Wrote: Warren Sapp questioned Myles Garrett's will and mental toughness yesterday saying he "disappears in games".
Sapp went on to say that he didn't think Garrett was as good as Courtney Brown who was selected 1st overall in the 2000 draft and disappointed with the Browns. Sapp says Garrett's value is driven by his measurables, (Big & Fast) but Sapp found him to be a "Lazy kid that makes 4 plays a game." Some are wondering if Solomon Thomas would be a better choice as the #1 overall due to having a perceived high intelligence and better character to avoid the pitfalls that having Big money could bring. Which of the two may be more likely to be a partier that puts in as little work as possible? Which one will push himself the hardest when exhausted during a game?

One can agree or disagree with Sapp here but he brings up a Critical part of Scouting.
Measuring the Will of a player.
Measuring his Heart and desire to be Great.
How well does he play when he is Exhausted during a game ?

Hopefully the Bengals are digging deep on this issue when determining which Free Agents to bring in and who to Draft.
We have all bantered around many names for the 1st Bengal pick.
Whoever it ends up being needs to be a player with Will and mental toughness because playing while Exhausted is a major part of the game.

Former NFL Linebacker Kevin Greene described the reason for his Hall of Fame caliber success this way: "My Will,  will Overcome your Will".

I for one just don't understand why Sapp just won't go away.  He beats on women, been a doper most of his life, hocked his superbowl ring or something to the effect, etc, etc, etc...  If I needed a pragmatic appraisal on anything I damn sure wouldn't put him in my inner circle - even if he was right.