Learning Curve

[Bengalzona]

(12-15-2017, 06:13 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Are we talking actual learning curve, or "living up to the hype" curve?  

The reason I bring up the hype?  I feel that a lot of really good ball players get their egos busted, and their confidence shot, by not being able to live up to expectations from all the hype.  Too many times a team drafts an immediate need in the 1st round, and the player is expected to instantly start, and dominate at his position.  When in reality, they likely need a couple years to develop into the same sort of dominating player they were in college.

As for toughest learning curve?  I would agree with you on QB, but would also like to add OT,C, and DBs as next ups.  In my mind, LB and RB have the shortest learning curve, as it's all pretty much instinct and athleticism at those positions.

The hype is a good point. And it definitely effects the learning curve because of the unrealistic expectations.

But on the show, I think they meant the actual learning curve. One of their points was (something we're all probably familiar with) that the college offense schemes don't prepare the O guys for what they will see in the NFL, with the exception of RB's who they thought had the lowest learning curve on offense. Not sure if I agree about RB's, though, because a lot of those guys come in still needing to learn to block effectively.

These guys thought that college DB's had the lowest curve on either side of the ball. But they agreed with you about the O-line being second to QB's on offense.