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Originally Posted by That Guy
when we drafted DT i was against it, cause 1 year wonders tend to show poorly in the nfl... and the reason is they come in without enough experience and get put in a situation where they won't get on the field much - so instead of a 2nd or 3rd year playing as many snaps as they feel like in college, they're riding the bench in the nfl.
he might be good, but he wasn't last year, and i'd be shocked if he has more than 400 yards this year, if that. maybe next year, maybe the year after, but that lost college time really tends to take a while to up to where he should be.
look at santana moss or cooley - both did their time at college and played a LOT, with great production over multiple seasons, and have been successful here.
DT could just be a delayed case, he has speed and quickness, but the lack of experience has shown in a lot of mental errors etc thusfar.
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That, and this game is just brutal on players with little college experience. It's not that they can't succeed, it's that they get almost no help in their development.
Look at Alex Smith. 16 starts at Utah, showed all of the mental abilities of an NFL quarterback, got drafted first overall, and was starting against us 5 weeks later.
In baseball, a college draftee who gets 500-600 PAs in the minors is "rushed". In football, a top 50 pick who isn't ready to contribute after a month of training camp and four preseason games has taken the first step towards being a bust.
You can draft guys with limited college experience, just don't do it high, or in place of a guy who can actually fill a hole.