Quote:Aaron Curry was consider safe/sure thing, which is different from cant miss, Luck, Adrian Peterson and Calvin Johnson were cant miss

 

But your right different people have different takes

 

  What you mentioned is a good example of different takes,  which of course is fine.   The way I view the Aaron Curry situation,  the perception was barring the injury factor,  it was in essence considered a lock that Curry would have a very good career.   While there were debates on how high Curry's upside was,  his floor was considered very high.   I was shocked at how his NFL career turned out. 

 

  There were some concerns with Adrian Peterson because of his injury history with Oklahoma and his ordinary performance in the epic Bowl Game against Boise St. when he was coming off a knee injury.

 

  While I had a high degree of confidence Calvin Johnson would have a great career,   there were some that had some doubts because Matt Millen drafted him after Charles Rogers and Mike Williams turned out to be busts and Millen's overall track record. 

 

  I don't recall anyone thinking Andrew Luck wouldn't pan out.   But there were some that wondered what his upside was. 

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