To be fair, player development is usually accredited to the position coach, not normally the head coach. But for discussion sake:


McCray gets the biggest nod in developing as a player considering his draft position and level of play. If you don't like Allen Robinson as an example what about Lee? He started slow and some of that could be contributed to injuries during camp but he was our best WR during the last 6 weeks when Robinson went down. JT Thomas last year developed over the course of the season as well. I guess you could make the case for guys like DRob, Chris Smith, and Ryan Davis as examples while we're at it. Does Telvin Smith count as he spent the start of the season on the bench and playing special teams?


We can also take a look at cast off veterans who played at a pretty high level after coming here too. Marks, Ball, and Branch considering he was on the roster bubble prior to the new regime.

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