Quote:No, no, everyone knew he was a great player from his first step on the field at mini-camp and Dave was a fool to trade the best player on the roster.


At least thats how they sell it now.

It definitely has to do with where they were drafted. If Joeckel had been drafted eighth overall rather than second overall I don't think people would be as hard on him. People would still be hard on him because it's a top ten pick but second overall is vastly different from eighth in terms of expectations. That's just the reality of the situation.


I'm willing to give Luke more time as it was only the first preseason game, but there is only so many horrific plays like the one Luke gave up Friday that can be tolerated before the team must look at alternative options. Remember that when Luke gives up plays like the one he did, he not only gets beat but endangers the teams franchise QB.

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