(07-12-2018, 06:32 AM)JUNGLE CAT 2017 Wrote: Whole lot of nothing. The story certainly was thoughtless. Who knows how much damage it has done to the egos of our safeties? Oh, that's right. Nobody here cares because they work for the Gainesville Times Union and/or think it's cool to listen to a total dork like pucker-lips.

What did I miss here?

Damage to the egos of our safeties?!?  Are you kidding?

First off, these guys are seasoned veterans, who undoubtedly have seen enough in this game over the years to know their replacements are potentially always around the corner, if not behind them on the bench.  They know they are one injury or major mistake from being gone.  As it stands, they have to know they potentially won't be long for this team because they have some idea of the salary cap crunch to come, and if they lacked that awareness before, they had to have gained it after Harrison was drafted in the 3rd round this year.  

Furthermore, I think any fragility to their egos was likely ameliorated when they first entered the league as undrafted free agents.  There is a prestige to being drafted, even in a later round.  While being drafted lower than expected is undoubtedly disappointing for most players on some level, it is still better than not being drafted at all from a prestige standpoint.  That said, it speaks volumes to their abilities and resilience that both Church and Gipson were able to carve out successful NFL careers despite not being drafted out of college.  Successful players at this level like Gipson and Church thrive on competition.  I certainly don't think they will be discouraged one iota by the team exercising its due diligence about players in a supplemental draft, especially since the team did not exercise a draft choice in acquiring anyone in that talent pool.

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