Quote:Excellent points.


I will say that ultimately, what the player does in games is all that ultimately matters.


I think back to that classic Allen Iverson press conference where he states "We talkin' about practice." Aside from being good for a chuckle, I think it is instructive. I have no doubt there are plenty of players who go all out in practice and contribute nothing during games. I'm also sure thee are talented players who have occasionally loafed during practice who excelled in games (Lawrence Taylor). Guess who the fans and coaches want on their teams more.

Exactly, its all about results.


Think its worth noting the contrast between different fanbases beliefs and expectations of player development.


For instance , if you look at the perennially good teams like the Steelers, Bengals, Patriots etc etc you'll see the fans of those teams have far more patience and belief in player development than the likes of us for many reasons.


Those teams are good and obviously pick later in the draft so the player drafted doesn't even NEED to be good off the bat and the fans have faith in trust in their proven coaching staff to develop these players well. Even if they don't turn out well, they have faith the franchise will do well.


With us on the other hand , those early first round guys like Fowler or Bortles NEED to be good players in order for us to finally win games. After years of busts and failure we are completely used to players busting and being stuck in this rut.


Whether its fair or unfair we have had little faith to trust in player development so when things don't look good from the off we tend to write them off early. We have had a remarkable amount of 1st round busts in the last while after all.

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