(03-20-2022, 03:43 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(03-20-2022, 02:31 PM)Bullseye Wrote: Agreed completely.

On the other hand, is being critical always the result of being a negative nancy?  If TL was hyped as this generational talent, at what point can he be faulted for not reaching that level of play?

Even in the hyper-competitive QB race in the AFC, is there a point where TL can take legitimate blame for not ascending above the middle of the pack?

At no point would I fault Trevor or blame Trevor if he doesn't reach the level of hype that other people put on him.  The blame or fault in that case would lie with the people who overrated him.  Seriously, if a player is overrated, why blame the player?  That doesn't make any sense.

Unless the player engages in self promotion like Deion Sanders, I agree it makes no sense to blame him if things go wrong.  By the same token, perhaps he benefits from the hype if it leads to him being drafted higher than he would have otherwise been taken absent the hype, or he gets endorsement deals he would have gotten absent the hype.

Gotta take the good and the bad.

Rightly or wrongly, he's going to be held to a higher standard.

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