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If you want to get a chance to see how he played agains Texas, when some (Cosell and McShay) said he played great and gave his team a chance to win, but others (Kiper and Lombardi) say he blew the game.
Anywho, the game comes on at noon eastern time. So, like 30 minutes from now on ESPNU.
As much as people think they can glean from watching college films, I have to take it with a grain of salt.
I remember watching John Beck and thinking he was a gunslinger who was going to light it up and look how he turned out.
I'm sure I was drinking the kool-aid out of desperation but....
He was a 4 year starter who shattered all the school records that included alumni Jim McMahon and Steve Young. He was a shadow of his former self at BYU when he entered the NFL.
They never show "low-lights" only "highlights" but both, along with the plays in which he performed normally, combine to "equal" the player and his capabilities.
It always amuses me that whether an offensive tackle or a defensive back, when they show you the film of his college career for purposes of the draft or after a player is selected, they show you only the highlights.
But to judge accurately one would have to see a camera on him on every single play he played, which of course, never happened. However fans are shown the "highlights" and are puzzled why, when he begins to play as a pro, they don't see the same performance.
That's why. You're given a un-even impression of his abilities from the start.
ChyrenB Wrote:
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> In fact, this is true of everyone's "highlights."
>
> They never show "low-lights" only "highlights" but
> both, along with the plays in which he performed
> normally, combine to "equal" the player and his
> capabilities.
>
> It always amuses me that whether an offensive
> tackle or a defensive back, when they show you the
> film of his college career for purposes of the
> draft or after a player is selected, they show you
> only the highlights.
>
> But to judge accurately one would have to see a
> camera on him on every single play he played,
> which of course, never happened. However fans are
> shown the "highlights" and are puzzled why, when
> he begins to play as a pro, they don't see the
> same performance.
>
> That's why. You're given a un-even impression of
> his abilities from the start.
There are plenty of videos out there now that breakdown both the positive and negative plays.
I mainly watched the game to see the offense that we will be running. Man, I am excited. Just for the simple fact of the change in philosophy. The difference between and Sparano offense and Sherman offense is night and day.
He did come out on 3rd downs, but against the A&M offense, passes come at all times and he did make plays. I was surprised that he went so late on the draft after watching that game.
If it were just one game where he had a second half meltdown, we could write it off. But it was several games, all against quality competition.
Could RT succeed in the NFL? Maybe. But he won't be ready this year, and with more than one game like this on his resume, it's hard not to acknowledge using a top ten pick as risky.