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Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic
So, if Rice plays well, gatekeepers can say, See, I told you he was good.
And if Rice plays poorly, the gatekeepers can just say I expected too much, a second round receiver was never going to contribute his rookie year.
It's a nice little catch-22 they set up to make sure they can't be wrong.
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I quite like the pick, perfectly happy with it, and I'm not sure I'd use the term "gatekeepers" as people can say what they think here, they might just get hammered if people disagree.
But I think there's a germ of truth to the point that there's no real recognition of those calling bad picks getting it right. Some of it's fair enough i.e. they might need more time. But some of it is just pretending people are making claims they're not i.e. they are expert evaluators. We can always argue the toss about what "value" a player has or what "impact" should be expected from a R1, R2 pick etc, but sometimes a guy is a bum and a reach and people called it and got it right, even if they called it for the wrong reasons/analysis.
None of this imo relates to Rice, to be clear!