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Originally Posted by Chris Meck
Well, you just don't know in advance if a guy is going to be able to get it or not. If you could, no WR would ever bust and they'd all reach their physical potential. And Mecole Hardman would be putting up a thousand yards every year.
And some guys excel in certain systems but not so much in others.
Football is hard. The draft is hard.
We're going to be ok.
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But there is plenty you can scout about football IQ. It isn’t perfect but we can’t assume all of that is easy to learn. A lot of that is instinct and sometimes you have it or you don’t. We talk about drafting skyy for his route running but based on what? He ran an RPO offense and limited route tree against bad competition in college. We drafted him for the measurables (feet, hands) and hoped he’d develop instincts because he’s got great character. It’s kind of a unique situation because turns out the measurables aren’t overly impressive either.
But it points to a trend where we used to value athleticism or role over feel. And I’d like to think rashee is a pivot in a new direction where we value guys with football iq. I don’t think it’s a coincidence rice and ross are always open and on the same page with mahomes despite being our most inexperienced.