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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
His platform season wasn't good.
And I do think there are SOME teams that would struggle with him. If you put him out there as a WR1 with a relatively inexperienced QB, you might get him trying to bully guys.
But there isn't a team/system/staff in all of football better situated to handle any issues he has. And as I said previously, those issues just aren't real 'character' issues as much as they are competitive issues. I don't mind 'em -- especially not in this environment.
I mean who the **** is he really gonna 'big time' in this organization? You think he's gonna go out there and show up Patrick ****ing Mahomes?
And as for the platform season - I just absolutely believe that was the staff and his QBs that were to blame. I watched every game (or 90% of them) in his college career and the traits NEVER changed. They were always there.
And if September of last year we were worried this guy was going to go top 5 to the ****ing Broncos. Because the traits were THAT obvious. Every last one of them were still there last season.
His coaches and QB just didn't use him like they should. They used him as a decoy and gadget because at some point they realized that the QB was mind-****ed. Then he got hurt and Drew Pyne was worse than you and I would've been.
So many people are saying "If Simmons is there, we have to take him because injury has pushed a talent we NEVER get a shot at this late in the draft if he's healthy..."
Well you know what? That exact logic applies to Burden. But it wasn't HIS injury that's pushed that top 10 talent down to us. It was Cooks. And it was a talent drain from Mizzou that I mentioned in the Mizzou thread that we just didn't really recognize at the time.
This IS the same top 10 talent he was. And his QBs injuries and team circumstances are pushing him down to us where he just shouldn't be.
I'd take him without blinking. I might take him over Harmon and even Nolen. I am that sold on the pure ability.
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But...if he were really that last year, wouldn't it be likely teams would be willing to go with what you're saying here and draft him there?
Or is it just as likely he's what he is now and woulda been overhyped last year?
I don't know, don't really have an opinion on it either way to be sure.