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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
You think Veach takes him if he only has a 13% chance to fully recover? They are expecting a full recovery this year st some point.
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He just did. Historical data on the injury in the NFL doesn't change just because Veach or because Burkholder.
Veach admitted that Burkholder cringed when he first heard what the injury was. That should be telling. Burkholder's opinion is that the recovery "looks like a best-case scenario," but that doesn't mean that those odds suddenly disappear. It doesn't mean with absolution that he will work out to be a great player. Veach just has to damn well hope it is that best-case scenario that plays out in the end.
Would it be masterful if that scenario does play out and they do end up with a phenomenal tackle at pick 32? Sure, that'd be amazing.
There is an insane amount of risk at play here, far more than you'd consider normal. It's actually much worse than when people were clamoring for guys with Achilles ruptures a couple of years back, and the data screamed not to do it. Coincidentally, neither of those players has lived up to their scouting grades because of those injuries.