[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

Guys, nobody thinks a healthy Josh Simmons is a bad pick. Nobody.

The question is whether he will EVER be the same player again, and the historical evidence is that it's really unlikely that he will be.

The folks against this pick were against it because it's so damned unlikely, but aren't rooting for him to fail. It's just a HUGE risk.

After sleeping on it, I'm a bit more philosophical about things. No risk it, no bisquit. I'm trusting Veach and Burkholder and I assume they have information that we don't.

If this works out, it's maybe the second best pick in the Andy Reid era. If it doesn't, well, it's not like we haven't had other first round disappointments.

In a vacuum, it doesn't seem like a risk worth taking; the chance of success is so low. But it's not a vacuum, it's an individual, and I'm trusting the doctors here.

Let's roll.

No Willie Gay references please...