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Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief
This argues maybe we should have taken more risk in these decisions. Skyy Moore was the safe pick over Pickens with his attitude, however we still got Cook. Skyy definitely disappointing but was considere the safe pick. Speaks had the talent, just not the will. We got Kahlen Sanders the next year, which is what they though Speaks would have been.
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Skyy was considered a safe pick by people who ignored quality of competition and route tree concerns. Pickens was, to me, a FAR safer pick because he ran exceptional routes and performed against real competition.
The point is that we seem to have some risk we care about and some we don't. Injury seems to be a risk we ought care a hell of a lot about.
Sure seems like we didn't. Is that a little bit of confidence born of the Smith pick? Maybe - but they sure cared about it then when they passed on him 5 times.