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Originally Posted by BossChief
The injury concerns were a huge factor. No question. It's why I knew I could wait till the comp 5th round to take him in the CP mock (for Atlanta, to learn from Tony G first hand)
I showed over and over though, how his injuries were flukes of broken bones and how those type of injuries dont cause lingering issues. Once a bone is healed, it's as strong as ever...sometimes bones heal to be stronger than before.
I am obviously a big Hawkeye fan.
No question.
I honestly don't think it has taken from my objectivity, though.
In the 2010 draft, I was high on Angerer and Moeaki and bother were "re-drafted" by rich gosslein as first rounders.
Fact is, the only Hawkeye player I have been real far off on my evaluation of how he transitions to the NFL (and about what round he will go in) in all my time on message boards was Mitch King.
That kid could have been a stud if he would have kept his nose clean.
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It seems pointless to revisit this debate now, but the concern wasn't that he would reinjure prvious injuries, but that he had a history of being brittle.
Some people just can't seem to stay healthy for vorious reasons, and his seemed to be brittleness.
It may turn out that was simply bad luck, but until he gets through more than one season relatively unscathed, it remains a concern.