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Originally Posted by keg in kc
Absolutely none of that is relevant. You're getting caught up in minutia. The point is the drop, not why the drop happened.
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At this point in time, it is relevant. It just happened a few months ago. These guys haven't yet played a pre-season game, let alone, a regular season game.
The reason why players were passed over or taken where they were taken will matter until they've actually started and played in the league. Once they've proven they belong, they'll be rewarded. If they don't, they'll be cut.
But as of today, why a guy slipped or didn't slipped is relevant.
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Originally Posted by keg in kc
Time proved that the league was wrong to pass on Brees, for whatever reason (and I was wrong personally, about him; I never thought he would thrive in the NFL). And they may have been wrong about Smith as well. Or they may not. There's absolutely no way of knowing either way at this point.
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The draft is an educated guess. A guess based on research, behavior, performance on the field, work ethic and other intangibles. Given the recent success of other second round QB's (Dalton and Kaepernick), Smith may thrive in the NFL. But for whatever reason, NFL front offices didn't feel he was worthy of a first round pick.
At this point in time, that's all that matters is that Smith wasn't deemed worthy of a first round pick.