At number 3 the Chiefs should take a QB...

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Which proves my point.

Those two SHOULD be more NFL ready, yet will be afforded the excuses.

Thigpen came in, and was asked to run an offense he hadn't practiced and was installed in the middle of the year. And did rather well, all things considered. He made mistakes all young QB's are going to make.

I'm starting to think that the NFL should just eliminate any picks we have past the 4th round, as this fanbase refuses to think anything good can come from a late round pick.

If "afforded the excuses" means "shown more patience" then yes of course. Do you honestly think every player should be given the same opportunities?

My observation is that low draft choices who far-far exceed expectations start fast and keep improving steadily: Jarred Allen, Terrell Davis, Tom Brady. I don't know too many that take a long, slow painful development. For example, I'm not expecting Page to develop into a pro-bowler. He's a great 7th round pick, but we still need better play at safety, and I don't expect he'll improve much more than he has. He can be a contributer, and could fill in as a starter another year or so, but I'm not going to give him another 2 years to develop in hopes that some how he will become the player we need. But a fair number of 1st rounders need a few years of adjustment in to the NFL, and I'm very willing to give them that chance.

Would a few more late round guys develop if given the same opportunities as the early round picks? Sure. But the return on investment would be very low. You'd have to keep a ton of turds to find a few diamonds. No NFL team can afford to do that.