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I honestly believe that had it not been for three years of film study and coaching from Mike McCarthy, Rodgers wouldn't have had nearly the success. On the converse, Smith hasn't had the benefit of excellent coaching, year after year, until Harbaugh. And then Harbaugh dumped him. The debate in 2004 wasn't even a debate: Two out of Three have won Super Bowls and Rivers is far from done. |
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Success is NEVER a certainty. The college game is different from the pros. There is always that transition factor involved that A LOT of prospects struggle with. The consensus cannot determine how prospects will adjust from the college to NFL game. Unfortunately, some guys don't make it because they struggle with the transition aspect of things. Then there is always player development. What if the player drafted is a well polished prospect but then is thrown into an environment surrounded by horrible coaching and poor team management? For some prospects that is a determining factor of whether or not they will succeed or fail. |
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01-07-2013, 10:41 PM | #411 | |
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He and his staff debated Manning and Leaf until the last minute, and Poilan still worried that he didn't make the right choice.
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There were many psychologists who interviewed Leaf that felt he was capable of imploding at any moment. |
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01-07-2013, 10:49 PM | #414 | |
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Bobby Beathard hired a psychologist to follow up on those interviews, and that psychologist told Beathard that he would not draft Leaf in any round. Beathard obviously ignored the recommendation.
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I mean, who trades away a first round pick to draft Mikhael Ricks in the second, just after selecting Leaf? |
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01-07-2013, 11:09 PM | #417 |
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01-07-2013, 11:24 PM | #419 |
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They went back and forth on it for months, but by the end Polian knew he was taking Manning. But for a pick like that you should be thorough. Leaf was probably right with Peyton at first but messed it up. He missed his interview with the Colts at the combine. Manning showed up and grilled Polian for two hours about what offense they wanted to run. Then at their workouts, Leaf was out of shape. The scouts liked Leaf. The coaches... Mora, Tom Moore, Arians, etc. all liked Peyton.
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01-07-2013, 11:46 PM | #420 |
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That's what his MMPI said about him and then I saw an interview with Mora years later and he stated their decision came down to the MMPI psych test results.
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