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Originally Posted by Rain Man
These are very good points. I don't think anyone should brag about taking a Hall of Famer in the second round or later.
I guess you could brag about being even more of a genius and getting the guy cheap, but that's a pretty spurious argument. It's clear that no one knew the guy was as good as he was, or they all would have taken him as quickly as possible. Maybe you thought he could be good, but that's a whole different take on the story.
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These coaches don’t brag about where they drafted guys like Montana or Brady. They brag about developing them, seeing how their talent fits the scheme and then having the guts to give them a chance. Brady is probably a nobody without belichek. Who else gives him a chance? Again, with Montana, what a great a fit and the coaches recognized what everyone missed including themselves and developed him and gave him a shot. We did the same with tyreek hill. When we drafted him, all that was discussed was his beating his girlfriend while pregnant. Does Andy not get credit for developing him? Of course he should. These late round picks that are developed are a credit to the coaches and staff that saw their potential fit and developed them. We should brag on coaches the most for finding late round hall of fame talent. They saw a scheme fit and developed the talent.