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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
3) Health. The Trey Smith scenario.
As for Wiley - I think you got it exactly right in that the vast majority of 'steals' are simply a guy who fits the scheme and gets coached into it.
In the end, draft 'steals' are almost always health risks that work out or scheme fit guys. There are very few times that one team (and fewer times that some asshole with a Podcast) simply identifies a talent on the 3rd day that every single other team in the NFL missed through several rounds.
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Same could even be said for the draft steal that Chiefsplanet and Chiefs fans in general love to obsess about
: DK Metcalf.
He's been awesome for the Seahawks, but the critiques that caused him to drop (stiffness, inability to run most routes effectively) are legit. He's just been in a situation where it hasn't mattered, and his ability to be dynamic on slants, posts, and flys has shined.