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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Not to single you out but I don't buy into this supposed "role".
Did you read Peter King's MMQB this week? There's a piece with Warren Sapp where Sapp unequivocally states that younger players do not listen to veterans. They blow them off, entirely. He saw it with the Bucs and the Raiders. He said Derrick Brooks has experienced the same thing.
Trent Green was pissed about the drafting of Brodie Croyle in 2006.
This whole "mentoring" thing is a figment of the imagination of the fans.
It just doesn't exist.
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It actually does exist, but it's about players who are receptive to it. Sapp DID in fact try to teach those guys but they didn't care. And guess what? They sucked. Tony G often cited Ted Popson as a guy that mentored him and helped him tremendously when he was drafted. Grunny said that he learned more from Mike Webster than any coach. Cris Carter most certainly mentored Randy Moss. It does in fact exist, and the vets are willing to help the young guys but it's actually more about the young guys than the vets. You have to have young guys who want to learn and get better.