Post by mpbears68 on May 21, 2018 20:05:53 GMT -6
May 16, 2018 15:30:07 GMT -6 @soulman said:
Let's just call him a risky pick made by an inexperienced GM in his first draft and what I bold faced is why.
1) The pick was made based almost entirely on his upside and I believe that if Pace had that choice he would have drafted Amari Cooper and not White. His #2 ranking as a WR still doesn't justify the #7 overall pick for any player who lacked Whites lack of readiness. IMHO a greater need at WR drove the pick over players who were more NFL ready.
2) The same lack of confidence White displayed when he arrived at WVU was IMHO also in evidence once he reached the NFL and in addition to his injuries I believe that has haunted him and to a degree it still does. Contrast his demeanor and inability to learn the route tree with Miller confidence and we can very easily see another factor which separates them.
I'm not gonna debate a one year college career at WVU over four years as a walk on at Memphis. Both are considered excellent Div. I football programs and both have produced their share of NFL players.
White's injuries have obviously played a major role in our disappointment with him as fans but it also goes beyond that to his lack of progress adapting his enormous physical skills to the NFL. I will say that even if he had not been injured as frequently as he has been he still would be somewhat of a disappointment for a #7 overall pick. JMHO
It was an awful pick I'm sure Pace would love to have back (injuries notwithstanding).