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Originally Posted by hooskins
I think you can. The way you are wording it, makes it seem like teams draft to make history. Teams draft to win, and the only way to figure out who to draft is based on college performance and potential.
I think you underplaying CJ skill and potential. He is fast, big, and smart. Receivers that are strong, big and skilled as him do not come around much. And yes Quinn has the potential of being an amazing QB too.
The point is you have to judge a player based on college and potential. If they are one of the best players to come in years(based on those predictions) then you have to draft them. What else can you use to judge a player?
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Well you certainly can't use hype.
Johnson is big and fast, but in the NFL, that simply isn't going to seperate him from his competition. Everyone is big, everyone is fast. You have to be smart to seperate from your competition consistently.
Is Johnson a smart, wily receiver who can give himself an edge over any opponent? Maybe he is. But we don't know that for sure. All we know from the draft process is that he's big, strong, fast, and can jump, just like every other player he will be going up against.
I don't believe that theres anyway that Johnson will just take over this league physically. The average player in the NFL today is a physical beast. Having elite physical tools no longer makes a player special. Therefore, in my estimation, there is no reason to expect Johnson to be special.
He should be expected to be good, because thats what he was in college, very good. But how much is a very good WR worth when you already have two very good recievers? Certainly not a first round pick.