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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
Heath Shuler statistics - pro-football-reference.com
Shuler was every bit as bad as you say, but even he did improve while in the NFL. He completed a pathetic 45% his rookie year, but then managed a Vick-esque 52% his sophomore year. Obviously he did not have the mental skill set to succeed at the NFL level, but he did learn on the same curve that all the other QBs of his era did. It just didn't matter in his case because he was so horrible.
Shuler was a bad NFL prospect anyway you slice it. But it can't be said that he couldn't get any better after age 22. He could and did improve beyond his rookie year, and then his career was cut short...because he still sucked.
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My point is that even though the stats did improve he was already broken mentally. Dosn't matter necessarily if it happens to an elite prospect or an undrafted free agent. Once your mind says I'm not confident anymore it's very hard to fight back. Not saying it doesn't happen. Shuler was broken and therefore was actually much much worse than where he was just before he came to that realization in the first place.