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Originally Posted by Daseal

Gman, TMC, and myself may be the conductors of the Rogers train. This kid is a player. Yes, he’s cocky in his interviews. It’s part of being a cornerback, if you get beat you have to get up and say you’ll get them next time. Overall, he didn’t play that bad. He had a few bad games, but then he had a few games where he played well. All I see on this site is people constantly complaining that we don’t build through the draft, yet we don’t want to let players develop. Lets remember that Rogers was only in his 2nd year. It takes a while for players to get playing to an NFL caliber, especially corners. So either sit there and be patient with players as they develop, or shut up about building through the draft and be happy trading picks for vets.

I think just about everyone is willing to give Carlos a chance to develop. Nobody's talking about trading him, releasing him, or dropping him on a deserted island left for dead.

You think he's a player. Fine. Most of us simply think he hasn't lived up to expectations. I'd say that's fair criticism for a guy selected so high.

Who knows, maybe he lights it up this year and proves all the doubters wrong. If I can speak for them, we hope you're right. But don't try to pin us down on some sort of inconsistency with building through the draft. The people who criticize Rogers aren't bitching because he wasn't a high-priced has-been. We think it's time for him to stop doing the victory dance when a receiver who has beaten him drops the ball, and maybe start catching a few interceptions here and there.

In other words, step the hell up and start playing like a #9 overall pick should play. Then there'll be more passengers on your Carlos Rogers train.