Leila Rahimi
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And that comment to her.
I just think so many times, whether it's football or anything else, because of free agents that you put a lot of hope into or a trade, for example, that you extend because of somebody you didn't acquire via draft.
that that person is not producing in a way you wanted because front offices don't always get it right.
And then now you've put a lot of pressure on the unknown.
When the unknown is a rookie, for example, who tore his ACL, and now you need that guy to produce in a way that maybe is outside the scope of his capability because you know what you're getting with the other guys.
who financially mean more to your team and therefore have more responsibility placed on them.
Well, and that's it.
So this is the mystery.
The mystery is that Shamar Turner now needs to be
Needs to be a world beater?
I think this is just what happens.
An NFL truth is you do need to hit on your draft picks.
But defensively, they took a lot of risks last year in their drafting.
I agree.
Third round.
Safely, they avoided the third round as a team last year, and I think that might have been the best for all parties.
Shemar Turner, Ozzie Trapillo, through no fault of his own, 56th overall pick.
That guy is supposed to be contributing.
And all of the offensive linemen who were picked ahead of him did prior to Ozzie getting the nod, finally, which happened because of injury.
And then, unfortunately, the patellar tendon injury is one where we have to take it very seriously.