Matt Miller

We overcomplicate like what I do for a living is, okay, watch football, find the good players.

And then if you're watching the NFL, it's easy to slide them into those schemes.

And when I watched Loveland, I saw Sam Laporta.

And it's, I think, pretty much how he was used, especially down the stretch.

But both he and Luther Burton, they were my guys last year.

And I think...

I understand Ryan Poles is probably reading my mock drafts.

Thank you, Ryan.

I appreciate that.

But those were the two players that I wanted for this offense.

And we saw it.

It wasn't every week.

It wasn't great.

But I think we are way too quick to judge rookies in the NFL.

Obviously, look at the judgment around Caleb Williams and his rookie season and even the first part of this season.

We're way too quick to expect greatness from those guys.

When I'm evaluating rookies, I want a Thanksgiving on.

If you make an impact before Thanksgiving, that's just extra.

But it's really Thanksgiving the rest of the season.

That's when you start to get comfortable.