@lufins-dad said in Dumbos:
@jolly said in Dumbos:
Oh, you can be an idiot and play ball. Pretty well, if you have innate athletic ability.
But the guys who make it to the pros, even though they may not be rocket scientists, cannot be brain dead. All they know may be football, but it's going to be in-depth knowledge, at least everything pertaining to their position.
There are plenty of QB’s that make it to the pros but are dumb as stumps. A few get by on their athletic prowess for a year or two, but the game catches up to them.
To me, the bigger problem is the smart player that needs a couple years to mature as a backup, but the fan base loses interest if it’s not immediate… Bud Dupree is a perfect example. So is Mason Rudolph…
Remember Dupree well. A lot of the Saints fans really wanted him in that draft. Instead, we got Stephone Anthony.
Now, Anthony is a great example of a player with great physical talent, but lack of intelligence. He simply cannot read offensive formations fast enough to use his keys, especially with motion invokved.
