It really boggles the mind, especially when Bobby Carpenter was a 1st Rd pick to the Cowboys a couple years ago.

Not really that Connor was better than Puz that year, but yeah, the computing is def off. Thing about football, tho, at all levels, is that, for the most part, players see the field. Through his play, he’ll make a case clear enough to defeat whatever other politics are present, that the team needs him on the field.

As much as I hated most of what Jimmy Johnson was/is, he still spouted one of my alltime favorite quotes about playing time. I cite it all the time. At the Dolphins, he drafted Zach Thomas in the 5th round, even tho he already had 3time Pro Bowler Bryan Cox starting at middle linebacker. When a reporter, trying to rustle up some locker room dissent/drama, mentioned this predicament to the coach and asked how he was going to handle it, Johnson replied simply: ‘Zach’s better. He’ll start.’

...states below, basically shit happens. Some players drop in the draft, some go much earlier than expected. I think it basically comes down to the team that is “on the board” and how those “experts” rank players at the same position against eachother…matter of best guesses/opinions.

Last year in the Bills 1st preseason game, POZ did not start; he did start the 3rd or 4th series of “D” in the beginning of the 2nd quarter. Get this, of the first 11 plays he was on the field, he made “7” tackles!
He played very well in the preseason and practice and in the first 3 games (‘till the broken forearm). He was not the first LB picked (BEASON and the the guy from Ole Miss? went ahead of him). Beason is here in Carolina is tough. He’s their #1 LB. I cannot name the other LB’s between Beason and DC off hand, but they currently are ahead of him (@ this point, but I expect him to be starting shortly – ‘cause he is the man!)
POZ looks bigger than I have ever seen him before; I hope he speed is there. Connor just seems to have a nose for the ball and in time (more practice and preseason games) the staff will see for themselves (not on a college film).

JLaura; talk about hype and over-rating…I REALLY hope someone like Colasanti/Sales/Hull out plays him every game and have the stats that we can just simply point to this whole year.

What will the ‘pressers say/write when our backs/QB/O-line go right @ him…right PAST him this October? PLEASE POST THOSE PICKS OF HIM ON HIS BACK this year with AQ/Wis/Orny on top of him!

I think his prank phone call incident caused some teams to question his maturity. Poz was also an academic all american so he probably scored higher on the all-important wonderlic test they put a lot of weight on.

sounds right…kinda long time ago; plus he’s been “clean” as far back as I can recall…