CowboyRoy
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That may be, but it was McClay and Richard who were defending the pick and giving the reasons that we made it over taking a safety, so I'm not willing to place all the blame (if there is blame to be placed) on Marinelli.
I do agree about return on investment, but after you get past the first round, every player has some kind of flaw (or they would be first-round picks) so you don't really know what your return on investment is going to be. I was hoping that he would be a quick study and give us the kind of 3-tech presence we need (the kind Irving was when his headcase antics didn't ruin a promising career).
I may have too much patience with young players based on seeing many take time to develop. I'm still holding out hope that Charlton will get his act straightened out, and saw the Houston preseason game as a possibility that that was happening. Him being inactive disappoints me far more than Hill.
All Richards did was toe the company line about needing the boys up front. Marinelli is the guy that claimed hill was the prototype for his defense.