I stopped poo-pooing picks on Draft Day after Fredbeard proved me wrong.
You shouldn't feel that way.
Just because they hit doesn't mean your logic was flawed.
The best of the best miss on picks all the time so just because you missed on a guy doesn't mean much.
I am shocked with how Frederick turned out because he was so unathletic looking in college and had balance issues. Very heavy footed. I'm surprised he turned into the player he did.
Demarco Murray was another guy that surprised me because he was not a physical runner at all in college. They used to take him out on short yardage downs at Oklahoma but he gets in the Pro's and he's one of the most physical backs in football.
Even the Cowboys admitted that they didn't see this in college.
For me I think a lot of people don't do a good job at projecting what a guy can be and that is the case with Vander Esch. It stuck out like a sore thumb to me because of the size and how incredible he was in space.
He was productive, off the charts physically, and just scratching the surface of his potential. IT had boom pick written all over it.
LVE got knocked because he wasn't a thumper and he played at Boise State and I just didn't view those things as much of an issue.