Awakened;5051646 said:
I have a feeling most people will say Warmack, because our OL is woeful. But I'm going to go with Richardson, because that dude is a beast and could be the stud of our new defense. If he's there, get an OL & safety in the second and third round.
If Richardson's character questions check out OK, then he would be the pick. He has the talent to be a top 10 and possibly top 5 pick, but he has some lingering character/mental-makeup questions that the media has not completely flushed out.
Character issues are the most difficult area for draftniks to evaluate because we don't get to interview the players and don't always the full story. Obvious things like failed drugs tests and suspensions are well known, but other mental-makeup questions are often not apparent to the media and fans/draftniks.
The Cowboys have had many draft failures due to poor mental-makeup with players that were never in trouble. Barbie Carpenter didn't like the physicality of the game, but had physical talent and didn't have off-the-field issues. Same for Jacob Rodgers. Robert Brewster didn't like football and Jason Williams couldn't mentally grasp the scheme.
TO is probably the ultimate example of a player with a poor mental-makeup that was not a criminal or drug user.