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That's not at all what they did. They took him hoping what they saw on tape would materialize quickly but knowing that it might take time, which it does for some players. The idea wasn't to get someone "serviceable" in a few years, but to get someone who could eventually be the type of 3-tech this defense needs. Hill was not a second-round pick based on what he accomplished at Central Florida but because of the explosiveness and power he showed at his size. It's a long way from Central Florida to the NFL, especially for a player who had some trouble on that level as far as getting where the coaches wanted him to be.
Maybe. But you don’t take a gamble on a late around talent in the second round. If you are going to gamble you gamble on a top player like (Jaylon —or even Gregory) in the second if you are going to gamble.
Hill wasn’t on the radar like Jaylon or even Gregory.