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MLB Jaylon Smith is Working Hard
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Listening to Cowboys coaches over the last couple of years and the one quality you repeatedly hear attributed to the young man is his work ethic on display during his recovery. Make no mistake about it, Jaylon is still “in recovery.” Since Jerry Jones exalted in spending “only” second-round draft currency on the talented, but severely injured MLB in the 2016 NFL Draft Smith has been “working hard.” This entails an attention to detail few can fathom. The man is attentive in every rehab drill. Every one. Each and every day. Each week. Every month. All of them. His attitude remains upbeat and focused while his belief in his eventual recovery has never wavered since his horrific injury right before the draft of that year. To keep such a positive outlook for so long takes tremendous mental discipline. Impressive is an understatement.
For two solid years, Smith has persevered mentally while fully aware his physical abilities were nowhere near what they were before the incident. He has heard the echoes of “bust” in the press yet still managed to play a full 16 game schedule last season while working on 1.8 wheels. He has had to learn the NFL game at the same time he’s learning his new limitations. Then he has to challenge those limitations on a daily basis while still finding a way to be valuable in the scheme. He struggled, yet he never quit and he always improved.
You can’t help but be impressed about the player and more importantly, the man. And that’s the rub. Because the team spent a valuable second-round pick on Jaylon and Jerry Jones boasted of the “top-5 value” the Cowboys got with the selection he is judged thusly. Morris Claiborne’s evolution was stunted by this type of pressure as he struggled to come back from injury. Confidence is no small thing...
http://profootballtalkline.com/nfl/...115700/mlb-jaylon-smith-is-working-hard.html/
Listening to Cowboys coaches over the last couple of years and the one quality you repeatedly hear attributed to the young man is his work ethic on display during his recovery. Make no mistake about it, Jaylon is still “in recovery.” Since Jerry Jones exalted in spending “only” second-round draft currency on the talented, but severely injured MLB in the 2016 NFL Draft Smith has been “working hard.” This entails an attention to detail few can fathom. The man is attentive in every rehab drill. Every one. Each and every day. Each week. Every month. All of them. His attitude remains upbeat and focused while his belief in his eventual recovery has never wavered since his horrific injury right before the draft of that year. To keep such a positive outlook for so long takes tremendous mental discipline. Impressive is an understatement.
For two solid years, Smith has persevered mentally while fully aware his physical abilities were nowhere near what they were before the incident. He has heard the echoes of “bust” in the press yet still managed to play a full 16 game schedule last season while working on 1.8 wheels. He has had to learn the NFL game at the same time he’s learning his new limitations. Then he has to challenge those limitations on a daily basis while still finding a way to be valuable in the scheme. He struggled, yet he never quit and he always improved.
You can’t help but be impressed about the player and more importantly, the man. And that’s the rub. Because the team spent a valuable second-round pick on Jaylon and Jerry Jones boasted of the “top-5 value” the Cowboys got with the selection he is judged thusly. Morris Claiborne’s evolution was stunted by this type of pressure as he struggled to come back from injury. Confidence is no small thing...
