re: Draft Prospect: Ezekiel Ansah

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And the list is twice as long of guys who came in and stunk up the joint or were just plain mediocre. Your expectations are precisely why most fans throw a hissy fit when Player X doesn't blow up in his first year

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I think this is pretty off base. Are you really telling me you don't expect a first round pick to come right in and start at a high level? That's pretty ludicrous. Like I said before, the first round is where you expect a star, 2nd and 3rd round starters, 4-7 round potential starters with mostly backups. Just because they don't alway fit that mold doesn't mean that's not what your expectations should be.
Just because some don't pan out doesn't mean your expectations of them should be any less.
And just by looking at the track record, most coaches and GMs disagree with you by the growing rate rookies are playing and excelling.