re: Gun to your head, you MUST go Offense at 11. Who do you pick?

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Or maybe it could be that intangibles really do matter, sometimes way more than measurables. 

Just a thought. 

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They have to both match up. Tez, while being super athletic, was always inconsistent under Ron Zook at Illinois. That inconsistency followed him to the NFL & it just didn't work out when you met up with athletes who are more gifted or just as gifted as you are. You have to put in the work in the weight room, film room & on the practice field otherwise you will fail as a player. It doesn't matter if you are physically gifted, you have to put in the work.

If you notice a lot of my post concerning draft prospects, I harp on character & work ethic. People overlook these two aspects in the draft process but it is a huge factor. Even Wilson's scouting report addressed character concerns.

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Has character flags and endurance has been questioned. However, Wilson's frame, straight-line speed, and upside will likely entice a franchise to select him on Day 2.

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The infatuation with combine measurables can be ridiculous at times because fans want to overlook character flaws yet they want to cry & whine when the team picks a player who turns out to be lazy or causes problems inside the lockeroom.

Back to the measurables vs intangibles for a bit. It's one of things that scares me to death about potentially drafting Taco Charlton. He was inconsistent as they come & struggled to see the field for 3 years at Michigan. Then suddenly he has a good senior season & solid combine so everyone starts to pencil him as a top 15 pick. I'm not feeling it & think he has bust written all over him.