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Tigercat · 04-28-2010, 09:45 AM

I suppose if you put in warning signs Akili Smith isn't the biggest bust. He wasn't any good until his senior year at Oregon (JR and Leaf had their big seasons as juniors at least, and decided to come out right away.) He rocketed to top 3 pick because of workout performances.

But Akili Smith's on field performance is just so, so much worse than any other top 3 pick QB you can put him up against. He was so bad he really should have never, ever seen the field even to gauge his talent level. It had to be clear in practice he would never make it.

04-28-2010, 09:45 AM	#11
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	I suppose if you put in warning signs Akili Smith isn't the biggest bust. He wasn't any good until his senior year at Oregon (JR and Leaf had their big seasons as juniors at least, and decided to come out right away.) He rocketed to top 3 pick because of workout performances. But Akili Smith's on field performance is just so, so much worse than any other top 3 pick QB you can put him up against. He was so bad he really should have never, ever seen the field even to gauge his talent level. It had to be clear in practice he would never make it.