If fans are going to try to be fair about measuring the talent of NFL players, then what they ought to do is research their backgrounds and study a sufficient sample of their college game tapes.
NFL players do not get drafted or signed as a college free agent or make the team’s practice squad or better yet, the back end of an NFL roster by accident.
it’s often fascinating to try to discover what the team scouts saw in the player (and the person’s character) that gave the prospect a chance to try to make an NFL roster.