When the Arizona Cardinals drafted Zaven Collins in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft they made some waves.
Not because of the pick, but because they then proclaimed Collins the man and that he would start from day one.
That he did, on paper and then the season played out.
Collins has since been demoted, seen his playing time dip and there are those starting to wonder if he is a bust?
The short answer is no, he is not.
The longer answer is that there is a long history of day one group of five players taking time to acclimate to the NFL, even more than the normal rookie curve and that those talking about Collins, the staff of RotB and myself included should have pumped the breaks a bit.