The “IT FACTOR”. The great Howie Long said it best, comparing it to what a Supreme Court Judge said about pornography. “I can’t tell you what it is, but I know it when I see it.” And so it is true with professional sports.
Of all the sports, football may be the hardest to judge talent.
Many positions involve simply hitting, blocking and pounding play after play, game after game, season after season, until the body breaks down and the player simply cannot perform to an acceptable level. These players are harshly judged by their failures, but not given proper credit for their successes.