Part of the reason my expectations for Rugby League convert Jarryd Hayne were relatively low is the fact that ... well, football is hard, guys. It's really, really hard and seeing a transplant come in and understand the game so quickly was unexpected, regardless of natural talent and ability. Fortunately for Hayne, his exact position in his previous sport translates pretty well to the things the San Francisco 49ers want to ask of him.
The other player making a transition, Lawrence Okoye, doesn't have that luxury. Okoye was basically starting from absolutely nothing, and while a guy who starts from nothing doesn't usually have an NFL coaching staff to get him up to speed, knowing full well that he wasn't going to do anything at all last season while simultaneously seeing his fan base on Niners Nation get kind of out of control gave me my doubts.