In case you forgot: coaching matters. Yes, there’s always a slew of players who are who they will be and what they are is a wasted pick or a bust. And yes, that tends to be what happens more often than not, but there’s also those players that were picked by bad teams, subjected to a dysfunctional front office, and really not even given a chance to succeed no matter what their upside.
Which brings us to Sam Darnold and that praise that everyone is blowing out of proportion. Whether he’s the best thrower of the football the San Francisco 49ers have had (and hey, he might be) or if he won’t do anything besides play in a couple preseason games can be up to you to decide, but he’s got a shot to be with some competent coaching.