something that annoyed me about last year and coming into this year was how people talked about the lack of talent in regards to the rookie wr’s (granted it should have never gotten to that point, i mean come on bill you have one of the best qb’s ever would it help to give him a little help) was that they never let them develop before they were declaring them as bad and all that nonsense, never mind the fact that manning’s weapons were acquired in the draft and had time to develop

Yeah it goes back to a point I make a lot that development of young guys during the offseason counts for nothing as far as the fan pundits are concerned. Your defense/offense stunk last year and you didn’t acquire a superstar in free agency or draft someone in the first round? Then you’re going to stink again.

In reality, it’s incredibly hard for all rookies in their first year, where they go from all the draft prep/hype into a new team and get immediately thrown into the fire. In year two, with a full offseason to digest the playbook, and an understanding what’s expected of them as professionals it’s easy to see how a lot of guys don’t scratch the surface of their potential until then.