saw in Wilson, we didn't see it on the field. As a RB, he failed. As a returner, he had good results, but we didn't spend a #1 pick on a KR.
IF he never returns to football, a large contingent of BBIers will swear that he was a great pick cut short by injury and count him in the plus column for Reese.
I hope he returns and makes me a fool. I'm confident making me a fool is fairly easy, but him returning to football, not so much, and his returning to football and making me the fool, even less.
Actually, we did see glimpses of it his rookie year (as a RB) people just have selective memories and choose to remember one thing about David Wilson: fumbles.
Well he had a nice TD run against Cleveland in 2012
David E. Wilson @4stillRunning 54m
Dr love what he saw and I love what I heard not ideal because I love practice but SOUNDS LIKE DAVE WILL BE READY 22 ROCK WEEK1 FoSHO 👌#bless
The worst part of taking him over Glenn is that Glenn was very likely one of the couple guys they had tiered above Wilson that was still on the board when they picked Wilson (it was confirmed by multiple quality sources that DW wasn't the highest left player).
They basically had to have viewed RB as more of a need than OL at that point in time and that's pretty hard to swallow, given what the league is now and how the 2011 season unfolded.
So I'm not surprised he wasn't cleared. And I'm not worried yet. I'll start to be concerned if he's not cleared by training camp or the start of the preseason. I honestly feel even if he is cleared by then they wont let him have contact.
There's no reason to rush him into contact drills anyway.
Wilson off. It's human nature to look at a pick that may have been controversial and say - if only they had taken this guy, look at how he turned out. And, the frustration is understandable - we're in year 3 and still waiting for major contribution from a round 1 pick.
I am hopeful that with this new offense he can really tap into that explosiveness.
at the moment of drafting, but after tabbing Wilson, looking at his tape, watching him play for the giants when he did, I can't see how (in retrospect) you fault Reese for the decision to take Wilson. We didn't know he would have neck problems at all, let alone requiring fusion of vertebrae. He's a great kid and a world class athlete who runs like a cross between the Tasmanian Devil and the Road Runner.
The injury shit is mega misfortune, but you can't call that in advance (unlike say Andre Brown's propensity to injury which was littered throughout his college career.) I still like the Wilson pick and think this guy can shine for us in the new O once he gets healthy, (presuming he does.)
There's not one mention of the spinal stenosis in the MRI reports we have been given? Is that no longer an issue?
Arcs, in the 3rd round in 2011 Reese took Jerrel Jernigan over OT/OG Clint Boling out of Georgia. Boling became a starter in 2012 for the Bengals at OG (16/16) and continued to start at OG for them in 2013 (12/12) until undone by a knee injury in game 12. Boling is the type of guy (indeed a literal example since he was on the board for us) Reese has missed on looking for more "impact" type guys like Jernigan.
Hope he can resume his career, but if not, I just hope he's able to live a long & fruitful life.
As for those who say he didn't show much, I disagree. He showed flashes & he's still pretty green. I think he could become a very good player, but we may never know.
IF he never returns to football, a large contingent of BBIers will swear that he was a great pick cut short by injury and count him in the plus column for Reese.
I hope he returns and makes me a fool. I'm confident making me a fool is fairly easy, but him returning to football, not so much, and his returning to football and making me the fool, even less.
that, that's, that's about it.
David E. Wilson @4stillRunning 54m
Dr love what he saw and I love what I heard not ideal because I love practice but SOUNDS LIKE DAVE WILL BE READY 22 ROCK WEEK1 FoSHO 👌#bless
Dynamic athlete.
It's not like they took his height (5'10") and said "Come back in a month and maybe you'll be six feet tall."
There is little point to clear him now.
The worst part of taking him over Glenn is that Glenn was very likely one of the couple guys they had tiered above Wilson that was still on the board when they picked Wilson (it was confirmed by multiple quality sources that DW wasn't the highest left player).
They basically had to have viewed RB as more of a need than OL at that point in time and that's pretty hard to swallow, given what the league is now and how the 2011 season unfolded.
Giants doc Russell Warren says David Wilson has made "significant progress."
I am hopeful that with this new offense he can really tap into that explosiveness.
The injury shit is mega misfortune, but you can't call that in advance (unlike say Andre Brown's propensity to injury which was littered throughout his college career.) I still like the Wilson pick and think this guy can shine for us in the new O once he gets healthy, (presuming he does.)
There's not one mention of the spinal stenosis in the MRI reports we have been given? Is that no longer an issue?
Arcs, in the 3rd round in 2011 Reese took Jerrel Jernigan over OT/OG Clint Boling out of Georgia. Boling became a starter in 2012 for the Bengals at OG (16/16) and continued to start at OG for them in 2013 (12/12) until undone by a knee injury in game 12. Boling is the type of guy (indeed a literal example since he was on the board for us) Reese has missed on looking for more "impact" type guys like Jernigan.
As for those who say he didn't show much, I disagree. He showed flashes & he's still pretty green. I think he could become a very good player, but we may never know.