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Of course Brace's production was very disappointing last season, but didn't we kind of know at the time he was picked that he'd take a while to make the transition to our system? I don't know, it just seems kinda weird giving up on him after his first year in the system when he was thought of as a guy who'd have to convert to a new position in the first place.
Vince Wilfork himself is a good example of a player who took a while to fully grasp the system and start playing at a high level. Tedy Bruschi is another.
It's the Madden/fantasy football mentality taking over the sport. Chiefs fans are demanding 8 wins from that train wreck of a team in just year two of Pioli's tenure. The Broncos fans, even those who've supported McDaniels are screaming for the playoffs in his second year, even though it's clear that he's not finished rebuilding there. The Steelers fans will be screaming about losses even though Big Ben is on the sidelines for the start of the season. Quarterbacks are supposed to be awesome from game 1 now, so you can imagine how HOF worthy second round defensive tackles have to be regardless of whether or not they've ever played NT before.
Bottom line: people are idiots, and they often don't think before they speak/write/type.