zipster9
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Some presume that a player who has been injured twice and has missed almost all of his first two seasons is much less likely to be a major contributor. These folks will feel that we are lucky if we get any contribution, and are hoping for him to be our #3 or #4 corner.
Others believe that experience doesn't matter and that players come back from injuries as strong as they were before the injuries. These folks consider Dowling as good a prospect as he was coming out of college, perhaps better since he showed some abilities in his first two preseasons.
Debating the issue doesn't seem to help. Both sides consider that other to be unreasonable.
I am of the first group. I think that it is exceedingly rare for a player to miss his first two seasons because of injuries and become a major contributor to the defense. Dowling's situation reminds me of a linebacker we once hoped would be a major contributor.
RasI had a history of injuries while playing in college. Not just 1 or 2 injuries, but many. That alone should ring the alarm bell. Yet, Patriots so-called "scouts" did not recognize this or ignored this. That's why I do not blame RasI, rather, blame the Patriots' awful secondary scouts. They should be fired, and replaced.