I was on the Barwin bandwagon, myself. But even then, we all recognized that he was a project and no sure thing. But he fit a core need with rare measurables and had some explosive game tape. In some ways, he reminds me now of Bruce Irvin-- a crazy high energy one-gap pass rusher. Seems clear that BB was not interested. I still don't know why. Maybe Barwin is an *******. Maybe it was a scheme thing. Some day, his biographer should ask the question, in a candid moment.
Anyway, Barwin was that year's Shae McClellin, who we all have to admit may or may not be great. In past years, Bobby Carpenter played the super-binkie role, too... no one seems to care that Bobby's on the roster now after disappointing years in Dallas and Detroit. And Vernon Gholston, who we're all so pleased turned into a mega-bust for the Jets, was a fan favorite on this board before he started racing up draft boards. It's not like we have a crystal ball either.
One thing all the Tavon Wilson haters have to own to: if he turns out to be as good as Ron Zook says he is, and that BB clearly believes too... you all need to own up to being so damn self-righteous about BB blowing the 2nd round. (After finding Vollmer, Chung, Spikes and Gronkowski, you'd think he'd have earned some respect.) Anyway, looking at the balance of the roster, there's a good chance Wilson will start as a rookie, so we may have a pretty early read on his game play.