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He's the ultimate example of how a player can grow if given an opportunity.

You forgot to mention that Nink is the ultimate example, and a very rare example, of how a player can grow. A sample of one guy in 5 years or so is just that, a very rare example that comes along every 5 or 10 years.

The Pats need to chase common, not rare examples, by drafting well in R1 to R4.