Shallow analysis really messes things up. Not until I read this article did I realize that Texas AM wide receiver Damion Ratley caught 17 passes for 387 yards in his last five games as a Senior.
All I'd heard about him before was about his lack of production in college. He was labelled strictly a deep threat, and I echoed that tripe myself.
Garbage in, garbage out.
Well, I stand corrected: This guy now looks like a steal. His earlier production (or lack thereof) means a lot less than his last five games, during which he became a key/core player for his team, and was as productive as any wide receiver in this draft class.
This is called "trending up". Ratley cited "lack of trust", rather than his own ability, as the main reason he wasn't targeted so often earlier, but the reasons don't matter.
Ratley does need to pack more muscle on his skinny frame, so he probably won't jump right into the starting mix at wide receiver, but his chances of sticking around are really good.
22 yards per catch.
I just read one of the most ignorant articles ever written:
The fool who wrote this found the notion of Josh Gordon counseling Antonio Gallaway "idiotic", and expected everybody to agree with him.
Gordon has been sober for over 20 months, but this guy goes back and documents his whole history with substance abuse...
He cites all this as reasons why Gordon should not counsel Callaway!
Obviously, as AA will tell you, the more similar a sponsor's history is to that of a new member, the better. Gordon is just about the best sponsor for Callaway on Earth.
But that's just AA---what do they know? Or all those psychologists? Or Tim Montgomery? Or all those people with three digit IQs?
For several years, it's been great fun to make fun of the Browns. If you didn't join in, you were uncool.
But now, the real experts are impressed by the Browns offseason moves, and the talent they've amassed. Ed McCaffery even picked them to come in second in the North, and win at least eight games.
But some people didn't get the memo. This article was just another attempt to be "cool" by pointing out something idiotic they are doing.
This is the guy who, when everybody is having great fun picking on a nerd for big teeth, glasses, voice, etc., says "Haha an I boinked your mother last night haha".
Everybody just stares at him, and walks away shaking their heads.
That's what this article was.
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