loqutis
Footballguy
I won't be drafting him. But this is the best point made about Shazier
No matter one's opinion on Shazier (which I hope we can agree is subjective), there is one FACT which can not be denied whether you have a tendency to wear blinders once you form your opinion or not...
Shazier is a relatively high 1st round pick and therefore a significant investment by the Steelers. If he does not eventually show promise and perform, like all players he will be expendable. But due to the Steelers' investment in him they will have every motivation to see him succeed, and he will be given a very long leash. Based on history you can conservatively expect that to be the first 4 years of his rookie contract at a minimum (even if he proves to be a bust). They would probably decline his 5th year option prior to year 4 of the contract, but he'd have 4 years to prove himself in a worst-case scenario.
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