I just hate hearing this every year. It's not true. A long time? Come on. You remember a guy named Barkley from only 2 years ago? Barkley is the best to ever come out of college. The production (rushing and pass catching), the size, the athleticism is all better than anyone. Gurley before that, probably Adrian Peterson before that, maybe Reggie Bush. Swift is absolutely close to the prospect that Barkley was, but come on. The stretched out "we've seen in a long time" is just annoying. Nobody, and I actually mean nobody, can measure up as a prospect to Barkley was.
Swift has size concerns, load management concerns, route running concerns. I love Swift as a prospect. Undisputed #1 for me.
Agree with the rest of your post though