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The casual draft fans may have went scrambling for info, but the true hardcore draftniks knew about Quick.
Small school draft expert Josh Buchanan talked about his a bit that off season.
Here's another example:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-with-small-school-draft-expert-josh-buchanan
Basically, Quick being selected in round two wasn't a big surprise. But, Quick being selected at the top of the round and ahead of Jeffrey was a surprise though.
Either way that selection is like so many others at WR post-Holt, where the Rams have taken guys based on raw ability moreso than being a receiver, i.e. being able to run correct routes and actually catch the ball. Just like with Avery I am sure Quick will "get it" at some point, just not with this team.
What is dumb is that in today's NFL you can't afford to take 3-4 year projects high in the draft when the initial contract is so short. Teams need to consider how soon they will see return on their draft pick investment and THAT is an area where Snead/Fish have struggled. The second round in particular is where you gotta be careful IMO, since it's still high real estate but you lose that extra year on the contract.
If Fish/Snead could do it again it would be wise to limit the long-on-potential guys to the defensive side where the staff is up to snuff and have shown an ability to develop them. With the receivers, OL, TEs, etc stick to guys who have actual developed skills and who are ready to make an impact. Oh and btw I do think they learned that lesson a bit based on last year's draft... Gurley was very polished as a runner in a pro-style offense, and the OL they chose all had a lot of experience vice being purely physical freaks like GRob.