DT Development

[papabear]

I feel like last year gave us a pretty good idea of what Travis Johnson is. I'm not saying he can't continue to improve, but he's close to what he's going to be IMO. I see him as an average player...good rotation guy, borderline starter type. You hope for more from a first round pick, but in reality that's not all that bad. There are many other more monumental ways to fail with a first round guy. Travis was an unpopular draft pick who had some struggles early. Some fans made up their mind on him then, and nothing short of consecutive pro-bowls would change their minds.

that was my only problem with the Okoye pick...and it wasn't really a problem as much as I knew it was something that was going to annoy me down the road. Everyone talked about patience with a rookie DT, especially one as young as he was...and then threw it out the window after a season and a half.

I've always said that I think DT takes the longest for a player to develop and it's nice to see someone actually try and back it up.