You're changing the goalposts a bit. No one said its impossible for a great player to be a great evaluator, just that its rare and the two disciplines aren't linked.
all that really matters is that Omar can make you a killer Rick Ross mix tape. NO QB TALK! EMBARGO! BLOCKED!
Compassion is your only defense against the likes of Omar Kelly..His stubbornness to not create another twitter account for his private life is laughably absurd.
I do not agree I am changing the goalposts. I am merely responding to what was asked. I do agree the two things aren't necessarily linked, and if it is rare, it is because great players seldom have an interest in working in player personnel depts after they retire. Being a top player in of itself does not make one incapable of talent evaluation. If you refer to post #23 by you, and #28 by me, that is what basically got this started. IMO, #56 by CK started to take things in another direction, from do Griese and Bradshaw understand the nuances of playing QB in the NFL better than the average person, my original opinion, to just because Terry played in the NFL does not mean he can evaluate talent better than someone who didn't. Which wasn't what I'd first said. Terry never entered the discussion until his intelligence was insulted in another post. You said: "Griese's take on our current situation means nothing. Great former QBs are inherently no better at talent evaluation than anyone else. Alcoholic ones are even less. I love what Griese brought to this team...hell I think they should always publicly toast when the last team loses their first game...but his opinion means nothing more than anyone else's". To which I said: "It depends if they want to be. If they want to take the time to study. There is no way a typical fan understands the nuances of playing QB better than someone who's done it at a high level for years. It just depends on whether that former QB wants to take the time to properly convey his knowledge to the more ignorant masses".
That may or may not be, I tend to lean towards the latter. I personnaly think he is full of himself, on a twitter ego trip. He hides behind this tough guy, gangsta/ghetto facade to mask his short comings as an idividual. Let's not forget the hip hop bible thumping as well. jmho, I could be wrong.
It appears you are in fact saying any former great player will be a better evaluator if the just devoted themselves to it. I'm saying there's a huge difference between evaluation skills and playing at a high level. That difference is so vast, a great player cannot just train himself to be a great evaluator.
