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I think it was assumed by letting Conklin walk and the history Kelly had. May not have been assumed he would take over day 1, but there had to be an assumption he would be taking over this year. Even if he gets picked in year one, he takes his lumps but hopefully improves Nate Davis style.Why is it assumed Wilson was supposed to be a starter this season?
I know the general logic is your first round picks should be ready to contribute day 1, but jrob drafted simmons knowing he couldn't contribute day 1. Different situations but obviously it's not the end of the world to jrob if his first round pick isn't on the field immediately.
Assuming Lewan and Kelly both stayed healthy all 16 games, I can't see Wilson touching the field, even if none of the covid/dui stuff happened.
Then take into consideration that rookie tackles, even very highly graded one's normally get abused their first season.
Maybe there was never a huge rush getting Wilson out there anyway?
Either way, it's way too early to write off the kid off, hopefully he has his head on straight now.
All said, very pleased with how the OL has played without him needing to see the field. He clearly needs some time to learn the NFL.
I think the Simmons situation was different too. He was drafted injured and it was known that it wouldn't be possible to play until at least week 8-9 his rookie season. We also still have Casey on the line until Simmons would be ready in year 2. He has performed better than I could have expected.