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I'm aware that it is not the NT's job to record a lot of tackles but I'd still expect his numbers to be higher playing in C-USA and he was only named to second team in the conference. Somewhere I read in an article that his effort isn't always great and that he takes an abnormally high amount of plays off. He might turn out to be a great player but at this point I'm skeptical and I don't like to have doubts about our 1st round pick.
I think your concerns about Poe's effort and work ethic are well founded. From what I have read about him (and that's not a lot) he has all the tools to be an elite player. He doesn't always "play until the whistle" and is easy to take with out with a chop block. He needs to work on his technique.
His stats don't really concern me as much as his attitude does. Quite often good coaching can take a player with raw physical skills and develop them into great players, but there is no guarantee. It just depends on how much effort the player is willing to put in.
Maybe Poe is just bored playing in C-USA and will do what it takes to be great when he starts facing great opponents. Or maybe he will get lazy once he gets his big payday.
I think Poe has high potential and is a high risk. If you are a gambling man, you weigh the risk against the reward. So the question is, "does the potential reward outweigh the risk?" At #11 I'm not sure. In the mid twenties or so, yeah, I would probably pull the trigger.
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