Meachem and Usama Young

I would be more disappointed if Young and Meachem can't step up than if our first round pick rides the pine all year.

It's unfair to the rookies if you expect all of the first round guys to make an immediate impact and be a "star". They just came out of college, and a lot of them are seeing and learning schemes that they never had to play in, and it takes a special player to figure it all out in their first year.

It's the second and third year players that you should have high expectations for because they've had time to make the transition.

I'm not trying to flame anyone here because I don't think anyone has said anything outlandish, just pointing out why I'm not worried about what our first round pick does this year, and why I'm not terribly disappointed in Meachem last year. Like someone said above, we got spoiled in '06 when Bush, Colston, Evans, etc. lit it up. That doesn't happen every year.