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SweetT said

Very very true, but we’ve had great success finding some UDFA diamonds in the rough. Sometimes players just get overlooked for whatever reasons. That doesn’t mean that all of the UDFAs can’t crack a roster spot or bc they don’t belong. A chip on a shoulder can do wonders for a player’s work ethic and desire to excel. I mean, Pittman vs PT is a huge example of that. Heck, Callaway and Harty kept our receiving core afloat. Harty made a Pro Bowl as a rookie. Lance Moore literally had to work his tail off to carve out role for himself and ended up playing 10 years in the league. The list goes on and on for us.

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And that is very true too. I am not rooting against these players. In fact I am rooting for all of them to make the team just because they have something to prove. Undrafted are never guaranteed a roster spot. Their odds are against them. As a fan looking in, we can be amazed at finding something in a store so great and valuable for way less. But in the past I used to get so excited and can't wait for these undrafted rookies to get on the field. Watching their highlights and convincing myself we got some gems or rookie undrafted player of the year or camp beast would get me pumped. However I don't want to see another Chase Thomas or Sentavious Jones disappointment. Those two players were some of the players I was very high on and didn't make the team. Since then, I brush off looking at highlights and videos of rookies as much. Occasionally I might look at videos to see what is all the fuss about. But I am staying on the "wait till training camp and preseason" camp. Hopefully a lot of them will surprise us and make it hard to cut them.