Empoleon8771
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Tbf, he's got plenty of recent examples of younger players giving him palpitations to reinforces his biases right now and it's not like there's a bunch of rookie performances like Frazier's. Kid looked instantly borderline elite, which maybe isn't a surprise given how much college experience he has.
I'm going to curb my enthusiasm over Frazier until we see how NFL coaches respond to him, and his lack of elite quickness and short arms, but dear gods is that boy going to cause problems for anyone he gets his hands on. A dude who can ragdoll Grady Jarrett on his debut is a dude indeed. Probably the best rookie debut I've seen in my time seriously following the Steelers.
Yeah this is a big reason why I think he should be more aggressive with Fautanu as well, he also has a lot of experience similar to Frazier. I understand his hesitation with Jones since Jones was a very raw prospect, but I think Fautanu is closer to Frazier than he is Jones in terms of readiness.
But yeah, putting anyone expectations to match Frazier's week 1 performance is setting them up for failure. That being said, it seems like their IOL is set up amazingly well going forward.