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Old 05-09-2024, 01:45 PM   #2975
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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz View Post
Wat? Honzek was anything but a "safe" pick. He was player who missed a lot of his draft year because he was injured. They were betting that he had untapped potential and he was flying under the radar. That is not looking like a good gamble so far because he again missed significant time with injuries and likely wasn't 100% even when he was playing. I get not liking the pick for reasons that are fair, but calling it a safe pick at the time is wrong. It was not the safe pick to be making. If anything, the other guys people are lamenting over would have been safer picks.
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