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I understand, but it's also partly cultural down here. A guy like Frierson is an example I keep hearing about - "he doesn't like to hit enough." I've even heard a family member of his say that jokingly about him. But, when push has now apparently come to shove, he's willing to play a hybrid LB role? [Future] money and opportunity talk. If the kids' mindsets were seeded differently from earlier, we'd see a difference.
Down here, if you're pretty good, even adults encourage future NFL DBs to stay at QB (or only play QB) or RB, etc. I get many of these guys are the best athletes and have to play QB for their team, as one example, but keep an eye toward the bigger picture? Maybe that's too much to ask. I don't know.
For example...Ice Harris youngest son. Dude watched his older bro play the EXACT role he did in high school and go to UM and make it to the league. Yet in his mind he was a qb and nothing else...yet ended up having to play WR at Tenn State to end his college career. Kid could have played cb from the gate and had a shot at nfl like older bro did.
Which is why even at the youth level i tell the kids or try them at all the spots because they will not play what they played in youth ball majority of the time in high school.