Originally posted by 9erson3:
For some reason they like him. They believe in him.
So here's a tale:
A few years ago there was a cornerback who gave up almost 100% of passes thrown at him. He was slow, bit on basic moves, but he always showed up and kept trying his best. He could tackle but his cover skills were borderline horrible. Kyle wanted to cut him, but he was a good dude, and Kyle thought one day he would turn into a shut down corner. Let's call him Dontae and give him a common last name like Johnson. No one else saw what Kyle saw in Dontae, not even Dontae, and the Webzone was tormented for years at the loyalty Kyle showed him. I think it was a special teams tackle that ended his time with us. But he was Kyle's secret project.
Jake is the new Dontae, a different jaw line, paler complexion, more facial hair, but Kyle thinks maybe, just maybe Jake is going to prove everyone wrong. It will probably take a special teams injury to close the chapter on this story.