You get frustrated with him. With every dropped pass, you curse louder than the day the Raiders drafted him seventh overall. Six games into his rookie season, you’re already sizing him up for that dreaded “bust” tag.
Yes, he should have more than two catches for 36 yards and two reverse runs for 19 yards. But that’s not all on him. Your anger is misplaced.
Instead, you might feel sorry for him. You should also admire him, to a degree.
It’s not Darrius Heyward-Bey’s fault he was picked too high in the draft and could have been taken by the Raiders much later, at a much cheaper cost, and packaged with another draft pick in a trade.
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