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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bruce" data-source="post: 136054" data-attributes="member: 196">Hey, I really like Lynch and think he would be a great choice... ...BUT, consider the following:Priest Holmes was an undrafted free agent signing by the Baltimore Ravens in 1997. Baltimore made the tragic mistake of letting him become a cast off as he signed with the Chiefs and the rest is history.Remember there are as many 1st round RB busts (hailed as sure things like Lawrence Phillips Neb. (6th overall pick), Blair Thomas (2nd overall pick), Ki-Jana Carter, Curtis Enis (all from Penn State) as there are late round steals like Terrell Davis (196th pick overall) Jamal Anderson's (201st pick overall) Mike Bell (undrafted) -- these are just a few of many examples.Hell, Willie Parker did not even get on the field for Senior Day at North Carolina. Yet a Steeler scout remembered his high school career, you can bet that Pittsburgh has not regretted for a moment signing him after the draft and giving him a chance.What do Gates, now considered the best tight end in football, Kurt Warner, who merely became a two-time NFL Most Valuable Player and an MVP of the Super Bowl, Rod Smith, who's fourth on the career yards receiving list among active players all have in common??? Answer: All were UNDRAFTED.Never forget: the art of scouting is a never-ending pursuit</blockquote>

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