Where is the hype for Devin Smith??

I find this to be misleading/not true. DGB is undoubtedly raw after not playing in 2015, and didn't leave missouri as a polished prospect. And while I hear your plight for the undue love H/W/S guys get, DGB had a far more developed route tree than Hill. One could even make argument that he did more 2 years ago at missouri, than Smith did route running posts and nines all day at Ohio. Now, i'm not dense enough to think that DGB is more refined than a guy who played 4 years in college, but painting DGB as a nothing but clay isn't fair.

have a look here;

subscribers.footballguys.com/apps/article.php?article=harmon_receptionperception_nfldraft_dorialgreen-beckham15

I don't think we'll see anything more than the 2 years Marshall has left on his contract. He'll be 33 years old, and unless he gets a bite from a superbowl ready team in the way that Andre did with IND, then i think he'll be moving to his broadcasting career. He's already been grooming himself for that, and 2 yeas in the NY media is a good medium to finish that process off. 

I didn't say he was like Hill, I just said he's closer to him than Smith is.

The artical you linked is a very in depth read, but I don't agree with the guy that DGB shows everything you want as a potential route runner. DGB is a flat out bad route runner.

There is a big difference between being asked to a lot of different routes and being poor at them, which is the case for DGB, and being asked to run minimal routes, which is the case for Smith. I don't believe Smith ran few routes because he was incapable of running them, the OSU offense just didn't call for them. I fully expect Smith to be a better route runner from Day 1 than DGB simply because Smith has shown the ability to put in work and focus on getting better, whereas DGB has shown the exact opposite.

I may be wrong about Beckham, but physical talent only goes so far.

The whole thing about DGB is you might have another Megatron on your hands or maybe a complete nutball headcase. His ceiling is through the roof just by watching his tape and what he has already accomplished at such a young age.

I could argue that he was the best WR prospect from the last five years hands down from a true overall talent prospective. He has all of the tools that you look for in a dominant #1 receiver. I don't think you can say that about Smith.

I do agree with you about Smiths route running because he possesses all of the skill you look for in a great route runner. He just doesn't have the ceiling of a DGB. I hope I'm completely wrong, and only time will tell, but I see a Mike Wallace in Smith. Not bad but when you pass on that guy that has the H/W/S ratio and can also play the receiver position that decision should be questioned.

I watched it and no they're not. They're alright, but that video was shit. The amount of content in it should have lasted 20 min tops.

100% of the players have "issues" whether it be on or off the field.  You just have to pick the ones you can live with.  My only question is if he pouted about not getting the ball at OSU what is he gonna do when he is facing better players with Geno Smith throwing the ball?  

I dont think people are comparing Smith and Hill as players.  Just the fact that we picked them with another still on the board that people liked.  Smith's production will get compared to DGBs.    

I think given the new mgmt and recent Hill experience for this team that risk aversion for the latter part of your assessment was too high. Risk adjusted, Big Mac likely had Smith rated higher. 

I say that trusting the analysis of yourself and Paradis and a lot of folks here who have been touting the guy - because on draft night, the panels on both the networks had football reservations about DGB, specifically that he played soft, was handled by smaller corners and was easy to push off of his routes.