I wonder why we hated Schmitz
I don't think we did...it sounds like everyone just loved Tippman more.
The scene going around the room “who’s your top guy” and everyone was on Tippman spoke volumes.
But all the this guy or that guy talk, I don’t think they ever did a JMS vs Tippman discussion. I think it’s pretty clear NFL guys didn’t value JMS as much as media/fans, and while we will never know if anybody would have taken Tip between us and the Giants, nobody took Tip until the late 50s. Which tells me, the concerns about his athleticism and subsequently his ceiling was very real in draft rooms.
It’s also possible JD had a RAS score floor for prospects and JMS didn’t meet the bar, so he wasn’t even in the discussion for us.