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At the risk of offending you as a physicist, I'm going to call this situation "Schrodinger's Coach", which means that Miezan is simultaneously a future star and a bust.

Not only am I not offended, I like it. It sort of fits here, though its really Schroedinger's linebacker.
We have a lack of information - pretending that lack of information is bad news (or good) isn't helpful.
[The Schrodinger cat gedanken is a statement about the limitations of information in quantum mechanics.]

The issue I was trying to address is sometimes we simply don't know anything about a player's development, but that doesn't mean the coaches' don't know anything and isn't necessarily bad news either.

I would prefer the situation where the coaches felt the player was ready from a technique perspective, than the observed situation.

Well, I would prefer the situation where the coaches know the player is a star and he is performing as one.

However, I'd probably prefer the situation where the the player is a physical stud and still learning technique after barely playing football than a player whose technique is down to a T but simply doesn't have the athletic ability to perform. [Though I tend to cheer for the latter guy - it's more like me.]

[CTcard]

At the risk of offending you as a physicist, I'm going to call this situation "Schrodinger's Coach", which means that Miezan is simultaneously a future star and a bust.

Not only am I not offended, I like it. It sort of fits here, though its really Schroedinger's linebacker.
We have a lack of information - pretending that lack of information is bad news (or good) isn't helpful.
[The Schrodinger cat gedanken is a statement about the limitations of information in quantum mechanics.]

The issue I was trying to address is sometimes we simply don't know anything about a player's development, but that doesn't mean the coaches' don't know anything and isn't necessarily bad news either.

I would prefer the situation where the coaches felt the player was ready from a technique perspective, than the observed situation.

Well, I would prefer the situation where the coaches know the player is a star and he is performing as one.

However, I'd probably prefer the situation where the the player is a physical stud and still learning technique after barely playing football than a player whose technique is down to a T but simply doesn't have the athletic ability to perform. [Though I tend to cheer for the latter guy - it's more like me.]