I am one of the few who unapologetically liked the pick. The circumstances were perfect for a RB to be taken quickly. Penny has never lacked talent - he's been oft-injured, and when available, he just never got the workload to develop into what he could be. You can't develop by getting 4 touches every other game. He is such a threat every time he gets the ball.
The bigger problem is people wanting him to fail, because they think it validates their criticisms of the front office drafting. No one seems to remember that, when Penny was drafted, Seattle had lost ALL of their RB's the previous season, making RW the leading rusher, thus making RB the position of most need. So they did the obvious thing; they drafted an All-American with their first pick - at the bottom of the first round. people also like to quietly lean into the facade that this was some top of the round pick - to make it look worse - but it wasn't.
No, people on here would rather have Penny fail, so they can stroke their own ego about 'how much more' they know about drafting than an NFL front office. They would rather root for Penny to fail, so they can validate their criticism, rather than root for Penny to succeed, in which case everyone wins. That's how some people's ego works - their ego is more important to them than the success of players and the team, as is evidenced by people already trying to downplay his game yesterday.
NO shame is embracing Penny's success. I hope he has a great career. But of course, that goes against the narrative on here that if Seattle had only picked Nick Chubb, he's be averaging 2000 a season, never get injured, and Seattle would be chasing another SB.
Some folks still have not come to terms with the fact every pick, every transaction is a RISK. They are the same people that complain when they lose at blackjack in Vegas. Guess what? It's a RISK.
