Gotta be careful with young players. If they're not ready, you could set them back by destroying their confidence. Look at Tork. One season at Toledo crushing the ball may have had him confident enough not to stand there and watch juicy pitches go by.
Yeah, I get it. The Lions are the worst run franchise in all of sports. They could win the next 5 Super Bowls and it's still their history. And we all know, you can't change history.