Joey Battle has had a fun career so far, but he is still far from being a contributor in Chicago. Now if we were to do a hypothetical and see if something in time would have helped, it would be an interesting exercise. Joey Battle started off hot for the Dallas Birddogs and easily maxed before going IA for 2 seasons. For the team like Chicago to have drafted Joey Battle this early, it was a big let down as he hasn't lived up to his billing and is now currently a situational linebacker playing clean up minutes for the team. He has 1 INT, 1 Sack and about 6 Tackles as the team has gone on a losing slump. Now would he have changed if he wasn't part of Dallas? Would he have changed if he wasn't drafted by Chicago? Unfortunately all signs point to no as he needed extra time in the minors to figure himself out. Had he been pulled up quicker it would have made him out longer and thus a bigger bust.
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