It's always fun to be ahead of the curve.
Anytime you can call a player's rise to stardom, and then watch it happen in real time, I highly suggest doing so; not often do you get the opportunity to be smug about things that are so relatively pointless.
Packers fans know this well with Edgerrin Cooper.
Cooper, who was one of the best players on Green Bay's defense during his rookie season last year, still found a way to fly under the radar for much of the year, only finishing sixth in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting.