Steve Jobs is remembered to today as a tech pioneer who brought forth many innovations that have improved everyday life (or made a lot of nifty distractions?) and gave us tools that have changed how we interact the world. Yet, he was a college drop out who also got his tech start by hacking into land lines to make free long distance calls.
Youthful Exuberance in the NFL among rookie players tends to showcase not only great potential, but early mistakes. Yet, mistakes are not why these players are selected. It is what they may become that draws us to them.