get into the NFL because "he was a walk on and not a recruit", or as Reilly put it "he didn't even know how to put on pads so he doesn't count". Isn't the whole thing about putting guys in the NFL ALL about player development?

Yes it is, so Ziggy should be the biggest feather in the cap of any coach in the country. The guy started with less experience than 100% of all the other players in college and he became a #5 overall pick in just 3 years. "Imagine what we can do for you"