Was he the guy we'd hoped for, and many expected? Probably not. Were there varying degrees of responsibility for that, some, but not all, of which were on Simms? Absolutely.
Your 3* comment is fucking stupid. Below is a link of the top 3 star QBs, via 247, from the 2022 class. The 3 stars start at #19. It's recent enough that most of these guys would/could have played football if they'd been developed worth a shit. Tell me which of these guys has a career as good as Simms?
https://247sports.com/season/2022-football/recruitrankings/?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool&Position=QB
*edit* Here's the list, thanks ChatGPT, spoilered:
I'll fucking wait. I only recognized 4 names in that list, maybe, but by all means please tell me which of these guys mirrors the career of Chris Sims. Much less how his career would equal the "average" of all those shitbirds. I can do this for 2021 if you like too.
You're right. Sports message boards are subjective. It was Laguna who insisted that, OBJECTIVELY, simms had an underwhelming career.