Because he could be even better?
I don’t think I’d equate playing players out of position with improving their strength and conditioning from an amateur to a professional level. It’s a slightly odd idea that, coming out of a few years at uni into 3 premiership games, he’ll already be at his phyiscal peak and the coaches shouldn’t try to improve him for fear of ruining him
No sure, but I think it's just the idea that he's got great natural talent as a "stop me if you can" player that we hope that turning him into a gym-bunny protein monster won't ruin.
Smith looks like someone's inflated his body but forgot his head.