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Post by Sonny Werblin on May 4, 2015 11:13:17 GMT -5
For him to fall out of the first round, there must be some real serious questions about his off the field activities that we are not privy to.
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Post by TheMo on May 4, 2015 14:00:19 GMT -5
Either all these teams know more about the investigation than is being let on or there is some kind of collusion in effect here in which the teams agreed not to draft him. If not, and with the low likelihood that a 7th round pick makes the team, let alone contributes at some point in his career, how could no team risk a 7th round pick and draft this kid? If he's a bad guy and becomes a person of interest in the investigation, you drop him and you've lost the value of a 7th round pick. If not, you have first round value for a seventh round pick. It's risk management 101. What am I missing here? He said that if drafter he would wait to reenter the 2016 NFL draft. The only way he could do this was if he was drafted in the 2015 draft in some round. Was somewhat of a Catch-22. If you don't draft him you have to fight other teams when he is a UDFA (he won't be able to enter the 2016 draft). If you draft him in the 7th, he reenters the draft where he can be drafted by any team in any round. Therefore it made no sense to draft him in any round since he would use that as an avenue to try out the process again.
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Post by jcappy on May 4, 2015 15:22:01 GMT -5
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Post by TheMo on May 4, 2015 16:07:04 GMT -5
I would put the full court press on this guy. He has the POTENTIAL to be a Damien Woody player (LG/RG/RT). I am pretty high on him and think he could even play LT at the next level. But regardless of that ability, he will definitely thrive at guard and RT.
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Post by jcappy on May 4, 2015 16:09:43 GMT -5
I would put the full court press on this guy. He has the POTENTIAL to be a Damien Woody player (LG/RG/RT). I am pretty high on him and think he could even play LT at the next level. But regardless of that ability, he will definitely thrive at guard and RT. Literally every team is gonna go after him for how cheap he'll be. He's going to have complete free reign to choose...can only hope we made a good impression somewhere along the line.
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Post by TheMo on May 4, 2015 16:19:59 GMT -5
I would put the full court press on this guy. He has the POTENTIAL to be a Damien Woody player (LG/RG/RT). I am pretty high on him and think he could even play LT at the next level. But regardless of that ability, he will definitely thrive at guard and RT. Literally every team is gonna go after him for how cheap he'll be. He's going to have complete free reign to choose...can only hope we made a good impression somewhere along the line. Never underestimate how important it is to some of these guys when a coach or GM personally goes to see them. It shows a higher level of interest than just a call. I remember an article talking about how the Seahawks really make an active effort to recruit UDFAs by explaining how they have had previous success and how their program will be better for these guys than just taking another team. Really had a streamlined approach, which if I were a UDFA would be a positive.
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Post by DowNY on May 4, 2015 18:03:09 GMT -5
Our luck, he'll go play for the Patriots or Bills with Rex.
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Post by Lithfan on May 4, 2015 20:19:01 GMT -5
From an LSU beat writer & New Orleans Sports Anchor:
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Post by TheMo on May 4, 2015 23:42:03 GMT -5
From an LSU beat writer & New Orleans Sports Anchor: little bummed out that Mac isn't making a play on this guy. We need help on the line and this would be huge steal.
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Post by vicmill on May 5, 2015 14:45:17 GMT -5
From an LSU beat writer & New Orleans Sports Anchor: little bummed out that Mac isn't making a play on this guy. We need help on the line and this would be huge steal. Hard to believe that every team in the league isn't pursuing this kid. He's a first round talent that you can for peanuts. Unless they think he's more involved in this murder than it appears.
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Post by MDL JET on May 5, 2015 14:57:44 GMT -5
Literally every team is gonna go after him for how cheap he'll be. He's going to have complete free reign to choose...can only hope we made a good impression somewhere along the line. Never underestimate how important it is to some of these guys when a coach or GM personally goes to see them. It shows a higher level of interest than just a call. I remember an article talking about how the Seahawks really make an active effort to recruit UDFAs by explaining how they have had previous success and how their program will be better for these guys than just taking another team. Really had a streamlined approach, which if I were a UDFA would be a positive. static.nfl.com/static/content/photo/2014/05/06/0ap2000000347146.pdfHere's the brochure they send out. Pretty impressive layout.
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Post by Lithfan on May 6, 2015 20:00:56 GMT -5
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Post by Lithfan on May 6, 2015 21:26:10 GMT -5
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Post by Hollywood Nosebleed on May 6, 2015 21:37:16 GMT -5
That would be so unfair if Dallas got him. Their OL is already the best in the league. Current Emmitt Smith would lead the league in rushing behind that line.
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Post by jetstream23 on May 7, 2015 0:03:25 GMT -5
I'm still not sure why we didn't use a 7th on him. You could write a contract contingent on his availability to play and make a clawback provision for any bonus he would have received.
That fact that NOT ONE TEAM took a flyer on this guy kinda smacks of collusion amongst the League and teams, right? It's almost like they all agreed not to touch him in the Draft.
From a risk/reward standpoint it makes zero sense not to use a pick on the guy at the very end of the Draft.
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