2023 NFL Draft Thread

[OrangeAfroMan]

Walker was the third string back in 1980 in the first game.  He didn't look like much in practice I'm told.  Dooley called him a "big stiff fullback".

Imagine if the first 2 guys did well initially. 
No Bill Bates play. 
No, "my God, he ran right through two men!......My God, a freshman!"
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So to bring all of this back to Emmitt, these guys carrying the ball an inordinate number of times in their 3-4 college years were bigger dudes....HW was physically bigger and faster than the guys trying to tackle him.  Ron Dayne (4-year carries record) was obviously a bowling ball. 
Emmitt wasn't.  Wasn't faster than any DBs.  Not bigger than any LBs.  And he still ran the ball 4,400 times. 

[OrangeAfroMan]

Getting back on track with the 2023 NFL Draft, here's a question: 
With you team drafting in the top 10, how many of you would want them to take Richardson?  

[FearlessF]

nope

[Mdot21]

Getting back on track with the 2023 NFL Draft, here's a question:
With you team drafting in the top 10, how many of you would want them to take Richardson? 

hell to the no. I wouldn't touch Richardson until the 5th or 6th round. If that.

Lions have the 6th and 18th picks in the 1st round of the draft. The ONLY QBs they should pull the trigger on at either pick is CJ Stroud or Bryce Young- if either fall to them by some miracle. Which they won't so it's a moot point. CJ Stroud is one of the most gifted effortless pure passers of the football I've ever seen. Bryce Young just has those leadership and intangibles and is a magician in the pocket- despite his small size- and his arm strength is better than you think- he doesn't have a cannon and he's not hyper accurate like Stroud but he's got NFL arm strength and he's pretty darn accurate. 

[OrangeAfroMan]

I'll never understand why he left early.  

[FearlessF]

maybe you will when he's selected in the 1st round

[Mdot21]

I'll never understand why he left early. 

Lots of players think they are better than they actually are. Could be that and he thinks he’s going to be #1 overall. Or he could just hate school and want a crack at going pro and making money in the NFL. 

Dude is a freak athlete and he’s massive. Someone is going to draft him way higher than they should.

[Cincydawg]

I'd leave early if I had a realistic chance of going Day One.  (If you want a degree, you can always go back later.)  I'd guess someone will take a flyer on him early, and maybe he works out down the road somewhere.

[Mdot21]

I'd leave early if I had a realistic chance of going Day One.  (If you want a degree, you can always go back later.)  I'd guess someone will take a flyer on him early, and maybe he works out down the road somewhere.

I think guys who will be 1st or 2nd rd picks should leave early. Football players have a short shelf life. Freak injuries can happen at any time and end your career in that sport. Take the 1st/2nd rd money and run if you can, go back finish the degree later.

[Cincydawg]

The salaries for the second-round draft picks range from $1,579,416 to $952,995. Third-round pick salaries range from $899,198 to $818,073. The day two selections in the second and third round will all receive four-year contracts.

Even a 3rd rounder gets nearly a mil for four years.  Why pass that up to stay in college?  Who might stay instead of going out?

In theory, a 3rd round QB might improve over his final year enough to be a first day pick.  Now we're talking $13 million at the bottom end, up to over $40.  So, I think IF you think another year will boost your draft status, it makes sense to stay.

[FearlessF]

many of these guys aren't good at "school"
of course a high percentage of those guys won't be good at managing on their own as an NFL rookie either

[Cincydawg]

Sure, they aren't there to play school.  It's really a math problem and they'd all be getting advice (one hopes), so even the dimmest bulb should be able to understand the equations.  They can stay and take 12 hours of classes selected for football players and make C- or whatever, it's only for the fall quarter/semester.

[Cincydawg]

Jalen Carter had this decision last year and stayed.  He was positioned to be the first pick in the draft until he looked bad on pro day (over weight and tired).  He'll still go first round I think, but he may have last year anyway, not sure.

[Mdot21]

Jalen Carter had this decision last year and stayed.  He was positioned to be the first pick in the draft until he looked bad on pro day (over weight and tired).  He'll still go first round I think, but he may have last year anyway, not sure.

I pray to god he free falls to the Lions at 18.