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Declaring For The 2014 NFL Draft

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alexhortdog95 said:
He's probably tired of getting crap from Kelly and the Domers. They've blamed him for everything since he's been there.
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Sarcasm? :lol: Most fans have made Tommy Rees the scapegoat for any struggles ND has had, not GA III, despite the fact Rees has been mostly there to play janitor to ND's QB screw ups: Golson's academic boo-boo, Golson's struggles learning the offense (Understandable for a freshman), Crist's struggles on the field, and Crist's weak knees.
 
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ulukinatme said:
GA III also got busted for breaking rules at a team meal before the bowl game, he ended up getting suspended for the game. He also voiced his displeasure about the punishment on Twitter, but quickly removed the Tweet. I'm sure some of that helped push GA III to try his luck with the draft.
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When Brian Kelly tells you to get your elbows off the table, you get your damned elbows off the table, George.
 
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Fungo Squiggly said:
When Brian Kelly tells you to get your elbows off the table, you get your damned elbows off the table, George.
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It was almost that ridiculous. Something about George tweeting or using social media during the team meal is what got him in trouble. GA III responded on twitter that he was suspended for the bowl as a result of that, and it's something he's done during every game last season. The Tweet was removed, but my guess is that there was more to it than what George was saying. Seems a bit silly to miss a game just for using social media during a meal.
 
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Tide’s Sunseri one of record 98 players declaring for draft
The 98 players granted special eligibility by the NFL is a record, shattering and/or obliterating the old mark of 73 set just last year. That standard broke the record of 65 set the year before that. In 2004, just 43 players with eligibility remaining left school early.

For the second consecutive year, LSU led all schools with seven early entrants. In 2013, the Tigers saw 10 players leave early. Sunseri gave the Tide five players leaving early, the same number as USC and one-win Cal (?). Florida, Florida State, Notre Dame and South Carolina each saw four players take the early jump into the NFL.

2014 marks the sixth consecutive year that the number of early entrants has increased.

The number could have actually topped the century mark as four players who have left school early but have already graduated were not included in the NFL’s official count: Southern California defensive back Dion Bailey, Arizona State linebacker Carl Bradford, Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and Alabama linebacker Adrian Hubbard.

Entire article (with entire list): http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsport...one-of-record-98-players-declaring-for-draft/
 
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Interesting comments about the quarterbacks:

Perhaps the 2014 draft won't be as top-heavy with quarterbacks as many once expected. According to three general managers who have a serious interest in what happens with the quarterbacks, passers such as Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater, Derek Carr and Johnny Manziel may not end up going as quickly as many draftniks have suggested. And the most damning analysis came Tuesday morning when one of them said: "This group is reminding me a lot of the first round in 2011, except there's no Cam Newton." ... There are concerns about Bortles' accuracy, Bridgewater's lack of size and quiet personality, Carr's pocket presence and Manziel's personality. Or as one GM put it: "I'm telling you right now, don't be surprised if those guys start to fall."


Entire article: http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFL-GM-2014-QB-class-not-as-good-as-some-think.html
 
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The new CBA changed how the draft is at the top since it's a structured payout with much more realistic payouts.

In the past, if you had the #1 pick you a lot of times had to take a QB or DE, the premium paid positions, since the #1 pick was going to demand it. Now that is no longer the case so you see other positions getting more attention early on, like last year there were 2 OG's taken in the Top 10.

That said, I still think 2 QB's go in the Top 10 simply because of the need, and I'd expect those to be Teddy and Manziel. I see Bortles as more of a smokescreen used by other teams, and who knows, it'll probably work on the Browns and make them use some of their picks to move up again :(
 
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kujirakira said:
Don't worry, the Browns will take Manziel at 4.
I say don't worry... b/c we all know it'll be a massacre for the next 3 years if/when that happens.
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Playing, I assume, for new Browns head coach Derek Zoolander.

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Nutriaitch said:
this is another painful year for LSU with who is leaving.

losing a pair of 1,000yd WR.
a 1,400yd RB
2 DL, 2 OL.

this is on top of a 3,000 yd passer graduating.
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Four players have left the LSU football program, the school confirmed Wednesday. Offensive lineman Derek Edinburgh Jr., linebacker Lorenzo Phillips and defensive backs Jerqwinick Sandolph and Derrick Raymond all decided to leave the football program for a variety of reasons, and two have already enrolled in other programs for the 2014 season.
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All four players were a part of LSU’s Class of 2012. The Baton Rouge Advocate notes LSU has lost six players from that recruiting class with these latest losses.

Entire article: http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/01/22/lsu-confirms-four-players-leave-program/

Seven left early for the draft and 6 are already gone from their 2012 class.

Just sayin': If there was a competition for quick turnover of players on a college football team, LSU would be the NCAA Division 1A National Champion.
 
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Dan Rooney urges college football players to stay in school

A record number of underclassmen are declaring early for the NFL Draft this year, and a good number of those players will not be drafted by an NFL team. Some may not even receive a contract offer after the draft wraps up. Dan Rooney, chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers, penned a column suggesting college football’s star players resist the urge to enter the NFL Draft before completing their college eligibility. Some of Rooney’s comments are debatable, but considering Rooney’s respect level in the NFL, it is an interesting point of view expressed.

Rooney suggests that players are receiving four-year scholarships that pay for their entire college experience, which of course has been argued to be a blatant lie on a number of levels. Rooney also suggests that many NFL teams do not want players leaving early, although if that were truly the case would they not tend to stray away from the underclassmen? NFL teams will pluck the top juniors if they will help their team win, but Rooney is likely directing his comments to those underclassmen that hope to be drafted in the late rounds.

According to Rooney, the NFL Player’s Association has conducted a study that suggests players who play their full four years in college go on to have longer careers in the NFL. That is actually a pretty interesting point. Why is that? Rooney explains.

“Because those men are more prepared to be professional players, both on and off the field,” Rooney says. ”This is why the players union has always supported college players staying in school.”

Rooney may have his own league to blame in part for enticing more and more underclassmen to get in to the NFL. Or perhaps the agents are to blame. The way contracts escalate in the NFL, it is a financial incentive to get in to the league earlier and start making more money at an earlier age, as opposed to sticking around another year (or two) in the college game and fall behind in the payment structure of the league. Rooney challenges that idea as well and suggests the NFL has the best interests of the younger players in mind.

“College players should not be encouraged to make decisions contrary to their long-term interests by people who are motivated by a desire for short-term, and often illusory, gains,” Rooney says. “We will continue to work with colleges, the Players Association and others to encourage young men to stay in school. If they make it into the NFL, they have a better opportunity to enjoy long and productive careers and continue to live well for many years after their playing days turn into memories.”

Read the entire article: http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinio...ars-stay-in-school-b99218145z1-249079371.html
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Rooney suggests that players are receiving four-year scholarships that pay for their entire college experience, which of course has been argued to be a blatant lie on a number of levels.
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How is that? Scholarship players get full tuition, books/materials, lab fees, meals, housing (either in dorms or a stipend to live off-campus), tutoring, nutritionists, etc.
 
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