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If I'm an NFL GM
Posted on 12/31/23 at 9:50 am
Posted on 12/31/23 at 9:50 am
I wouldn't draft any player who opts out on his team.
Why? Because leadership and loyalty are just as important as talent and ability.
That tells me a lot about a player and it's absolutely zero surprise that Joe Milton opted out.
Thank the heavens. Anyone who opts out is not a VFL as far as I'm concerned though. That includes Jalen Wright and Jabari Small. Both are beasts but give me me a roster of guys who are willing to truly give their all to Tennessee.
That's how championship teams are built.
Do you know why Bama and UGA are so successful? They built a team with a culture of players who want to win and be the best by all means possible.
Yeah the stockpile of NFL talent helps as well. But look at Aggies. Talent doesn't matter if your culture sucks and half your elite talent is apathetic about your team and school winning anything of substance.
I noticed Kirby is bringing in these overlooked talented white kids who have not only have talent but an incredible desire to win. Guys like that are very important to a good lockeroom. Milroe at Bama has that mindset as well I've noticed. These are the real gem of players that you want.
That mixed with elite 5 and 4 star talent is what makes them so successful imo. Very few UGA opt outs last night i noticed.
Why? Because leadership and loyalty are just as important as talent and ability.
That tells me a lot about a player and it's absolutely zero surprise that Joe Milton opted out.
Thank the heavens. Anyone who opts out is not a VFL as far as I'm concerned though. That includes Jalen Wright and Jabari Small. Both are beasts but give me me a roster of guys who are willing to truly give their all to Tennessee.
That's how championship teams are built.
Do you know why Bama and UGA are so successful? They built a team with a culture of players who want to win and be the best by all means possible.
Yeah the stockpile of NFL talent helps as well. But look at Aggies. Talent doesn't matter if your culture sucks and half your elite talent is apathetic about your team and school winning anything of substance.
I noticed Kirby is bringing in these overlooked talented white kids who have not only have talent but an incredible desire to win. Guys like that are very important to a good lockeroom. Milroe at Bama has that mindset as well I've noticed. These are the real gem of players that you want.
That mixed with elite 5 and 4 star talent is what makes them so successful imo. Very few UGA opt outs last night i noticed.
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Posted on 12/31/23 at 9:53 am to BillsRodeo
They can’t do that. They have to draft on talent. But if two players are close, I’d definitely pick the kid that didn’t bail on his team.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 9:57 am to Mizzouligan
One good example is Peyton Manning. He turned down millions of guaranteed dollars offered by the NFL at the end of his junior year and returned for his senior year and went on to have one of the best NFL careers by any player ever. He's the ultimate VFL.
Now we are down to worrying about players not only skipping their junior and senior seasons, but not playing in their last game as well. Sad state of affairs.
Now we are down to worrying about players not only skipping their junior and senior seasons, but not playing in their last game as well. Sad state of affairs.
This post was edited on 12/31/23 at 9:58 am
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:01 am to BillsRodeo
I’d bet an open hand slap to the face that the NFL encourages some of the kids to opt out of the bowl games.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:02 am to BillsRodeo
So you wouldn't have drafted Ja'Marr Chase if he had fallen to your NFL team? Just one example out of many. They can't afford to think that way.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:02 am to BillsRodeo
If I were an NFL GM, I would want any player on my draft board to opt out of their bowl game. Would personally call them and ask them to.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:11 am to BillsRodeo
I RA'd this thread just to piss you off
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:12 am to Zanzibaw
That's fine but it's still up to the player. A team full of talented guys who would never opt out on their teammates trumps a team full of talented opt outs imo.
If a player opts out because his future GM put too much pressure on him i could understand that. But these guys who are volunteering themselves as opt outs.... those are the ones I'm talking about. Only the NFL and each specific player's team knows which are which.
If a player opts out because his future GM put too much pressure on him i could understand that. But these guys who are volunteering themselves as opt outs.... those are the ones I'm talking about. Only the NFL and each specific player's team knows which are which.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:14 am to BillsRodeo
Troll
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:20 am to BillsRodeo
I agree. I know it’s extremely difficult to do. But winning a Super Bowl is extremely difficult. And it’s very hard to find 53 paid professionals to care enough about winning. And I believe weeding them out this way could be a good way of finding this out
There’s no chance I believe fsu has 29 draft eligible players that opted out yesterday lol
There’s no chance I believe fsu has 29 draft eligible players that opted out yesterday lol
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:22 am to BillsRodeo
Go away alter. You promised.
Alters without honor
Alters without honor
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:25 am to BillsRodeo
Great idea OP. Problem is the NFL and NCAA support the idea of the inmates running the asylum. So that turns everything upside down.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:25 am to BillsRodeo
The NFL doesn't give a shite about opt outs. They care about talent, work ethic and staying out of trouble. Following your strategy would severely restrict their draft boards, at least in the first 2-3 rounds.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:26 am to BillsRodeo
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If I'm an NFL GM by BillsRodeoI wouldn't draft any player who opts out on his team.
Sounds good, doesn’t work. You fail to draft Christian McCaffrey or Micah Parsons because they opted out and that’s how you lose your job as a GM.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:31 am to BillsRodeo
This is pie in the sky thinking. Jamarr Chase and Micah Parsons opted out for an entire fricking season and were still the first players drafted at their positions
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:33 am to elposter
Chase opted out in August after seeing LSU's team practice LOL.
LSU is a culture of opt outs.
NFL teams won't take a player off their board because of it because talent rules, but if they're deciding between two similarly talented guys, I'll bet several factor it in.
LSU is a culture of opt outs.
NFL teams won't take a player off their board because of it because talent rules, but if they're deciding between two similarly talented guys, I'll bet several factor it in.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:53 am to BillsRodeo
An NFL team drafted Joe Mixon in the 2nd round after a video showed him knocking a girl out with a punch to her face and you think they'll pass on someone because they opt out of a meaningless bowl game 
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:57 am to BillsRodeo
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Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:58 am to Chad4Bama
quote:And was still the #1 wr.
Chase opted out in August after seeing LSU's team practice LOL.
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