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Josey Will Enter Draft
Posted on 1/7/14 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 1/7/14 at 1:36 pm
Per Dave Matter on his twitter.
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Posted on 1/7/14 at 2:52 pm to Mizzou23
Heard it on the radio just now too. Was hanging onto hope he'd return but I wish him the absolute best. Hopefully he gets drafted and makes a team somewhere.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 3:09 pm to Mizzou23
Good luck to my all-time favorite Tiger! 
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:48 pm to Remote Controlled
Good luck !!! And send all of your children to Mizzou !!!!
Posted on 1/7/14 at 5:35 pm to reedus23
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Heard it on the radio just now too. Was hanging onto hope he'd return but I wish him the absolute best. Hopefully he gets drafted and makes a team somewhere.
Yeah, I was hoping there might be more reasons for him to stay than go, but I guess not.
Speaking strictly from my Tiger perspective, he was the one player I wanted on the field when the chips were down. You could replace Franklin with Mauk, interchange the WRs, interchange the defenders... but when the game was on the line, you always knew Henry Josey would come through.
His leadership and clutch performances was vitally needed for 2014 and will be desperately missed, but I don't blame him one bit for leaving. The shelf life for an RB is short and coming off of this great season, he's draft stock will never be higher. Hopefully he gets drafted and carves out a lengthy career himself in the NFL.
Nothing but the best for he and his family. And as they say, Thanks 4 The Memories.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 5:56 pm to Mizz-SEC
I think the "personality" of the team may be drastically different next year. Going from Franklin and Josey personalities leading the way to Mauk and DGB. Not saying good or bad, but I would guess it will be different.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 6:52 pm to reedus23
Posted on 1/7/14 at 6:57 pm to Mizzou23
His reasoning is a bit premature I think. If he can't survive 1 more season in College how the hell does he expect to survive in the NFL where knee injuries are sky rocketing?
Posted on 1/7/14 at 7:18 pm to reedus23
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I think the "personality" of the team may be drastically different next year. Going from Franklin and Josey personalities leading the way to Mauk and DGB. Not saying good or bad, but I would guess it will be different.
Without sounding too much like our long lost friend Sleeping Tiger, I think the leadership void is going to be too much to overcome in 2014. I never really considered Franklin a leader, but without Washington, Copeland, Wilson, Ealy, Gaines, Sam, etc. - and now Josey... It's just too much.
Mauk and DGB will be dynamite, but unless Mauk is another Manning or Farve, I fear for our chances to be serious contenders in the East. And do I hope I'm wrong on that. It just feels like 8-5 without Josey to lead the running back corps.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 7:40 pm to TigerCruise
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His reasoning is a bit premature I think. If he can't survive 1 more season in College how the hell does he expect to survive in the NFL where knee injuries are sky rocketing?
But he will have gotten paid by then and realized his dream of playing in the NFL. My concern is that he seems to be disregarding the advice he was given that he is projected to be a 4th round OR LATER pick meaning he may be later or not drafted at all but he seems to think he will improve his stock and will actually fall somewhere earlier than the 4th round.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 8:11 pm to TigerCruise
Give the guy a break.
He woke up every morning for over a year not knowing if he will ever play football again.
He's earned the right to chase his dream, drafted or undrafted.
He woke up every morning for over a year not knowing if he will ever play football again.
He's earned the right to chase his dream, drafted or undrafted.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 9:04 pm to Remote Controlled
No doubt man. If it were me I'd be gone and probably not with as much class. I just hope he's getting good advice and listening to it.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 9:22 pm to reedus23
Guy already had 4 years of college. Can't fault him for going. I think he makes a roster somewhere. He's a gamer and still showed this year he has a ton of speed. Hopefully he has a good career. One of my favorite Tigers.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 9:33 pm to reedus23
He's not going to get paid nearly has much as an undrafted FA versus coming back and playing a full year and showing he can stay healthy. Imagine if the guy rushed for anywhere close to what he was doing in 2011, he'd a big a 2nd round pick at the worst.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 10:44 pm to TigerCruise
Maybe. But he has good advisors and needed to make a decision.
I wish him luck.
I wish him luck.
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