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re: Barrett Jones Becomes the 20th Offensive Lineman Drafted
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:46 pm to DallasAg2011
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:46 pm to DallasAg2011
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Was this guy the most overrated player in College Football?
There will be plenty of QBs selected ahead of JFF.
College is different than the pros.
Deal with it.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:46 pm to DWag215
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Right, just not as impressive as the nineteen who went before him.
So you'd agree that Fisher was more impressive than Joeckel?
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:47 pm to DallasAg2011
he's better than Eric Fisher when he holds
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:47 pm to East Coast Band
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There will be plenty of QBs selected ahead of JFF.
College is different than the pros.
Deal with it.
What? Bridgewater will probably go before JFF, but that's probably it.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:50 pm to DWag215
Draft position has only a small part in how good a player is. Swope has yet to be drafted and Im sure he was a better Wr than most drafted before him.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:50 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
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The only real surprise is he's the third Center drafted
It's a surprise because the media grossly inflated his ability and with it our expectations.
That's the point of the thread.
He's a pretty good lineman who loves to hold--nothing more, nothing less.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:50 pm to BhamDore
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Draft position has only a small part in how good a player is.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:51 pm to BhamDore
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Draft position has only a small part in how good a player is. Swope has yet to be drafted and Im sure he was a better Wr than most drafted before him.
Swope has concerns though, like a half dozen concussions.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:51 pm to sarc
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So you'd agree that Fisher was more impressive than Joeckel?
Fisher was definitely a more impressive athlete.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:52 pm to DWag215
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:53 pm to wadewilson
So does every Bama player. Haven't you heard Saban wears his players down?
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:53 pm to DallasAg2011
They call holding in the NFL so he won't be nearly as effective.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:53 pm to BhamDore
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Draft position has only a small part in how good a player is. Swope has yet to be drafted and Im sure he was a better Wr than most drafted before him.
Don't know about "small part." The best players are generally taken earlier in the draft (shocking). Just about the only exceptions are players with injuries(Swope) or an addiction to heroin (TM7).
This post was edited on 4/27/13 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:54 pm to DWag215
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or an addiction to heroin (TM7).
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:55 pm to DWag215
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Just about the only exceptions are players with injuries(Swope)
Jones has a liz franc foot injury, so....
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:56 pm to DallasAg2011
Are you saying that the media liked a guy who could give them a decent soundbyte and interview? A guy who gave them good quotes for stories?
I am shocked at this thinking.
I am shocked at this thinking.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:57 pm to sarc
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So you'd agree that Fisher was more impressive than Joeckel?
I think it's debatable. I know many teams had Joeckel rated higher.
Reed is a peculiar guy when it comes to OL.
But even conceding Fisher > Joeckel, that has nothing to do with Barrett Jones, who's inferior to both.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:58 pm to DallasAg2011
I don't think he was overrated as a college player. He won the damn Outland and Rimmington. He was just considered to be already close to his ceiling, where as others might have been lesser players in college might have more untapped potential.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 1:01 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
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Jones has a liz franc foot injury, so....
Yeah, that's a 4 month recovery..
Not exactly in the same ballpark as six concussions, so...
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