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Asked about Mason Taylor and why some services had him low. Shea believes in bloodlines and some services did have him ranked higher than others

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No offense to Shea, but it’s a little tiring how people across recruiting services are so reluctant to talk about how the sausage is made and possibly show criticism for the industry. Taylor was a clear mis, what did not have to be a top 200 recruit? He had bloodlines, but that’s only a minor part that should have shown him as high floor high ceiling. He is/was physically gifted and was able to show it on the field. What makes him that different than Jake Johnson? Why do Johnson and Manning bloodlines come with huge attention while Taylor was an afterthought? I would like to hear some guys in the industry to actually give a real reasons and criticism why someone like Taylor can be such a whiff by the services, because right now it looks like the only reason for him being under the radar is incompetence.

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Spencer ware was a better athlete and package than this kid,

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Um, there were plenty that saw Spencer as a depth only because he wasn't that fast on pape. He was a tough instinctive runner that was often playing QB, far from a sure thing.

Charles Woodson would be the closest. Honey Badger made many, many more plays as a tackler, and Woodson was more of a ball hawk with INTs. But both impacted the game as a roving defender that was hard to account for.

Thomas looks like a different type of athlete than Marshall, although LSU could certainly use him in some similar ways as they've used Marshall. Athletically Thomas reminds me of Michael Clayton. Neither are elite level fast or explosive, but both play tough and are smooth in everything they do. Like Clayton, you'd want to give Thomas some chances in the open field, whereas Marshall is more of an outside fade and hook guy.

Same recruiting class as Leonard Fournette and Myles Garrett.

This year's schedule:

Monday, Dec. 2: Heisman Ballots are distributed to electors.
Monday, Dec. 9: Deadline for Heisman ballots to be submitted.
Monday Dec. 9: The 2019 Heisman finalists announced.
Saturday, Dec. 14: The ESPN televised announcement of the 2019 Heisman winner. (Private Event)
Sunday, Dec.15: The 85th Annual Heisman Dinner Gala.

That really is strange to hear, because the staff thought so highly of him as a true and redshirt freshman that they got him reps at FB to get him on the field.

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He predicted LSU to go 6-6 last year and to lose to Miami. He wasn't even close.

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He was also wrong in 2017. He picked LSU as the most overrated SEC team in 2017, picked to finish below A&M in spite of the fact that LSU had a long winning streak against them and the game was in BR that year. (Sallee isn't even smart enough to analyze schedules. Oh and in 2017 A&M would go on to fire that coach who couldn't beat LSU but was somehow coaching a team that was better than LSU.)

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Easy for you to say he left money on the table what if he tears his Achilles? And his family needs to money which you guys clearly don’t get

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It is easy for me to say, but I say that with confidence in Naz, that with another year in college he could have fully shown off his talent. And then he would have had his NBA contract, and then his family would have the money they need.

This board is full of LSU fans that will cheer for his success, and no legit human being on this board is happy to say he made a mistake for himself. But some of us can look at it objectively and still say, he made a mistake that we hope future players don't make.

The Mariners are by FAR the worst fielding team in MLB this year. The team with the second most errors isn't even close to them. Nola could play the field in almost any position and be an upgrade for them. Though it is interesting to see him start at 1b..