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I thought Stanford kids were supposed to be smart? (nm)

Posted by musubi Jan 6 '11, 11:34

the stay in school strategy hasn't worked for Pac10 QBs recently.

When's the deadline to declare?

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There are labor issues to consider that make this one trickier. - David Jan 6, 11:37 4
- not really. the change is coming regardless. He's #1 now with either Bradford $$ or he's #1 with whatever new system is in place. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:38 3
  - The draft is just the opening of the door, dude. He's thinking about his whole career. -- nm - David Jan 6, 11:39 2
    - Still a bad gamble. With the injury risk that's omnipresent in football, risking huge money now for a future that may never come to pass is silly. - musubi Jan 6, 11:42 1
      - Where did Sam Bradford go in the draft? Remember that he had the worst injury possible for a QB. -- nm - David Jan 6, 11:51
Yep #1...there's no doubt. You can't climb higher, why in the hell would you potentailly leave 10s of millions on the table -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:35 22
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  - I mean, great for Stanford fans and all (I'm glad Leinart stayed his senior year, as a fan), but that's just a head scratching move. - musubi Jan 6, 11:38
- potential uncertainty about the CBA issue -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 11:35 19
  - There's no way the rookies don't get shafted in the new CBA. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 11:38 3
    - i.e. market corrected -- nm - David Jan 6, 11:39 2
      - You mean market regulated. - musubi Jan 6, 11:40
      - oh, I'm not saying they're not overpaid now. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 11:40
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  - Even more reason to leave now, before a rookie sal cap is instituted. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 11:37
  - There's ZERO way you end up getting a better deal. Worse case, it changes, it's going to change for 2011 or 2012 so it's moot. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:37 12
    - what QB would be taken ahead of him even if he comes out next year? -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 11:49 1
      - You don't know. Maybe Matt Barklet finally learns to stop forcing passes. Maybe Ryan Mallet learns to make better reads. - musubi Jan 6, 11:51
    - If it changes, it will change for this draft. -- nm - David Jan 6, 11:38 8
      - Then he's in the same boat in 2011 or 2012. So all he's risking is not being #1. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:39 7
        
        What he's doing is improving his odds of being a fully developed player when he enters the league rather than risk sitting on his hands for 8 months. -- nm - David Jan 6, 11:40 6
        
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        Or the next hot prospect getting hyped past him. - musubi Jan 6, 11:44
        
        He is but based on what happened with Bradford, the injury thing isn't a dealbreaker. - David Jan 6, 11:44 2
        
        I don't see how you see the labor situation changing anything in *favor* of staying in school. - musubi Jan 6, 11:46 1
        
        If he doesn't practice, he'll be terrible in the NFL the first year. - David Jan 6, 11:51
        
        he's not playing before September 1st anyhow in any league. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:42
    - exactly, rookies get served with every new deal. So the sooner the better business wise -- nm - budice Jan 6, 11:38

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