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01-09-2013, 11:20 PM #1105
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Re: New draft/FA/offseason thread
I think it definitely had a significant impact on his decision. Before that game, I think he felt he had a shot of competing with Joker for the top LT spot and be a top 5 pick.
I think he feels that he would be the top guy going int next year (I don't think he will...I think Matthews from TAMU will be).Although Walsh's system of offense can compensate for lack of talent; however, defense is a different story. According to Walsh, talent on defense was essential and could not be compensated for. What did Walsh do in 1981? He acquired physical and talented players on defense.
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01-10-2013, 06:40 AM #1107
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01-10-2013, 09:25 AM #1109Hall Of Fame Poster
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Re: New draft/FA/offseason thread
I don't see how he thought he had any change of competing with Joeckel. There was no way he was going to be the #1 LT, but he was going to be the #2 LT and that meant a top 10 pick in all likelihood.
He didn't get "beat down" by Clowney. Clowney had 0 sacks. He had 2 TFLs and on one of the two (the one where he decapitated the RB) he went unblocked by design. If you re-watch the game, Lewan held his own... nobody can stop Clowney but Lewan held him to a couple pressures and just 2 TFLs. That performance didn't hurt his draft stock at all.
IMO Lewan staying in school is a terrible mistake. He could easily get hurt this year or just plain have a down year, and then he could absolutely collapse. I think guys stay in school because they get used to being the big man on campus and living basically a lavish life without needing to work hard. If you were Matt Barkley would you have wanted to leave USC last year and go to Cleveland? Sure, the money is nice, but you're already living like a king, what difference does it really make especially when you're too naive to think it could all go away in a heartbeat?
I question the competitive edge of any young man who doesn't want to move to the highest level and play against the best as soon as he's eligible.
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01-10-2013, 10:17 AM #1110
Re: New draft/FA/offseason thread
From Lewan:
''People don't really understand why I wouldn't leave for the NFL,'' Lewan said Wednesday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press before making his announcement. ''But when I came to the University of Michigan, I didn't understand the tradition of this place, either. Now, I do. In the NFL, you just come and go. But here at Michigan, it's not like that. I love these guys - my teammates are my best friends - and I want to stay to win Big Ten championships.''
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01-10-2013, 01:52 PM #1111
Re: New draft/FA/offseason thread
Eh. I wouldn't go that far, but I agree I exaggerated.
I do agree also that it doesn't make much sense not coming out.
I question the competitive edge of any young man who doesn't want to move to the highest level and play against the best as soon as he's eligible.
Exhibit A - Andrew Luck“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.”
–Eleanor Roosevelt
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01-10-2013, 01:55 PM #1112
Re: New draft/FA/offseason thread
“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.”
–Eleanor Roosevelt
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Re: New draft/FA/offseason thread
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Re: New draft/FA/offseason thread
www.nfldraftcentral.com has a pretty good database of top rated seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshman.
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01-10-2013, 02:46 PM #1115Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: New draft/FA/offseason thread
If your objective is to maximize the amount of money you can make over your NFL career, then it makes no sense to stay in school. If you have another objective, then that's fine, but it's pretty likely that he'll make somewhat less money over the course of his NFL career by devoting a potential year of it to staying in school. Adding in the risk of injury, and he may very well regret the decision, but... hey, it's his life.
As far as winning a title goes... not with my alma mater in the conference, with Urban Meyer at the helm
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01-10-2013, 03:07 PM #1116
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