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Originally Posted by RainMaker
I just don't know what to say if you really think guys like Trevor Lawrence, Joe Burrow, and Caleb Williams would fall to the mid-1st round for sitting out some games that don't matter to NFL teams. No one is passing on a generational QB over that.
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Then why haven't they done it? Lawrence was a shoe in first overall after his freshman year. Why play another down? Because he wouldn't have been if he didn't have the competitive fire to play.
It is not just about draft position, though that plays a role. You act like these kids just want money and don't care about winning. If they didn't care about winning, especially at Quarterback, then they'd never gotten to the level they did. There are very, very few players that would even be of the type that could consider sitting out without hurting their draft stock, and the number that would will be tiny.
Since the NIL and draft portal, you are actually seeing kids stay in school and play longer than before. They don't have to leave for the NFL to help pay for their family anymore. They can hang in, try for a higher draft position. It has improved the game, not made it worse.