I don't know how I would feel about 19 year old kids playing with grown men. I remember the 19 year old DT the bears drafted, and he has basically been a ghost in the NFL.
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I don't know how I would feel about 19 year old kids playing with grown men. I remember the 19 year old DT the bears drafted, and he has basically been a ghost in the NFL.Moderator
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Yeah, it was obviously bad scouting on their part, but you see that with 22-23 year olds, too. So I don't think it's necessarily an age thingComment
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Good article on the 3 year rule before going to the NFL and a way to change it:
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I'd personally be in favor of a 4-year rule.. or a graduate rule.--
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There are way fewer football players that are NFL ready at 18-20 than there are basketball players that are NBA ready at the same age. I really don't think it would become a widespread issue, but it's impossible to know for sure.Comment
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I'm assuming you mean Amobi Okoye? He was drafted by the Texans, not the Bears.Comment
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I was like this for a while, but as I got older Im meh about it. If you can make money being a professional athlete your degree is pretty pointless. You can always go to school after, or finish during your offseason. But 4 years AND a must graduate mandate to play a sport? Not much sense to me.Comment
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Exactly. Too much uncertainty when you're spending a first rounder on an 18-19 year old who has one year under his belt. Most teams don't have the 3-4 years before that player can be a regular contributor.Comment
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I was like this for a while, but as I got older Im meh about it. If you can make money being a professional athlete your degree is pretty pointless. You can always go to school after, or finish during your offseason. But 4 years AND a must graduate mandate to play a sport? Not much sense to me.Originally posted by MoJust once I'd like to be the one they call a jerk off.Originally posted by MoYou underestimate my lazinessOriginally posted by Mo**** ya
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How many guys do go to school during the offseason to finish up schooling and nobody reports on it because they'd rather talk about Tebow deserving a to start somewhere, or the Super Bowl Halftime show or what team is LeBron James going to play for next and so on.Comment
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I'll wait.Originally posted by MoJust once I'd like to be the one they call a jerk off.Originally posted by MoYou underestimate my lazinessOriginally posted by Mo**** ya
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Some guys arent interested in getting a degree in sports science, or some other technicality driven degree to play football. Student athlete is term that has outstayed its welcome in major college sports imo.Comment
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EDIT: 46% of those who enter a U.S. college fail to graduate within six years.
So is the graduation rate for sports drastically lower than the grad rate for college in general?Comment
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Getting a degree does not equate to making the right decisions when you are in the league.
Some guys arent interested in getting a degree in sports science, or some other technicality driven degree to play football. Student athlete is term that has outstayed its welcome in major college sports imo.Originally posted by MoJust once I'd like to be the one they call a jerk off.Originally posted by MoYou underestimate my lazinessOriginally posted by Mo**** ya
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