NFL Draft

[buckshot]

The other crazy thing about football is that contracts aren't guaranteed like in other sports. Albert Pujols just signed a $240 million contract with the Angels so they have to pay him even if they release him. Whereas in football, these guys sign contracts that sound astronomical but end up getting released two years into a five year deal so they don't get 60% of the contract.

Baseball is the last major sport w/o a cap here and it's seeing the players make tons more than in other sports. I think it's due to the players being subject to the reserve clause up until 1975. It basically made it impossible for players to become free agents and tied them to their team forever so they were constantly underpaid. But baseball has the same draft system so small-market teams can have success as well as the big spenders. It isn't as easy as in other sports but it does happen. The biggest spending team (Yankees) only have one championship since 2001.

 

[decmancity]

Have been following this recently after watching through every season of Friday Night Lights :D

Don't really understand it much but after visiting Miami recently and seeing how big it is over there (Especially college football, i was there when it was Stanford v Miami) I am starting to get into it.

 

[117 M34]

Rugby for gays

If that we're true, they could have you if they wanted you. This kid is 21...

 

[unlikelyfan19]

Rugby for gays

If that were true, they could have you if they wanted you. This kid is 21...

Nope, NCAA drug test those guys like crazy. I was tested at random during my time in college, and there is a massive list of things you have to stray away from.

 

[MCFC-alan88]

saw them talking about this on the news..... what does it exactly mean???

In the Nfl they get all their players from the college system. The draft is the best eligible college players being selected for their pro teams. The team with the worst record gets the 1st pick and so on. My team the Colts had the worst record so we selected 1st and took a new Qb as we "released our previous one.

Is that a nice way of saying your team' owners fucked off your best player of the last decade when they could have just told him he was done before dragging it through the papers trying to make him look bad?

 

[aguero16]

My cowboys got their man in Morris!

So flipping happy!!!!!!!

 

[alib]

RG3 is going to be the franchise QB the Redskins have been missing for years in DC

pity they gave the Rams the earth to trade up to No2 to get him

according to all 've read he will be worth it?

 

[unlikelyfan19]

RG3 is going to be the franchise QB the Redskins have been missing for years in DC

pity they gave the Rams the earth to trade up to No2 to get him

according to all 've read he will be worth it?

His overall pass completion percentage was 4% better than lucks. Not to mention almost 10% better on passes over 20 yards. There is a reason he won the heisman over the "best QB prospect since PM". He was just doing it against BIG XII defenses which aren't exactly the best in the nation. Still incredible though. He will be very good IMO.

 

[Frank the Yank]

RG3 is going to be the franchise QB the Redskins have been missing for years in DC

pity they gave the Rams the earth to trade up to No2 to get him

according to all 've read he will be worth it?

His overall pass completion percentage was 4% better than lucks. Not to mention almost 10% better on passes over 20 yards. There is a reason he won the heisman over the "best QB prospect since PM". He was just doing it against BIG XII defenses which aren't exactly the best in the nation. Still incredible though. He will be very good IMO.

RG III well might be a product of the system/league he played in. Time will tell but the NFL is littered with high QB draft pick busts!!!

 

[buckshot]

RG3 is going to be the franchise QB the Redskins have been missing for years in DC

pity they gave the Rams the earth to trade up to No2 to get him

according to all 've read he will be worth it?

His overall pass completion percentage was 4% better than lucks. Not to mention almost 10% better on passes over 20 yards. There is a reason he won the heisman over the "best QB prospect since PM". He was just doing it against BIG XII defenses which aren't exactly the best in the nation. Still incredible though. He will be very good IMO.

RG III well might be a product of the system/league he played in. Time will tell but the NFL is littered with high QB draft pick busts!!!

You said it. Between Ryan Leaf, Akili Smith, Andre Ware, Tim Couch, Rick Mirer, David Carr and countless others I'd be scared shitless to take a QB in the top five picks.