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  1. 2 hours ago, Bobby Hooks said:

    Honestly, there probably is something to the fact that Allen throws too hard. That’s not a bad thing. It’s a good thing if you have recievers that can catch it because it get to them faster and can fit in smaller windows. 

     

    I just think the coaches have to be  to be aware of this when bringing in recievers. Some guys can catch, but can they catch the heat? It really is a skill on top of a skill. 

     

    Its why I’d really like us to try and trade for that guy on the Bears (if he’s still there) that caught almost all of Allen’s passes in college. 

     

    That would be tanner Gentry.. and he is on the Bears PS and available.

     

    he also is not fast and dropped Josh Allen passes in college 

  2. 18 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

    Good to know... just saying he’s not the type they typically play with and last time they played a backup for a half they lost to syracuse

     

    it also depends on what game or two it is. Is it one of the marshmallows on the rest of their regular season schedule, or the ACC championship or a playoff game? This team is built to win a title if Lawrence stays upright. If not that’s in question. Other programs have legit backups with game experience ready to go is what I’m saying. Maybe they will let this kid play in mop up time now.

    Agree

     

    he can beat a cupcake but not a Conference power or possible playoff game 

  3. 1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:

    The only other QB they have is a former walk-on who is only there because he’s the son of one of the strength coaches. 

     

    That’s just not normal in big time programs. There are always big time prospects either waiting their turn, or experienced backups playing our their eligibility. But Clemson has had so many kids transfer the last few years out of the qb room, they are left with nothing. Hopefully Lawrence stays healthy, it’s just brass balls from Dabo.

    Chase Brice was a legitimate 3* recruit who had offers from BC and Cal

     

    he may not be a typical Clemson QB but he isn’t a scrub. He was a top 20 pocket passer recruit coming out

     

    if he had to play a game or 2 he could manage 

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  4. Everybody wants more football but a developmental league isn’t going to Happen for a few reasons 

     

    The development league already exists , it’s called the NCAA and NFL practice squad

     

    and the cream does rise to the top

     

    If you CANNOT stick to an NFL practice squad with 1-2 years of trying there is no need to develop because you probably aren’t good enough for the league 

     

    its the best 1% of football players in the world... the cream of the crop

     

    there is also a shortage of GOOD NFL line play. NFL teams struggle to find Quality NFL lineman already... the line play in these leagues will be a joke because ALL the talented lineman with a chance to succeed are scooped by the NFL

     

    its a great idea but it doenst really work ... baseball is played all over the world so MLB can have a minors.. they have the #s and talent

     

    there aren’t enough high end football players in America for 2 competitive leagues... there is hardly enough for 1 

     

    The #s and talent just isn’t there in large #s

     

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  5. 26 minutes ago, coloradobillsfan said:

     

    back when they did that '4th grade' season I thought they might break the mold and actually have the kids grow up on the show.  

    too bad they didn't, I think that would have been pretty neat.  

     

    I don’t think you could have them grow up that much

     

    the whole shtick is around the fact they are children 

  6. 11 hours ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:

     

    What did you think of Marinovich, where you scouting back then?

     

    To me it seems that growing up in America may  ruined him as he could see others having fun doing what they wanted. Whereas if in Russia he would have seen a lot of people being forced to do things and would have thought he regimen was normal.

     

     

     

    I was not scouting but still playing

     

    i remember all the buzz about his father breading him to be a star and such... started stretching him at a few months old

     

    had him doing push up type stuff when he could walk

     

    he was the test tube football player they said 

  7. 10 hours ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:

     

    now that we have Allen , watching QBs is not as interesting.

     

     

    Did he grow up in the "Marinovich" school of QB or just a natural?

     

     

    (Never noticed that Marino is in Marinovich before lol)

     

    He was not a “Robo QB” 

     

    and he certainly is a natural...

     

    started in 6A ball in Georgia as a Freshmen and threw for 3000 yards and 27 TDs to 7 picks as a Freshmen lmao

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  8. 2 minutes ago, joesixpack said:

     

    Can't root for UB in this one. I'm an Army vet, and my brother's a graduate of West Point.

     

    I'm with the Bulls rest of the year tho.

     

     

    You’re dead to me

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    .... thank you for serving 

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  9. 1 minute ago, Boatdrinks said:

    Seems surprising, but it shouldn’t be. Some folks forget ( or were too young to recall) the NFL draft used to have 12 rounds in the early ‘90s. Even more prior to that. That means more players are FA’s , giving them some say in which team they play for. That’s what the NFLPA wanted. This works for teams too, as the talent level drops in a major way after the first 3 rounds. Since the salary structure dictates higher salaries for drafted players, they may be willling to forgo keeping a drafted player in favor of a cheaper UDFA to fill out the roster. The drafted player may still get a priority due to the investment, but if the cheaper guy can do just as good of a job he’ll make the roster. Teams have to get players from somewhere, and less are drafted out of College football now than was previously the case. 

     

    No that’s exactly right. There used to be 12, 13, 14 rounds 

     

    the talent didn’t disappear to only 7 rounds, there are just more UDFAs now

     

    every team keeps atleast  1 UDFA per year and keep a few more on the PS

  10. 4 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

     

    Well I'll be durned.  I mean, logic says that if there are 1696 players on NFL rosters, and only ~230 players drafted in 7 rounds (of which about 2/3 don't make it), there's a substantial need to fill in from somewhere, but I'm surprised it's that high.

     

    Thanks!

    Exactly. As I said in a 10 year period there’s are only 320 first and 320 second round picks 

     

    EVERY SEASON there are 400-500 UDFAs trying out

  11. 14 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

    Sky Diver is right. 28% of the NFL is UDFA. Here's a stat even more staggering. There are 481 UDFA's and 480 players drafted in the 1st or 2nd round.

    https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/one-staggering-stat-shows-how-important-undrafted-players-are-in-the-nfl-090516

    That’s really not that staggering whenever you consider that in a 10 year period there are only 320 first round picks and 320 2nd rounders

     

    there are about 400-500+ UDFAs every year trying out 

     

    UDFAs do not make 28% Of starting positions though.. that’s a different story 

     

    though Kurt Warner and FredEx and Chris Harris Jr and Arian Foster etc all studs 

  12. 35 minutes ago, Augie said:

    My parents would try to be sly and avoid using their seatbelts....sometimes even pulling across but not buckling. Same with MIL. I guess they grew up without them, and the older you get the more difficult it is to buckle. Fortunately cars now will go DING, DING, DING! until you buckle up. UNfortunatley, they often couldn’t hear it so I’d still have to tell them.  I don’t get wht anyone would NOT wear a seatbelt. Just crazy! 

    SOMETIMES I find myself not wearing it and after watching that video I never will again

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  13. 17 minutes ago, Sky Diver said:

     

    And someone would have grabbed him.

     

    You literally cannot say that for certain... every team passed him up 7 + times...that’s the only fact... it’s your opinion he’d get scooped

     

    he was a priority UDFA, teams ARE NOT knocking over each other for him

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