papazoid Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 if this was already said i apologize...... could you imagine if Buffalo had the #1 pick...we are whipped into a frenzy over Luck......and he announces he's not coming out ?.....OMG !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I guess I don't understand insurance in this case then Will he get $20-$60MM if his ACL goes snap next year? I'm honestly asking since I don't know who in the world would insure him for that? I doubt he would want to insure for $60MM given the low risk of career ending injury and the lack of need for that much money, but yes, lots of companies will insure him. He just has to pay the premiums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 He's been saying all along that he wasn't coming out. The only people planning for it have been ESPN, SI, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsintaiwan Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 It's stupid for a few reasons. First of all, he can't do any better than #1, which is where he would be drafted this year. All he can do is the same or worse by staying in school. Second, we have no idea what is going to happen with the new CBA. He could end up earning a fraction of what he would have made this year by coming out. Third, as much as I agree with Tolstoy about education, there is no age limit on when you can complete it. Fourth, life happens. There is no guarantee that he will not be injured on or off the field, in some unforseen or unfortunate manner. And lastly, the simple fact is that when you have the opportunity to become a multi-millionaire, you TAKE IT!!! agree. particularly point 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Wow. I must say I'm relieved. We will finally stop hearing the " we gotta draft Luck" broken record. Now lets focus on D... You are correct. However, now we will start to hear the "We gotta draft Newton" broken record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 On the local Charlotte Fox affiliate weather station... "The Panthers only have one reason for excitement, 2010 season had only one highlight, the top draft pick and that might be screwed up; star QB Andrew Luck will not be entering the draft." Where are the fiddles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 ... but an economist might not be pleased with his decision to stay in school. If one assumes, for example, that a good quarterback on average plays until he is 35 (i.e. each player has a fixed amount of time that he will be athletically gifted enough to play in the league) then by not coming out he is shaving one year off of his total career. This, of course, negatively impacts his cumulative earnings (ignoring the myriad of other things that could impact earning potential). There really is no good economic reason for staying in school if you are likely to be the #1 overall pick. A player can finish his education whenever he retires or during the off-season (and, of course, many do). Of course you can finish your education whenever you want, but he's only at this specific age/time period in his life once. He's without a doubt having the time of his life at Stanford (he's practically king there), and he knows that ultimately he's going to get paid, and paid well regardless if he came out this year or next. Anything short of a career ending injury and he'll probably still go #1 next year (look at Bradford, sat out practically an entire year and look where he went). Maybe Luck just isn't mentally ready to make the next step and grow up. He has plenty of time to grow up and get paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanInSouthBuffalo Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Mallett just declared. He isn't stupid. Unless he completely blows it between now and the draft he'll likely go a few slots higher with Luck out of the picture. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-t25-arkansas-mallettdraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FistingBot Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Hey I'm a college professor too, and I agree. In football terms, it's also smart. He was only finishing his sophomore year for goodness sake. Not true. He took a redshirt year so academically he is finishing his junior year. And to reiterate what many have pointed out, in economic terms this is a bad, bad move. He can finish his education at any time but has a finite, diminishing window of opportunity to play in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I was hesitant to open my piehole earlier but I feel more comfortable with it now. While the Bills really do like Ryan Fitzpatrick, they absolutely love Andrew Luck and have for quite a while now. While no commitment was made as to how much they'd have been willing to spend, they were definitely going to make an effort to move into that #1 hole and draft him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4BillsintheBurgh Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I was hesitant to open my piehole earlier but I feel more comfortable with it now. While the Bills really do like Ryan Fitzpatrick, they absolutely love Andrew Luck and have for quite a while now. While no commitment was made as to how much they'd have been willing to spend, they were definitely going to make an effort to move into that #1 hole and draft him. Sources deep within? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Sources deep within? purdy deep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I was hesitant to open my piehole earlier but I feel more comfortable with it now. While the Bills really do like Ryan Fitzpatrick, they absolutely love Andrew Luck and have for quite a while now. While no commitment was made as to how much they'd have been willing to spend, they were definitely going to make an effort to move into that #1 hole and draft him. I really like what this front office is doing. That would have been the move to make! if this was already said i apologize...... could you imagine if Buffalo had the #1 pick...we are whipped into a frenzy over Luck......and he announces he's not coming out ?.....OMG !! I thought the same thing. I am sooooooo glad we didn't end up with the first pick. Not only would we be disappointed beyond belief, but we'd think it because he didn't want to come to Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 This is great news - when we go 2-14 next year - he's ours in 2012! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisonbrigade Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Maybe we should throw the 2011 season so we are guaranteed the #1 pick next year to draft him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Maybe we should throw the 2011 season so we are guaranteed the #1 pick next year to draft him. I wonder if that's why we're hanging on to George Edwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 The NFL may need to consider a lottery system for 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayman Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 The NFL may need to consider a lottery system for 2012. They honestly should lottery the top 4 picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousetrap08 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thank God! I don't know why, but this makes me feel better about this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Yeah. But then there's that Mike Leach thing. And his gameday predictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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