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Football Player Update: Bryant on whether to declare for NFL draft
Dec 14, 2013, 2:02 PM
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Orange Blooded [3245]
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We should be good then***
Dec 14, 2013, 2:04 PM
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Re: We should be good then***
Dec 14, 2013, 2:21 PM
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Yep. There are receivers who have proved far more than him who were taken in the 4th, 5th and 6th.
A 2nd round WR is a straight up stud, and a 3rd rounder you expect to complete for serious reps at the third guy.
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Re: We should be good then***
Dec 14, 2013, 6:27 PM
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I think you are dead on. I do think if he stays and demonstrates discipline and continued improvement with his skills he will be a pretty high pick next year (I'm thinking 2nd or early 3rd rounder). While he has great speed, there are many receivers who have that. It's the intangibles in which he needs to prove himself worthy. IMO
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I think a draft report would likely give him 3rd
Dec 14, 2013, 2:24 PM
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Or 4th round. Just can't see him coming back for another year of exams. Especially with kids.
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Re: I think a draft report would likely give him 3rd
Dec 14, 2013, 6:02 PM
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CJ had a child too, and he came back, and I don't think anyone would have blamed him if he had not.
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Re: I think a draft report would likely give him 3rd
Dec 14, 2013, 11:45 PM
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Fast money don't last. Another year to get better and getting that degree will increase the opportunity for a long term and better financial future for him and his family. Necessities increase as the kids get older. T.O. career in the NFL is a prime example. One day you on top of the world and the next you trying to find or wondering what happen to your world. The sacrificies would the worth another year if you decide to stay.
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with his inconsistency
Dec 14, 2013, 2:27 PM
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I just can see him going that early, he has the ability to be a 1st or 2nd rounder but just hasn't had that consistency he needs! He would definitely benefit another year in my opinion!
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Re: with his inconsistency
Dec 14, 2013, 3:13 PM
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I think Bryant would definitely benefit from another year of college football.
However, with his height/speed… he may get taken this year.
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Reports for skill players typically have them rated too
Dec 14, 2013, 2:44 PM
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high...to the surprise of many, I believe he will leave. However he has yet to prove himself to be a leader at the college level...does not bode well for him doing what it takes to be a NFL player. Hope he stays and puts in the work.
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Agree. They'll rate him a little high. He's gone.***
Dec 14, 2013, 3:02 PM
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2nd or 3rd round
Dec 14, 2013, 2:45 PM
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If he will stick to that statement, I'll be satisfied. But no lower than 3rd round. Analyst could miss by a round or two and then decision could be catastrophic. If he'd work hard and come back he would surely be a 2nd rounder. 3rd at worst almost guaranteed of course barring injury and attitude and grade adjustments. IMO
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If he gets rated 3rd to 4th round
Dec 14, 2013, 3:52 PM
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I bet he will come back. Especially in the unlikely event that Sammy comes back too. I think no matter what the papers say, another year of college would be the best decision for Bryant. He has a ton of raw talent, but that alone won't cut it in the NFL.
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Re: If he gets rated 3rd to 4th round
Dec 14, 2013, 6:31 PM
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Agreed. There are many with "raw talent". The NFL can get plenty of raw talent. They want and need the finished talent, and they will pay dearly for it. If he can wait, he should, IMO.
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Re: If he gets rated 3rd to 4th round
Dec 15, 2013, 12:53 AM
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As good as NUK is, he only gets limited playing time. Don't know why they don't use him alot more. Even CJ get limit time. However, he makes his time count and still have to lobby for more touches.
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He needs to talk to Derrick Hamilton ...
Dec 14, 2013, 9:40 PM
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Hamilton was an underclassman with similar measureables and a whole lot more college production than Bryant who left us early and didn't get nearly what he thought (and what he was told) he would get in the NFL draft.
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Re: If he returned and
Dec 14, 2013, 9:54 PM
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was more consistent next year, he would be our go to guy and that would help his NFL stock.
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Re: He needs to talk to Derrick Hamilton ...
Dec 22, 2013, 12:09 AM
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I couldnt agree more! He's tall, talented, and fast....just what the NFL loves....However, he is slight of frame and has a tendency to get the "dropsies"... He needs another year the get stronger off the line of scrimmage as well. In my opinion...
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5th Round at best. He cost us seven against the Coots.***
Dec 14, 2013, 9:54 PM
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No, Humphries cost us 14 against the coots...
Dec 14, 2013, 11:39 PM
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I watched the replay a million times and Bryant didn't make contact with him or the ball. The ball hit Adam right in his chest, but he was distracted by Bryant flying by him. At the end of the ###, Adam should have caught the ball.
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Please, not this again ...
Dec 15, 2013, 2:05 AM
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Whether he made contact or not, which was impossible to tell on video, Bryant's arm still flailed directly in Humphries' field of vision at the exact moment the ball arrived.
There's a reason why a defender would be penalized for getting that close. If someone from the punt coverage team did what Bryant did, there would have been a flag.
Bryant had no business being anywhere near the ball and because he was in the wrong place, he caused the muff.
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Re: Please, not this again ...
Dec 15, 2013, 7:20 AM
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Exactly!
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regardless of what a draft report says...
Dec 15, 2013, 4:36 AM
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He would be a late round draft pick based solely on potential or would be signed as an undrafted free agent based on potential. He has proved essentially nothing in college. That is where he stands regardless of who likes it. He needs to get his head out of his rear end and thank the lord he has more time to prove himself, and get thoughts of leaving out of his head
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Re: Football Player Update: Andre Ellington draft
Dec 15, 2013, 6:31 PM
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If many will recall, Andre Ellington was a heck of a Running back. He did well during his entire time as a Clemson Tiger. The early draft reports had him projected at 2nd or 3rd. He almost didn't get drafted. Their talent and stats are only part of the draft factors. Whether or not any team is looking for a rookie WR as a draftee is another thing. Right now many teams are looking for DE, RB, and QB. Not so much WR. They would most certainly take him as a walk on, but not as a draftee. The old saying goes... You don't buy a new car if the one you have still runs.
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