Re: What if Cade opts for the Draft

Just_Sayin · 2024-12-23T15:50:24.015Z

Many have said that if it were pretty much a lock that he would go in the 2nd round of the draft it would be a no brainer for him to go. Are any of the current guys capable of stepping up and playing at a high level?

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Dec 23, 2024, 1:25 PM

If you look into the HS of the high profile QBs that were acquired via the portal by the rich and famous schools, you will notice that many of them were under the radar HS players who started their college careers at ‘nobody cares’ schools. Not Power 4 schools. These low rated QBs typically transfer the first time to Middle Tennessee State type schools, put up big numbers, and only then transfer to a Power 4 college.

Given who we’ve got now (Vizzina and … is the new guy’s name Chris Denson), I think we’ll be a respectable team (I.e., legit contender again for ACC Championship) in 2025 even if CK2 leaves. We’ll be a legit Top 10 team (at worst) if CK2 stays and remains healthy.

Dabo stood strong behind Cade Klubnik during his first not-great seasons. He could have gone the portal route for this past season and gotten a guy who would have beaten CK2 out. Who knows how well CK2 would have adapted to a different team’s offensive scheme? There’s a good chance that, had CK2 decided to transfer before start of 2024 season, that he might not have adjusted quickly enough to the other school’s offensive scheme to become a star QB for his transfer school. Thus, as his Senior 2025 season opened, CK2 would have still been an unknown still-in-development QB instead of a well known established star who was positioned to finish polishing his game before going to the NFL as a ready to start pro QB.

As long as Clemson is reasonably competitive vs other big NIL spender schools, and as long as his NFL pre-draft grade is 3rd round or lower, then he’d be foolish to leave Clemson.

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I just can't help but feel he needs one more year. He only has one good season of tape, if he comes back he could play hi way into the 3rd round. As is stands, he would probably go anywhere from 3rd round to UDFA. One more year of development, and he could be special at the next level. He has some stuff that HAS to be addressed before going pro. The big one is timing on deep shots. Often this year, receivers had to stop running and wait on his deep ball. Now, he definitely improved there. He was dropping absolute dimes against Texas. But he needs a prove it year, as far as the NFL is concerned. OF course this is partially me huffing copium. I think Cade is Him, and I really want him back next year. Because I think we compete for a Title next year if he does.

What if Cade opts for the Draft