Free Agency?

[Snaggletiger]

I guess that's where college football is headed.  Obviously not to that extreme, but we're apparently moving to some form of it.  I saw good and bad in the new 4 game redshirt rule but it looks to me like players are simply going to use it to test the waters and see what their prospects are with their current team.  Just saw where Clemson QB, Kelly Bryant, is checking out of Auburn with a Lake, to go look for a better situation.  Auburn has had 3 walk in the last week and quite a few more around the country are looking for other opportunities. 

Part of me gets the mentality.  Despite the actual numbers that verify how hard it is to make it to the NFL, I imagine most of these guys think they're one of the special few, or at least have it in the back of their minds.  And they believe if they can get in a situation where they can show out and put up big numbers, they'll have an easier path to the League.  However, I think that thought process is misguided to a certain extent.

Look down any NFL roster and it's who's who of who the hell is that?  Some of the time, you don't even recognize the college they came from.  NFL scouts have the criteria and measurables down to a science.  Players are graded more like cattle than anything else.  They know if a player has the physical tools, NFL coaches can teach them the position. A 235 pound beast of a RB like Saquon Barkley from Penn State is sure thing, right?  And obviously, the SEC sack leader will have everyone trading up to get him....wait....what?  Didn't get drafted?  Good to see Brandon King still in the league years after leaving Auburn.  What do you mean, "Who is Brandon King?"  You remember, he didn't play safety at Auburn. 

All that being said, I think NFL scouts put far more stock in how you work out for them than how many yards or sacks you got against La. Monroe.  And we've quickly slipped into an age where we can expect a revolving door on college football rosters. Add that to the fact that come bowl season, if any of these guys think they're NFL ready, they'll either sit it out, fake a mysterious injury or give Paul Holland-esque effort on the field.  The game is a changin'.  

[ssgaufan]

I wouldn't mind if Kelly Bryant decided to come to Auburn without a lake.

BTW, Jalen Hurts has more TD passes than Stidham at this point. 

[Snaggletiger]

I wouldn't mind if Kelly Bryant decided to come to Auburn without a lake.

BTW, Jalen Hurts has more TD passes than Stidham at this point. 

Speaking of Hurts, that's a prime example of how the mentality of players, fans and media has changed.  I have no clue what he's going to do.  But hasn't it been conventional wisdom that if he didn't win the job, he would automatically transfer out?  That's what everyone has assumed.  That's the state of the game.

[ssgaufan]

Speaking of Hurts, that's a prime example of how the mentality of players, fans and media has changed.  I have no clue what he's going to do.  But hasn't it been conventional wisdom that if he didn't win the job, he would automatically transfer out?  That's what everyone has assumed.  That's the state of the game.

Maybe he's a team player?  I know that's unheard of these days, but maybe.

I like your thread better than that crap Kaos started.  Pretty sure he tried to choke fudge me on the hood of my Honda back in the 80's anyway.

[djsimp]

I wouldn't mind if Kelly Bryant decided to come to Auburn without a lake.

I wouldn't mind that either nor would I mind a few OL and perhaps another RB to come to Auburn.

[The Prowler]

I wouldn't mind that either nor would I mind a few OL and perhaps another RB to come to Auburn.

^^^This^^^

Mmmm let's see...I'll have two #16s, a #3, aaaaand a #7.

[CCTAU]

I wouldn't mind that either nor would I mind a few OL and perhaps another RB to come to Auburn.

What’s wrong wif  da beer we gots? Dont it drank good!

[djsimp]

What’s wrong wif  da beer we gots? Dont it drank good!

We need some top shelf product.