In the first half of the draft you're right, but after that they're not guaranteed 7 figures. They all sign 4 year contracts that are worth 7 figures but those contracts aren't guaranteed and guys that get cut won't see all of it. The signing bonuses drop a lot from one round to the next.
Which is why I said if you are confident (>90%) making seven figures. I didnt say confident getting drafted.
That's where I think Trill's decision is questionable. Some projections have him falling enough to miss out on the big guaranteed money. If he sticks in the league it won't matter though.
What combine? I thougnt all the physical testing was being done at the various school pro-days and SU already had theirs.
You are correct, combine (which would have been in March) was cancelled due to covid.
It would've been a good one. I'm not sure I would've taken it over 1997. Two first rounders with a bunch of other solid guys is tough to beat. Darius and Jones may be the two best all around safeties we've had and they were in the same secondary.
That is the 1 group I think you can argue against this one. I feel we're going to have 4 guys drafted (current 3 and Garrett Williams in a couple years). And I'll guess that 3 of them go top 2 rounds.
Yeah, this year looks to have more draftable guys. The debate would probably be whether Darius and Jones both being first round guys that were good pros for quite a while elevates '97 above them. It's a fun discussion. I didn't realize Darius led the team with 7 pics that year with Jones getting 4 more. 5 other guys had 1. I know Darius always had the hitter reputation but didn't realize he got that many ints. It's too bad Jones waited so long to change positions. How amazing would it have been to have had him in the 1996 secondary with Darius and Kevin Abrams? After Abrams 6 pics in '95, nobody bothered to throw his way in '96.
It seems like kipper is all about the program you played for. Leans towards the blue bloods. It seems some teams have been doing the same recently but I believe Cisco and iffy go 2nd round. Trill will get drafted but probable 5 or 6 round. Would have been a 1st or 2nd if he stayed one more year.
I know I saw something on espn last week where Kiper was making predictions about where guys would be drafted based on what he had heard from teams. And he also does his own analysis about where he thinks guys should go. Any idea which way this one was concieved?
The most recent one was McShay and Kiper essentially playing GM, and looking for the best fit for each team through three rounds. At this point, I typically trust McShay more than Kiper, and both picks were made by McShay. They basically go back and forth making picks.
Kiper droning on about Sam Darnold based off of his draft eval three years ago over the years of NFL tape tells me everything I need to know
