moshated305
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I seriously question the thought process for some Canes fans. This reminds me of a debate a while back when Vernon and Miller's class left after Golden's first year as the topic of debate I believed centered around guys like Marcus Forston whom could've used another year to improve draft stock - Yearby may not be able to do that. Forston subsequently didn't get drafted and was a practice squad guy for a couple of years. The Canes fans who didn't focus on the long term focused on the fact that he was merely collecting NFL checks - even though practice squad checks don't equate to a rather high income to what his potential would've been.
My view - I doubt Yearby gets drafted next year and he's probably a 50/50 shot to be on a practice squad at this juncture. The only other option is to finish out his degree and see where life takes him after his senior year. Not all football players need to go to the NFL just because they have kids.
RB is a different beast. Every year undrafted RBs make rosters. Most teams go by committee because there aren't that many elite guys to go around. (maybe 5 or 6 elite backs) who you want the ball in their hands as much as possible. Yearly might see the writing on the wall and take his chance now and he'd probably be better off even if he doesn't get drafted.