He left because he wont get burn here thats why.....why r people complaining he left too early. If he stayed he wouldnt play either....i just dont get why people r confused about this.
He left because his ego wouldn't allow him to accept that he's not as good as Dalvin Cook or Mark Walton.
He made a terrible decision for himself, and this team. Would have been nice to have Yearby and Homer as back-ups to Walton. That's quality depth, IMO.
Instead, we have 3 unknowns behind the starter.
WTF does Cook have to do with anything?
In the end, we lost out in not having him for depth but he's doing as well as he would have next year. ****, he might have gotten hurt if he'd stayed, so from his perspective leaving now might have been the smart(ish) choice.
Yearby and Cook played high school ball together. There have ALWAYS been comparisons between to the 2.
I'm of the opinion Yearby believes he's every bit as good as Cook. He probably believes he would have done the same things at FSU if they switched positions. So, in his mind .... He has top draft pick talent, even if the tape doesn't show it. That's what Cook has to do with it.
And speaking of injuries ... Yearby would have been 1 Walton injury away from being the starter. But that doesn't matter any more than your "he might have gotten hurt if he stayed" argument. None of these athletes are thinking about getting injured. That's a hindsight, or fan perspective. These guys all believe they are invincible.
The only reason guys should ever leave early is if they are going to get drafted, AND can't better their draft position. Or, if they have eligibility issues. Outside of that, stay in school ... Finish your degree ... Help your team.
Yearby probably would have made more money with his UM football stipend than he's making on NFL tryouts.
NFL Draft 2017: What's the difference between an undrafted free agent and a rookie minicamp tryout? | NJ.com
"The guy who's coming in on a tryout means that everyone had a chance to draft him and they passed," the agent said. "And then everyone would have had a chance to sign him to a free-agent contract and they passed. So it's that next level. Usually they'll sign a couple of guys."
Of course, there are some financial differences. There's a modest amount of guaranteed money invested in an undrafted free agent, while a tryout player isn't guaranteed anything.
"The main difference is if you're an undrafted free agent, you sign your contract immediately," the agent said. "If you're getting invited for a tryout, you're not signing a contract. You're basically going out there with a two- or thee-day tryout and then they decide out of this pool of 15 or 20 guys they brought in, 'OK, we're going to sign this one or that one.' Then at that point, (tryout players) sign their contract as an undrafted free agent."