Poptimus
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This may seem like hyperbole, but I would genuinely venture a guess that Miami has suffered more from attrition of its top talent than any other school in the country.Chise one of the key questions they ask you at the Combine is basically --- do you like football, or what football can bring you?
Because as you said, once you get millions in the bank, what will your approach to this hard game be?
to me, there's a fine line between being a solider and mercenary. I want soldiers.
I have no ill-will towards GR, it's his life, his health, etc. But I want guys who loved to be Miami Hurrricanes and laid it all on the line for us as much as they could. And yeah, to me this is different than guys who sit out relatively meaningless bowl games. That's one game after you've put in work, not a whole season
Again, his choice to make, but thats my perspective as just a random fan. But also I truly believe that the NFL guys who make decisions also look a bit negatively on this. May not be a deal breaker, but it doesn't necessarily help him, either
BTW, UM basically got 12 games out of GR, about 10 with Phillips, and if Stevenson is the guy we hope/think he can be, well, he's also a one year guy. At a certain point Miami needs to get more mileage out of his best players. I mentioned this on the show to @Canes Legacy on the show. But that's another top for another post, I get.
We routinely have guys declare early who completely flop in the Draft (Kaaya, Jeff Thomas, Trajan Bandy, etc etc.). Meanwhile a school like Clemson keeps 3 first round defensive linemen for an extra season. We never learn, but maybe, just maybe D’Eriq King, Amari Carter, Cam Harris, and Mike Harley start a change in culture. In prior years we’d lose 3 if not all 4 of those guys, even if they weren’t even projected to be early picks.