re: Freshman on defense

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With the potential losses of Freak and Ego we are gonna need some guys to step up.

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They are not going anywhere. They need another year. With the NFL draft being salary capped now, college players are learning that they should stay another year if they think they can move from 4th up to 2nd or 3rd up to 1st round. In other words if you aren't getting drafted by the end of the 2nd, you should think hard about staying. I think these players have taken note of last years class leaving early. Many should have stayed one more year and improved their stock and game.

Just making it to the NFL shouldn't be the goal. It should be succeeding in the NFL.