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re: Talking heads are calling for Fournette to sit out this season
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:43 am to geauxtigers33
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:43 am to geauxtigers33
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ETA: They worry about the wrong group of players also. Guys like Fournette will get their money and their chance based on talent alone as long as he can play the game. The guys that are borderline drafted and undrafted players are the ones that if they get hurt they won't even get their opportunity.
I agree that competitors want to play, so sitting out a year isn't going to happen.
But remember, there's the example of Marcus Lattimore. One play and his career ended. Cost him a ton of money, even though he had insurance.
So the injury risk is real, but yes, competitors want to play.
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Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:44 am to sicboy
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Maybe this is common knowledge, but has anyone ever actually sat out a season in order to save themselves for the NFL? Besides Clowney half-assing it?
lol was ready with Clowney then read second part of statement.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:45 am to sicboy
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Talking heads are calling for Fournette to sit out this season
So
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:46 am to CamdenTiger
I may get crucified but Guice actually looks more talented than LF to me. If given the workload he may do even more damage.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:48 am to sicboy
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Maybe this is common knowledge, but has anyone ever actually sat out a season in order to save themselves for the NFL?
No because it is a bad decision. The people saying this aren't looking out for the players. They are using it to push their agendas that colleges are exploiting these poor struggling players.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:50 am to sjmabry
Here's Sallee in search of his brain.
This post was edited on 8/17/16 at 9:54 am
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:50 am to geauxtigers33
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They worry about the wrong group of players also. Guys like Fournette will get their money and their chance based on talent alone as long as he can play the game. The guys that are borderline drafted and undrafted players are the ones that if they get hurt they won't even get their opportunity.
No doubt. But those guys don't get clicks, views, likes, shares, etc. Welcome to 21st century journalism.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:50 am to geauxtigers33
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No it doesn't. How bad does that look in the eyes of NFL owner's and GM's?
They won't care.
People keep referencing Clowney basically taking off and did that hurt his stock?
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If Fournette sits out and Chubb, Cook, Mcafferey have great year that is 3 guys that could jump ahead of him in the draft.
All 3 of them would not jump ahead of him. None of the possess the speed to size ratio that Fournette offers.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:50 am to atltiger6487
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But remember, there's the example of Marcus Lattimore. One play and his career ended. Cost him a ton of money, even though he had insurance.
I agree there is a risk but so is sitting out a year. Lattimore is a sad story but really he is an exception not the rule.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:53 am to geauxtigers33
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Lattimore is a sad story but really he is an exception not the rule.
It's pretty sad to see journalists grasp a story like this and run with a pointless and baseless narrative. I'm sure "should he sit out" will dominate the sports talk show circuit for a couple of weeks at least.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:54 am to Salmon
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All 3 of them would not jump ahead of him. None of the possess the speed to size ratio that Fournette offers.
Out of sight out of mind. If you don't think a player sitting out a year would affect their draft stock you are mistaken. Clowney at least played and stayed in the public eye. There is a huge difference in playing and not playing. The clowney going half assed is so over played. If you are worried about being injured the last thing you want to do is go play half speed.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:55 am to geauxtigers33
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Out of sight out of mind. If you don't think a player sitting out a year would affect their draft stock you are mistaken.
the NFL will find talent
a talent like LF would not be forgotten
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:55 am to geauxtigers33
Regardless of what people thought of his motivation and work ethic, Clowney was too much of a freak athlete to pass up. Again, a fringe case.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 10:00 am to Salmon
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the NFL will find talent
a talent like LF would not be forgotten
Never said forgotten or not drafted. Only that he will fall in the draft and the other running backs in the draft could pass him up. You fall in the draft you lose money which if the whole point of sitting out is not to lose money through injury. Sounds kind of counter productive to me.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 10:01 am to sicboy
If people weren't obsessed with talking about click bait #hottakes, we wouldn't get them all the time. Just another batch of attention whore idiots.
This post was edited on 8/17/16 at 10:02 am
Posted on 8/17/16 at 10:03 am to geauxtigers33
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Only that he will fall in the draft and the other running backs in the draft could pass him up.
I don't think he would fall unless one of the other backs just had a historic season and then blew the combine away, which still could happen even with LF playing.
theoretically, sitting would save your from pre NFL injury and also pro long your NFL career by saving carries
we can argue this all we want, but the truth is no one really knows how NFL GMs would react to it since no one has done it
Posted on 8/17/16 at 10:03 am to sicboy
This was one of the same talking points they made about his Sr. year of HS if im not mistaken
Posted on 8/17/16 at 10:04 am to sicboy
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And no chance in hell he'd sit out after what BR is going through.
what?
Posted on 8/17/16 at 10:06 am to sicboy
That's because they have the luxury of zero accountability. LF7 knows this would be wrong on many levels. who would be a big enough vagina to do something like this. hell money never stopped these kids from committing crimes it surely won't stop this guy from doing the RIGHT thing. 
Posted on 8/17/16 at 10:25 am to Salmon
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I don't think he would fall
He would definitely fall in the draft. He is already at a position that is not a draft priority.
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theoretically, sitting would save your from pre NFL injury and also pro long your NFL career by saving carries
Theoretically socialism is a good idea. The problem is we live in reality.
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